Messick Point Tides May 2026 | Tide Charts & Tables | Back River, VA

Messick Point Tide Chart for (Fri) May 1, 2026

Messick Point tide chart for Friday, May 1, 2026
Messick Point tides for May 1st, the sunrise is 6:10am-7:54pm and the tide times are L 3:48am 0'0" H 9:38am 2'3" L 3:43pm 0'1" H 9:55pm 2'9" .

Messick Point Tide Chart for (Sat) May 2, 2026

Messick Point tide chart for Saturday, May 2, 2026
Messick Point tides for May 2nd, the sunrise is 6:09am-7:55pm and the tide times are L 4:27am 0'1" H 10:14am 2'3" L 4:19pm 0'1" H 10:32pm 2'9" .

Messick Point Tide Chart for (Sun) May 3, 2026

Messick Point tide chart for Sunday, May 3, 2026
Messick Point tides for May 3rd, the sunrise is 6:08am-7:56pm and the tide times are L 5:05am 0'1" H 10:50am 2'2" L 4:56pm 0'2" H 11:09pm 2'8" .

Messick Point Tide Chart for (Mon) May 4, 2026

Messick Point tide chart for Monday, May 4, 2026
Messick Point tides for May 4th, the sunrise is 6:07am-7:57pm and the tide times are L 5:43am 0'2" H 11:25am 2'1" L 5:34pm 0'3" H 11:47pm 2'7" .

Messick Point Tide Chart for (Tue) May 5, 2026

Messick Point tide chart for Tuesday, May 5, 2026
Messick Point tides for May 5th, the sunrise is 6:06am-7:58pm and the tide times are L 6:23am 0'3" H 12:03pm 2'1" L 6:12pm 0'4" .

Messick Point Tide Chart for (Wed) May 6, 2026

Messick Point tide chart for Wednesday, May 6, 2026
Messick Point tides for May 6th, the sunrise is 6:05am-7:59pm and the tide times are H 12:26am 2'6" L 7:03am 0'4" H 12:42pm 2'0" L 6:54pm 0'5" .

Messick Point Tide Chart for (Thu) May 7, 2026

Messick Point tide chart for Thursday, May 7, 2026
Messick Point tides for May 7th, the sunrise is 6:04am-7:59pm and the tide times are H 1:08am 2'4" L 7:47am 0'5" H 1:26pm 2'0" L 7:41pm 0'5" .

Messick Point Tide Chart for (Fri) May 8, 2026

Messick Point tide chart for Friday, May 8, 2026
Messick Point tides for May 8th, the sunrise is 6:03am-8:00pm and the tide times are H 1:54am 2'3" L 8:33am 0'5" H 2:16pm 2'0" L 8:33pm 0'6" .

Messick Point Tide Chart for (Sat) May 9, 2026

Messick Point tide chart for Saturday, May 9, 2026
Messick Point tides for May 9th, the sunrise is 6:02am-8:01pm and the tide times are H 2:45am 2'3" L 9:22am 0'5" H 3:11pm 2'0" L 9:33pm 0'6" .

Messick Point Tide Chart for (Sun) May 10, 2026

Messick Point tide chart for Sunday, May 10, 2026
Messick Point tides for May 10th, the sunrise is 6:01am-8:02pm and the tide times are H 3:40am 2'2" L 10:13am 0'5" H 4:09pm 2'2" L 10:37pm 0'5" .

Messick Point Tide Chart for (Mon) May 11, 2026

Messick Point tide chart for Monday, May 11, 2026
Messick Point tides for May 11th, the sunrise is 6:00am-8:03pm and the tide times are H 4:38am 2'2" L 11:04am 0'3" H 5:06pm 2'4" L 11:40pm 0'4" .

Messick Point Tide Chart for (Tue) May 12, 2026

Messick Point tide chart for Tuesday, May 12, 2026
Messick Point tides for May 12th, the sunrise is 5:59am-8:04pm and the tide times are H 5:37am 2'2" L 11:56am 0'2" H 6:03pm 2'6" .

