Helm — Waterway Advisor
Chesapeake Region
Beta v1.5

Bay Bridge

Set a default waterway

Create an account to have your water open here every visit, instead of the Bay Bridge default.

Create accountLog in
Annapolis Harbor0.1 ftSt. Michaels0.8 ftBaltimore Inner Harbor0.2 ft

Create an account to save your own favorites here — or log in.

Conditions· Now

Mon, Oct 5

Light Chop

wind sea, moderate breeze.

Wind 12 kt NNWPartly cloudy70°F

0.8 ft

Waves

Rest of today

Light Chop through the afternoon and evening.

  1. Afternoon

    Light Chop

  2. Evening

    Light Chop

Best window

All day

Calm conditions all day.

Daily details

High temp

71°F

Water temp

70°F

Jellyfish

Medium

Dawn

6:38 AM

Sunrise

7:05 AM

Sunset

6:42 PM

Dusk

7:09 PM

Match the water?

Today, Monday, October 5

8a

9a

10a

11a

12p

1p

2p

3p

4p

5p

6p

7p

8p

9p

Sky

Rain

0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%

Thunder

0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%

Wind (kt)

7
8
9
10
11
11
12
12
12
11
10
9
8
9

Seas (ft)

0.3
0.3
0.3
0.3
0.4
0.8
0.8
0.8
0.8
0.8
0.7
0.6
0.5
0.6

Tide

Light Chop
Tide Details

Higher than normal · about 1 ft above normal

Shallow spots are deeper than usual; less clearance under a fixed pier.

Falling, turns in ~2.5 hLow 7 PM

2.0 ft MLLW · Annapolis gauge, 4.3 nm away

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

Route Planner

Plan your run

Compare departure times, find the roughest stretch, and choose the best destination.

Departure

Destination

Open Route Planner