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Wachapreague, Wachapreague Channel tide chart and tide times
Virginia · NOAA station 8631044
On Tuesday, September 29, high tide at Wachapreague, Wachapreague Channel is at 11:04 AM (5.1 ft) and 11:20 PM (4.2 ft), and low tide is at 4:30 AM (0.2 ft) and 5:17 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Tuesday, September 29 🌖 Waning GibbousSunrise 6:56 AM · Sunset 6:48 PM · Moonrise 8:17 PM · Moonset 10:15 AM | ||
| Low tide | 4:30 AM | 0.2 ft |
| High tide | 11:04 AM | 5.1 ft |
| Low tide | 5:17 PM | 0.5 ft |
| High tide | 11:20 PM | 4.2 ft |
| Wednesday, September 30 🌖 Waning GibbousSunrise 6:57 AM · Sunset 6:47 PM · Moonrise 9:01 PM · Moonset 11:29 AM | ||
| Low tide | 5:13 AM | 0.3 ft |
| High tide | 11:52 AM | 5.0 ft |
| Low tide | 6:09 PM | 0.7 ft |
| Thursday, October 1 🌖 Waning GibbousSunrise 6:58 AM · Sunset 6:45 PM · Moonrise 9:56 PM · Moonset 12:41 PM | ||
| High tide | 12:07 AM | 4.0 ft |
| Low tide | 6:01 AM | 0.4 ft |
| High tide | 12:45 PM | 4.9 ft |
| Low tide | 7:08 PM | 0.9 ft |
| Friday, October 2 🌗 Last QuarterSunrise 6:59 AM · Sunset 6:44 PM · Moonrise 11:00 PM · Moonset 1:46 PM | ||
| High tide | 12:59 AM | 3.9 ft |
| Low tide | 7:00 AM | 0.6 ft |
| High tide | 1:44 PM | 4.8 ft |
| Low tide | 8:10 PM | 1.0 ft |
| Saturday, October 3 🌗 Last QuarterSunrise 7:00 AM · Sunset 6:42 PM · Moonset 2:42 PM | ||
| High tide | 1:57 AM | 3.8 ft |
| Low tide | 8:06 AM | 0.6 ft |
| High tide | 2:47 PM | 4.7 ft |
| Low tide | 9:11 PM | 1.1 ft |
| Sunday, October 4 🌗 Last QuarterSunrise 7:00 AM · Sunset 6:41 PM · Moonrise 12:10 AM · Moonset 3:27 PM | ||
| High tide | 3:01 AM | 3.7 ft |
| Low tide | 9:12 AM | 0.7 ft |
| High tide | 3:54 PM | 4.6 ft |
| Low tide | 10:11 PM | 1.0 ft |
| Monday, October 5 🌗 Last QuarterSunrise 7:01 AM · Sunset 6:39 PM · Moonrise 1:24 AM · Moonset 4:04 PM | ||
| High tide | 4:10 AM | 3.8 ft |
| Low tide | 10:17 AM | 0.6 ft |
| High tide | 5:02 PM | 4.6 ft |
| Low tide | 11:10 PM | 0.9 ft |
| Tuesday, October 6 🌘 Waning CrescentSunrise 7:02 AM · Sunset 6:38 PM · Moonrise 2:36 AM · Moonset 4:35 PM | ||
| High tide | 5:20 AM | 4.1 ft |
| Low tide | 11:21 AM | 0.5 ft |
| High tide | 6:01 PM | 4.7 ft |
Best fishing times at Wachapreague, Wachapreague Channel (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 2:19 PM–4:19 PM | 9:45 AM–10:45 AM 7:47 PM–8:47 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 8:31 PM–9:31 PM |
| Thu, Oct 1 🌖 Waning Gibbous · Good | 3:48 AM–5:48 AM 4:19 PM–6:19 PM | 12:11 PM–1:11 PM 9:26 PM–10:26 PM |
| Fri, Oct 2 🌗 Last Quarter · Fair | 4:51 AM–6:51 AM 5:22 PM–7:22 PM | 1:16 PM–2:16 PM 10:30 PM–11:30 PM |
| Sat, Oct 3 🌗 Last Quarter · Fair | 5:53 AM–7:53 AM 6:24 PM–8:24 PM | 2:12 PM–3:12 PM |
| Sun, Oct 4 🌗 Last Quarter · Fair | 6:53 AM–8:53 AM 7:22 PM–9:22 PM | 11:40 PM–12:40 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 | 12:54 AM–1:54 AM 3:34 PM–4:34 PM |
| Tue, Oct 6 🌘 Waning Crescent · Good | 8:41 AM–10:41 AM 9:06 PM–11:06 PM | 2:06 AM–3:06 AM 4:05 PM–5:05 PM |
Nearby tide stations
- Metompkin Inlet
11 km away - Folly Creek, Metompkin Inlet
11 km away - Revel Creek, Revel Island
12 km away - Onancock, Onancock Creek
13 km away - Harborton, Pungoteague Creek
15 km away - Upshur Neck, south end
19 km away - Chesconessex Creek, Schooner Bay
19 km away - Gaskins Point, Occohannock Creek
21 km away
Predictions from NOAA CO-OPS station 8631044. Station page at NOAA. Updated daily. Not for navigation.
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