Messick Point Tide Chart for (Wed) May 13, 2026

Messick Point tide chart for Wednesday, May 13, 2026
Messick Point tides for May 13th, the sunrise is 5:58am-8:05pm and the tide times are L 12:41am 0'2" H 6:33am 2'3" L 12:46pm 0'1" H 6:57pm 2'9" .

Messick Point Tide Chart for (Thu) May 14, 2026

Messick Point tide chart for Thursday, May 14, 2026
Messick Point tides for May 14th, the sunrise is 5:57am-8:06pm and the tide times are L 1:38am 0'0" H 7:27am 2'4" L 1:36pm -0'0" H 7:50pm 3'0" .

Messick Point Tide Chart for (Fri) May 15, 2026

Messick Point tide chart for Friday, May 15, 2026
Messick Point tides for May 15th, the sunrise is 5:56am-8:06pm and the tide times are L 2:32am -0'0" H 8:20am 2'4" L 2:27pm -0'1" H 8:42pm 3'1" .

Messick Point Tide Chart for (Sat) May 16, 2026

Messick Point tide chart for Saturday, May 16, 2026
Messick Point tides for May 16th, the sunrise is 5:56am-8:07pm and the tide times are L 3:25am -0'2" H 9:12am 2'5" L 3:18pm -0'2" H 9:35pm 3'2" .

Messick Point Tide Chart for (Sun) May 17, 2026

Messick Point tide chart for Sunday, May 17, 2026
Messick Point tides for May 17th, the sunrise is 5:55am-8:08pm and the tide times are L 4:17am -0'2" H 10:04am 2'5" L 4:11pm -0'3" H 10:28pm 3'2" .

Messick Point Tide Chart for (Mon) May 18, 2026

Messick Point tide chart for Monday, May 18, 2026
Messick Point tides for May 18th, the sunrise is 5:54am-8:09pm and the tide times are L 5:10am -0'2" H 10:56am 2'5" L 5:04pm -0'3" H 11:23pm 3'2" .

Messick Point Tide Chart for (Tue) May 19, 2026

Messick Point tide chart for Tuesday, May 19, 2026
Messick Point tides for May 19th, the sunrise is 5:53am-8:10pm and the tide times are L 6:04am -0'1" H 11:51am 2'5" L 6:00pm -0'2" .

Messick Point Tide Chart for (Wed) May 20, 2026

Messick Point tide chart for Wednesday, May 20, 2026
Messick Point tides for May 20th, the sunrise is 5:53am-8:10pm and the tide times are H 12:19am 3'0" L 6:58am -0'0" H 12:48pm 2'5" L 6:59pm -0'0" .

Messick Point Tide Chart for (Thu) May 21, 2026

Messick Point tide chart for Thursday, May 21, 2026
Messick Point tides for May 21st, the sunrise is 5:52am-8:11pm and the tide times are H 1:16am 2'10" L 7:54am -0'0" H 1:47pm 2'4" L 8:01pm 0'0" .

Messick Point Tide Chart for (Fri) May 22, 2026

Messick Point tide chart for Friday, May 22, 2026
Messick Point tides for May 22nd, the sunrise is 5:51am-8:12pm and the tide times are H 2:16am 2'8" L 8:50am 0'0" H 2:49pm 2'4" L 9:06pm 0'2" .

Messick Point Tide Chart for (Sat) May 23, 2026

Messick Point tide chart for Saturday, May 23, 2026
Messick Point tides for May 23rd, the sunrise is 5:51am-8:13pm and the tide times are H 3:17am 2'6" L 9:45am 0'1" H 3:51pm 2'5" L 10:12pm 0'2" .

Messick Point Tide Chart for (Sun) May 24, 2026

Messick Point tide chart for Sunday, May 24, 2026
Messick Point tides for May 24th, the sunrise is 5:50am-8:14pm and the tide times are H 4:17am 2'4" L 10:40am 0'1" H 4:51pm 2'5" L 11:17pm 0'3" .

