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Wallops Island Tide Times

Virginia · Station 8630440 · Updated Sep 16, 2026

Wallops Island runs a mean tidal range of about 3.9 ft. This month the highest water, 5.0 ft, comes on the morning of Sep 29, and the lowest, a -0.1 ft minus tide, on the afternoon of Sep 11.

Nearest gauge measuring live water level: Wachapreague, Wachapreague Channel (8631044), about 20 mi away, high and low tides here run on average about 55 min earlier.

Predictedno live gauge
Next low tide 0.2 ft at 5:20 AM
Low 0.2 ft · 5:20 AMHigh 4.1 ft · 11:50 AMLow 0.2 ft · 6:14 PMHigh 3.1 ft · 12:06 AM
Predicted
Today's tides
Low tide5:20 AM0.2 ft
High tide11:50 AM4.1 ft
Low tide6:14 PM0.2 ft

Monthly tide calendar

Flood & low finder

🌊 Biggest flood tides at Wallops Island 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 Wallops Island 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:0.1H:4.5L:0.1H:3.7
2L:0.1H:4.5L:0.2
3🌗H:3.5L:0.1H:4.5L:0.2
4🌗H:3.2L:0.1H:4.4L:0.2
5🌗H:3.0L:0.1H:4.4L:0.2
6🌗H:3.0L:0.1H:4.5L:0.2
7H:3.2L:0.1H:4.6L:0.1
8H:3.5L:0.0H:4.7
9L:0.1H:3.8L:-0.1H:4.7
10L:0.0H:4.1L:-0.1H:4.6
11🌑L:-0.0H:4.3L:-0.1H:4.4
12🌑L:-0.0H:4.4L:-0.1H:4.2
13🌑L:-0.0H:4.5L:0.0H:3.9
14L:0.0H:4.4L:0.1H:3.6
15L:0.1H:4.3L:0.2H:3.4
16L:0.2H:4.1L:0.2
17H:3.1L:0.2H:3.9L:0.3
18🌓H:2.9L:0.3H:3.8L:0.4
19🌓H:2.8L:0.3H:3.7L:0.4
20🌓H:2.8L:0.3H:3.7L:0.4
21🌓H:2.9L:0.3H:3.9L:0.3
22H:3.1L:0.2H:4.1L:0.3
23H:3.5L:0.2H:4.2
24L:0.2H:3.8L:0.1H:4.3
25🌕L:0.1H:4.1L:0.1H:4.4
26🌕L:0.1H:4.5L:0.0H:4.4
27🌕L:0.0H:4.7L:0.0H:4.3
28🌕L:0.0H:4.9L:0.0H:4.1
29L:0.0H:5.0L:0.0H:3.9
30L:0.0H:5.0L:0.1H:3.6

Best fishing times (solunar)

Major and minor solunar windows for Wallops Island, 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 🌒4:18–6:18 PM
4:43–6:43 AM		11:34–1:34 PM
8:57–10:57 PM		69
Thu Sep 17 🌒5:08–7:08 PM
5:33–7:33 AM		12:33–2:33 PM
9:41–11:41 PM		56
Fri Sep 18 🌓5:58–7:58 PM
6:23–8:23 AM		1:27–3:27 PM
10:31–12:31 AM		43
Sat Sep 19 🌓6:49–8:49 PM
7:14–9:14 AM		2:14–4:14 PM
—		41
Sun Sep 20 🌓7:38–9:38 PM
8:03–10:03 AM		2:55–4:55 PM
11:27–1:27 AM		54
Mon Sep 21 🌓8:26–10:26 PM
8:51–10:51 AM		3:29–5:29 PM
12:26–2:26 AM		67
Tue Sep 22 🌔9:11–11:11 PM
9:36–11:36 AM		3:59–5:59 PM
1:28–3:28 AM		77

Predictions & observations: NOAA CO-OPS station 8630440. 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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