Tangier Island tide chart
Virginia · Tangier · NOAA station 8633532 · times in local time (EDT)
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Tides today, Sunday, October 11
- High 12:47 AM 1.5 ft
- Low 6:57 AM 0.0 ft
- High 1:08 PM 1.8 ft
- Low 7:37 PM 0.0 ft
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Sunrise 7:09 AM · Sunset 6:33 PM · New moon (0%)
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Hour by hour at Tangier IslandBest times
6:00 PM–7:00 PM and 8:00 AM–9:00 AM
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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.
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Marine forecast: Chesapeake Bay from Smith Point to Windmill Point VA
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- Nearest weather buoy Stingray Point, VA (23 mi): waves, wind and water temperature
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- 162.525 MHz WX7 KJY99, Accomack, VA (23 mi)
- 162.400 MHz WX2 WXM57, Heathsville, VA (27 mi)
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- 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
| Day | High and low tides | Sunrise / sunset | Moon |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun Oct 11 | H 12:47 AM 1.5 ftL 6:57 AM 0.0 ftH 1:08 PM 1.8 ftL 7:37 PM 0.0 ft | 7:09 AM / 6:33 PM | New moon (0%) |
| Mon Oct 12 | H 1:24 AM 1.5 ftL 7:34 AM 0.1 ftH 1:45 PM 1.8 ftL 8:19 PM 0.1 ft | 7:10 AM / 6:32 PM | New moon (2%) |
| Tue Oct 13 | H 2:00 AM 1.4 ftL 8:10 AM 0.1 ftH 2:21 PM 1.8 ftL 9:02 PM 0.1 ft | 7:11 AM / 6:31 PM | Waxing crescent (6%) |
| Wed Oct 14 | H 2:36 AM 1.3 ftL 8:48 AM 0.2 ftH 3:00 PM 1.7 ftL 9:47 PM 0.2 ft | 7:12 AM / 6:29 PM | Waxing crescent (12%) |
| Thu Oct 15 | H 3:15 AM 1.3 ftL 9:29 AM 0.2 ftH 3:42 PM 1.7 ftL 10:36 PM 0.3 ft | 7:13 AM / 6:28 PM | Waxing crescent (19%) |
| Fri Oct 16 | H 3:59 AM 1.2 ftL 10:17 AM 0.3 ftH 4:30 PM 1.6 ftL 11:29 PM 0.3 ft | 7:14 AM / 6:26 PM | Waxing crescent (28%) |
| Sat Oct 17 | H 4:50 AM 1.2 ftL 11:12 AM 0.3 ftH 5:24 PM 1.6 ft | 7:15 AM / 6:25 PM | First quarter (38%) |
Tidal currents near Tangier Island
From NOAA's current predictions for Tangier Sound Light, 1.5 miles NE of, 2.4 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 NNE (14°) and the ebb toward the SW (220°). The strongest current this week is 2.1 knots.
| Day | Slack water and peak currents |
|---|---|
| Sun Oct 11 | Slack 2:28 AMEbb 5:26 AM 1.4 knSlack 8:22 AMFlood 12:12 PM 2.1 knSlack 3:35 PMEbb 6:16 PM 1.4 knSlack 9:54 PM |
| Mon Oct 12 | Flood 12:29 AM 0.8 knSlack 2:51 AMEbb 6:00 AM 1.4 knSlack 8:57 AMFlood 12:52 PM 2.1 knSlack 4:24 PMEbb 7:02 PM 1.2 knSlack 10:43 PM |
| Tue Oct 13 | Flood 1:04 AM 0.6 knSlack 3:14 AMEbb 6:36 AM 1.3 knSlack 9:36 AMFlood 1:34 PM 2.0 knSlack 5:12 PMEbb 7:49 PM 1.0 knSlack 11:31 PM |
| Wed Oct 14 | Flood 1:44 AM 0.5 knSlack 3:43 AMEbb 7:17 AM 1.1 knSlack 10:18 AMFlood 2:16 PM 1.9 knSlack 5:58 PMEbb 8:36 PM 0.8 kn |
| Thu Oct 15 | Slack 12:16 AMFlood 2:27 AM 0.5 knSlack 4:25 AMEbb 8:06 AM 1.0 knSlack 11:04 AMFlood 2:56 PM 1.6 knSlack 6:40 PMEbb 9:23 PM 0.8 kn |
| Fri Oct 16 | Slack 12:58 AMFlood 3:12 AM 0.5 knSlack 5:24 AMEbb 9:03 AM 0.8 knSlack 11:54 AMFlood 3:36 PM 1.4 knSlack 7:18 PMEbb 10:10 PM 0.7 kn |
| Sat Oct 17 | Slack 1:39 AMFlood 3:58 AM 0.5 knSlack 6:38 AMEbb 10:05 AM 0.6 knSlack 12:45 PMFlood 4:18 PM 1.2 knSlack 7:56 PMEbb 10:59 PM 0.7 kn |
Current predictions can differ a lot over short distances: check the station location on NOAA before planning a passage.