Messick Point Tide Chart for (Mon) May 25, 2026

Messick Point tide chart for Monday, May 25, 2026
Messick Point tides for May 25th, the sunrise is 5:50am-8:14pm and the tide times are H 5:16am 2'3" L 11:31am 0'2" H 5:47pm 2'6" .

Messick Point Tide Chart for (Tue) May 26, 2026

Messick Point tide chart for Tuesday, May 26, 2026
Messick Point tides for May 26th, the sunrise is 5:49am-8:15pm and the tide times are L 12:16am 0'3" H 6:11am 2'2" L 12:20pm 0'2" H 6:39pm 2'7" .

Messick Point Tide Chart for (Wed) May 27, 2026

Messick Point tide chart for Wednesday, May 27, 2026
Messick Point tides for May 27th, the sunrise is 5:49am-8:16pm and the tide times are L 1:10am 0'2" H 7:01am 2'1" L 1:07pm 0'2" H 7:26pm 2'8" .

Messick Point Tide Chart for (Thu) May 28, 2026

Messick Point tide chart for Thursday, May 28, 2026
Messick Point tides for May 28th, the sunrise is 5:48am-8:17pm and the tide times are L 1:59am 0'2" H 7:47am 2'1" L 1:50pm 0'2" H 8:09pm 2'8" .

Messick Point Tide Chart for (Fri) May 29, 2026

Messick Point tide chart for Friday, May 29, 2026
Messick Point tides for May 29th, the sunrise is 5:48am-8:17pm and the tide times are L 2:43am 0'2" H 8:30am 2'1" L 2:32pm 0'2" H 8:51pm 2'8" .

Messick Point Tide Chart for (Sat) May 30, 2026

Messick Point tide chart for Saturday, May 30, 2026
Messick Point tides for May 30th, the sunrise is 5:47am-8:18pm and the tide times are L 3:25am 0'1" H 9:10am 2'1" L 3:13pm 0'2" H 9:30pm 2'8" .

Messick Point Tide Chart for (Sun) May 31, 2026

Messick Point tide chart for Sunday, May 31, 2026
Messick Point tides for May 31st, the sunrise is 5:47am-8:19pm and the tide times are L 4:05am 0'2" H 9:48am 2'1" L 3:53pm 0'2" H 10:09pm 2'8" .

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Messick Point Tide Table for May 2026

