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Esperanza, Vieques Island tide chart

Puerto Rico · Esperanza · NOAA station 9752695 · times in local time (AST)

Tides today, Sunday, October 11

12 AM6 AM12 PM6 PM1:15 AM · 0.3 ft8:58 AM · 0.9 ft0.9 ft
  • Low 1:15 AM 0.3 ft
  • High 8:58 AM 0.9 ft

Sunrise 6:15 AM · Sunset 6:03 PM · New moon (0%)

Fishing forecast

Hour by hour at Esperanza, Vieques Island
75Excellent

Best times

6:00 AM–7:00 AM and 6:00 PM–7:00 PM

New moon (0% lit)

    Biting around here in October

    • Tarpon In seasonBays and lagoons at dusk
    • Snook In seasonRiver mouths on moving water
    • Bonefish In seasonFlats on the rising tide
    • Snappers In seasonReefs and structure at dusk

    General seasonal guide for Caribbean. Seasons, sizes and limits vary, so check your state rules before keeping fish.

    Weather and conditions at Esperanza, Vieques Island

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    Marine forecast: Coastal Waters east of Puerto Rico, around Vieques, and around and just north of Culebra and Saint John

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    • Nearest weather buoy Vieques Island, PR (12 mi): waves, wind and water temperature
    Marine radio: weather channels and VHF

    NOAA Weather Radio

    • 162.400 MHz WX2 WXJ69, San Juan, PR (42 mi)
    • 162.450 MHz WX5 WZ2561, St. Thomas, VI (43 mi)

    To get alerts on a weather alert radio, program county code 072147 (Vieques).

    VHF marine channels

    • Ch 16 Distress, safety and calling
    • Ch 9 Boater-to-boater calling
    • Ch 22A Coast Guard safety broadcasts
    • Ch 13 Bridge-to-bridge (big ships, drawbridges)
    • Ch 68, 69, 71, 72, 78A Recreational chat

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    Tide times this week

    DayHigh and low tidesSunrise / sunsetMoon
    Sun Oct 11L 1:15 AM 0.3 ftH 8:58 AM 0.9 ft6:15 AM / 6:03 PMNew moon (0%)
    Mon Oct 12L 1:25 AM 0.2 ftH 9:43 AM 0.9 ft6:15 AM / 6:03 PMNew moon (2%)
    Tue Oct 13L 1:40 AM 0.1 ftH 10:30 AM 0.9 ft6:15 AM / 6:02 PMWaxing crescent (6%)
    Wed Oct 14L 2:04 AM 0.0 ftH 11:23 AM 0.9 ft6:16 AM / 6:01 PMWaxing crescent (12%)
    Thu Oct 15L 2:40 AM 0.0 ftH 12:29 PM 0.8 ft6:16 AM / 6:00 PMWaxing crescent (19%)
    Fri Oct 16L 3:25 AM 0.0 ftH 1:48 PM 0.8 ft6:16 AM / 6:00 PMWaxing crescent (28%)
    Sat Oct 17L 4:18 AM 0.0 ftH 3:04 PM 0.8 ft6:16 AM / 5:59 PMFirst quarter (38%)

    Best fishing times at Esperanza, Vieques Island

    The bite score (0 to 100) adds up what anglers watch most: moving water (a tide running harder than usual here scores higher), solunar periods (major periods of about two hours centred on the moon overhead or underfoot, minor periods of about an hour on moonrise and moonset), dawn and dusk light, and how close it is to the new or full moon. Best times are the stretches of the day scoring near that day's top.

    DayBite scoreBest timesMajor periodsMinor periods
    Sun Oct 1175 · Excellent6:00 AM–7:00 AM, 6:00 PM–7:00 PM11:32 PM–1:32 AM, 11:55 AM–1:55 PM6:35 AM–7:35 AM, 6:12 PM–7:12 PM
    Mon Oct 1264 · Good5:00 AM–8:00 AM, 1:00 PM–2:00 PM12:18 AM–2:18 AM, 12:42 PM–2:42 PM7:29 AM–8:29 AM, 6:52 PM–7:52 PM
    Tue Oct 1356 · Good2:00 PM–3:00 PM, 6:00 AM–7:00 AM1:05 AM–3:05 AM, 1:30 PM–3:30 PM8:22 AM–9:22 AM, 7:35 PM–8:35 PM
    Wed Oct 1447 · Fair3:00 PM–4:00 PM, 6:00 AM–7:00 AM1:54 AM–3:54 AM, 2:19 PM–4:19 PM9:16 AM–10:16 AM, 8:21 PM–9:21 PM
    Thu Oct 1537 · Fair4:00 PM–5:00 PM2:45 AM–4:45 AM, 3:10 PM–5:10 PM10:09 AM–11:09 AM, 9:11 PM–10:11 PM
    Fri Oct 1643 · Fair5:00 PM–6:00 PM3:36 AM–5:36 AM, 4:01 PM–6:01 PM11:00 AM–12:00 PM, 10:03 PM–11:03 PM
    Sat Oct 1750 · Fair5:00 PM–7:00 PM, 5:00 AM–6:00 AM4:26 AM–6:26 AM, 4:51 PM–6:51 PM11:47 AM–12:47 PM, 10:56 PM–11:56 PM

    A planning aid, not a guarantee. Wind, water clarity, bait and pressure changes matter too; the forecast above adds live wind and pressure when you open the page.