Best fishing times at Tangier 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.
| Day | Bite score | Best times | Major periods | Minor periods |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun Oct 11 | 73 · Good | 6:00 PM–7:00 PM, 8:00 AM–9:00 AM | 12:16 AM–2:16 AM, 12:39 PM–2:39 PM | 7:49 AM–8:49 AM, 6:21 PM–7:21 PM |
| Mon Oct 12 | 61 · Good | 2:00 PM–3:00 PM, 9:00 AM–10:00 AM | 1:02 AM–3:02 AM, 1:25 PM–3:25 PM | 8:53 AM–9:53 AM, 6:51 PM–7:51 PM |
| Tue Oct 13 | 52 · Fair | 3:00 PM–4:00 PM, 10:00 AM–11:00 AM | 1:49 AM–3:49 AM, 2:13 PM–4:13 PM | 9:56 AM–10:56 AM, 7:26 PM–8:26 PM |
| Wed Oct 14 | 43 · Fair | 4:00 PM–5:00 PM, 11:00 AM–12:00 PM | 2:38 AM–4:38 AM, 3:03 PM–5:03 PM | 10:56 AM–11:56 AM, 8:07 PM–9:07 PM |
| Thu Oct 15 | 37 · Fair | 5:00 PM–6:00 PM | 3:28 AM–5:28 AM, 3:54 PM–5:54 PM | 11:52 AM–12:52 PM, 8:55 PM–9:55 PM |
| Fri Oct 16 | 42 · Fair | 5:00 PM–7:00 PM | 4:19 AM–6:19 AM, 4:44 PM–6:44 PM | 12:42 PM–1:42 PM, 9:49 PM–10:49 PM |
| Sat Oct 17 | 44 · Fair | 6:00 PM–7:00 PM, 6:00 AM–7:00 AM | 5:10 AM–7:10 AM, 5:34 PM–7:34 PM | 1:25 PM–2:25 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.
- 0.0 ft at 5:41 PM on Saturday, October 24
- 0.1 ft at 7:34 AM on Monday, October 12
- 0.1 ft at 4:55 PM on Friday, October 23
- 0.1 ft at 8:10 AM on Tuesday, October 13
- 0.2 ft at 8:48 AM on Wednesday, October 14
- 0.2 ft at 4:06 PM on Thursday, October 22
Tide table: October 11 to November 10, 2026
Full 2026 tide table Full 2027 tide table
| Day | High and low tides | Sunrise / sunset |
|---|---|---|
| Sun Oct 11 | H 12:47 AM 1.5 ftL 6:57 AM 0.0 ftH 1:08 PM 1.8 ftL 7:37 PM 0.0 ft | 7:09 AM / 6:33 PM |
| Mon Oct 12 | H 1:24 AM 1.5 ftL 7:34 AM 0.1 ftH 1:45 PM 1.8 ftL 8:19 PM 0.1 ft | 7:10 AM / 6:32 PM |
| Tue Oct 13 | H 2:00 AM 1.4 ftL 8:10 AM 0.1 ftH 2:21 PM 1.8 ftL 9:02 PM 0.1 ft | 7:11 AM / 6:31 PM |
| Wed Oct 14 | H 2:36 AM 1.3 ftL 8:48 AM 0.2 ftH 3:00 PM 1.7 ftL 9:47 PM 0.2 ft | 7:12 AM / 6:29 PM |
| Thu Oct 15 | H 3:15 AM 1.3 ftL 9:29 AM 0.2 ftH 3:42 PM 1.7 ftL 10:36 PM 0.3 ft | 7:13 AM / 6:28 PM |
| Fri Oct 16 | H 3:59 AM 1.2 ftL 10:17 AM 0.3 ftH 4:30 PM 1.6 ftL 11:29 PM 0.3 ft | 7:14 AM / 6:26 PM |
| Sat Oct 17 | H 4:50 AM 1.2 ftL 11:12 AM 0.3 ftH 5:24 PM 1.6 ft | 7:15 AM / 6:25 PM |
| Sun Oct 18 | L 12:23 AM 0.3 ftH 5:49 AM 1.2 ftL 12:13 PM 0.3 ftH 6:24 PM 1.5 ft | 7:16 AM / 6:24 PM |
| Mon Oct 19 | L 1:19 AM 0.3 ftH 6:53 AM 1.2 ftL 1:15 PM 0.3 ftH 7:25 PM 1.5 ft | 7:17 AM / 6:22 PM |
