Virginia Tide Charts
Worldwide Tides

False Cape tides

Predicted from Sandbridge, NOAA station 8639428, 6 miles away. No gauge exists nearer than this. The shore between runs open and unbroken, so the heights hold well and only the turn of the tide may fall a little either side of the times shown. Heights in feet above MLLW. Also covers False Cape State Park, Wash Woods, Back Bay and the Carolina line.

Water level now

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Next tide

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Highs and lows

  1. 4:18 amHigh tide3.2 ft
  2. 10:12 amLow tide1.1 ft
  3. 4:29 pmHigh tide3.6 ft
  4. 10:43 pmLow tide0.8 ft

Sun and moon

Sunrise
7:15 am
Sunset
6:20 pm
Daylight
11 hr 5 min
Moonrise
3:54 pm
Moonset
2:21 am
Moon
Waxing gibbous 78%

The lowest daylight water is 1.1 ft at 10:12 am.

About False Cape

One of the most remote and untouched coastal environments on the East Coast, this area stretches to the Carolina line, encompassing False Cape State Park, Wash Woods, and Back Bay. Because vehicle access is prohibited, visitors engage in primitive beach camping between the Atlantic Ocean and Back Bay, hiking, and biking the coastal trails. Travelers must consult the tide chart before attempting the journey; a low tide provides the wide, hard-packed sand necessary for making the grueling bike ride or hike down from Sandbridge to the primitive campsites.

This week

  1. Wed

    21 Oct

    3.6 ft

    4:29 pm

    0.8 ft

    10:43 pm

  2. Thu

    22 Oct

    3.7 ft

    5:16 pm

    0.6 ft

    11:25 pm

  3. Fri

    23 Oct

    3.9 ft

    5:47 am

    0.7 ft

    11:58 am

  4. Sat

    24 Oct

    4.3 ft

    6:31 am

    0.4 ft

    12:08 am

  5. Sun

    25 Oct

    4.6 ft

    7:15 am

    0.2 ft

    12:51 am

  6. Mon

    26 Oct

    4.8 ft

    7:58 am

    0.1 ft

    1:34 am

  7. Tue

    27 Oct

    4.9 ft

    8:43 am

    0.0 ft

    2:17 am

  8. Wed

    28 Oct

    4.9 ft

    9:32 am

    0.0 ft

    3:02 am

  9. Thu

    29 Oct

    4.8 ft

    10:24 am

    0.1 ft

    3:52 am

  10. Fri

    30 Oct

    4.6 ft

    11:21 am

    0.3 ft

    4:49 am

The highest water of each day, and when it arrives.

King tides in 6 days

Water reaches 4.9 ft at 8:43 am on Tuesday 27 October, the highest of this run. See every king tide through 2030

Along the coast

north south Tides for Colonial BeachColonial BeachTides for WestmorelandWestmorelandTides for ChincoteagueChincoteagueTides for Wallops IslandWallops IslandTides for ReedvilleReedvilleTides for Tangier IslandTangier IslandTides for OnancockOnancockTides for WachapreagueWachapreagueTides for DeltavilleDeltavilleTides for New Point ComfortNew Point ComfortTides for Cape CharlesCape CharlesTides for Gloucester PointGloucester PointTides for YorktownYorktownTides for KiptopekeKiptopekeTides for HamptonHamptonTides for Cape HenryCape HenryTides for Virginia BeachVirginia BeachTides for NorfolkNorfolkTides for Rudee InletRudee InletTides for SandbridgeSandbridgeFalse Cape

Every Virginia location, in order along the coast. Each dot sits at its true latitude. Where places crowd together the writing is nudged clear and joined back to its dot by a line.

