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Messick Point, Back River tide chart and tide times
Virginia · NOAA station 8638051
Nearest NOAA tide station to Poquoson, East Hampton, Hampton (3 km from Poquoson).
On Wednesday, September 30, high tide at Messick Point, Back River is at 12:07 PM (3.3 ft), and low tide is at 5:49 AM (0.3 ft) and 6:51 PM (0.5 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Wednesday, September 30 🌖 Waning GibbousSunrise 6:59 AM · Sunset 6:49 PM · Moonrise 9:06 PM · Moonset 11:30 AM | ||
| Low tide | 5:49 AM | 0.3 ft |
| High tide | 12:07 PM | 3.3 ft |
| Low tide | 6:51 PM | 0.5 ft |
| Thursday, October 1 🌖 Waning GibbousSunrise 7:00 AM · Sunset 6:48 PM · Moonrise 10:00 PM · Moonset 12:42 PM | ||
| High tide | 12:31 AM | 2.6 ft |
| Low tide | 6:39 AM | 0.4 ft |
| High tide | 1:00 PM | 3.2 ft |
| Low tide | 7:51 PM | 0.6 ft |
| Friday, October 2 🌗 Last QuarterSunrise 7:01 AM · Sunset 6:46 PM · Moonrise 11:04 PM · Moonset 1:47 PM | ||
| High tide | 1:27 AM | 2.5 ft |
| Low tide | 7:38 AM | 0.5 ft |
| High tide | 1:58 PM | 3.1 ft |
| Low tide | 8:57 PM | 0.7 ft |
| Saturday, October 3 🌗 Last QuarterSunrise 7:02 AM · Sunset 6:45 PM · Moonset 2:43 PM | ||
| High tide | 2:27 AM | 2.4 ft |
| Low tide | 8:45 AM | 0.6 ft |
| High tide | 3:02 PM | 3.0 ft |
| Low tide | 10:06 PM | 0.8 ft |
| Sunday, October 4 🌗 Last QuarterSunrise 7:03 AM · Sunset 6:43 PM · Moonrise 12:15 AM · Moonset 3:28 PM | ||
| High tide | 3:35 AM | 2.4 ft |
| Low tide | 9:58 AM | 0.6 ft |
| High tide | 4:15 PM | 2.9 ft |
| Low tide | 11:13 PM | 0.7 ft |
| Monday, October 5 🌗 Last QuarterSunrise 7:04 AM · Sunset 6:42 PM · Moonrise 1:28 AM · Moonset 4:06 PM | ||
| High tide | 4:55 AM | 2.5 ft |
| Low tide | 11:14 AM | 0.6 ft |
| High tide | 5:32 PM | 2.9 ft |
| Tuesday, October 6 🌘 Waning CrescentSunrise 7:05 AM · Sunset 6:41 PM · Moonrise 2:40 AM · Moonset 4:37 PM | ||
| Low tide | 12:13 AM | 0.6 ft |
| High tide | 6:09 AM | 2.6 ft |
| Low tide | 12:23 PM | 0.5 ft |
| High tide | 6:36 PM | 2.9 ft |
| Wednesday, October 7 🌘 Waning CrescentSunrise 7:05 AM · Sunset 6:39 PM · Moonrise 3:49 AM · Moonset 5:04 PM | ||
| Low tide | 1:05 AM | 0.5 ft |
| High tide | 7:08 AM | 2.8 ft |
| Low tide | 1:24 PM | 0.5 ft |
| High tide | 7:29 PM | 2.9 ft |
Best fishing times at Messick Point, Back River (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 |
|---|---|---|
| Wed, Sep 30 🌖 Waning Gibbous · Good | 2:51 AM–4:51 AM 3:20 PM–5:20 PM | 11:00 AM–12:00 PM 8:36 PM–9:36 PM |
| Thu, Oct 1 🌖 Waning Gibbous · Good | 3:51 AM–5:51 AM 4:22 PM–6:22 PM | 12:12 PM–1:12 PM 9:30 PM–10:30 PM |
| Fri, Oct 2 🌗 Last Quarter · Fair | 4:53 AM–6:53 AM 5:25 PM–7:25 PM | 1:17 PM–2:17 PM 10:34 PM–11:34 PM |
| Sat, Oct 3 🌗 Last Quarter · Fair | 5:56 AM–7:56 AM 6:27 PM–8:27 PM | 2:13 PM–3:13 PM |
| Sun, Oct 4 🌗 Last Quarter · Fair | 6:56 AM–8:56 AM 7:25 PM–9:25 PM | 11:45 PM–12:45 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 3:36 PM–4:36 PM |
| Tue, Oct 6 🌘 Waning Crescent · Good | 8:44 AM–10:44 AM 9:08 PM–11:08 PM | 2:10 AM–3:10 AM 4:07 PM–5:07 PM |
| Wed, Oct 7 🌘 Waning Crescent · Good | 9:32 AM–11:32 AM 9:55 PM–11:55 PM | 3:19 AM–4:19 AM 4:34 PM–5:34 PM |
Nearby tide stations
- Old Point Comfort
12 km away - Tue Marshes Light
15 km away - Huntington Park
16 km away - Yorktown, Goodwin Neck
17 km away - Newport News
18 km away - Hampton Roads (Sewells Point)
18 km away - Menchville
19 km away - Yorktown, USCG Training Center
19 km away
Predictions from NOAA CO-OPS station 8638051 (subordinate station, corrected from reference station 8638610). Station page at NOAA. Updated daily. Not for navigation.
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