Saunders Wharf Tides Today
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Saunders Wharf runs a mean tidal range of about 1.3 ft. This month the highest water, 1.9 ft, comes on the evening of Oct 27, and the lowest, 0.1 ft, on the morning of Oct 27.
| Low tide | 3:05 AM | 0.3 ft |
| High tide | 8:56 AM | 1.5 ft |
| Low tide | 3:00 PM | 0.3 ft |
| High tide | 9:08 PM | 1.7 ft |
Today on the water at Saunders Wharf
Today at Saunders Wharf: high tide at 8:56 AM (1.5 ft) and 9:08 PM (1.7 ft), low tide at 3:05 AM (0.3 ft) and 3:00 PM (0.3 ft). The National Weather Service forecast for today is mostly sunny with N winds 3 to 7 mph, 64°F. Sunrise is at 7:31 AM and sunset at 6:11 PM.
| Period | Forecast | Wind | Temp |
|---|---|---|---|
| Today | Mostly Sunny | N 3 to 7 mph | 64°F |
| Tonight | Mostly Cloudy | E 3 mph | 41°F |
Forecast: National Weather Service point forecast for this location.
Where Saunders Wharf is
Saunders Wharf sits at 38.0900° N, 77.0333° W on the Chesapeake Bay, about 10 mi southeast of Port Royal, VA, in Essex. 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 Dahlgren, Upper Machodoc Creek, Va. (NOAA 8635027), 15.9 mi away, and high and low water here run on average about 78 min later than there. The nearest weather station is Dahlgren, VA, a shore station reporting wind and, at most sites, water temperature, 15.9 mi away.
The tide at Saunders Wharf
Saunders Wharf 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 Washington, Washington Channel, D.C., station 8594900. High tide comes about 233 min earlier and low tide about 281 min earlier than there.
- High tide heights run about 0.54 times the reference.
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 Washington, Washington Channel, D.C. and are referenced to MLLW there. Source: NOAA CO-OPS station 8635554. 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 Saunders Wharf
- Port Royal: 10.3 mi, tides about 96 min later
- Colonial Beach, Va.: 11.9 mi, tides about 93 min earlier
- Park Turn: 14.2 mi, tides about 124 min later
- Tappahannock: 14.7 mi, tides about 144 min earlier
- Dahlgren, Upper Machodoc Creek, Va.: 15.9 mi, tides about 78 min earlier
TidalMapMonthly tide calendar
🌊 Biggest flood tides at Saunders Wharf this month: Oct 1, Oct 2, Oct 9, Oct 10, Oct 11, Oct 12, Oct 13, Oct 25, Oct 26, Oct 27, Oct 28, Oct 29. 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 Saunders Wharf, 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 🌖 | 4:47–6:47 AM 5:12–7:12 PM | 10:10–12:10 AM 12:30–2:30 PM | 55 |
| Sun Nov 1 🌗 | 5:47–7:47 AM 6:12–8:12 PM | — 1:12–3:12 PM | 42 |
| Mon Nov 2 🌗 | 6:43–8:43 AM 7:08–9:08 PM | 11:26–1:26 AM 1:47–3:47 PM | 33 |
| Tue Nov 3 🌗 | 7:34–9:34 AM 7:59–9:59 PM | 12:40–2:40 AM 2:16–4:16 PM | 47 |
| Wed Nov 4 🌗 | 8:22–10:22 AM 8:47–10:47 PM | 1:51–3:51 AM 2:42–4:42 PM | 60 |
| Thu Nov 5 🌘 | 9:08–11:08 AM 9:33–11:33 PM | 2:59–4:59 AM 3:07–5:07 PM | 73 |
| Fri Nov 6 🌘 | 9:53–11:53 AM 10:18–12:18 AM | 4:05–6:05 AM 3:31–5:31 PM | 83 |
Predictions & observations: NOAA CO-OPS station 8635554. 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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