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Oyster Harbor Tide Times

Virginia · Station 8631591 · Updated Jul 20, 2026

Oyster Harbor runs a mean tidal range of about 4.5 ft. This month the highest water, 6.5 ft, comes on the evening of Jul 14, and the lowest, a -0.7 ft minus tide, on the afternoon of Jul 15.

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 0.5 ft at 8:06 PM

Monthly tide calendar

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

🌊 Biggest flood tides at Oyster Harbor this month: Jul 11, Jul 12, Jul 13, Jul 14, Jul 15, Jul 16. 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: Jul 11, Jul 12, Jul 13, Jul 14, Jul 15, Jul 16, Jul 17, Jul 18, Jul 19. These drain the flats and expose the oyster rock — prime for sight-fishing and clamming.

July 2026

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Sat

1🌕L:0.5H:3.9L:0.2H:5.4

2L:0.5H:4.0L:0.3H:5.4

3L:0.5H:4.1L:0.4H:5.2

4L:0.5H:4.2L:0.5

5H:5.0L:0.4H:4.3L:0.6

6🌗H:4.8L:0.4H:4.5L:0.7

7🌗H:4.5L:0.4H:4.8L:0.7

8🌗H:4.3L:0.3H:5.1L:0.6

9🌗H:4.1L:0.2H:5.4L:0.5

10H:4.0L:0.0H:5.8L:0.3

11H:4.0L:-0.2H:6.1

12L:0.1H:4.1L:-0.4H:6.3

13🌑L:-0.1H:4.2L:-0.6H:6.5

14🌑L:-0.3H:4.4L:-0.7H:6.5

15🌑L:-0.4H:4.6L:-0.7H:6.3

16🌑L:-0.4H:4.7L:-0.6H:6.0

17L:-0.3H:4.8L:-0.4H:5.6

18L:-0.2H:4.8L:-0.1

19H:5.1L:-0.1H:4.8L:0.2

20H:4.6L:0.1H:4.7L:0.5

21🌓H:4.1L:0.3H:4.6L:0.8

22🌓H:3.7L:0.5H:4.6L:0.9

23🌓H:3.4L:0.6H:4.7L:1.0

24🌓H:3.3L:0.7H:4.8

25L:1.0H:3.4L:0.6H:4.9

26L:0.9H:3.5L:0.5H:5.1

27L:0.8H:3.7L:0.4H:5.3

28🌕L:0.7H:3.9L:0.3H:5.5

29🌕L:0.5H:4.1L:0.2H:5.6

30🌕L:0.4H:4.3L:0.2H:5.6

31🌕L:0.4H:4.5L:0.2H:5.5

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).

Day	Major windows	Minor windows	Score
Today 🌒	5:25–7:25 PM 5:50–7:50 AM	11:47–1:47 PM 10:54–12:54 AM	54
Tue Jul 21 🌓	6:09–8:09 PM 6:34–8:34 AM	12:49–2:49 PM —	41
Wed Jul 22 🌓	6:55–8:55 PM 7:20–9:20 AM	1:52–3:52 PM 11:21–1:21 AM	41
Thu Jul 23 🌓	7:42–9:42 PM 8:07–10:07 AM	2:54–4:54 PM 11:51–1:51 AM	55
Fri Jul 24 🌓	8:31–10:31 PM 8:56–10:56 AM	3:53–5:53 PM 12:26–2:26 AM	68
Sat Jul 25 🌔	9:22–11:22 PM 9:47–11:47 AM	4:48–6:48 PM 1:08–3:08 AM	79
Sun Jul 26 🌔	10:13–12:13 AM 10:38–12:38 PM	5:38–7:38 PM 1:56–3:56 AM	88

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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