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Wallops Island Tide Times

Virginia · Station 8630440 · Updated Jul 20, 2026

Wallops Island runs a mean tidal range of about 3.7 ft. This month the highest water, 5.1 ft, comes on the evening of Jul 14, and the lowest, a -0.2 ft minus tide, on the afternoon of Jul 15.

Nearest gauge measuring live water level: Wachapreague, Wachapreague Channel (8631044), about 20 mi away — high and low tides here run on average about 53 min earlier.

Predictedno live gauge

Next high tide 3.2 ft at 1:23 AM

Monthly tide calendar

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

🌊 Biggest flood tides at Wallops Island 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 Wallops Island 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:0.1H:3.1L:0.1H:4.3

2L:0.1H:3.2L:0.1H:4.2

3L:0.1H:3.2L:0.1H:4.1

4L:0.1H:3.3L:0.1H:4.0

5L:0.1H:3.4L:0.2

6🌗H:3.8L:0.1H:3.6L:0.2

7🌗H:3.6L:0.1H:3.8L:0.2

8🌗H:3.4L:0.1H:4.0L:0.2

9🌗H:3.2L:0.1H:4.3L:0.1

10H:3.1L:0.0H:4.6L:0.1

11H:3.2L:-0.0H:4.8

12L:0.0H:3.2L:-0.1H:5.0

13🌑L:-0.0H:3.4L:-0.2H:5.1

14🌑L:-0.1H:3.5L:-0.2H:5.1

15🌑L:-0.1H:3.6L:-0.2H:5.0

16🌑L:-0.1H:3.7L:-0.2H:4.8

17L:-0.1H:3.8L:-0.1H:4.4

18L:-0.1H:3.8L:-0.0H:4.0

19L:-0.0H:3.8L:0.1

20H:3.6L:0.0H:3.7L:0.1

21🌓H:3.2L:0.1H:3.7L:0.2

22🌓H:2.9L:0.1H:3.6L:0.3

23🌓H:2.7L:0.2H:3.7L:0.3

24🌓H:2.6L:0.2H:3.8L:0.3

25H:2.7L:0.2H:3.9

26L:0.2H:2.8L:0.1H:4.1

27L:0.2H:2.9L:0.1H:4.2

28🌕L:0.2H:3.1L:0.1H:4.3

29🌕L:0.1H:3.3L:0.1H:4.4

30🌕L:0.1H:3.4L:0.0H:4.4

31🌕L:0.1H:3.6L:0.1H:4.4

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).

Day	Major windows	Minor windows	Score
Today 🌒	5:23–7:23 PM 5:48–7:48 AM	11:45–1:45 PM 10:51–12:51 AM	54
Tue Jul 21 🌓	6:07–8:07 PM 6:32–8:32 AM	12:49–2:49 PM —	41
Wed Jul 22 🌓	6:53–8:53 PM 7:18–9:18 AM	1:51–3:51 PM 11:18–1:18 AM	41
Thu Jul 23 🌓	7:40–9:40 PM 8:05–10:05 AM	2:53–4:53 PM 11:48–1:48 AM	55
Fri Jul 24 🌓	8:30–10:30 PM 8:55–10:55 AM	3:53–5:53 PM 12:22–2:22 AM	68
Sat Jul 25 🌔	9:20–11:20 PM 9:45–11:45 AM	4:48–6:48 PM 1:04–3:04 AM	79
Sun Jul 26 🌔	10:11–12:11 AM 10:36–12:36 PM	5:38–7:38 PM 1:52–3:52 AM	88

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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