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Sunnybank, Little Wicomico River tide chart

Virginia · near Kilmarnock (14 mi) · NOAA station 8635959 · times in local time (EDT)

Tides today, Sunday, October 11

12 AM6 AM12 PM6 PM3:36 AM · 0.9 ft9:39 AM · 0.1 ft3:59 PM · 1.1 ft10:20 PM · 0.1 ft1.0 ft
  • High 3:36 AM 0.9 ft
  • Low 9:39 AM 0.1 ft
  • High 3:59 PM 1.1 ft
  • Low 10:20 PM 0.1 ft

Sunrise 7:10 AM · Sunset 6:35 PM · New moon (0%)

Fishing forecast

Hour by hour at Sunnybank, Little Wicomico River
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Best times

1:00 PM–2:00 PM and 6:00 PM–7:00 PM

New moon (0% lit)

    Biting around here in October

    • Striped bass In seasonSpring and fall runs; moving water at dawn and dusk
    • Bluefish In seasonFast-moving tide and bait schools
    • Tautog In seasonRocks, bridges and wrecks near slack tide

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

    Weather and conditions at Sunnybank, Little Wicomico River

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    Tide times this week

    DayHigh and low tidesSunrise / sunsetMoon
    Sun Oct 11H 3:36 AM 0.9 ftL 9:39 AM 0.1 ftH 3:59 PM 1.1 ftL 10:20 PM 0.1 ft7:10 AM / 6:35 PMNew moon (0%)
    Mon Oct 12H 4:13 AM 0.9 ftL 10:14 AM 0.1 ftH 4:36 PM 1.0 ftL 11:00 PM 0.1 ft7:11 AM / 6:33 PMNew moon (2%)
    Tue Oct 13H 4:50 AM 0.8 ftL 10:48 AM 0.1 ftH 5:14 PM 1.0 ftL 11:39 PM 0.2 ft7:12 AM / 6:32 PMWaxing crescent (6%)
    Wed Oct 14H 5:28 AM 0.8 ftL 11:22 AM 0.2 ftH 5:52 PM 1.0 ft7:13 AM / 6:30 PMWaxing crescent (12%)
    Thu Oct 15L 12:21 AM 0.2 ftH 6:09 AM 0.8 ftL 12:01 PM 0.2 ftH 6:34 PM 0.9 ft7:14 AM / 6:29 PMWaxing crescent (19%)
    Fri Oct 16L 1:07 AM 0.2 ftH 6:53 AM 0.7 ftL 12:45 PM 0.3 ftH 7:20 PM 0.9 ft7:15 AM / 6:27 PMWaxing crescent (28%)
    Sat Oct 17L 1:58 AM 0.3 ftH 7:40 AM 0.7 ftL 1:38 PM 0.3 ftH 8:08 PM 0.8 ft7:16 AM / 6:26 PMFirst quarter (38%)

    Tidal currents near Sunnybank, Little Wicomico River

    From NOAA's current predictions for Smith Point Light, 5.0 n.mi. NW of at 5 ft depth, 3.5 miles away. Slack is when the current turns and the water is calmest; flood runs in with the rising tide and ebb runs out with the falling tide. Times are the peak of each run, in knots. The flood runs toward the NW (306°) and the ebb toward the SE (125°). The strongest current this week is 1.1 knots.

    DaySlack water and peak currents
    Sun Oct 11Flood 12:56 AM 0.2 knSlack 2:34 AMEbb 7:02 AM 1.0 knSlack 10:26 AMFlood 1:05 PM 0.7 knSlack 3:44 PMEbb 7:42 PM 1.0 kn
    Mon Oct 12Slack 12:18 AMFlood 1:37 AM 0.1 knSlack 2:52 AMEbb 7:34 AM 1.0 knSlack 11:01 AMFlood 1:40 PM 0.7 knSlack 4:20 PMEbb 8:16 PM 0.9 kn
    Tue Oct 13Slack 1:39 AMSlack 2:55 AMEbb 8:07 AM 0.9 knSlack 11:39 AMFlood 2:16 PM 0.6 knSlack 4:54 PMEbb 8:47 PM 0.9 kn
    Wed Oct 14Slack 3:03 AMEbb 8:45 AM 0.8 knSlack 12:20 PMFlood 2:53 PM 0.5 knSlack 5:26 PMEbb 9:18 PM 0.9 kn
    Thu Oct 15Slack 3:52 AMEbb 9:28 AM 0.7 knSlack 1:06 PMFlood 3:33 PM 0.4 knSlack 5:59 PMEbb 9:52 PM 0.8 kn
    Fri Oct 16Slack 4:39 AMEbb 10:15 AM 0.7 knSlack 1:55 PMFlood 4:16 PM 0.4 knSlack 6:34 PMEbb 10:31 PM 0.9 kn
    Sat Oct 17Slack 5:22 AMEbb 11:00 AM 0.6 knSlack 2:46 PMFlood 4:59 PM 0.3 knSlack 7:13 PMEbb 11:15 PM 0.8 kn

    Current predictions can differ a lot over short distances: check the station location on NOAA before planning a passage.