    Best daylight low tides in the next two weeks

    The lowest water that falls between sunrise and sunset, for tide pooling and beachcombing.

    1. 0.2 ft at 6:19 AM on Monday, October 19
    2. 0.3 ft at 7:21 AM on Tuesday, October 20
    3. 0.4 ft at 8:29 AM on Wednesday, October 21
    4. 0.5 ft at 9:52 AM on Thursday, October 22
    5. 0.6 ft at 11:42 AM on Friday, October 23

    Tide table: October 11 to November 10, 2026

    Full 2026 tide table Full 2027 tide table

    DayHigh and low tidesSunrise / sunset
    Sun Oct 11L 1:15 AM 0.3 ftH 8:58 AM 0.9 ft6:15 AM / 6:03 PM
    Mon Oct 12L 1:25 AM 0.2 ftH 9:43 AM 0.9 ft6:15 AM / 6:03 PM
    Tue Oct 13L 1:40 AM 0.1 ftH 10:30 AM 0.9 ft6:15 AM / 6:02 PM
    Wed Oct 14L 2:04 AM 0.0 ftH 11:23 AM 0.9 ft6:16 AM / 6:01 PM
    Thu Oct 15L 2:40 AM 0.0 ftH 12:29 PM 0.8 ft6:16 AM / 6:00 PM
    Fri Oct 16L 3:25 AM 0.0 ftH 1:48 PM 0.8 ft6:16 AM / 6:00 PM
    Sat Oct 17L 4:18 AM 0.0 ftH 3:04 PM 0.8 ft6:16 AM / 5:59 PM
    Sun Oct 18L 5:18 AM 0.1 ftH 3:57 PM 0.8 ft6:17 AM / 5:58 PM
    Mon Oct 19L 6:19 AM 0.2 ftH 4:33 PM 0.9 ft6:17 AM / 5:58 PM
    Tue Oct 20L 7:21 AM 0.3 ftH 4:58 PM 0.9 ft6:17 AM / 5:57 PM
    Wed Oct 21L 8:29 AM 0.4 ftH 5:15 PM 0.8 ft6:18 AM / 5:56 PM
    Thu Oct 22L 12:54 AM 0.6 ftH 4:38 AM 0.6 ftL 9:52 AM 0.5 ftH 5:24 PM 0.8 ft6:18 AM / 5:56 PM
    Fri Oct 23L 12:01 AM 0.5 ftH 6:28 AM 0.7 ftL 11:42 AM 0.6 ftH 5:15 PM 0.7 ftL 11:54 PM 0.4 ft6:18 AM / 5:55 PM
    Sat Oct 24H 7:35 AM 0.8 ft6:19 AM / 5:55 PM
    Sun Oct 25L 12:05 AM 0.3 ftH 8:29 AM 0.9 ft6:19 AM / 5:54 PM
    Mon Oct 26L 12:26 AM 0.1 ftH 9:20 AM 1.0 ft6:19 AM / 5:53 PM
    Tue Oct 27L 12:53 AM 0.0 ftH 10:16 AM 1.0 ft6:20 AM / 5:53 PM
    Wed Oct 28L 1:27 AM -0.1 ftH 11:22 AM 1.0 ft6:20 AM / 5:52 PM
    Thu Oct 29L 2:08 AM -0.2 ftH 12:40 PM 1.0 ft6:20 AM / 5:52 PM
    Fri Oct 30L 2:56 AM -0.2 ftH 1:58 PM 1.0 ft6:21 AM / 5:51 PM
    Sat Oct 31L 3:52 AM -0.1 ftH 3:01 PM 1.0 ft6:21 AM / 5:51 PM
    Sun Nov 1L 4:55 AM 0.0 ftH 3:49 PM 0.9 ft6:22 AM / 5:50 PM
    Mon Nov 2L 6:05 AM 0.1 ftH 4:18 PM 0.9 ft6:22 AM / 5:50 PM
    Tue Nov 3L 7:27 AM 0.3 ftH 4:18 PM 0.8 ftL 11:23 PM 0.5 ft6:23 AM / 5:50 PM
    Wed Nov 4H 2:03 AM 0.5 ftL 9:04 AM 0.5 ftH 3:42 PM 0.7 ftL 11:11 PM 0.4 ft6:23 AM / 5:49 PM
    Thu Nov 5H 6:22 AM 0.7 ftL 10:58 AM 0.6 ftH 3:21 PM 0.7 ftL 11:24 PM 0.3 ft6:24 AM / 5:49 PM
    Fri Nov 6H 7:26 AM 0.8 ftL 11:42 PM 0.2 ft6:24 AM / 5:48 PM
    Sat Nov 7H 8:09 AM 0.9 ftL 11:59 PM 0.1 ft6:24 AM / 5:48 PM
    Sun Nov 8H 8:43 AM 0.9 ft6:25 AM / 5:48 PM
    Mon Nov 9L 12:15 AM 0.0 ftH 9:15 AM 0.9 ft6:25 AM / 5:47 PM
    Tue Nov 10L 12:34 AM -0.1 ftH 9:49 AM 0.9 ft6:26 AM / 5:47 PM

    Heights are in feet above mean lower low water (MLLW), the zero line on most US nautical charts. A minus height means the water drops below that line.

