Franklin City Tides Today
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Franklin City runs a mean tidal range of about 0.6 ft. This month the highest water, 1.1 ft, comes on the morning of Oct 28, and the lowest, a -0.1 ft minus tide, on the morning of Oct 28.
| High tide | 2:04 AM | 0.7 ft |
| Low tide | 8:51 AM | 0.1 ft |
| High tide | 2:41 PM | 1.0 ft |
| Low tide | 10:02 PM | 0.3 ft |
Today on the water at Franklin City
Today at Franklin City: high tide at 2:04 AM (0.7 ft) and 2:41 PM (1.0 ft), low tide at 8:51 AM (0.1 ft) and 10:02 PM (0.3 ft). The National Weather Service forecast for today is sunny with NE winds 9 to 13 mph, 59°F. In effect now: Small Craft Advisory. Sunrise is at 7:25 AM and sunset at 6:05 PM.
| Period | Forecast | Wind | Temp |
|---|---|---|---|
| Today | Sunny | NE 9 to 13 mph | 59°F |
| Tonight | Partly Cloudy | NE 5 to 8 mph | 46°F |
Forecast: National Weather Service point forecast for this location.
Where Franklin City is
Franklin City sits at 38.0067° N, 75.3817° W on the Mid-Atlantic coast, at Greenbackville, 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 Ocean City Inlet (NOAA 8570283), 27.2 mi away, and high and low water here run on average about 139 min later than there. The nearest weather station is Wallops Flight Facility Airport, an airport reporting wind, visibility and sky cover, but no water temperature, 6.7 mi away.
The tide at Franklin City
Franklin City 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. 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
- NOAA predicts tides here from Ocean City (Fishing Pier), station 8570280. High tide comes about 140 min later and low tide about 180 min later than there.
- High tide heights run about 0.22 times the reference.
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 publishes no datums for this point. Its predictions are offsets from Ocean City (Fishing Pier) and are referenced to MLLW there. Source: NOAA CO-OPS station 8630055. 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 Franklin City
- Chincoteague Island, Blake Cove: 4.1 mi, tides about 28 min earlier
- Jesters Island: 4.7 mi, tides about 9 min later
- Chincoteague Island, Lewis Creek: 4.7 mi, tides about 72 min earlier
- Chincoteague Island, USCG Station: 5.2 mi, tides about 105 min earlier
- Southern Chincoteague Island: 7.3 mi, tides about 140 min earlier
TidalMapMonthly tide calendar
🌊 Biggest flood tides at Franklin City this month: Oct 1, 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 Franklin City this month: Oct 9, Oct 10, Oct 11, Oct 25, Oct 26, Oct 27, Oct 28, Oct 29, Oct 30. 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 Franklin City, 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 8630055. 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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