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Folly Creek, Metompkin Inlet Tide Times

Virginia · Station 8630839 · Updated Jul 20, 2026

Folly Creek, Metompkin Inlet runs a mean tidal range of about 3.3 ft. This month the highest water, 4.7 ft, comes on the evening of Jul 14, and the lowest, a -0.4 ft minus tide, on the afternoon of Jul 15.

Nearest gauge measuring live water level: Wachapreague, Wachapreague Channel (8631044), about 7 mi away — high and low tides here run on average about 25 min later.

Predictedno live gauge
Next low tide 0.3 ft at 8:42 PM
Low -0.0 ftHigh 3.4 ftLow 0.1 ftHigh 3.3 ft

Monthly tide calendar

Flood & low finder

🌊 Biggest flood tides at Folly Creek, Metompkin Inlet this month: Jul 11, Jul 12, Jul 13, Jul 14, Jul 15, Jul 16. 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 Folly Creek, Metompkin Inlet this month: Jul 11, Jul 12, Jul 13, Jul 14, Jul 15, Jul 16, Jul 17, Jul 18, Jul 19. These drain the flats and expose the oyster rock — prime for sight-fishing and clamming.

July 2026
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1🌕L:0.3H:2.8L:0.1H:3.9
2L:0.3H:2.9L:0.2H:3.9
3L:0.3H:3.0L:0.2
4H:3.8L:0.3H:3.0L:0.3
5H:3.7L:0.2H:3.1L:0.3
6🌗H:3.5L:0.2H:3.3L:0.4
7🌗H:3.3L:0.2H:3.5L:0.4
8🌗H:3.1L:0.2H:3.7L:0.4
9🌗H:2.9L:0.1H:3.9L:0.3
10H:2.9L:0.0H:4.2
11L:0.2H:2.9L:-0.1H:4.4
12L:0.1H:3.0L:-0.2H:4.6
13🌑L:-0.1H:3.1L:-0.3H:4.7
14🌑L:-0.1H:3.2L:-0.4H:4.7
15🌑L:-0.2H:3.3L:-0.4H:4.6
16🌑L:-0.2H:3.4L:-0.3H:4.4
17L:-0.2H:3.5L:-0.2
18H:4.1L:-0.1H:3.5L:-0.0
19H:3.7L:-0.0H:3.4L:0.1
20H:3.3L:0.1H:3.4L:0.3
21🌓H:2.9L:0.2H:3.3L:0.4
22🌓H:2.7L:0.3H:3.3L:0.5
23🌓H:2.5L:0.3H:3.4L:0.5
24🌓H:2.4L:0.4H:3.5
25L:0.5H:2.4L:0.4H:3.6
26L:0.5H:2.5L:0.3H:3.7
27L:0.4H:2.7L:0.2H:3.8
28🌕L:0.4H:2.8L:0.2H:4.0
29🌕L:0.3H:3.0L:0.1H:4.0
30🌕L:0.2H:3.1L:0.1H:4.0
31🌕L:0.2H:3.3L:0.1H:4.0

Best fishing times (solunar)

Major and minor solunar windows for Folly Creek, Metompkin Inlet — peak feeding activity is around the moon overhead/underfoot (majors) and moonrise/moonset (minors). Score is the day's activity coefficient (0–100).

DayMajor windowsMinor windowsScore
Today 🌒5:23–7:23 PM
5:48–7:48 AM		11:46–1:46 PM
10:52–12:52 AM		54
Tue Jul 21 🌓6:08–8:08 PM
6:33–8:33 AM		12:49–2:49 PM
—		41
Wed Jul 22 🌓6:53–8:53 PM
7:18–9:18 AM		1:52–3:52 PM
11:19–1:19 AM		41
Thu Jul 23 🌓7:41–9:41 PM
8:06–10:06 AM		2:54–4:54 PM
11:49–1:49 AM		55
Fri Jul 24 🌓8:30–10:30 PM
8:55–10:55 AM		3:53–5:53 PM
12:24–2:24 AM		68
Sat Jul 25 🌔9:21–11:21 PM
9:46–11:46 AM		4:48–6:48 PM
1:05–3:05 AM		79
Sun Jul 26 🌔10:12–12:12 AM
10:37–12:37 PM		5:38–7:38 PM
1:53–3:53 AM		88

Predictions & observations: NOAA CO-OPS station 8630839. 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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