    Around Esperanza, Vieques Island

    Beaches

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    Fishing piers and docks

    Distances from the tide station. Places from © OpenStreetMap contributors; links open in Google Maps.

    Fish in the waters around Esperanza, Vieques Island

    40 kinds of fish, sharks and rays have been recorded within 15 km (about 9 miles) of this spot, most often Redband Parrotfish, Bluehead, Ocean Surgeon. The bar shows how many records each has.

    • Redband Parrotfish Sparisoma aurofrenatumSalt water · 450 records
    • Bluehead Thalassoma bifasciatumSalt water · 347 records
    • Ocean Surgeon Acanthurus bahianusSalt water · 338 records
    • Bicolor Damselfish Stegastes partitusSalt water · 289 records
    • Stoplight Parrotfish Sparisoma virideSalt water · 286 records
    • Blue Tang Acanthurus coeruleusSalt water · 245 records
    • Princess Parrotfish Scarus taeniopterusSalt water · 227 records
    • Yellowhead Wrasse Halichoeres garnotiSalt water · 226 records
    • Yellowtail Snapper Ocyurus chrysurusSalt water · 226 records
    • Striped Parrotfish Scarus iseriSalt water · 219 records
    • Slippery Dick Halichoeres bivittatusSalt water · 183 records
    • Doctorfish Acanthurus chirurgusSalt water · 157 records
    • Bar Jack Caranx ruberSalt water · 132 records
    • Blue Chromis Chromis cyaneaSalt water · 130 records
    • Longspine Squirrelfish Holocentrus rufusSalt water · 124 records
    • French Grunt Haemulon flavolineatumSalt water · 111 records
    • Clown Wrasse Halichoeres maculipinnaSalt water · 108 records
    • Schoolmaster Snapper Lutjanus apodusSalt water · 107 records
    • Beaugregory Stegastes leucostictusSalt water · 105 records
    • Masked Goby Coryphopterus personatusSalt water · 99 records
    • Foureye Butterflyfish Chaetodon capistratusSalt water · 98 records
    • Dusky Damselfish Stegastes adustusSalt water · 93 records
    • Sharpnose Puffer Canthigaster rostrataSalt water · 90 records
    • Red Hind Epinephelus guttatusSalt water · 85 records
    • Graysby Cephalopholis cruentataSalt water · 80 records
    • Coney Cephalopholis fulvaSalt water · 76 records
    • Sharknose Goby Elacatinus evelynaeSalt water · 74 records
    • Spotted Goatfish Pseudupeneus maculatusSalt water · 70 records
    • Sergeant Major Abudefduf saxatilisSalt water · 68 records
    • Yellowtail Damselfish Microspathodon chrysurusSalt water · 65 records
    • Bucktooth Parrotfish Sparisoma radiansSalt water · 62 records
    • Gray Angelfish Pomacanthus arcuatusSalt water · 60 records
    • Queen Triggerfish Balistes vetulaSalt water · 59 records
    • Blackear Wrasse Halichoeres poeyiSalt water · 56 records
    • Bridled Goby Coryphopterus glaucofraenumSalt water · 55 records
    • Bluestriped Grunt Haemulon sciurusSalt water · 55 records
    • Squirrelfish Holocentrus adscensionisSalt water · 53 records
    • Brown Chromis Chromis multilineataSalt water · 53 records
    • Redfin Parrotfish Sparisoma rubripinneSalt water · 51 records
    • Harlequin Bass Serranus tigrinusSalt water · 48 records

    Records from GBIF datasets released under CC0 or CC BY 4.0 (museum collections, surveys and community sightings). It shows what has been found here, not a complete list. Check your state rules before keeping fish.

    About the tides at Esperanza, Vieques Island

    Esperanza, Vieques Island gets usually just one high tide and one low tide a day. Over the next month the water typically rises or falls about 0.7 ft between a high and the next low.

    The biggest swings in this window come around Friday, October 30, when the day's range reaches 1.2 ft, and again around Tuesday, November 10 (1.0 ft). Here the biggest ranges depend on the moon's phase and on how far north or south of the equator it is, so they don't always line up with the new and full moon. The calmest day is Thursday, October 22, with only 0.3 ft between the day's highest and lowest water.

    The lowest tide of the month is -0.2 ft at 2:08 AM on Thursday, October 29. There are 6 minus tides (lows below the chart's zero line) in this window: the best times for tide pools, clamming and walking the flats.

    The highest predicted tide is 1.0 ft at 11:22 AM on Wednesday, October 28. Onshore wind or a storm can push the real water level above that.

    This is a reference (harmonic) station: NOAA predicts its tides directly from years of measured water levels here, which makes it among the most reliable predictions on the coast.

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