Chesapeake Bay South PORTS, NOAA/NOS 2026-07-29 08:43 EDT
----------------------------Water Levels (above MLLW)---------------------------
Money Point 3.3 ft, Rising CBBT, Chesapeake Ch.. 3.2 ft, Rising
Sewells Point 3.0 ft, Rising Yorktown USCG Center 2.6 ft, Rising
Kiptopeke Beach 3.1 ft, Rising
--------------------------------------Winds-------------------------------------
Spd Dir Gusts Spd Dir Gusts
Money Point 7 kn NNW 14 Cape Henry 17 kn NNW 20
CBBT, Chesapeake Ch.. 14 kn NNW 18 Willoughby Degauss. 11 kn NNW 15
South Craney Island 6 kn NNW 10 Dom. Term Pier 11 7 kn NW 11
Yorktown USCG Center 13 kn NNW 16 Kiptopeke Beach 16 kn N 20
----------------------------Air and Water Temperature---------------------------
Air Water Air Water
Cape Henry Waves *** °F 75 °F Thimble Shoal Waves *** °F *** °F
Money Point 75 °F 81 °F Cape Henry 74 °F
CBBT, Chesapeake Ch.. 75 °F Willoughby Degauss. 74 °F
Sewells Point 75 °F 80 °F South Craney Island 75 °F
Dom. Term Pier 11 75 °F Yorktown USCG Center 74 °F 81 °F
Kiptopeke Beach 76 °F 78 °F
-------------------------------Barometric Pressure------------------------------
Money Point 1004 mb Rising Cape Henry 1002 mb Rising
CBBT, Chesapeake Ch.. 1003 mb Rising Willoughby Degauss. 1004 mb Rising
Sewells Point 1004 mb Rising South Craney Island 1004 mb Rising
Dom. Term Pier 11 1005 mb Rising Yorktown USCG Center 1004 mb Rising
Kiptopeke Beach 1005 mb Rising
----------------------------Salinity/Specific Gravity---------------------------
Salin. S.G. Salin. S.G.
Money Point 20.3 psu 1.013 Sewells Point 27.0 psu 1.018
Yorktown USCG Center 21.1 psu 1.013 Kiptopeke Beach 26.2 psu 1.017
------------------Currents (F)lood, (S)lack, (E)bb, towards °T------------------
Spd Dir Spd Dir
Newport News Shipbu.. 1.1 kn (F), 331.0°T N-port News Ch LB 14 1.3 kn (F), 281.0°T
Naval Sta Norf. LB 7 0.6 kn (F), 204.0°T Thimble Shoal LB 18 0.8 kn (F), 294.0°T
York Spit LB 22 0.3 kn (F), 25.0°T Cape Henry LB 2CH 0.2 kn (S), 32.0°T
--------------------------------------Waves-------------------------------------
SigHt PkDir PkPer SigHt PkDir PkPer
Cape Henry Waves 2.5 ft 128°T 8 s Thimble Shoal Waves *** ft ***°T *** s
*** Data not displayed as a result of quality control monitoring. For information on
missing data, go to PORTS Station Status or call (301) 713-2540.