Buntings Bridge Tides Today
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Buntings Bridge runs a mean tidal range of about 0.5 ft. This month the highest water, 0.9 ft, comes on the afternoon of Nov 25, and the lowest, a -0.0 ft minus tide, on the morning of Nov 26.
| Low tide | 12:45 AM | 0.2 ft |
| High tide | 6:16 AM | 0.6 ft |
| Low tide | 1:10 PM | 0.1 ft |
| High tide | 7:06 PM | 0.7 ft |
Today on the water at Buntings Bridge
Today at Buntings Bridge: high tide at 6:16 AM (0.6 ft) and 7:06 PM (0.7 ft), low tide at 12:45 AM (0.2 ft) and 1:10 PM (0.1 ft). The National Weather Service forecast for Tuesday is mostly sunny with SE winds 1 to 7 mph, 67°F. Sunrise is at 6:27 AM and sunset at 5:00 PM.
| Period | Forecast | Wind | Temp |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overnight | Partly Cloudy | 0 mph | 54°F |
| Tuesday | Mostly Sunny | SE 1 to 7 mph | 67°F |
Forecast: National Weather Service point forecast for this location.
Where Buntings Bridge is
Buntings Bridge sits at 38.1389° N, 75.1835° W on the Mid-Atlantic coast, about 9 mi northeast of Chincoteague, VA, in Worcester. The station here is a historical NOAA reference station: a gauge measured the tide at this spot from 2013 until 2014, and NOAA still publishes harmonic predictions from that record. There is no live reading here today. The closest gauge measuring live water level is Ocean City Inlet (NOAA 8570283), 14.0 mi away, and high and low water here run on average about 256 min later than there. The nearest weather station is Ocean City, Ocean City Municipal Airport, an airport reporting wind, visibility and sky cover, but no water temperature, 12.3 mi away.
The tide at Buntings Bridge
Buntings Bridge has a mixed tide: two highs and two lows a day, but of unequal size, so one low each day drains a little lower than the other. This month's predictions average 1.9 high tides a day here. The mean range from lower low to higher high is 0.8 ft, and 0.6 ft between the average high and the average low, a small tide. On an average day the higher high tops the lower high by 0.1 ft and the lower low sits 0.1 ft below the other low. For the water around it: Mid-Atlantic tides are semidiurnal, two highs and two lows a day of about equal size, with ranges of 3 to 5 ft on the ocean and less inside the bays.
About this station
- High tide reaches Buntings Bridge about 4.3 hours after the moon passes overhead. That lag is local, which is why high water does not line up with the moon.
- Highest water on record: 2.6 ft on Mar 10, 2013.
- Lowest on record: -1.2 ft on Apr 22, 2013.
Datum and source
Heights on this page are feet above mean lower low water (MLLW), the zero NOAA's nautical charts use for soundings. A predicted 0.0 ft low is the average of the lower low each day; a minus tide is water below chart datum, and a 2 ft high means 2 ft more water than the chart shows. NOAA fixes MLLW at Buntings Bridge from the 1983-2001 National Tidal Datum Epoch; mean higher high water is 0.8 ft above it and mean sea level 0.4 ft. The land survey datum NAVD88, the zero on topographic maps and flood maps, is 0.8 ft above MLLW here, so a water level on this page converts to NAVD88 by subtracting that amount. These datums are controlled from NOAA's Ocean City Inlet, MD gauge. Source: NOAA CO-OPS station 8570691, established 2013, gauge removed 2014. The tide times and heights are NOAA's official harmonic predictions for this station; TidalMap republishes them daily and does not alter them.
Tide stations near Buntings Bridge
- Snowhill, city park: 11.9 mi, tides about 280 min later
- Ocean City Inlet: 14.0 mi, tides about 256 min earlier
- Ocean City (Fishing Pier): 14.1 mi, tides about 276 min earlier
- Keydash, Isle of Wight Bay: 15.0 mi, tides about 278 min earlier
- Shelltown: 27.1 mi, tides about 60 min later
TidalMapMonthly tide calendar
🌊 Biggest flood tides at Buntings Bridge this month: Nov 8, Nov 9, Nov 10, Nov 23, Nov 24, Nov 25, Nov 26, Nov 27, Nov 28. These spring highs push water up into the grass and over the oyster rock; prime for poling into flooded marsh for tailing reds.
🔻 Negative (minus) low tides at Buntings Bridge this month: Nov 26, Nov 27. These drain the flats and expose the oyster rock, prime for sight-fishing and clamming.
Best fishing times (solunar)
Major and minor solunar windows for Buntings Bridge, peak feeding activity is around the moon overhead/underfoot (majors) and moonrise/moonset (minors). Score is the day's activity coefficient (0–100).
| Day | Major windows | Minor windows | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| Today 🌗 | 6:26–8:26 AM 6:51–8:51 PM | 11:32–1:32 AM 1:09–3:09 PM | 47 |
| Wed Nov 4 🌗 | 7:14–9:14 AM 7:39–9:39 PM | 12:43–2:43 AM 1:35–3:35 PM | 61 |
| Thu Nov 5 🌘 | 8:00–10:00 AM 8:25–10:25 PM | 1:51–3:51 AM 1:59–3:59 PM | 73 |
| Fri Nov 6 🌘 | 8:45–10:45 AM 9:10–11:10 PM | 2:57–4:57 AM 2:24–4:24 PM | 83 |
| Sat Nov 7 🌘 | 9:30–11:30 AM 9:55–11:55 PM | 4:03–6:03 AM 2:50–4:50 PM | 91 |
| Sun Nov 8 🌘 | 10:16–12:16 PM 10:41–12:41 AM | 5:08–7:08 AM 3:18–5:18 PM | 97 |
| Mon Nov 9 🌑 | 11:04–1:04 PM 11:29–1:29 AM | 6:12–8:12 AM 3:51–5:51 PM | 99 |
Predictions & observations: NOAA CO-OPS station 8570691. Solunar windows computed from the moon's position for this location. Times shown in the station's local time. Not for navigation.
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