Southern Chincoteague Island Tides Today
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Southern Chincoteague Island runs a mean tidal range of about 2.7 ft. This month the highest water, 3.9 ft, comes on the morning of Oct 28, and the lowest, 0.0 ft, on the morning of Oct 28.
| High tide | 12:10 AM | 2.9 ft |
| Low tide | 6:13 AM | 0.3 ft |
| High tide | 12:52 PM | 3.6 ft |
| Low tide | 7:25 PM | 0.6 ft |
Today on the water at Southern Chincoteague Island
Today at Southern Chincoteague Island: high tide at 12:10 AM (2.9 ft) and 12:52 PM (3.6 ft), low tide at 6:13 AM (0.3 ft) and 7:25 PM (0.6 ft). The National Weather Service forecast for today is mostly sunny with NE winds 12 mph, 60°F. In effect now: Small Craft Advisory. Sunrise is at 7:25 AM and sunset at 6:05 PM.
| Period | Forecast | Wind | Temp |
|---|---|---|---|
| Today | Mostly Sunny | NE 12 mph | 60°F |
| Tonight | Partly Cloudy | NE 8 mph | 46°F |
Forecast: National Weather Service point forecast for this location.
Where Southern Chincoteague Island is
Southern Chincoteague Island sits at 37.9024° N, 75.4079° W on the Mid-Atlantic coast, at Chincoteague, VA. The station here is a historical NOAA reference station: a gauge measured the tide at this spot from 1977 until 2024, and NOAA still publishes harmonic predictions from that record. There is no live reading here today. The closest gauge measuring live water level is Wachapreague, Wachapreague Channel (NOAA 8631044), 25.4 mi away, and high and low water here run on average about 35 min earlier than there. The nearest weather station is Wallops Flight Facility Airport, an airport reporting wind, visibility and sky cover, but no water temperature, 4.0 mi away.
The tide at Southern Chincoteague Island
Southern Chincoteague Island 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 3.2 ft, and 2.9 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 Southern Chincoteague Island about 0.5 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: 5.9 ft on Jan 3, 2022.
- Lowest on record: -1.3 ft on Mar 3, 2021.
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 Southern Chincoteague Island from the 1983-2001 National Tidal Datum Epoch; mean higher high water is 3.2 ft above it and mean sea level 1.6 ft. These datums are controlled from NOAA's Wachapreague, VA gauge. Source: NOAA CO-OPS station 8630315, established 1977, gauge removed 2024. The tide times and heights are NOAA's official harmonic predictions for this station; TidalMap republishes them daily and does not alter them.
Tide stations near Southern Chincoteague Island
- Chincoteague Island, USCG Station: 2.4 mi, tides about 35 min later
- Chincoteague Island, Lewis Creek: 3.1 mi, tides about 68 min later
- Assateague Beach, Toms Cove: 3.4 mi, tides about 21 min later
- Chincoteague Island, Blake Cove: 4.5 mi, tides about 112 min later
- Wallops Island: 5.7 mi, tides about 20 min earlier
TidalMapMonthly tide calendar
🌊 Biggest flood tides at Southern Chincoteague Island this month: Oct 1, Oct 10, Oct 11, 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 Southern Chincoteague Island, 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 🌖 | 4:40–6:40 AM 5:05–7:05 PM | 10:04–12:04 AM 12:23–2:23 PM | 55 |
| Sun Nov 1 🌗 | 5:40–7:40 AM 6:05–8:05 PM | — 1:05–3:05 PM | 42 |
| Mon Nov 2 🌗 | 6:36–8:36 AM 7:01–9:01 PM | 11:20–1:20 AM 1:40–3:40 PM | 33 |
| Tue Nov 3 🌗 | 7:27–9:27 AM 7:52–9:52 PM | 12:34–2:34 AM 2:09–4:09 PM | 47 |
| Wed Nov 4 🌗 | 8:15–10:15 AM 8:40–10:40 PM | 1:44–3:44 AM 2:35–4:35 PM | 60 |
| Thu Nov 5 🌘 | 9:01–11:01 AM 9:26–11:26 PM | 2:52–4:52 AM 3:00–5:00 PM | 73 |
| Fri Nov 6 🌘 | 9:46–11:46 AM 10:11–12:11 AM | 3:58–5:58 AM 3:25–5:25 PM | 83 |
Predictions & observations: NOAA CO-OPS station 8630315. 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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