NWS zone ANZ630 · Mid-Atlantic
Chesapeake Bay from Smith Point to Windmill Point VA fishing forecast
Virginia · Atlantic coast
Score now
- Named spots
- 99
- Species scored
- 18
- Tide stations
- 4
Overview
Chesapeake Bay from Smith Point to Windmill Point VA is NWS marine zone ANZ630 on the Virginia Atlantic coast, in the Mid-Atlantic species region. The Waterlands engine treats it as inland water (bays, sounds, straits). It holds 99 named features from the USGS Geographic Names Information System and has 4 NOAA tide stations nearby.
18 species are scored here in this forecast; Spot, Red drum, Scup, Spanish mackerel and Little tunny are at peak season now.
At 7:00 AM it scores 80 (great), led by Spot. The best window for the rest of today is 5-8 PM (flood tide), peaking at 84 for Spot. Over the next 14 days the best hour is Fri, Sep 18 at 7 PM, scoring 84.
Best times to fish
Waterlands engine forecast computed 12:52 AM EDT.
Best window today
5-8 PM · Flood tide
Top species: Spot
Best hour of each day, next 14 days
Fri, Sep 18
84
7 PM
Spot
Best day
Sat, Sep 19
83
7 PM
Spot
Sun, Sep 20
83
8 AM
Spot
Mon, Sep 21
83
8 AM
Spot
Tue, Sep 22
80
9 AM
Spot
Wed, Sep 23
81
11 PM
Spot
Thu, Sep 24
83
9 AM
Red drum
Fri, Sep 25
81
12 AM
Spot
Sat, Sep 26
78
1 AM
Spot
Sun, Sep 27
79
9 AM
Spot
Mon, Sep 28
79
3 AM
Spot
Tue, Sep 29
80
6 PM
Red drum
Wed, Sep 30
81
5 PM
Red drum
Thu, Oct 1
77
6 PM
Spot
Species · 18
Listed for the Mid-Atlantic region. Scores are this hour; season is where the species is in its year.
Peak season, about 5 more weeks · Best day Fri, Sep 18 at 7 PM (84)
Peak season, about 5 more weeks · Best day Sun, Sep 20 at 6 PM (83)
Peak season, about 6 more weeks · Best day Wed, Sep 30 at 5 PM (76)
Peak season, about 1 more week · Best day Sat, Sep 19 at 5 PM (76)
Peak season, about 6 more weeks · Best day Tue, Sep 29 at 7 AM (79)
Shoulder season, about 1 more week · Best day Fri, Sep 18 at 7 PM (74)
Shoulder season, about 1 more week · Best day Thu, Sep 24 at 9 AM (78)
Peak season, about 1 more week · Best day Sat, Sep 19 at 5 PM (72)
Peak season, about 1 more week · Best day Sat, Sep 19 at 5 PM (73)
Shoulder season, about 1 more week · Best day Thu, Sep 24 at 9 AM (69)
Shoulder season, about 1 more week · Best day Tue, Sep 29 at 7 AM (72)
Shoulder season, about 1 more week · Best day Wed, Sep 30 at 7 AM (74)
Shoulder season, about 1 more week · Best day Wed, Sep 30 at 5 PM (69)
Shoulder season, about 1 more week · Best day Sat, Sep 19 at 5 PM (64)
Shoulder season, about 1 more week · Best day Sat, Sep 19 at 5 PM (63)
Shoulder season, about 1 more week · Best day Wed, Sep 30 at 5 PM (62)
Off season, about 6 more weeks · Best day Fri, Sep 18 at 12 AM (35)
Named spots · 99
Ranked by score this hour. Each spot has its own hourly forecast, tide, current and regulations.
- Horn HarborBay · 1 to 10 ft · ProtectedTop now: Spot84Great
- Cod HarborBay · 1 to 8 ft · Semi-exposedTop now: Spot81Great
- Goose HarborBay · 1 to 3 ft · Semi-exposedTop now: Spot81Great
- Mailboat HarborBay · 1 to 2 ft · Semi-exposedTop now: Spot81Great
- Rock GutGut · 2 to 5 ft · ProtectedTop now: Spot81Great
- The ThorofareChannel · 6 to 9 ft · Semi-exposedTop now: Spot81Great
- Brewer GutGut · 1 to 4 ft · ProtectedTop now: Spot80Great
- Cedar StraitsChannel · 1 to 2 ft · Semi-exposedTop now: Spot80Great
- Cedar StraitsChannel · 1 to 2 ft · Semi-exposedTop now: Spot80Great
- Dix CoveBay · 1 to 4 ft · ProtectedTop now: Spot80Great
- Green StraitsChannel · 1 to 3 ft · Semi-exposedTop now: Spot80Great
- Green StraitsChannel · 1 to 3 ft · Semi-exposedTop now: Spot80Great
87 more spots, A to Z
- Annis Point74
- Antepoison Point72
- Arthur Cove78
- Back Cove78
- Bailey Point74
- Beasley Bay79
- Bernard Flats77
- Bluff Point72
- Bluff Point72
- Boggs Gut79
- Buckland Gut79
- Bussel Point74
- Canoedas Point72
- Cedar Cove79
- Cedar Point75
- Cockrell Point74
- Coffin Point72
- Collins Point75
- Custis Cove77
- Custis Point72
- Dicks Point77
- Drum Bay78
- Drum Point75
- Eagle Point75
- East Point73
- Ebb Point74
- Factory Point72
- Ferry Point75
- Fishing Gut78
- Fleeton Point74
- Flood Point74
- Glebe Point75
- Goffs Bar74
- Grace Point78
- Graven Point74
- Great Thorofare79
- Green Point77
- Guilford Flats77
- Halfmoon Point75
- Haynie Point74
- Hughlett Point74
- Indian Point72
- Ingram Bay79
- Ingram Cove79
- Island Bay77
- Island Point75
- Jarvis Point73
- Kent Point74
- Little Sandy Point74
- Long Point73
- Milbys Point70
- Monadox Point70
- Natty Point Cove79
- North End Point75
- North Point73
- North Point72
- Onley Point74
- Persimmon Point75
- Pig Point75
- Pitman Cove77
- Planner Cove79
- Pocomoke Sound79
- Poplar Cove79
- Poulson Point74
- Rainy Point72
- Real Point77
- Reeds Point74
- Robin Hood Bay80
- Rock Gut80
- Rogue Point75
- Rum Point72
- Sandy Point75
- Sandy Point74
- Scarborough Point73
- South Point73
- Tangier North Channel79
- Taskmakers Creek79
- The Thorofare78
- Thicket Point72
- Ware Point72
- Warehouse Point72
- Waverly Cove77
- Weir Point75
- West Point73
- West Point72
- Whale Point73
- Zare Point75
Nearest tide stations
Regulations
Virginia Marine Resources Commission. Synced with VMRC Sep 18, 2026.
No reviewed rules for the species listed here are on file yet. Check with VMRC before you keep a fish.
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