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Franklin City Tide Times

Virginia · Station 8630055 · Updated Sep 16, 2026

Franklin City runs a mean tidal range of about 0.6 ft. This month the highest water, 1.0 ft, comes on the afternoon of Sep 29, and the lowest, a -0.2 ft minus tide, on the evening of Sep 11.

Nearest gauge measuring live water level: Ocean City Inlet (8570283), about 27 mi away, high and low tides here run on average about 139 min later.

Predictedno live gauge
Next low tide 0.3 ft at 8:24 AM
High 0.7 ft · 1:38 AMLow 0.3 ft · 8:24 AMHigh 0.9 ft · 2:06 PMLow 0.5 ft · 9:18 PM
Predicted
Today's tides
High tide1:38 AM0.7 ft
Low tide8:24 AM0.3 ft
High tide2:06 PM0.9 ft
Low tide9:18 PM0.5 ft

Monthly tide calendar

Flood & low finder

🌊 Biggest flood tides at Franklin City this month: Sep 8, Sep 9, Sep 27, Sep 28, Sep 29, Sep 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: Sep 9, Sep 10, Sep 11, Sep 12, Sep 13. These drain the flats and expose the oyster rock, prime for sight-fishing and clamming.

September 2026
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1H:0.8L:0.1H:0.9L:0.2
2H:0.8L:0.2H:0.9L:0.3
3🌗H:0.7L:0.2H:0.9L:0.4
4🌗H:0.7L:0.3H:0.9L:0.5
5🌗H:0.6L:0.3H:0.9
6🌗L:0.5H:0.6L:0.2H:0.9
7L:0.4H:0.7L:0.1H:0.9
8L:0.3H:0.7L:0.0H:1.0
9L:0.1H:0.8L:-0.1H:1.0
10L:0.0H:0.8L:-0.2H:1.0
11🌑L:-0.1H:0.9L:-0.2H:0.9
12🌑L:-0.1H:0.9L:-0.1H:0.9
13🌑L:-0.0H:0.9L:0.0
14H:0.8L:0.1H:0.9L:0.2
15H:0.8L:0.2H:0.9L:0.3
16H:0.7L:0.3H:0.9L:0.5
17H:0.6L:0.5H:0.8L:0.7
18🌓H:0.6L:0.6H:0.8L:0.8
19🌓H:0.6L:0.6H:0.8
20🌓L:0.8H:0.6L:0.6H:0.8
21🌓L:0.8H:0.6L:0.6H:0.8
22L:0.7H:0.7L:0.5H:0.8
23L:0.6H:0.7L:0.4H:0.9
24L:0.4H:0.8L:0.3H:0.9
25🌕L:0.3H:0.9L:0.1H:0.9
26🌕L:0.2H:0.9L:0.1H:0.9
27🌕L:0.1H:1.0L:0.0H:0.9
28🌕L:0.0H:1.0L:0.0H:0.9
29L:0.0H:1.0L:0.1
30H:0.8L:0.1H:1.0L:0.2

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).

DayMajor windowsMinor windowsScore
Today 🌒4:17–6:17 PM
4:42–6:42 AM		11:34–1:34 PM
8:56–10:56 PM		69
Thu Sep 17 🌒5:07–7:07 PM
5:32–7:32 AM		12:33–2:33 PM
9:40–11:40 PM		56
Fri Sep 18 🌓5:58–7:58 PM
6:23–8:23 AM		1:27–3:27 PM
10:30–12:30 AM		43
Sat Sep 19 🌓6:49–8:49 PM
7:14–9:14 AM		2:14–4:14 PM
—		41
Sun Sep 20 🌓7:38–9:38 PM
8:03–10:03 AM		2:55–4:55 PM
11:26–1:26 AM		54
Mon Sep 21 🌓8:25–10:25 PM
8:50–10:50 AM		3:29–5:29 PM
12:25–2:25 AM		67
Tue Sep 22 🌔9:11–11:11 PM
9:36–11:36 AM		3:59–5:59 PM
1:27–3:27 AM		77

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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