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- diff Tides diff Tides diff Tides diff Tides diff Sun Moon
5/1 N/A L 0'0" 3:48AM 2'3" H 2'3" 9:38AM 2'2" L 0'1" 3:43PM 2'8" H 2'9" 9:55PM 2'8" 06:10-19:54 20:16-05:44
5/2 2'8" L 0'1" 4:27AM 2'2" H 2'3" 10:14AM 2'1" L 0'1" 4:19PM 2'7" H 2'9" 10:32PM 2'7" 06:09-19:55 21:17-06:14
5/3 2'7" L 0'1" 5:05AM 2'0" H 2'2" 10:50AM 2'0" L 0'2" 4:56PM 2'6" H 2'8" 11:09PM 2'5" 06:08-19:56 22:17-06:50
5/4 2'5" L 0'2" 5:43AM 1'11" H 2'1" 11:25AM 1'10" L 0'3" 5:34PM 2'3" H 2'7" 11:47PM 2'3" 06:07-19:57 23:13-07:32
5/5 2'3" L 0'3" 6:23AM 1'9" H 2'1" 12:03PM 1'9" L 0'4" 6:12PM 2'2" - - - - 06:06-19:58 00:00-08:20
5/6 2'2" H 2'6" 12:26AM 2'1" L 0'4" 7:03AM 1'7" H 2'0" 12:42PM 1'7" L 0'5" 6:54PM 1'11" 06:05-19:59 00:03-09:15
5/7 1'11" H 2'4" 1:08AM 1'11" L 0'5" 7:47AM 1'6" H 2'0" 1:26PM 1'6" L 0'5" 7:41PM 1'10" 06:04-19:59 00:47-10:14
5/8 1'10" H 2'3" 1:54AM 1'10" L 0'5" 8:33AM 1'6" H 2'0" 2:16PM 1'5" L 0'6" 8:33PM 1'8" 06:03-20:00 01:24-11:15
5/9 1'8" H 2'3" 2:45AM 1'9" L 0'5" 9:22AM 1'7" H 2'0" 3:11PM 1'6" L 0'6" 9:33PM 1'8" 06:02-20:01 01:56-12:18
5/10 1'8" H 2'2" 3:40AM 1'9" L 0'5" 10:13AM 1'9" H 2'2" 4:09PM 1'8" L 0'5" 10:37PM 1'8" 06:01-20:02 02:25-13:22
5/11 1'8" H 2'2" 4:38AM 1'10" L 0'3" 11:04AM 2'0" H 2'4" 5:06PM 1'11" L 0'4" 11:40PM 1'10" 06:00-20:03 02:51-14:26
5/12 1'10" H 2'2" 5:37AM 2'0" L 0'2" 11:56AM 2'4" H 2'6" 6:03PM 2'4" - - - - 05:59-20:04 03:16-15:31
5/13 2'4" L 0'2" 12:41AM 2'0" H 2'3" 6:33AM 2'2" L 0'1" 12:46PM 2'8" H 2'9" 6:57PM 2'8" 05:58-20:05 03:41-16:40
5/14 2'8" L 0'0" 1:38AM 2'3" H 2'4" 7:27AM 2'4" L -0'0" 1:36PM 3'0" H 3'0" 7:50PM 3'0" 05:57-20:06 04:09-17:52
5/15 3'0" L -0'0" 2:32AM 2'5" H 2'4" 8:20AM 2'6" L -0'1" 2:27PM 3'3" H 3'1" 8:42PM 3'3" 05:56-20:06 04:41-19:09