    Best fishing times at Sunnybank, Little Wicomico River

    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 1198 · Excellent1:00 PM–2:00 PM, 6:00 PM–7:00 PM12:17 AM–2:17 AM, 12:40 PM–2:40 PM7:50 AM–8:50 AM, 6:22 PM–7:22 PM
    Mon Oct 1285 · Excellent2:00 PM–3:00 PM, 7:00 PM–8:00 PM1:03 AM–3:03 AM, 1:26 PM–3:26 PM8:54 AM–9:54 AM, 6:52 PM–7:52 PM
    Tue Oct 1368 · Good2:00 AM–3:00 AM, 2:00 PM–4:00 PM1:50 AM–3:50 AM, 2:14 PM–4:14 PM9:57 AM–10:57 AM, 7:27 PM–8:27 PM
    Wed Oct 1452 · Fair3:00 AM–4:00 AM, 3:00 PM–5:00 PM2:39 AM–4:39 AM, 3:04 PM–5:04 PM10:57 AM–11:57 AM, 8:08 PM–9:08 PM
    Thu Oct 1540 · Fair4:00 PM–5:00 PM, 4:00 AM–5:00 AM3:29 AM–5:29 AM, 3:55 PM–5:55 PM11:53 AM–12:53 PM, 8:56 PM–9:56 PM
    Fri Oct 1641 · Fair5:00 PM–6:00 PM4:20 AM–6:20 AM, 4:46 PM–6:46 PM12:43 PM–1:43 PM, 9:50 PM–10:50 PM
    Sat Oct 1742 · Fair6:00 PM–7:00 PM5:11 AM–7:11 AM, 5:35 PM–7:35 PM1:26 PM–2:26 PM, 10:48 PM–11:48 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. 0.1 ft at 9:39 AM on Sunday, October 11
    2. 0.1 ft at 10:14 AM on Monday, October 12
    3. 0.1 ft at 7:36 AM on Saturday, October 24
    4. 0.1 ft at 10:48 AM on Tuesday, October 13
    5. 0.2 ft at 11:22 AM on Wednesday, October 14
    6. 0.2 ft at 12:01 PM on Thursday, October 15

