Home › Virginia › Craney Island Light
Craney Island Light tide chart and tide times
Virginia · NOAA station 8638596
Nearest NOAA tide station to Norfolk, Chesapeake, Portsmouth Heights, Portsmouth (7 km from Norfolk).
On Tuesday, September 29, high tide at Craney Island Light is at 11:44 AM (3.6 ft), and low tide is at 5:08 AM (0.2 ft) and 6:00 PM (0.4 ft). Times are local; heights are in feet above mean lower low water (MLLW), the datum used on U.S. charts — a negative height means the water drops below that level.
High and low tides for the next 8 days
| Tide | Time | Height |
|---|---|---|
| Tuesday, September 29 🌖 Waning GibbousSunrise 6:59 AM · Sunset 6:51 PM · Moonrise 8:21 PM · Moonset 10:16 AM | ||
| Low tide | 5:08 AM | 0.2 ft |
| High tide | 11:44 AM | 3.6 ft |
| Low tide | 6:00 PM | 0.4 ft |
| Wednesday, September 30 🌖 Waning GibbousSunrise 6:59 AM · Sunset 6:50 PM · Moonrise 9:07 PM · Moonset 11:30 AM | ||
| High tide | 12:07 AM | 3.0 ft |
| Low tide | 5:51 AM | 0.2 ft |
| High tide | 12:32 PM | 3.6 ft |
| Low tide | 6:53 PM | 0.5 ft |
| Thursday, October 1 🌖 Waning GibbousSunrise 7:00 AM · Sunset 6:48 PM · Moonrise 10:01 PM · Moonset 12:41 PM | ||
| High tide | 12:56 AM | 2.8 ft |
| Low tide | 6:41 AM | 0.3 ft |
| High tide | 1:25 PM | 3.5 ft |
| Low tide | 7:53 PM | 0.6 ft |
| Friday, October 2 🌗 Last QuarterSunrise 7:01 AM · Sunset 6:47 PM · Moonrise 11:05 PM · Moonset 1:46 PM | ||
| High tide | 1:52 AM | 2.7 ft |
| Low tide | 7:40 AM | 0.4 ft |
| High tide | 2:23 PM | 3.4 ft |
| Low tide | 8:59 PM | 0.6 ft |
| Saturday, October 3 🌗 Last QuarterSunrise 7:02 AM · Sunset 6:45 PM · Moonset 2:42 PM | ||
| High tide | 2:52 AM | 2.6 ft |
| Low tide | 8:47 AM | 0.5 ft |
| High tide | 3:27 PM | 3.3 ft |
| Low tide | 10:08 PM | 0.6 ft |
| Sunday, October 4 🌗 Last QuarterSunrise 7:03 AM · Sunset 6:44 PM · Moonrise 12:16 AM · Moonset 3:28 PM | ||
| High tide | 4:00 AM | 2.6 ft |
| Low tide | 10:00 AM | 0.5 ft |
| High tide | 4:40 PM | 3.2 ft |
| Low tide | 11:15 PM | 0.6 ft |
| Monday, October 5 🌗 Last QuarterSunrise 7:04 AM · Sunset 6:42 PM · Moonrise 1:28 AM · Moonset 4:05 PM | ||
| High tide | 5:20 AM | 2.7 ft |
| Low tide | 11:16 AM | 0.5 ft |
| High tide | 5:57 PM | 3.1 ft |
| Tuesday, October 6 🌘 Waning CrescentSunrise 7:05 AM · Sunset 6:41 PM · Moonrise 2:40 AM · Moonset 4:37 PM | ||
| Low tide | 12:15 AM | 0.5 ft |
| High tide | 6:34 AM | 2.9 ft |
| Low tide | 12:25 PM | 0.5 ft |
| High tide | 7:01 PM | 3.2 ft |
Best fishing times at Craney Island Light (solunar table)
Major periods, about two hours each, are centered on the moon passing overhead or underfoot. Minor periods, about an hour, are centered on moonrise and moonset. By solunar tradition the days around the new and full moon are the strongest, and many anglers plan for a major period that falls on a moving tide.
| Day | Major periods | Minor periods |
|---|---|---|
| Tue, Sep 29 🌖 Waning Gibbous · Good | 1:55 AM–3:55 AM 2:22 PM–4:22 PM | 9:46 AM–10:46 AM 7:51 PM–8:51 PM |
| Wed, Sep 30 🌖 Waning Gibbous · Good | 2:51 AM–4:51 AM 3:20 PM–5:20 PM | 11:00 AM–12:00 PM 8:37 PM–9:37 PM |
| Thu, Oct 1 🌖 Waning Gibbous · Good | 3:51 AM–5:51 AM 4:22 PM–6:22 PM | 12:11 PM–1:11 PM 9:31 PM–10:31 PM |
| Fri, Oct 2 🌗 Last Quarter · Fair | 4:54 AM–6:54 AM 5:25 PM–7:25 PM | 1:16 PM–2:16 PM 10:35 PM–11:35 PM |
| Sat, Oct 3 🌗 Last Quarter · Fair | 5:56 AM–7:56 AM 6:27 PM–8:27 PM | 2:12 PM–3:12 PM |
| Sun, Oct 4 🌗 Last Quarter · Fair | 6:56 AM–8:56 AM 7:25 PM–9:25 PM | 11:46 PM–12:46 AM 2:58 PM–3:58 PM |
| Mon, Oct 5 🌗 Last Quarter · Fair | 7:52 AM–9:52 AM 8:19 PM–10:19 PM | 12:58 AM–1:58 AM 3:35 PM–4:35 PM |
| Tue, Oct 6 🌘 Waning Crescent · Good | 8:44 AM–10:44 AM 9:09 PM–11:09 PM | 2:10 AM–3:10 AM 4:07 PM–5:07 PM |
Nearby tide stations
- Lafayette River
6 km away - Norfolk
6 km away - Hampton Roads (Sewells Point)
6 km away - Portsmouth, Naval Shipyard
9 km away - Pig Point
9 km away - Western Branch
9 km away - Newport News
12 km away - Old Point Comfort
13 km away
Predictions from NOAA CO-OPS station 8638596 (subordinate station, corrected from reference station 8638610). Station page at NOAA. Updated daily. Not for navigation.
Run a marina, a charter or a bait and tackle shop? Show the Craney Island Light tide times on your website with our free tide widget →