5/16 3'3" L -0'2" 3:25AM 2'7" H 2'5" 9:12AM 2'8" L -0'2" 3:18PM 3'5" H 3'2" 9:35PM 3'5" 05:56-20:07 05:19-20:28
5/17 3'5" L -0'2" 4:17AM 2'8" H 2'5" 10:04AM 2'8" L -0'3" 4:11PM 3'6" H 3'2" 10:28PM 3'5" 05:55-20:08 06:06-21:45
5/18 3'5" L -0'2" 5:10AM 2'8" H 2'5" 10:56AM 2'8" L -0'3" 5:04PM 3'5" H 3'2" 11:23PM 3'3" 05:54-20:09 07:05-22:54
5/19 3'3" L -0'1" 6:04AM 2'7" H 2'5" 11:51AM 2'7" L -0'2" 6:00PM 3'2" - - - - 05:53-20:10 08:14-23:52
5/20 3'2" H 3'0" 12:19AM 3'1" L -0'0" 6:58AM 2'6" H 2'5" 12:48PM 2'5" L -0'0" 6:59PM 2'11" 05:53-20:10 09:28-00:00
5/21 2'11" H 2'10" 1:16AM 2'10" L -0'0" 7:54AM 2'4" H 2'4" 1:47PM 2'4" L 0'0" 8:01PM 2'7" 05:52-20:11 10:42-00:38
5/22 2'7" H 2'8" 2:16AM 2'7" L 0'0" 8:50AM 2'3" H 2'4" 2:49PM 2'2" L 0'2" 9:06PM 2'4" 05:51-20:12 11:53-01:14
5/23 2'4" H 2'6" 3:17AM 2'4" L 0'1" 9:45AM 2'3" H 2'5" 3:51PM 2'2" L 0'2" 10:12PM 2'1" 05:51-20:13 13:01-01:45
5/24 2'1" H 2'4" 4:17AM 2'2" L 0'1" 10:40AM 2'3" H 2'5" 4:51PM 2'2" L 0'3" 11:17PM 1'11" 05:50-20:14 14:05-02:11
5/25 1'11" H 2'3" 5:16AM 2'0" L 0'2" 11:31AM 2'4" H 2'6" 5:47PM 2'3" - - - - 05:50-20:14 15:06-02:35
5/26 2'3" L 0'3" 12:16AM 1'10" H 2'2" 6:11AM 1'11" L 0'2" 12:20PM 2'5" H 2'7" 6:39PM 2'4" 05:49-20:15 16:07-02:58
5/27 2'4" L 0'2" 1:10AM 1'10" H 2'1" 7:01AM 1'11" L 0'2" 1:07PM 2'5" H 2'8" 7:26PM 2'5" 05:49-20:16 17:07-03:21
5/28 2'5" L 0'2" 1:59AM 1'11" H 2'1" 7:47AM 1'11" L 0'2" 1:50PM 2'6" H 2'8" 8:09PM 2'6" 05:48-20:17 18:08-03:47
5/29 2'6" L 0'2" 2:43AM 1'11" H 2'1" 8:30AM 1'11" L 0'2" 2:32PM 2'6" H 2'8" 8:51PM 2'6" 05:48-20:17 19:09-04:16
5/30 2'6" L 0'1" 3:25AM 1'11" H 2'1" 9:10AM 1'11" L 0'2" 3:13PM 2'6" H 2'8" 9:30PM 2'6" 05:47-20:18 20:10-04:50
5/31 2'6" L 0'2" 4:05AM 1'11" H 2'1" 9:48AM 1'11" L 0'2" 3:53PM 2'6" H 2'8" 10:09PM N/A 05:47-20:19 21:07-05:30