| Tue Oct 20 | L 2:12 AM 0.3 ftH 7:56 AM 1.3 ftL 2:16 PM 0.3 ftH 8:21 PM 1.5 ft | 7:18 AM / 6:21 PM |
| Wed Oct 21 | L 3:02 AM 0.2 ftH 8:51 AM 1.4 ftL 3:14 PM 0.2 ftH 9:11 PM 1.5 ft | 7:19 AM / 6:20 PM |
| Thu Oct 22 | L 3:47 AM 0.2 ftH 9:39 AM 1.5 ftL 4:06 PM 0.2 ftH 9:57 PM 1.6 ft | 7:20 AM / 6:18 PM |
| Fri Oct 23 | L 4:27 AM 0.1 ftH 10:23 AM 1.6 ftL 4:55 PM 0.1 ftH 10:40 PM 1.6 ft | 7:21 AM / 6:17 PM |
| Sat Oct 24 | L 5:05 AM 0.1 ftH 11:06 AM 1.8 ftL 5:41 PM 0.0 ftH 11:23 PM 1.6 ft | 7:22 AM / 6:16 PM |
| Sun Oct 25 | L 5:42 AM 0.0 ftH 11:49 AM 1.9 ftL 6:26 PM 0.0 ft | 7:23 AM / 6:15 PM |
| Mon Oct 26 | H 12:07 AM 1.5 ftL 6:20 AM -0.1 ftH 12:34 PM 2.0 ftL 7:13 PM 0.0 ft | 7:24 AM / 6:13 PM |
| Tue Oct 27 | H 12:52 AM 1.5 ftL 7:01 AM -0.1 ftH 1:20 PM 2.0 ftL 8:02 PM 0.0 ft | 7:25 AM / 6:12 PM |
| Wed Oct 28 | H 1:39 AM 1.5 ftL 7:46 AM -0.1 ftH 2:10 PM 2.1 ftL 8:54 PM 0.0 ft | 7:26 AM / 6:11 PM |
| Thu Oct 29 | H 2:29 AM 1.5 ftL 8:36 AM -0.1 ftH 3:02 PM 2.0 ftL 9:50 PM 0.0 ft | 7:27 AM / 6:10 PM |
| Fri Oct 30 | H 3:23 AM 1.4 ftL 9:35 AM 0.0 ftH 3:58 PM 2.0 ftL 10:50 PM 0.1 ft | 7:28 AM / 6:09 PM |
| Sat Oct 31 | H 4:23 AM 1.4 ftL 10:40 AM 0.0 ftH 5:00 PM 1.9 ftL 11:51 PM 0.1 ft | 7:29 AM / 6:08 PM |
| Sun Nov 1 | H 4:31 AM 1.4 ftL 10:49 AM 0.1 ftH 5:06 PM 1.8 ftL 11:51 PM 0.1 ft | 6:30 AM / 5:06 PM |
| Mon Nov 2 | H 5:44 AM 1.4 ftL 11:59 AM 0.1 ftH 6:15 PM 1.7 ft | 6:31 AM / 5:05 PM |
| Tue Nov 3 | L 12:50 AM 0.1 ftH 6:55 AM 1.5 ftL 1:08 PM 0.1 ftH 7:20 PM 1.7 ft | 6:32 AM / 5:04 PM |
| Wed Nov 4 | L 1:46 AM 0.0 ftH 7:58 AM 1.6 ftL 2:13 PM 0.1 ftH 8:18 PM 1.6 ft | 6:33 AM / 5:03 PM |
| Thu Nov 5 | L 2:38 AM 0.0 ftH 8:53 AM 1.7 ftL 3:12 PM 0.1 ftH 9:11 PM 1.6 ft | 6:34 AM / 5:02 PM |
| Fri Nov 6 | L 3:26 AM 0.0 ftH 9:42 AM 1.8 ftL 4:05 PM 0.1 ftH 9:58 PM 1.5 ft | 6:35 AM / 5:01 PM |
| Sat Nov 7 | L 4:09 AM 0.0 ftH 10:26 AM 1.8 ftL 4:53 PM 0.1 ftH 10:42 PM 1.4 ft | 6:36 AM / 5:00 PM |
| Sun Nov 8 | L 4:49 AM 0.0 ftH 11:06 AM 1.8 ftL 5:36 PM 0.1 ftH 11:21 PM 1.4 ft | 6:37 AM / 4:59 PM |
| Mon Nov 9 | L 5:27 AM 0.1 ftH 11:43 AM 1.8 ftL 6:18 PM 0.1 ftH 11:58 PM 1.3 ft | 6:38 AM / 4:59 PM |
| Tue Nov 10 | L 6:03 AM 0.1 ftH 12:19 PM 1.8 ftL 6:58 PM 0.1 ft | 6:40 AM / 4:58 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 Tangier Island
Boat ramps
- Boat ramp 0.3 mi
Distances from the tide station. Places from © OpenStreetMap contributors; links open in Google Maps.