    Tide table: October 11 to November 10, 2026

    Full 2026 tide table Full 2027 tide table

    DayHigh and low tidesSunrise / sunset
    Sun Oct 11H 3:36 AM 0.9 ftL 9:39 AM 0.1 ftH 3:59 PM 1.1 ftL 10:20 PM 0.1 ft7:10 AM / 6:35 PM
    Mon Oct 12H 4:13 AM 0.9 ftL 10:14 AM 0.1 ftH 4:36 PM 1.0 ftL 11:00 PM 0.1 ft7:11 AM / 6:33 PM
    Tue Oct 13H 4:50 AM 0.8 ftL 10:48 AM 0.1 ftH 5:14 PM 1.0 ftL 11:39 PM 0.2 ft7:12 AM / 6:32 PM
    Wed Oct 14H 5:28 AM 0.8 ftL 11:22 AM 0.2 ftH 5:52 PM 1.0 ft7:13 AM / 6:30 PM
    Thu Oct 15L 12:21 AM 0.2 ftH 6:09 AM 0.8 ftL 12:01 PM 0.2 ftH 6:34 PM 0.9 ft7:14 AM / 6:29 PM
    Fri Oct 16L 1:07 AM 0.2 ftH 6:53 AM 0.7 ftL 12:45 PM 0.3 ftH 7:20 PM 0.9 ft7:15 AM / 6:27 PM
    Sat Oct 17L 1:58 AM 0.3 ftH 7:40 AM 0.7 ftL 1:38 PM 0.3 ftH 8:08 PM 0.8 ft7:16 AM / 6:26 PM
    Sun Oct 18L 2:52 AM 0.3 ftH 8:31 AM 0.7 ftL 2:38 PM 0.3 ftH 9:01 PM 0.8 ft7:17 AM / 6:25 PM
    Mon Oct 19L 3:47 AM 0.3 ftH 9:29 AM 0.7 ftL 3:43 PM 0.3 ftH 10:01 PM 0.8 ft7:18 AM / 6:23 PM
    Tue Oct 20L 4:41 AM 0.3 ftH 10:36 AM 0.7 ftL 4:49 PM 0.3 ftH 11:04 PM 0.8 ft7:19 AM / 6:22 PM
    Wed Oct 21L 5:29 AM 0.2 ftH 11:38 AM 0.8 ftL 5:49 PM 0.2 ft7:20 AM / 6:21 PM
    Thu Oct 22H 12:00 AM 0.8 ftL 6:13 AM 0.2 ftH 12:29 PM 0.8 ftL 6:41 PM 0.2 ft7:21 AM / 6:19 PM
    Fri Oct 23H 12:47 AM 0.8 ftL 6:54 AM 0.1 ftH 1:13 PM 0.9 ftL 7:30 PM 0.1 ft7:22 AM / 6:18 PM
    Sat Oct 24H 1:32 AM 0.8 ftL 7:36 AM 0.1 ftH 1:57 PM 1.0 ftL 8:18 PM 0.1 ft7:23 AM / 6:17 PM
    Sun Oct 25H 2:17 AM 0.9 ftL 8:19 AM 0.1 ftH 2:41 PM 1.0 ftL 9:06 PM 0.1 ft7:24 AM / 6:16 PM
    Mon Oct 26H 3:02 AM 0.9 ftL 9:02 AM 0.0 ftH 3:26 PM 1.1 ftL 9:52 PM 0.0 ft7:25 AM / 6:14 PM
    Tue Oct 27H 3:48 AM 0.9 ftL 9:46 AM 0.0 ftH 4:12 PM 1.1 ftL 10:39 PM 0.0 ft7:26 AM / 6:13 PM
    Wed Oct 28H 4:35 AM 0.8 ftL 10:31 AM 0.0 ftH 5:00 PM 1.1 ftL 11:28 PM 0.1 ft7:27 AM / 6:12 PM
    Thu Oct 29H 5:24 AM 0.8 ftL 11:20 AM 0.0 ftH 5:52 PM 1.1 ft7:28 AM / 6:11 PM
    Fri Oct 30L 12:23 AM 0.1 ftH 6:18 AM 0.8 ftL 12:14 PM 0.1 ftH 6:48 PM 1.0 ft7:29 AM / 6:10 PM
    Sat Oct 31L 1:25 AM 0.1 ftH 7:16 AM 0.8 ftL 1:17 PM 0.1 ftH 7:47 PM 1.0 ft7:30 AM / 6:09 PM
    Sun Nov 1L 1:30 AM 0.1 ftH 7:18 AM 0.8 ftL 1:27 PM 0.1 ftH 7:50 PM 0.9 ft6:31 AM / 5:07 PM
    Mon Nov 2L 2:34 AM 0.1 ftH 8:27 AM 0.8 ftL 2:40 PM 0.1 ftH 8:59 PM 0.9 ft6:32 AM / 5:06 PM
    Tue Nov 3L 3:36 AM 0.1 ftH 9:44 AM 0.8 ftL 3:53 PM 0.1 ftH 10:12 PM 0.8 ft6:33 AM / 5:05 PM
    Wed Nov 4L 4:33 AM 0.1 ftH 10:52 AM 0.8 ftL 4:59 PM 0.1 ftH 11:13 PM 0.8 ft6:34 AM / 5:04 PM
    Thu Nov 5L 5:22 AM 0.1 ftH 11:47 AM 0.9 ftL 5:57 PM 0.1 ft6:35 AM / 5:03 PM
    Fri Nov 6H 12:04 AM 0.8 ftL 6:07 AM 0.1 ftH 12:35 PM 0.9 ftL 6:50 PM 0.1 ft6:36 AM / 5:02 PM
    Sat Nov 7H 12:50 AM 0.8 ftL 6:50 AM 0.1 ftH 1:18 PM 1.0 ftL 7:39 PM 0.1 ft6:37 AM / 5:01 PM
    Sun Nov 8H 1:32 AM 0.8 ftL 7:31 AM 0.1 ftH 1:58 PM 1.0 ftL 8:22 PM 0.1 ft6:39 AM / 5:00 PM
    Mon Nov 9H 2:11 AM 0.8 ftL 8:09 AM 0.1 ftH 2:35 PM 1.0 ftL 9:02 PM 0.1 ft6:40 AM / 5:00 PM
    Tue Nov 10H 2:49 AM 0.8 ftL 8:45 AM 0.1 ftH 3:11 PM 1.0 ftL 9:38 PM 0.1 ft6:41 AM / 4:59 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 Sunnybank, Little Wicomico River