Messick Point Textual Tide Table for May 2026


May 1st (Fri)
the sunrise is 6:10am-7:54pm and the tide times are L 3:48am 0'0" H 9:38am 2'3" L 3:43pm 0'1" H 9:55pm 2'9" .
May 2nd (Sat)
the sunrise is 6:09am-7:55pm and the tide times are L 4:27am 0'1" H 10:14am 2'3" L 4:19pm 0'1" H 10:32pm 2'9" .
May 3rd (Sun)
the sunrise is 6:08am-7:56pm and the tide times are L 5:05am 0'1" H 10:50am 2'2" L 4:56pm 0'2" H 11:09pm 2'8" .
May 4th (Mon)
the sunrise is 6:07am-7:57pm and the tide times are L 5:43am 0'2" H 11:25am 2'1" L 5:34pm 0'3" H 11:47pm 2'7" .
May 5th (Tue)
the sunrise is 6:06am-7:58pm and the tide times are L 6:23am 0'3" H 12:03pm 2'1" L 6:12pm 0'4" .
May 6th (Wed)
the sunrise is 6:05am-7:59pm and the tide times are H 12:26am 2'6" L 7:03am 0'4" H 12:42pm 2'0" L 6:54pm 0'5" .
May 7th (Thu)
the sunrise is 6:04am-7:59pm and the tide times are H 1:08am 2'4" L 7:47am 0'5" H 1:26pm 2'0" L 7:41pm 0'5" .
May 8th (Fri)
the sunrise is 6:03am-8:00pm and the tide times are H 1:54am 2'3" L 8:33am 0'5" H 2:16pm 2'0" L 8:33pm 0'6" .
May 9th (Sat)
the sunrise is 6:02am-8:01pm and the tide times are H 2:45am 2'3" L 9:22am 0'5" H 3:11pm 2'0" L 9:33pm 0'6" .
May 10th (Sun)
the sunrise is 6:01am-8:02pm and the tide times are H 3:40am 2'2" L 10:13am 0'5" H 4:09pm 2'2" L 10:37pm 0'5" .
May 11th (Mon)
the sunrise is 6:00am-8:03pm and the tide times are H 4:38am 2'2" L 11:04am 0'3" H 5:06pm 2'4" L 11:40pm 0'4" .
May 12th (Tue)
the sunrise is 5:59am-8:04pm and the tide times are H 5:37am 2'2" L 11:56am 0'2" H 6:03pm 2'6" .
May 13th (Wed)
the sunrise is 5:58am-8:05pm and the tide times are L 12:41am 0'2" H 6:33am 2'3" L 12:46pm 0'1" H 6:57pm 2'9" .
May 14th (Thu)
the sunrise is 5:57am-8:06pm and the tide times are L 1:38am 0'0" H 7:27am 2'4" L 1:36pm -0'0" H 7:50pm 3'0" .
May 15th (Fri)
the sunrise is 5:56am-8:06pm and the tide times are L 2:32am -0'0" H 8:20am 2'4" L 2:27pm -0'1" H 8:42pm 3'1" .
May 16th (Sat)
the sunrise is 5:56am-8:07pm and the tide times are L 3:25am -0'2" H 9:12am 2'5" L 3:18pm -0'2" H 9:35pm 3'2" .
May 17th (Sun)
the sunrise is 5:55am-8:08pm and the tide times are L 4:17am -0'2" H 10:04am 2'5" L 4:11pm -0'3" H 10:28pm 3'2" .
May 18th (Mon)
the sunrise is 5:54am-8:09pm and the tide times are L 5:10am -0'2" H 10:56am 2'5" L 5:04pm -0'3" H 11:23pm 3'2" .
May 19th (Tue)
the sunrise is 5:53am-8:10pm and the tide times are L 6:04am -0'1" H 11:51am 2'5" L 6:00pm -0'2" .
May 20th (Wed)
the sunrise is 5:53am-8:10pm and the tide times are H 12:19am 3'0" L 6:58am -0'0" H 12:48pm 2'5" L 6:59pm -0'0" .
May 21st (Thu)
the sunrise is 5:52am-8:11pm and the tide times are H 1:16am 2'10" L 7:54am -0'0" H 1:47pm 2'4" L 8:01pm 0'0" .
May 22nd (Fri)
the sunrise is 5:51am-8:12pm and the tide times are H 2:16am 2'8" L 8:50am 0'0" H 2:49pm 2'4" L 9:06pm 0'2" .
May 23rd (Sat)
the sunrise is 5:51am-8:13pm and the tide times are H 3:17am 2'6" L 9:45am 0'1" H 3:51pm 2'5" L 10:12pm 0'2" .
May 24th (Sun)
the sunrise is 5:50am-8:14pm and the tide times are H 4:17am 2'4" L 10:40am 0'1" H 4:51pm 2'5" L 11:17pm 0'3" .
May 25th (Mon)
the sunrise is 5:50am-8:14pm and the tide times are H 5:16am 2'3" L 11:31am 0'2" H 5:47pm 2'6" .
May 26th (Tue)
the sunrise is 5:49am-8:15pm and the tide times are L 12:16am 0'3" H 6:11am 2'2" L 12:20pm 0'2" H 6:39pm 2'7" .
May 27th (Wed)
the sunrise is 5:49am-8:16pm and the tide times are L 1:10am 0'2" H 7:01am 2'1" L 1:07pm 0'2" H 7:26pm 2'8" .
May 28th (Thu)
the sunrise is 5:48am-8:17pm and the tide times are L 1:59am 0'2" H 7:47am 2'1" L 1:50pm 0'2" H 8:09pm 2'8" .
May 29th (Fri)
the sunrise is 5:48am-8:17pm and the tide times are L 2:43am 0'2" H 8:30am 2'1" L 2:32pm 0'2" H 8:51pm 2'8" .
May 30th (Sat)
the sunrise is 5:47am-8:18pm and the tide times are L 3:25am 0'1" H 9:10am 2'1" L 3:13pm 0'2" H 9:30pm 2'8" .
May 31st (Sun)
the sunrise is 5:47am-8:19pm and the tide times are L 4:05am 0'2" H 9:48am 2'1" L 3:53pm 0'2" H 10:09pm 2'8" .

