Tangier Island Tides Today
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Tangier Island runs a mean tidal range of about 1.5 ft. This month the highest water, 2.1 ft, comes on the afternoon of Oct 28, and the lowest, a -0.1 ft minus tide, on the morning of Oct 28.
| High tide | 4:23 AM | 1.4 ft |
| Low tide | 10:40 AM | 0.0 ft |
| High tide | 5:00 PM | 1.9 ft |
| Low tide | 11:51 PM | 0.1 ft |
Today on the water at Tangier Island
Today at Tangier Island: high tide at 4:23 AM (1.4 ft) and 5:00 PM (1.9 ft), low tide at 10:40 AM (0.0 ft) and 11:51 PM (0.1 ft). The National Weather Service forecast for today is mostly sunny with N winds 10 to 18 mph, 60°F. Wind that strong can hold water in or push it out, so the real tide may run above or below these predictions. Sunrise is at 7:27 AM and sunset at 6:07 PM.
| Period | Forecast | Wind | Temp |
|---|---|---|---|
| Today | Mostly Sunny | N 10 to 18 mph | 60°F |
| Tonight | Partly Cloudy | NE 6 to 10 mph | 51°F |
Forecast: National Weather Service point forecast for this location.
Where Tangier Island is
Tangier Island sits at 37.8283° N, 75.9933° W on the Mid-Atlantic coast, at Tangier, VA, in Accomack. The station here is a historical NOAA reference station: a gauge measured the tide at this spot from 1979 until 2006, and NOAA still publishes harmonic predictions from that record. There is no live reading here today. The closest gauge measuring live water level is Windmill Point (NOAA 8636580), 21.9 mi away, and high and low water here run on average about 66 min later than there. The nearest weather station is Melfa / Accomack Airport, an airport reporting wind, visibility and sky cover, but no water temperature, 17.5 mi away.
The tide at Tangier Island
Tangier 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 1.8 ft, and 1.5 ft between the average high and the average low, a small 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 Tangier Island about 4.6 hours after the moon passes overhead. That lag is local, which is why high water does not line up with the moon.
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 Tangier Island from the 1983-2001 National Tidal Datum Epoch; mean higher high water is 1.8 ft above it and mean sea level 0.8 ft. These datums are controlled from NOAA's Lewisetta, VA gauge. Source: NOAA CO-OPS station 8633532, established 1979, gauge removed 2006. 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 Tangier Island
- Watts Island: 5.7 mi, tides about 7 min later
- Great Wicomico River Light: 15.1 mi, tides about 4 min later
- Onancock, Onancock Creek: 15.2 mi, tides about 7 min later
- Sunnybank, Little Wicomico River: 15.5 mi, tides about 163 min later
- Saxis, Starling Creek: 15.8 mi, tides about 14 min later
TidalMapMonthly tide calendar
🌊 Biggest flood tides at Tangier Island this month: Oct 1, Oct 26, Oct 27, Oct 28, Oct 29, Oct 30, Oct 31. 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 Tangier Island this month: Oct 1, Oct 8, Oct 9, Oct 10, Oct 25, Oct 26, Oct 27, Oct 28, Oct 29, Oct 30. These drain the flats and expose the oyster rock, prime for sight-fishing and clamming.
Best fishing times (solunar)
Major and minor solunar windows for Tangier 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 🌖 | 4:42–6:42 AM 5:07–7:07 PM | 10:07–12:07 AM 12:25–2:25 PM | 55 |
| Sun Nov 1 🌗 | 5:43–7:43 AM 6:08–8:08 PM | — 1:07–3:07 PM | 42 |
| Mon Nov 2 🌗 | 6:38–8:38 AM 7:03–9:03 PM | 11:23–1:23 AM 1:42–3:42 PM | 33 |
| Tue Nov 3 🌗 | 7:30–9:30 AM 7:55–9:55 PM | 12:36–2:36 AM 2:11–4:11 PM | 47 |
| Wed Nov 4 🌗 | 8:18–10:18 AM 8:43–10:43 PM | 1:47–3:47 AM 2:38–4:38 PM | 60 |
| Thu Nov 5 🌘 | 9:04–11:04 AM 9:29–11:29 PM | 2:54–4:54 AM 3:03–5:03 PM | 73 |
| Fri Nov 6 🌘 | 9:49–11:49 AM 10:14–12:14 AM | 4:00–6:00 AM 3:27–5:27 PM | 83 |
Predictions & observations: NOAA CO-OPS station 8633532. 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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