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Oyster Harbor Tide Times

Virginia · Station 8631591 · Updated Sep 16, 2026

Oyster Harbor runs a mean tidal range of about 4.6 ft. This month the highest water, 6.3 ft, comes on the morning of Sep 29, and the lowest, a -0.3 ft minus tide, on the afternoon of Sep 11.

Nearest gauge measuring live water level: Kiptopeke Beach (8632200), about 9 mi away, high and low tides here run on average about 22 min earlier.

Predictedno live gauge
Next low tide 0.6 ft at 6:00 AM
High 4.2 ft · 12:18 AMLow 0.6 ft · 6:00 AMHigh 5.2 ft · 12:46 PMLow 0.9 ft · 6:54 PMHigh 3.9 ft · 1:02 AM
Predicted
Today's tides
High tide12:18 AM4.2 ft
Low tide6:00 AM0.6 ft
High tide12:46 PM5.2 ft
Low tide6:54 PM0.9 ft

Monthly tide calendar

Flood & low finder

🌊 Biggest flood tides at Oyster Harbor 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 Oyster Harbor 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
1L:0.2H:5.7L:0.4
2H:4.7L:0.3H:5.7L:0.6
3🌗H:4.4L:0.4H:5.6L:0.8
4🌗H:4.1L:0.5H:5.6L:0.9
5🌗H:3.9L:0.5H:5.5L:0.8
6🌗H:3.9L:0.4H:5.6L:0.7
7H:4.1L:0.2H:5.8
8L:0.5H:4.4L:0.0H:5.9
9L:0.2H:4.8L:-0.2H:5.9
10L:0.0H:5.1L:-0.3H:5.8
11🌑L:-0.1H:5.4L:-0.3H:5.6
12🌑L:-0.1H:5.6L:-0.2H:5.3
13🌑L:-0.1H:5.7L:-0.0H:5.0
14L:0.1H:5.6L:0.3H:4.6
15L:0.3H:5.4L:0.6
16H:4.2L:0.6H:5.2L:0.9
17H:3.9L:0.8H:5.0L:1.2
18🌓H:3.7L:1.0H:4.8L:1.4
19🌓H:3.5L:1.1H:4.7L:1.4
20🌓H:3.5L:1.1H:4.7L:1.4
21🌓H:3.7L:1.1H:4.9L:1.3
22H:4.0L:0.9H:5.1
23L:1.0H:4.4L:0.7H:5.3
24L:0.8H:4.8L:0.5H:5.5
25🌕L:0.5H:5.2L:0.3H:5.6
26🌕L:0.3H:5.6L:0.1H:5.5
27🌕L:0.1H:6.0L:0.0H:5.4
28🌕L:0.0H:6.2L:0.0H:5.2
29L:0.0H:6.3L:0.2H:4.9
30L:0.1H:6.3L:0.3

Best fishing times (solunar)

Major and minor solunar windows for Oyster Harbor, 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 🌒4:19–6:19 PM
4:44–6:44 AM		11:34–1:34 PM
9:01–11:01 PM		69
Thu Sep 17 🌒5:09–7:09 PM
5:34–7:34 AM		12:32–2:32 PM
9:45–11:45 PM		56
Fri Sep 18 🌓6:00–8:00 PM
6:25–8:25 AM		1:26–3:26 PM
10:35–12:35 AM		43
Sat Sep 19 🌓6:51–8:51 PM
7:16–9:16 AM		2:14–4:14 PM
—		41
Sun Sep 20 🌓7:40–9:40 PM
8:05–10:05 AM		2:55–4:55 PM
11:30–1:30 AM		54
Mon Sep 21 🌓8:27–10:27 PM
8:52–10:52 AM		3:29–5:29 PM
12:30–2:30 AM		67
Tue Sep 22 🌔9:13–11:13 PM
9:38–11:38 AM		4:00–6:00 PM
1:32–3:32 AM		77

Predictions & observations: NOAA CO-OPS station 8631591. 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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