Messick Point, Back River Tides Today
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Messick Point, Back River runs a mean tidal range of about 2.2 ft. This month the highest water, 3.4 ft, comes on the morning of Oct 27, and the lowest, 0.0 ft, on the morning of Oct 28.
| High tide | 1:18 AM | 2.4 ft |
| Low tide | 7:30 AM | 0.3 ft |
| High tide | 1:49 PM | 3.0 ft |
| Low tide | 8:45 PM | 0.5 ft |
Today on the water at Messick Point, Back River
Today at Messick Point, Back River: high tide at 1:18 AM (2.4 ft) and 1:49 PM (3.0 ft), low tide at 7:30 AM (0.3 ft) and 8:45 PM (0.5 ft). The National Weather Service forecast for today is mostly sunny with NE winds 10 to 14 mph, 61°F. Sunrise is at 7:27 AM and sunset at 6:10 PM.
| Period | Forecast | Wind | Temp |
|---|---|---|---|
| Today | Mostly Sunny | NE 10 to 14 mph | 61°F |
| Tonight | Mostly Cloudy | NE 6 to 9 mph | 47°F |
Forecast: National Weather Service point forecast for this location.
Where Messick Point, Back River is
Messick Point, Back River sits at 37.1083° N, 76.3183° W on the Chesapeake Bay, at Poquoson, VA, in City of Hampton. 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 Hampton Roads (Sewells Point) (NOAA 8638610), 11.5 mi away, and the tide here runs on nearly the same clock. The nearest weather station is Langley Air Force Base, an airport reporting wind, visibility and sky cover, but no water temperature, 2.5 mi away.
The tide at Messick Point, Back River
Messick Point, Back River 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: Chesapeake tides are semidiurnal but small, 1 to 3 ft, and arrive many hours after the ocean tide as the wave works up the bay and its rivers.
About this station
- NOAA predicts tides here from Hampton Roads (Sewells Point), station 8638610. High tide comes about 7 min earlier and low tide about 2 min later than there.
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 Hampton Roads (Sewells Point) and are referenced to MLLW there. Source: NOAA CO-OPS station 8638051. 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 Messick Point, Back River
- Old Point Comfort: 7.3 mi, tides about 8 min later
- Tue Marshes Light: 9.5 mi, tides about 6 min later
- Huntington Park: 10.1 mi, tides about 41 min later
- Yorktown, Goodwin Neck: 10.6 mi, tides about 19 min later
- Newport News: 11.3 mi, tides about 31 min later
TidalMapMonthly tide calendar
🌊 Biggest flood tides at Messick Point, Back River 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 Messick Point, Back River, 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 🌖 | 4:44–6:44 AM 5:09–7:09 PM | 10:10–12:10 AM 12:24–2:24 PM | 55 |
| Sun Nov 1 🌗 | 5:44–7:44 AM 6:09–8:09 PM | — 1:07–3:07 PM | 42 |
| Mon Nov 2 🌗 | 6:40–8:40 AM 7:05–9:05 PM | 11:26–1:26 AM 1:42–3:42 PM | 33 |
| Tue Nov 3 🌗 | 7:31–9:31 AM 7:56–9:56 PM | 12:39–2:39 AM 2:12–4:12 PM | 47 |
| Wed Nov 4 🌗 | 8:19–10:19 AM 8:44–10:44 PM | 1:48–3:48 AM 2:39–4:39 PM | 60 |
| Thu Nov 5 🌘 | 9:05–11:05 AM 9:30–11:30 PM | 2:56–4:56 AM 3:04–5:04 PM | 73 |
| Fri Nov 6 🌘 | 9:50–11:50 AM 10:15–12:15 AM | 4:01–6:01 AM 3:29–5:29 PM | 83 |
Predictions & observations: NOAA CO-OPS station 8638051. 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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