Wachapreague, Virginia Weather
Wachapreague, Virginia — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, tide predictions, marine conditions and a solunar fishing forecast, soil and crop conditions for Wachapreague, Accomack County.
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About Wachapreague, Virginia
Wachapreague, a quiet sentinel on Virginia's Eastern Shore, exhales a salty breath that carries the scent of brine and marsh grass. It lies 40.7 miles south-south-west of Worcester, MD (from Worcester, MD: bearing 200°T), and is situated 8.9 miles north-east of Exmore. The landscape here is a gentle surrender to the water, with shallow inlets and tidal creeks snaking through verdant marshes that shimmer with an almost ethereal green under the vast, ever-changing sky. Oyster beds lie submerged, their rough surfaces a testament to the patient work of the sea and its inhabitants, while the distant, hazy line of barrier islands promises a wilder, untamed ocean beyond. Even the houses, painted in muted blues and greys, seem to lean into the breeze, their weathered wood echoing the relentless, yet soothing, rhythm of the tides. The history of Wachapreague is as deeply entwined with the water as the roots of the spartina grass that anchors the shore. Once a bustling port, its fortunes rose and fell with the ebb and flow of maritime trade and the bounty of the Chesapeake. Today, its economy still whispers of the sea, with fishing boats bobbing in the harbor and the promise of fresh catches drawing visitors who appreciate the unpretentious charm of this coastal enclave. The air, especially at dusk, hangs thick and warm, a palpable presence that seems to hold the hushed tales of generations who have lived and worked by the water's edge, their lives shaped by its generosity and its moods.
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| Location | Wachapreague, Accomack County, Virginia |
| Coordinates | 37.6043°N, 75.68965°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 23480 |
| Area Code | 757 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Wachapreague, Virginia Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Wachapreague, Virginia, including current conditions, a 24-hour hourly forecast, 7-day outlook, NWS extended text forecast, real-time aviation weather (live METAR and TAF reports from the nearest reporting airport, with a modeled estimate shown when no station is in range), precipitation radar and NOAA GOES-16 satellite imagery. Additional sections may include tide predictions, wave height, wave direction and sea-surface temperature, a barometric pressure trend, and a solunar-based fishing forecast with a fishing-conditions rating for coastal localities, and soil temperature, crop weather and live USGS river gauge data for agricultural areas near a monitored waterway. All data updates automatically on every page visit.
Location data for Wachapreague includes coordinates 37.604300°N, 75.689650°W, situated in Accomack County. ZIP code 23480. Telephone area code: 757. Timezone: Eastern Time (America/New_York).
Weather data is sourced from the NOAA National Weather Service (NWS) and the open-source Open-Meteo API. Aviation data is sourced from aviationweather.gov (NOAA), with a modeled estimate used where no nearby reporting station is available. River and stream data is sourced from the USGS National Water Information System. Tide predictions are sourced from NOAA CO-OPS; marine and solunar data are modeled from Open-Meteo and public sunrise/moon calculations and should be treated as a general guide alongside on-the-water conditions. Radar is provided by RainViewer. Satellite imagery is sourced from NOAA/NESDIS GOES-East and is public domain.
