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Guard Shore Tide Times

Virginia · Station 8633596 · Updated Jul 20, 2026

Guard Shore runs a mean tidal range of about 2.2 ft. This month the highest water, 3.1 ft, comes on the morning of Jul 14, and the lowest, a -0.2 ft minus tide, on the evening of Jul 14.

Nearest gauge measuring live water level: Wachapreague, Wachapreague Channel (8631044), about 17 mi away — high and low tides here run on average about 257 min later.

Predictedno live gauge

Next low tide 0.4 ft at 1:11 AM

Monthly tide calendar

Flood & low finder Flood tide ≥ ft Low tide ≤ ft

🌊 Biggest flood tides at Guard Shore this month: Jul 10, Jul 11, Jul 12, Jul 14, Jul 15, Jul 16, Jul 17. 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 Guard Shore this month: Jul 11, Jul 12, Jul 13, Jul 14, Jul 15, Jul 16, Jul 17, Jul 18. These drain the flats and expose the oyster rock — prime for sight-fishing and clamming.

July 2026

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Sat

1🌕H:2.5L:0.2H:2.0L:0.3

2H:2.5L:0.2H:2.1L:0.3

3H:2.4L:0.2H:2.1L:0.3

4H:2.4L:0.2H:2.2L:0.3

5H:2.3L:0.2H:2.3L:0.4

6🌗H:2.2L:0.2H:2.3

7🌗L:0.4H:2.1L:0.1H:2.4

8🌗L:0.4H:2.1L:0.1H:2.5

9🌗L:0.3H:2.0L:0.1H:2.6

10L:0.2H:2.0L:0.0H:2.8

11L:0.1H:2.0L:-0.0H:2.9

12L:0.0H:2.1L:-0.1H:3.0

13🌑L:-0.1H:2.2L:-0.2

14🌑H:3.1L:-0.1H:2.4L:-0.2

15🌑H:3.1L:-0.2H:2.5L:-0.2

16🌑H:3.0L:-0.2H:2.6L:-0.2

17H:2.8L:-0.1H:2.6L:-0.0

18H:2.7L:-0.0H:2.6L:0.1

19H:2.4L:0.1H:2.6

20L:0.2H:2.2L:0.2H:2.5

21🌓L:0.4H:2.0L:0.3H:2.5

22🌓L:0.5H:1.9L:0.4H:2.4

23🌓L:0.5H:1.8L:0.4H:2.4

24🌓L:0.5H:1.7L:0.5H:2.4

25L:0.5H:1.8L:0.4H:2.5

26L:0.5H:1.9L:0.4H:2.5

27L:0.4H:2.0L:0.4

28🌕H:2.5L:0.3H:2.1L:0.3

29🌕H:2.6L:0.3H:2.2L:0.3

30🌕H:2.6L:0.2H:2.3L:0.2

31🌕H:2.6L:0.2H:2.4L:0.3

Best fishing times (solunar)

Major and minor solunar windows for Guard Shore — 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 🌒	5:24–7:24 PM 5:49–7:49 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	12:50–2:50 PM —	41
Wed Jul 22 🌓	6:54–8:54 PM 7:19–9:19 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 🌓	8:31–10:31 PM 8:56–10:56 AM	3:54–5:54 PM 12:23–2:23 AM	68
Sat Jul 25 🌔	9:21–11:21 PM 9:46–11:46 AM	4:49–6:49 PM 1:05–3:05 AM	79
Sun Jul 26 🌔	10:12–12:12 AM 10:37–12:37 PM	5:39–7:39 PM 1:53–3:53 AM	88

Predictions & observations: NOAA CO-OPS station 8633596. 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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