Cbbt, Chesapeake Channel Tides Today
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Cbbt, Chesapeake Channel runs a mean tidal range of about 2.6 ft. This month the highest water, 3.7 ft, comes on the morning of Oct 27, and the lowest, a -0.1 ft minus tide, on the morning of Oct 27.
| High tide | 12:36 AM | 2.6 ft |
| Low tide | 6:38 AM | 0.2 ft |
| High tide | 1:08 PM | 3.2 ft |
| Low tide | 7:50 PM | 0.4 ft |
Today on the water at Cbbt, Chesapeake Channel
Today at Cbbt, Chesapeake Channel: high tide at 12:36 AM (2.6 ft) and 1:08 PM (3.2 ft), low tide at 6:38 AM (0.2 ft) and 7:50 PM (0.4 ft). Sunrise is at 7:26 AM and sunset at 6:09 PM.
Forecast: National Weather Service point forecast for this location.
Where Cbbt, Chesapeake Channel is
Cbbt, Chesapeake Channel sits at 37.0329° N, 76.0833° W on the Chesapeake Bay, at Virginia Beach, VA. The station here is a NOAA gauge reporting live water levels. It has been in NOAA's records since 2016. The nearest weather station is Chesapeake Bay Bridge Tunnel, VA, a shore station reporting wind and, at most sites, water temperature, right at this station.
The tide at Cbbt, Chesapeake Channel
Cbbt, Chesapeake Channel 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 3.0 ft, and 2.7 ft between the average high and the average low, a moderate tide. On an average day the higher high tops the lower high by 0.2 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 Cbbt, Chesapeake Channel about 0.7 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: 6.3 ft on Jan 3, 2022.
- Lowest on record: -1.7 ft on Jan 7, 2018.
- The National Weather Service counts 4.8 ft as minor flooding here, 5.3 ft as moderate and 5.8 ft as major.
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 Cbbt, Chesapeake Channel from the 1983-2001 National Tidal Datum Epoch; mean higher high water is 3.0 ft above it and mean sea level 1.5 ft. These datums are controlled from NOAA's Kiptopeke, VA gauge. Source: NOAA CO-OPS station 8638901, established 2016. The tide times and heights are NOAA's official harmonic predictions for this station; TidalMap republishes them daily and does not alter them. The observed line is the gauge's own six-minute water level feed.
Tide stations near Cbbt, Chesapeake Channel
- Chesapeake Bay Bridge Tunnel: 4.9 mi, tides about 3 min earlier
- Fishermans Island: 7.1 mi, tides about 3 min later
- Cape Henry: 8.3 mi, tides about 19 min earlier
- Lynnhaven Inlet, Virginia Pilots Dock: 8.7 mi, tides about 36 min later
- Broad Bay Canal: 9.1 mi, tides about 119 min later
TidalMapMonthly tide calendar
🌊 Biggest flood tides at Cbbt, Chesapeake Channel this month: Oct 1, Oct 9, 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 Cbbt, Chesapeake Channel this month: Oct 26, Oct 27, Oct 28, Oct 29. 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 Cbbt, Chesapeake Channel, 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 🌖 | 4:43–6:43 AM 5:08–7:08 PM | 10:10–12:10 AM 12:23–2:23 PM | 55 |
| Sun Nov 1 🌗 | 5:43–7:43 AM 6:08–8:08 PM | — 1:06–3:06 PM | 42 |
| Mon Nov 2 🌗 | 6:39–8:39 AM 7:04–9:04 PM | 11:25–1:25 AM 1:41–3:41 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 | 1:48–3:48 AM 2:38–4:38 PM | 60 |
| Thu Nov 5 🌘 | 9:04–11:04 AM 9:29–11:29 PM | 2:55–4:55 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 3:29–5:29 PM | 83 |
Predictions & observations: NOAA CO-OPS station 8638901. 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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