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Sand Shoal Inlet (Coast Guard Station) tide chart and tide times
Virginia · NOAA station 8631542
On Tuesday, September 29, high tide at Sand Shoal Inlet (Coast Guard Station) is at 10:27 AM (5.5 ft) and 10:47 PM (4.3 ft), and low tide is at 3:51 AM (0.0 ft) and 4:36 PM (0.1 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 6:56 AM · Sunset 6:49 PM · Moonrise 8:18 PM · Moonset 10:15 AM | ||
| Low tide | 3:51 AM | 0.0 ft |
| High tide | 10:27 AM | 5.5 ft |
| Low tide | 4:36 PM | 0.1 ft |
| High tide | 10:47 PM | 4.3 ft |
| Wednesday, September 30 🌖 Waning GibbousSunrise 6:57 AM · Sunset 6:47 PM · Moonrise 9:03 PM · Moonset 11:29 AM | ||
| Low tide | 4:35 AM | 0.1 ft |
| High tide | 11:15 AM | 5.5 ft |
| Low tide | 5:29 PM | 0.3 ft |
| High tide | 11:34 PM | 4.0 ft |
| Thursday, October 1 🌖 Waning GibbousSunrise 6:58 AM · Sunset 6:46 PM · Moonrise 9:57 PM · Moonset 12:40 PM | ||
| Low tide | 5:25 AM | 0.2 ft |
| High tide | 12:07 PM | 5.4 ft |
| Low tide | 6:28 PM | 0.5 ft |
| Friday, October 2 🌗 Last QuarterSunrise 6:59 AM · Sunset 6:44 PM · Moonrise 11:01 PM · Moonset 1:45 PM | ||
| High tide | 12:27 AM | 3.8 ft |
| Low tide | 6:21 AM | 0.3 ft |
| High tide | 1:05 PM | 5.2 ft |
| Low tide | 7:31 PM | 0.7 ft |
| Saturday, October 3 🌗 Last QuarterSunrise 7:00 AM · Sunset 6:43 PM · Moonset 2:41 PM | ||
| High tide | 1:27 AM | 3.5 ft |
| Low tide | 7:24 AM | 0.4 ft |
| High tide | 2:11 PM | 5.0 ft |
| Low tide | 8:38 PM | 0.7 ft |
| Sunday, October 4 🌗 Last QuarterSunrise 7:01 AM · Sunset 6:41 PM · Moonrise 12:12 AM · Moonset 3:27 PM | ||
| High tide | 2:36 AM | 3.4 ft |
| Low tide | 8:32 AM | 0.5 ft |
| High tide | 3:22 PM | 4.8 ft |
| Low tide | 9:45 PM | 0.7 ft |
| Monday, October 5 🌗 Last QuarterSunrise 7:02 AM · Sunset 6:40 PM · Moonrise 1:25 AM · Moonset 4:04 PM | ||
| High tide | 3:50 AM | 3.5 ft |
| Low tide | 9:41 AM | 0.4 ft |
| High tide | 4:32 PM | 4.8 ft |
| Low tide | 10:48 PM | 0.6 ft |
| Tuesday, October 6 🌘 Waning CrescentSunrise 7:02 AM · Sunset 6:38 PM · Moonrise 2:37 AM · Moonset 4:35 PM | ||
| High tide | 4:59 AM | 3.8 ft |
| Low tide | 10:49 AM | 0.3 ft |
| High tide | 5:33 PM | 4.8 ft |
| Low tide | 11:43 PM | 0.4 ft |
Best fishing times at Sand Shoal Inlet (Coast Guard Station) (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 | 1:52 AM–3:52 AM 2:20 PM–4:20 PM | 9:45 AM–10:45 AM 7:48 PM–8:48 PM |
| Wed, Sep 30 🌖 Waning Gibbous · Good | 2:48 AM–4:48 AM 3:18 PM–5:18 PM | 10:59 AM–11:59 AM 8:33 PM–9:33 PM |
| Thu, Oct 1 🌖 Waning Gibbous · Good | 3:49 AM–5:49 AM 4:20 PM–6:20 PM | 12:10 PM–1:10 PM 9:27 PM–10:27 PM |
| Fri, Oct 2 🌗 Last Quarter · Fair | 4:51 AM–6:51 AM 5:23 PM–7:23 PM | 1:15 PM–2:15 PM 10:31 PM–11:31 PM |
| Sat, Oct 3 🌗 Last Quarter · Fair | 5:54 AM–7:54 AM 6:24 PM–8:24 PM | 2:11 PM–3:11 PM |
| Sun, Oct 4 🌗 Last Quarter · Fair | 6:54 AM–8:54 AM 7:22 PM–9:22 PM | 11:42 PM–12:42 AM 2:57 PM–3:57 PM |
| Mon, Oct 5 🌗 Last Quarter · Fair | 7:50 AM–9:50 AM 8:16 PM–10:16 PM | 12:55 AM–1:55 AM 3:34 PM–4:34 PM |
| Tue, Oct 6 🌘 Waning Crescent · Good | 8:42 AM–10:42 AM 9:06 PM–11:06 PM | 2:07 AM–3:07 AM 4:05 PM–5:05 PM |
Nearby tide stations
- Great Machipongo Inlet (inside)
12 km away - Oyster Harbor
13 km away - Upshur Neck, south end
18 km away - Cape Charles Harbor
22 km away - Smith Island (Coast Guard Station)
23 km away - Revel Creek, Revel Island
23 km away - Kiptopeke Beach
24 km away - Old Plantation Light
25 km away
Predictions from NOAA CO-OPS station 8631542 (subordinate station, corrected from reference station 8570280). Station page at NOAA. Updated daily. Not for navigation.
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