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NOAA/NWS Forecast for Messick Point

Last updated: June 3, 2026, 12:03 PM

Marine Forecast (ANZ632)

ANZ632-040515-
Chesapeake Bay from New Point Comfort to Little Creek VA-
1259 PM EDT Wed Jun 3 2026

.THIS AFTERNOON...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Gusts up to 15 kt early
this afternoon. Waves 1 to 2 ft.
.TONIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S after midnight, then
becoming NW late. Waves 1 foot.
.THU...N winds 5 kt, becoming E with gusts up to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Waves 1 to 2 ft.
.THU NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt with gusts up to 15 kt. Waves
1 to 2 ft.
.FRI...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Waves 1 to 2 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Waves
2 to 3 ft.
.SAT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Waves 2 to
3 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft.
.SUN...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt in the
afternoon. Gusts up to 20 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft, subsiding to
1 foot in the afternoon.
.SUN NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. Waves 1 to 2 ft. A chance of showers and tstms.

Winds and waves higher in and near tstms.

$$

Land Forecast (VAZ525)

THIS AFTERNOON: Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 70s. Northeast winds around 10 mph.

TONIGHT: Clear. Lows in the lower 60s. Southeast winds around 5 mph, becoming southwest after midnight.

THURSDAY: Sunny. Highs in the lower 80s. North winds around 5 mph, becoming east in the afternoon.

THURSDAY NIGHT: Clear. Lows in the mid 60s. Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph, becoming southwest after midnight.

FRIDAY: Sunny. Highs in the lower 90s. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph.

FRIDAY NIGHT: Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming partly cloudy. Lows around 70.

SATURDAY: Partly sunny. Highs in the mid 90s.

SATURDAY NIGHT: Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 70s.

SUNDAY: Partly sunny. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Hot with highs in the mid 90s. Chance of rain 30 percent.

SUNDAY NIGHT: Partly cloudy with a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows around 70. Chance of rain 50 percent.

MONDAY: Partly sunny with a chance of showers. Breezy, cooler with highs in the mid 70s. Chance of rain 30 percent.

MONDAY NIGHT: Partly cloudy and breezy. Lows in the lower 60s.

TUESDAY: Partly sunny. Highs in the mid 70s.

Last updated: June 3, 2026, 12:03 PM

Virginia State Parks

Virginia State Parks and beaches with coastal camping, reservations, day use fees, and Chesapeake Bay tidepooling

VMRC

Virginia Marine Resources Commission with current fishing regulations seasons bag size limits and area specific rules

Back River Shoreline Access Messick Point (Other)

Public shoreline access at Messick Point along Back River offering opportunities for shore fishing crabbing low tide exploration and relaxation with views of the tidal river marshes and Chesapeake Bay entrance. Tidal cycles expose mudflats and shallow edges at low tide creating prime conditions for wade fishing or observing the estuary ecosystem rich in baitfish and predators. Accessible near the ramp it provides a quiet land-based complement for combining tide aware activities with enjoying the natural beauty of this lower Chesapeake Bay area.

Messick Point Boat Ramp (Other)

Public boat ramp at Messick Point on Back River providing concrete ramp parking and easy entry for trailered boats kayaks and small craft launches into the tidal Back River and Chesapeake Bay for fishing boating and coastal exploration. Tidal ranges significantly affect ramp usability currents and exposed mudflats at low tide making tide charts essential for safe launching return and targeting species like striped bass perch croaker and blue crabs during peak flows. Convenient access near Poquoson supports combining ramp use with tide monitoring and enjoying this scenic lower Chesapeake Bay tributary.

Poquoson Flats and Back River Fishing (Other)

Shallow grass flats and tidal areas accessible from Messick Point on Back River offering prime spots for wade fishing sight casting from flats low tide exploration and shore fishing in the productive Back River estuary. Tidal extremes expose vast flats mudflats and oyster bars at low tide ideal for targeting redfish speckled trout flounder and sheepshead while higher tides flood the grass beds bringing baitfish closer. Popular among light tackle anglers it emphasizes tide monitoring for optimal conditions and safe wading in this scenic Chesapeake Bay tributary.