Chincoteague Island, USCG Station Tides Today
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Chincoteague Island, USCG Station runs a mean tidal range of about 1.6 ft. This month the highest water, 2.4 ft, comes on the morning of Oct 28, and the lowest, 0.1 ft, on the morning of Oct 28.
| High tide | 12:31 AM | 1.8 ft |
| Low tide | 6:56 AM | 0.2 ft |
| High tide | 1:12 PM | 2.2 ft |
| Low tide | 8:04 PM | 0.4 ft |
Today on the water at Chincoteague Island, USCG Station
Today at Chincoteague Island, USCG Station: high tide at 12:31 AM (1.8 ft) and 1:12 PM (2.2 ft), low tide at 6:56 AM (0.2 ft) and 8:04 PM (0.4 ft). The National Weather Service forecast for today is sunny with NE winds 8 to 13 mph, 60°F. Sunrise is at 7:25 AM and sunset at 6:05 PM.
| Period | Forecast | Wind | Temp |
|---|---|---|---|
| Today | Sunny | NE 8 to 13 mph | 60°F |
| Tonight | Partly Cloudy | NE 5 to 8 mph | 46°F |
Forecast: National Weather Service point forecast for this location.
Where Chincoteague Island, USCG Station is
Chincoteague Island, USCG Station sits at 37.9317° N, 75.3833° W on the Mid-Atlantic coast, at Chincoteague, VA, in Accomack. The station here is a historical NOAA reference station: a gauge measured the tide at this spot from 1976 until 1982, and NOAA still publishes harmonic predictions from that record. There is no live reading here today. The closest gauge measuring live water level is Wachapreague, Wachapreague Channel (NOAA 8631044), 27.8 mi away, and the tide here runs on nearly the same clock. The nearest weather station is Wallops Flight Facility Airport, an airport reporting wind, visibility and sky cover, but no water temperature, 4.5 mi away.
The tide at Chincoteague Island, USCG Station
Chincoteague Island, USCG Station 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 1.8 ft, and 1.6 ft between the average high and the average low, a small tide. On an average day the higher high tops the lower high by 0.2 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 Chincoteague Island, USCG Station about 0.8 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: 3.7 ft on Oct 14, 1977.
- Lowest on record: -2.3 ft on Jan 11, 1978.
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 Chincoteague Island, USCG Station from the 1983-2001 National Tidal Datum Epoch; mean higher high water is 1.8 ft above it and mean sea level 0.9 ft. The land survey datum NAVD88, the zero on topographic maps and flood maps, is 1.1 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 Chesapeake Bay Bridge Tunnel, VA gauge. Source: NOAA CO-OPS station 8630249, established 1976, gauge removed 1982. 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 Chincoteague Island, USCG Station
- Chincoteague Island, Lewis Creek: 0.7 mi, tides about 33 min later
- Chincoteague Island, Blake Cove: 2.1 mi, tides about 77 min later
- Southern Chincoteague Island: 2.4 mi, tides about 35 min earlier
- Assateague Beach, Toms Cove: 4.7 mi, tides about 13 min earlier
- Franklin City: 5.2 mi, tides about 105 min later
TidalMapMonthly tide calendar
🌊 Biggest flood tides at Chincoteague Island, USCG Station this month: Oct 1, Oct 2, Oct 9, Oct 10, Oct 11, Oct 12, Oct 13, 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.
Best fishing times (solunar)
Major and minor solunar windows for Chincoteague Island, USCG Station, 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 🌖 | 4:40–6:40 AM 5:05–7:05 PM | 10:04–12:04 AM 12:23–2:23 PM | 55 |
| Sun Nov 1 🌗 | 5:40–7:40 AM 6:05–8:05 PM | — 1:05–3:05 PM | 42 |
| Mon Nov 2 🌗 | 6:36–8:36 AM 7:01–9:01 PM | 11:20–1:20 AM 1:40–3:40 PM | 33 |
| Tue Nov 3 🌗 | 7:27–9:27 AM 7:52–9:52 PM | 12:33–2:33 AM 2:09–4:09 PM | 47 |
| Wed Nov 4 🌗 | 8:15–10:15 AM 8:40–10:40 PM | 1:44–3:44 AM 2:35–4:35 PM | 60 |
| Thu Nov 5 🌘 | 9:01–11:01 AM 9:26–11:26 PM | 2:52–4:52 AM 3:00–5:00 PM | 73 |
| Fri Nov 6 🌘 | 9:46–11:46 AM 10:11–12:11 AM | 3:58–5:58 AM 3:25–5:25 PM | 83 |
Predictions & observations: NOAA CO-OPS station 8630249. 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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