Chesapeake Bay Current Predictions

NOAA current predictions — max flood, max ebb and slack times with speeds in knots — for the Bay's key passages, each with today's speed curve and a chart of the spot. Time the narrows and canals for slack, ride the fair current on the long legs.

Upper Bay

• C&D Canal (Chesapeake City)
• Pooles Island
• Baltimore Harbor Approach

Mid Bay

• Bay Bridge (Sandy Point)
• Cove Point

Lower Bay

• Smith Point
• Wolf Trap
• York Spit Channel
• Chesapeake Bay Entrance

Tidal Potomac

• Potomac Mouth (Point Lookout)

Eastern Shore rivers

• Kent Narrows (highway bridge)

Western Shore rivers

• Patuxent Entrance (Drum Point)

Need water levels instead? See tide charts for every NOAA station, or tap any C marker on the interactive chart — it carries 400+ current stations.