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Cape Charles (N mouth)

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Conditions· Now

Sun, Nov 8

Small Craft Advisory

Rough

wind sea, moderate breeze.

Wind 15 kt NNWPartly cloudy53°F

3.2 ft

Waves

Small Craft Advisory in effect

Rest of today

Rough through the morning, easing to light chop by afternoon, then building to moderate chop by evening.

  1. Morning

    Rough

  2. Afternoon

    Light Chop

  3. Evening

    Moderate Chop

Best window

12 PM – 5 PM

Lowest waves and lightest wind.

Daily details

High temp

61°F

Water temp

62°F

Jellyfish

Low

Dawn

6:08 AM

Sunrise

6:35 AM

Sunset

4:59 PM

Dusk

5:27 PM

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Today, Sunday, November 8

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Sky

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Thunder

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Wind (kt)

15
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Seas (ft)

3.2
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2.1
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1.6
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1.4
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Tide

Light ChopModerate ChopRough
Tide Details

About normal

Rising, turns in ~2 hHigh 8 AM · Low 2 PM

2.9 ft MLLW · Kiptopeke gauge, 3.7 nm away

Dashed line is the predicted tide; solid is what the gauge measured. The gap between them is the wind.

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