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
- 14
- 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.
14 species are scored here in this forecast; Spotted seatrout, Striped bass, Bluefish, Black sea bass and Tautog are at peak season now.
At 8:00 PM it scores 82 (great), led by Spotted seatrout. The best window for the rest of today is 8 PM-12 AM (falling pressure), peaking at 83 for Striped bass. Over the next 14 days the best hour is Wed, Nov 4 at 7 AM, scoring 88.
Best times to fish
Waterlands engine forecast computed 8:03 PM EST.
Best window today
8 PM-12 AM · Falling pressure
Top species: Striped bass
Best hour of each day, next 14 days
Wed, Nov 4
88
7 AM
Spotted seatrout
Best day
Thu, Nov 5
87
8 AM
Striped bass
Fri, Nov 6
87
3 PM
Spotted seatrout
Sat, Nov 7
81
1 AM
Striped bass
Sun, Nov 8
84
4 PM
Striped bass
Mon, Nov 9
80
12 AM
Striped bass
Tue, Nov 10
84
4 PM
Striped bass
Wed, Nov 11
82
3 AM
Striped bass
Thu, Nov 12
85
3 PM
Striped bass
Fri, Nov 13
81
12 AM
Striped bass
Sat, Nov 14
73
7 AM
Striped bass
Sun, Nov 15
82
5 PM
Striped bass
Mon, Nov 16
78
3 PM
Striped bass
Tue, Nov 17
77
3 PM
Striped bass
Species · 14
Listed for the Mid-Atlantic region. Scores are this hour; season is where the species is in its year.
Peak season, about 3 more weeks · Best day Wed, Nov 4 at 7 AM (87)
Peak season, about 7 more weeks · Best day Thu, Nov 5 at 8 AM (87)
Peak season, about 2 more weeks · Best day Fri, Nov 6 at 8 AM (81)
Shoulder season, about 2 more weeks · Best day Wed, Nov 4 at 8 AM (75)
Shoulder season, about 3 more weeks · Best day Wed, Nov 4 at 7 AM (76)
Shoulder season, changing this week · Best day Wed, Nov 4 at 7 AM (72)
Shoulder season, changing this week · Best day Wed, Nov 4 at 7 AM (70)
Peak season, about 3 more weeks · Best day Wed, Nov 4 at 7 AM (76)
Shoulder season, about 2 more weeks · Best day Fri, Nov 6 at 7 AM (77)
Shoulder season, about 3 more weeks · Best day Wed, Nov 11 at 9 AM (67)
Off season, changing this week · Best day Wed, Nov 4 at 12 AM (35)
Off season, changing this week · Best day Wed, Nov 4 at 12 AM (35)
Off season, about 3 more weeks · Best day Wed, Nov 4 at 12 AM (35)
Named spots · 99
Ranked by score this hour. Each spot has its own hourly forecast, tide, current and regulations.
- Persimmon PointCape · 2 to 6 ft · ProtectedTop now: Striped bass88Epic
- Rock GutGut · 2 to 5 ft · ProtectedTop now: Spotted seatrout86Epic
- Cedar StraitsChannel · 1 to 2 ft · Semi-exposedTop now: Spotted seatrout84Great
- Cedar StraitsChannel · 1 to 2 ft · Semi-exposedTop now: Spotted seatrout84Great
- Green StraitsChannel · 1 to 3 ft · Semi-exposedTop now: Spotted seatrout84Great
- Green StraitsChannel · 1 to 3 ft · Semi-exposedTop now: Spotted seatrout84Great
- Dicks PointCape · 2 to 3 ft · Semi-exposedTop now: Spotted seatrout83Great
- Green PointCape · 2 to 3 ft · ProtectedTop now: Spotted seatrout83Great
- Robin Hood BayBay · 4 to 6 ft · ProtectedTop now: Spotted seatrout83Great
- The ThorofareChannel · 6 to 9 ft · Semi-exposedTop now: Spotted seatrout83Great
- Bernard FlatsBar · 3 to 4 ft · Semi-exposedTop now: Spotted seatrout81Great
- Bluff PointCape · 2 to 7 ft · Semi-exposedTop now: Striped bass81Great
87 more spots, A to Z
- Annis Point79
- Antepoison Point80
- Arthur Cove78
- Back Cove75
- Bailey Point77
- Beasley Bay77
- Bluff Point71
- Boggs Gut74
- Brewer Gut81
- Buckland Gut71
- Bussel Point73
- Canoedas Point75
- Cedar Cove80
- Cedar Point77
- Cockrell Point73
- Cod Harbor76
- Coffin Point71
- Collins Point77
- Custis Cove73
- Custis Point75
- Dix Cove80
- Drum Bay75
- Drum Point79
- Eagle Point77
- East Point77
- Ebb Point77
- Factory Point75
- Ferry Point77
- Fishing Gut77
- Fleeton Point73
- Flood Point77
- Glebe Point77
- Goffs Bar67
- Goose Harbor74
- Grace Point81
- Graven Point79
- Great Thorofare81
- Guilford Flats81
- Halfmoon Point80
- Haynie Point73
- Horn Harbor76
- Hughlett Point73
- Indian Point71
- Ingram Bay72
- Ingram Cove72
- Island Bay76
- Island Point77
- Jarvis Point76
- Kent Point73
- Little Sandy Point73
- Long Point74
- Mailboat Harbor77
- Milbys Point74
- Monadox Point74
- Natty Point Cove72
- North End Point79
- North Point80
- North Point74
- Onley Point77
- Pig Point79
- Pitman Cove78
- Planner Cove81
- Pocomoke Sound77
- Poplar Cove78
- Poulson Point79
- Rainy Point75
- Real Point76
- Reeds Point73
- Rock Gut81
- Rogue Point77
- Rum Point74
- Sandy Point80
- Sandy Point77
- Scarborough Point74
- South Point74
- Tangier North Channel76
- Taskmakers Creek73
- The Thorofare76
- Thicket Point71
- Ware Point71
- Warehouse Point71
- Waverly Cove77
- Weir Point80
- West Point77
- West Point71
- Whale Point77
- Zare Point80
Nearest tide stations
Regulations
Virginia Marine Resources Commission. Synced with VMRC Nov 4, 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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