Chesapeake Bay South PORTS, NOAA/NOS 2026-05-16 08:19 EDT           

----------------------------Water Levels (above MLLW)---------------------------
Money Point              2.6 ft, Rising  CBBT, Chesapeake Ch..    2.7 ft, Rising 
Sewells Point            2.3 ft, Rising  Yorktown USCG Center     2.1 ft, Rising 
Kiptopeke Beach          2.5 ft, Rising  
--------------------------------------Winds-------------------------------------
                          Spd Dir Gusts                            Spd Dir Gusts
Money Point              5 kn SSW     7  Cape Henry               8 kn  SW    11
CBBT, Chesapeake Ch..    5 kn  SW     7  Willoughby Degauss.      8 kn WSW    10
South Craney Island      7 kn SSW     9  Dom. Term Pier 11        9 kn  SW    10
Yorktown USCG Center     9 kn SSW    11  Kiptopeke Beach          6 kn SSW     7
----------------------------Air and Water Temperature---------------------------
                           Air   Water                              Air   Water
Cape Henry Waves        *** °F   59 °F   Thimble Shoal Waves     *** °F   63 °F
Money Point              63 °F   66 °F   Cape Henry               64 °F        
CBBT, Chesapeake Ch..    63 °F           Willoughby Degauss.      64 °F        
Sewells Point            65 °F   64 °F   South Craney Island      65 °F        
Dom. Term Pier 11        62 °F           Yorktown USCG Center     64 °F   64 °F
Kiptopeke Beach          62 °F   62 °F   
-------------------------------Barometric Pressure------------------------------
Money Point            1022 mb Rising    Cape Henry             1021 mb Rising 
CBBT, Chesapeake Ch..  1022 mb Rising    Willoughby Degauss.    1022 mb Rising 
Sewells Point          1022 mb Rising    South Craney Island    1022 mb Rising 
Dom. Term Pier 11      1022 mb Rising    Yorktown USCG Center   1022 mb Rising 
Kiptopeke Beach        1023 mb Rising    
----------------------------Salinity/Specific Gravity---------------------------
                         Salin.   S.G.                            Salin.   S.G.
Money Point            21.5 psu  1.016   Sewells Point          23.3 psu  1.017
Yorktown USCG Center   20.7 psu  1.015   Kiptopeke Beach        26.7 psu   1.02
------------------Currents (F)lood, (S)lack, (E)bb, towards °T------------------
                          Spd          Dir                           Spd          Dir
Newport News Shipbu..  0.6 kn (F), 326.0°T N-port News Ch LB 14   1.0 kn (F), 270.0°T
Naval Sta Norf. LB 7   0.2 kn (S), 257.0°T Thimble Shoal LB 18    0.8 kn (F), 294.0°T
York Spit LB 22        1.1 kn (F), 348.0°T Cape Henry LB 2CH      1.4 kn (F), 311.0°T
--------------------------------------Waves-------------------------------------
                         SigHt PkDir PkPer                          SigHt PkDir PkPer
Cape Henry Waves        2.4 ft 107°T   8 s   Thimble Shoal Waves     1.0 ft 102°T   9 s


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