Before jumping into tide and current tables and weather forecasts, check out the Tides and Currents and Weather tutorials here:
Kayak Navigation Class
Here are few useful links for tides, currents, and marine weather:
Tides
Maryland Tide Finder http://dnr.maryland.gov/fisheries/Pages/Tide-Finder.aspx
Virginia Tide Finder http://www.saltwatertides.com/dynamic.dir/virginiasites.html
Delaware Tide Finder http://www.saltwatertides.com/dynamic.dir/delawaresites.html
You can also Google any location and get the nearest approximated tide table. Try “tides for Kings Landing, Patuxent River, MD”. Be aware that some tide sites only use standard time, not daylight saving time when in effect.
Tidal Currents
NOAA Tidal Current Predictions https://tidesandcurrents.noaa.gov/tide_predictions.html
Marine Weather Forecasts
NWS Baltimore, MD (northern Bay) http://www.weather.gov/lwx/marine
NWS Sterling, VA (southern Bay and Virginia coast) http://www.nws.noaa.gov/om/marine/zone/east/akqmz.htm
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