Cape Henry Tides Today
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Cape Henry runs a mean tidal range of about 3.0 ft. This month the highest water, 4.5 ft, comes on the morning of Oct 27, and the lowest, a -0.0 ft minus tide, on the morning of Oct 27.
| High tide | 12:13 AM | 3.1 ft |
| Low tide | 6:21 AM | 0.4 ft |
| High tide | 12:43 PM | 4.0 ft |
| Low tide | 7:31 PM | 0.5 ft |
Today on the water at Cape Henry
Today at Cape Henry: high tide at 12:13 AM (3.1 ft) and 12:43 PM (4.0 ft), low tide at 6:21 AM (0.4 ft) and 7:31 PM (0.5 ft). The National Weather Service forecast for today is mostly sunny with NE winds 9 to 20 mph, 59°F. Wind that strong can hold water in or push it out, so the real tide may run above or below these predictions. In effect now: Small Craft Advisory. Sunrise is at 7:26 AM and sunset at 6:09 PM.
| Period | Forecast | Wind | Temp |
|---|---|---|---|
| Today | Mostly Sunny | NE 9 to 20 mph | 59°F |
| Tonight | Mostly Cloudy | NE 12 mph | 57°F |
Forecast: National Weather Service point forecast for this location.
Where Cape Henry is
Cape Henry sits at 36.9300° N, 76.0067° W on the Chesapeake Bay, at Virginia Beach, VA. The station here is a subordinate tide prediction point. NOAA has no gauge in the water at this spot; its times and heights are published as offsets from a reference gauge, named below. The closest gauge measuring live water level is Cbbt, Chesapeake Channel (NOAA 8638901), 8.3 mi away, and high and low water here run on average about 19 min earlier than there. The nearest weather station is Cape Henry, VA, a shore station reporting wind and, at most sites, water temperature, 0.3 mi away.
The tide at Cape Henry
Cape Henry has a semidiurnal tide: two highs and two lows a day of about the same size, roughly 12 hours 25 minutes apart. This month's predictions average 1.9 high tides a day here. The mean range from lower low to higher high is 3.5 ft, and 3.1 ft between the average high and the average low, a moderate tide. On an average day the higher high tops the lower high by 0.3 ft and the lower low sits 0.1 ft below the other low. For the water around it: Chesapeake tides are semidiurnal but small, 1 to 3 ft, and arrive many hours after the ocean tide as the wave works up the bay and its rivers.
About this station
- High tide reaches Cape Henry about 0.3 hours after the moon passes overhead. That lag is local, which is why high water does not line up with the moon.
- NOAA predicts tides here from Duck Pier, station 8651370. High tide comes about 31 min later and low tide about 36 min later than there.
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 Cape Henry from the 1983-2001 National Tidal Datum Epoch; mean higher high water is 3.5 ft above it and mean sea level 1.7 ft. These datums are controlled from NOAA's Chesapeake Bay Bridge Tunnel, VA gauge. Source: NOAA CO-OPS station 8638999, established 1982. The tide times and heights are published as time and height offsets from its reference gauge; TidalMap republishes them daily and does not alter them.
Tide stations near Cape Henry
- Broad Bay Canal: 3.6 mi, tides about 139 min later
- Brown Cove: 4.9 mi, tides about 160 min later
- Lynnhaven Inlet, Virginia Pilots Dock: 4.9 mi, tides about 55 min later
- Bayville: 6.0 mi, tides about 156 min later
- Virginia Beach: 6.3 mi, tides about 18 min earlier
TidalMapMonthly tide calendar
🌊 Biggest flood tides at Cape Henry this month: Oct 1, Oct 10, Oct 11, Oct 12, Oct 25, Oct 26, Oct 27, Oct 28, Oct 29, Oct 30. 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 Cape Henry this month: Oct 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 Cape Henry, 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 🌖 | 4:42–6:42 AM 5:07–7:07 PM | 10:10–12:10 AM 12:22–2:22 PM | 55 |
| Sun Nov 1 🌗 | 5:43–7:43 AM 6:08–8:08 PM | — 1:05–3:05 PM | 42 |
| Mon Nov 2 🌗 | 6:38–8:38 AM 7:03–9:03 PM | 11:25–1:25 AM 1:40–3:40 PM | 33 |
| Tue Nov 3 🌗 | 7:30–9:30 AM 7:55–9:55 PM | 12:38–2:38 AM 2:11–4:11 PM | 47 |
| Wed Nov 4 🌗 | 8:18–10:18 AM 8:43–10:43 PM | 1:47–3:47 AM 2:38–4:38 PM | 60 |
| Thu Nov 5 🌘 | 9:04–11:04 AM 9:29–11:29 PM | 2:54–4:54 AM 3:03–5:03 PM | 73 |
| Fri Nov 6 🌘 | 9:49–11:49 AM 10:14–12:14 AM | 4:00–6:00 AM 3:28–5:28 PM | 83 |
Predictions & observations: NOAA CO-OPS station 8638999. 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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