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    Fish in the waters around Sunnybank, Little Wicomico River

    40 kinds of fish, sharks and rays have been recorded within 15 km (about 9 miles) of this spot, most often Atlantic Croaker, Spot Croaker, Summer Flounder. The bar shows how many records each has.

    • Atlantic Croaker Micropogonias undulatusSalt water · 124 records
    • Spot Croaker Leiostomus xanthurusSalt water · 120 records
    • Summer Flounder Paralichthys dentatusSalt water · 93 records
    • Weakfish Cynoscion regalisSalt water · 80 records
    • Striped Bass Morone saxatilisSalt water · 70 records
    • Bay Anchovy Anchoa mitchilliSalt water · 65 records
    • American Harvestfish Peprilus paruSalt water · 62 records
    • Butterfish Peprilus triacanthusSalt water · 38 records
    • Atlantic Menhaden Brevoortia tyrannusSalt water · 36 records
    • Hogchoker Trinectes maculatusSalt water · 34 records
    • Spotted Hake Urophycis regiaSalt water · 29 records
    • Alewife Alosa pseudoharengusSalt water · 22 records
    • Northern Searobin Prionotus carolinusSalt water · 20 records
    • Atlantic Spadefish Chaetodipterus faberSalt water · 18 records
    • Cownose Ray Rhinoptera bonasusSalt water · 13 records
    • Northern Puffer Sphoeroides maculatusSalt water · 12 records
    • Bluefish Pomatomus saltatrixSalt water · 10 records
    • Black Sea Bass Centropristis striataSalt water · 9 records
    • American Shad Alosa sapidissimaSalt water · 9 records
    • White Perch Morone americanaSalt water · 8 records
    • Oyster Toadfish Opsanus tauSalt water · 7 records
    • Blueback Herring Alosa aestivalisSalt water · 7 records
    • Silver Croaker Bairdiella chrysouraSalt water · 6 records
    • Gulf Minkfish Menticirrhus saxatilisSalt water · 5 records
    • Largehead Hairtail Trichiurus lepturusSalt water · 4 records
    • Porgy Stenotomus chrysopsSalt water · 4 records
    • Black Drum Pogonias cromisSalt water · 4 records
    • Atlantic Stingray Hypanus sabinusSalt water · 4 records
    • Red Drum Sciaenops ocellatusSalt water · 3 records
    • Broad-striped Anchovy Anchoa hepsetusSalt water · 3 records
    • Striped Searobin Prionotus evolansSalt water · 3 records
    • Southern Stingray Hypanus americanusSalt water · 3 records
    • Northern Stargazer Astroscopus guttatusSalt water · 2 records
    • Spotted Seatrout Cynoscion nebulosusSalt water · 2 records
    • Striped Burrfish Chilomycterus schoepfiiSalt water · 2 records
    • Windowpane Scophthalmus aquosusSalt water · 2 records
    • Hickory Shad Alosa mediocrisSalt water · 2 records
    • Lookdown Selene vomerSalt water · 1 record
    • Atlantic Moonfish Selene setapinnisSalt water · 1 record
    • Cobia Rachycentron canadumSalt water · 1 record

    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 Sunnybank, Little Wicomico River

    Sunnybank, Little Wicomico River gets two high tides and two low tides almost every day, and the two highs are close in height. 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 Wednesday, October 28, when the day's range reaches 1.1 ft, and again around Sunday, October 11 (1.0 ft). Those spring tides follow the new and full moon by a day or two. The calmest day is Monday, October 19, with only 0.5 ft between the day's highest and lowest water.

    The lowest tide of the month is 0.0 ft at 9:46 AM on Tuesday, October 27.

    The highest predicted tide is 1.1 ft at 4:12 PM on Tuesday, October 27. Onshore wind or a storm can push the real water level above that.

    This is a subordinate station: NOAA calculates its times and heights by adjusting a nearby reference station, so expect them to be a few minutes or a few tenths of a foot off on any given day.

    Station details

    Reference station: Chesapeake Bay Bridge Tunnel.

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