Fish in the waters around Tangier Island
40 kinds of fish, sharks and rays have been recorded within 15 km (about 9 miles) of this spot, most often Summer Flounder, Spot Croaker, Striped Bass. The bar shows how many records each has.
- Summer Flounder Paralichthys dentatusSalt water · 124 records
- Spot Croaker Leiostomus xanthurusSalt water · 93 records
- Striped Bass Morone saxatilisSalt water · 72 records
- Atlantic Croaker Micropogonias undulatusSalt water · 67 records
- Bay Anchovy Anchoa mitchilliSalt water · 52 records
- Weakfish Cynoscion regalisSalt water · 50 records
- Butterfish Peprilus triacanthusSalt water · 46 records
- American Harvestfish Peprilus paruSalt water · 35 records
- Northern Searobin Prionotus carolinusSalt water · 34 records
- Cownose Ray Rhinoptera bonasusSalt water · 28 records
- Porgy Stenotomus chrysopsSalt water · 27 records
- Northern Puffer Sphoeroides maculatusSalt water · 27 records
- Spotted Hake Urophycis regiaSalt water · 19 records
- Atlantic Spadefish Chaetodipterus faberSalt water · 16 records
- Black Sea Bass Centropristis striataSalt water · 13 records
- Striped Burrfish Chilomycterus schoepfiiSalt water · 13 records
- Hogchoker Trinectes maculatusSalt water · 11 records
- Atlantic Menhaden Brevoortia tyrannusSalt water · 10 records
- Windowpane Scophthalmus aquosusSalt water · 9 records
- Oyster Toadfish Opsanus tauSalt water · 8 records
- Alewife Alosa pseudoharengusSalt water · 8 records
- Gulf Minkfish Menticirrhus saxatilisSalt water · 7 records
- Striped Searobin Prionotus evolansSalt water · 7 records
- Bluefish Pomatomus saltatrixSalt water · 6 records
- Naked Goby Gobiosoma boscSalt water · 4 records
- Inshore Lizardfish Synodus foetensSalt water · 4 records
- Feather Blenny Hypsoblennius hentzSalt water · 3 records
- Silver Croaker Bairdiella chrysouraSalt water · 3 records
- Atlantic Silverside Menidia menidiaSalt water · 3 records
- Blueback Herring Alosa aestivalisSalt water · 3 records
- Sandbar Shark Carcharhinus plumbeusSalt water · 3 records
- Atlantic Spanish Mackerel Scomberomorus maculatusSalt water · 2 records
- Tautog Tautoga onitisSalt water · 2 records
- Broad-striped Anchovy Anchoa hepsetusSalt water · 2 records
- Bullnose Eagle Ray Myliobatis freminvilleiSalt water · 2 records
- Southern Stingray Hypanus americanusSalt water · 2 records
- Rainwater Killifish Lucania parvaSalt water · 1 record
- Bigeye Tuna Thunnus obesusSalt water · 1 record
- Yellowfin Tuna Thunnus albacaresSalt water · 1 record
- Wahoo Acanthocybium solandriSalt 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 Tangier Island
Tangier Island 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 1.5 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 2.1 ft, and again around Sunday, October 11 (1.8 ft). Those spring tides follow the new and full moon by a day or two. The calmest day is Monday, October 19, with only 1.2 ft between the day's highest and lowest water.
The lowest tide of the month is -0.1 ft at 7:46 AM on Wednesday, October 28. There are 9 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 2.1 ft at 2:10 PM 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.
Station details
- NOAA station ID: 8633532
- Type: reference (harmonic)
- Location: 37.8283, -75.9933