October 2026

Date Tides Sunrise Sunset
1Thu
Low 5:03 am 0.4 ftHigh 11:33 am 4.6 ftLow 6:09 pm 0.7 ftHigh 11:56 pm 3.4 ft
6:57 am6:48 pm
2Fri
Low 6:01 am 0.6 ftHigh 12:29 pm 4.4 ftLow 7:12 pm 0.8 ft
6:58 am6:47 pm
3Sat
High 12:55 am 3.3 ftLow 7:05 am 0.7 ftHigh 1:33 pm 4.2 ftLow 8:22 pm 0.9 ft
6:59 am6:45 pm
4Sun
High 2:07 am 3.3 ftLow 8:16 am 0.8 ftHigh 2:50 pm 4.1 ftLow 9:31 pm 0.8 ft
7:00 am6:44 pm
5Mon
High 3:32 am 3.4 ftLow 9:31 am 0.8 ftHigh 4:04 pm 4.1 ftLow 10:32 pm 0.7 ft
7:01 am6:42 pm
6Tue
High 4:41 am 3.6 ftLow 10:39 am 0.7 ftHigh 5:05 pm 4.1 ftLow 11:26 pm 0.5 ft
7:01 am6:41 pm
7Wed
High 5:39 am 3.9 ftLow 11:44 am 0.6 ftHigh 5:59 pm 4.1 ft
7:02 am6:39 pm
8Thu
Low 12:16 am 0.4 ftHigh 6:31 am 4.2 ftLow 12:43 pm 0.5 ftHigh 6:49 pm 4.1 ft
7:03 am6:38 pm
9Fri
Low 1:00 am 0.3 ftHigh 7:18 am 4.4 ftLow 1:34 pm 0.4 ftHigh 7:33 pm 4.0 ft
7:04 am6:37 pm
10Sat
Low 1:39 am 0.3 ftHigh 7:59 am 4.6 ftLow 2:17 pm 0.4 ftHigh 8:13 pm 3.9 ft
7:05 am6:35 pm
11Sun
Low 2:15 am 0.3 ftHigh 8:37 am 4.6 ftLow 2:56 pm 0.4 ftHigh 8:51 pm 3.7 ft
7:06 am6:34 pm
12Mon
Low 2:49 am 0.4 ftHigh 9:15 am 4.5 ftLow 3:35 pm 0.6 ftHigh 9:29 pm 3.6 ft
7:07 am6:32 pm
13Tue
Low 3:23 am 0.6 ftHigh 9:53 am 4.4 ftLow 4:15 pm 0.7 ftHigh 10:08 pm 3.4 ft
7:08 am6:31 pm
14Wed
Low 4:01 am 0.8 ftHigh 10:32 am 4.2 ftLow 4:58 pm 0.9 ftHigh 10:50 pm 3.2 ft
7:08 am6:30 pm
15Thu
Low 4:42 am 1.0 ftHigh 11:14 am 4.0 ftLow 5:44 pm 1.0 ftHigh 11:33 pm 3.1 ft
7:09 am6:28 pm
16Fri
Low 5:28 am 1.1 ftHigh 11:57 am 3.8 ftLow 6:32 pm 1.2 ft
7:10 am6:27 pm
17Sat
High 12:18 am 3.0 ftLow 6:18 am 1.3 ftHigh 12:42 pm 3.7 ftLow 7:24 pm 1.2 ft
7:11 am6:26 pm
18Sun
High 1:08 am 2.9 ftLow 7:11 am 1.4 ftHigh 1:35 pm 3.6 ftLow 8:20 pm 1.2 ft
7:12 am6:24 pm
19Mon
High 2:11 am 2.9 ftLow 8:12 am 1.4 ftHigh 2:37 pm 3.5 ftLow 9:14 pm 1.2 ft
7:13 am6:23 pm
20Tue
High 3:23 am 3.0 ftLow 9:15 am 1.3 ftHigh 3:38 pm 3.5 ftLow 10:00 pm 1.0 ft
7:14 am6:22 pm
21Wed
High 4:18 am 3.2 ftLow 10:12 am 1.1 ftHigh 4:29 pm 3.6 ftLow 10:43 pm 0.8 ft
7:15 am6:20 pm
22Thu
High 5:04 am 3.6 ftLow 11:05 am 0.9 ftHigh 5:16 pm 3.7 ftLow 11:25 pm 0.6 ft
7:16 am6:19 pm
23Fri
High 5:47 am 3.9 ftLow 11:58 am 0.7 ftHigh 6:02 pm 3.7 ft
7:17 am6:18 pm
24Sat
Low 12:08 am 0.4 ftHigh 6:31 am 4.3 ftLow 12:50 pm 0.5 ftHigh 6:48 pm 3.8 ft
7:18 am6:17 pm
25Sun
Low 12:51 am 0.2 ftHigh 7:15 am 4.6 ftLow 1:37 pm 0.3 ftHigh 7:33 pm 3.8 ft
7:19 am6:16 pm
26Mon
Low 1:34 am 0.1 ftHigh 7:58 am 4.8 ftLow 2:23 pm 0.1 ftHigh 8:18 pm 3.8 ft
7:20 am6:14 pm
27Tue
Low 2:17 am 0.0 ftHigh 8:43 am 4.9 ftLow 3:10 pm 0.1 ftHigh 9:05 pm 3.7 ft
7:21 am6:13 pm
28Wed
Low 3:02 am 0.0 ftHigh 9:32 am 4.9 ftLow 4:01 pm 0.2 ftHigh 9:56 pm 3.6 ft
7:22 am6:12 pm
29Thu
Low 3:52 am 0.1 ftHigh 10:24 am 4.8 ftLow 4:58 pm 0.3 ftHigh 10:51 pm 3.5 ft
7:22 am6:11 pm
30Fri
Low 4:49 am 0.3 ftHigh 11:21 am 4.6 ftLow 5:59 pm 0.4 ftHigh 11:49 pm 3.4 ft
7:23 am6:10 pm
31Sat
Low 5:52 am 0.5 ftHigh 12:19 pm 4.3 ftLow 7:02 pm 0.5 ft
7:24 am6:09 pm

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