Kiptopeke Beach Tides Today
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Kiptopeke Beach runs a mean tidal range of about 2.5 ft. This month the highest water, 3.7 ft, comes on the morning of Oct 27, and the lowest, 0.0 ft, on the morning of Oct 27.
| High tide | 1:00 AM | 2.6 ft |
| Low tide | 7:02 AM | 0.3 ft |
| High tide | 1:28 PM | 3.3 ft |
| Low tide | 8:20 PM | 0.5 ft |
Today on the water at Kiptopeke Beach
Today at Kiptopeke Beach: high tide at 1:00 AM (2.6 ft) and 1:28 PM (3.3 ft), low tide at 7:02 AM (0.3 ft) and 8:20 PM (0.5 ft). The National Weather Service forecast for today is mostly sunny with NE winds 8 to 16 mph, 59°F. Wind that strong can hold water in or push it out, so the real tide may run above or below these predictions. The water at the gauge reads 63°F. Sunrise is at 7:26 AM and sunset at 6:08 PM.
| Period | Forecast | Wind | Temp |
|---|---|---|---|
| Today | Mostly Sunny | NE 8 to 16 mph | 59°F |
| Tonight | Mostly Cloudy | NE 8 mph | 54°F |
Forecast: National Weather Service point forecast for this location.
Where Kiptopeke Beach is
Kiptopeke Beach sits at 37.1652° N, 75.9884° W on the Mid-Atlantic coast, about 5 mi south of Cape Charles, VA, in Northampton. The station here is a NOAA gauge reporting live water levels. It has been in NOAA's records since 1951. The nearest weather station is Kiptopeke, VA, a shore station reporting wind and, at most sites, water temperature, right at this station.
The tide at Kiptopeke Beach
Kiptopeke Beach 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 2.9 ft, and 2.6 ft between the average high and the average low, a moderate 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 Kiptopeke Beach about 1.0 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: 7.1 ft on Mar 8, 1962.
- Lowest on record: -2.5 ft on Jan 11, 1978.
- The National Weather Service counts 4.5 ft as minor flooding here, 5.0 ft as moderate and 5.5 ft as major.
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 Kiptopeke Beach from the 1983-2001 National Tidal Datum Epoch; mean higher high water is 2.9 ft above it and mean sea level 1.4 ft. The land survey datum NAVD88, the zero on topographic maps and flood maps, is 1.9 ft above MLLW here, so a water level on this page converts to NAVD88 by subtracting that amount. Source: NOAA CO-OPS station 8632200, established 1951. The tide times and heights are NOAA's official harmonic predictions for this station; TidalMap republishes them daily and does not alter them. The observed line is the gauge's own six-minute water level feed.
Tide stations near Kiptopeke Beach
- Fishermans Island: 4.7 mi, tides about 20 min earlier
- Old Plantation Light: 5.8 mi, tides about 16 min later
- Cape Charles Harbor: 7.0 mi, tides about 28 min later
- Oyster Harbor: 9.2 mi, tides about 21 min earlier
- Cbbt, Chesapeake Channel: 10.5 mi, tides about 23 min earlier
TidalMapMonthly tide calendar
🌊 Biggest flood tides at Kiptopeke Beach this month: Oct 1, Oct 9, Oct 10, Oct 11, Oct 12, 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.
Best fishing times (solunar)
Major and minor solunar windows for Kiptopeke Beach, 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 🌖 | 4:42–6:42 AM 5:07–7:07 PM | 10:09–12:09 AM 12:23–2:23 PM | 55 |
| Sun Nov 1 🌗 | 5:43–7:43 AM 6:08–8:08 PM | — 1:06–3:06 PM | 42 |
| Mon Nov 2 🌗 | 6:38–8:38 AM 7:03–9:03 PM | 11:24–1:24 AM 1:41–3:41 PM | 33 |
| Tue Nov 3 🌗 | 7:30–9:30 AM 7:55–9:55 PM | 12:37–2:37 AM 2:11–4:11 PM | 47 |
| Wed Nov 4 🌗 | 8:18–10:18 AM 8:43–10:43 PM | 1:47–3:47 AM 2:38–4:38 PM | 60 |
| Thu Nov 5 🌘 | 9:04–11:04 AM 9:29–11:29 PM | 2:54–4:54 AM 3:03–5:03 PM | 73 |
| Fri Nov 6 🌘 | 9:48–11:48 AM 10:13–12:13 AM | 4:00–6:00 AM 3:28–5:28 PM | 83 |
Predictions & observations: NOAA CO-OPS station 8632200. 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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