Dorothea Bay Tides Today
Near Charlotte Amalie West · Saint Thomas Island · Saint Thomas, VI · NOAA 9751768
- Low12:06AM0.2 ft
- High6:50AM1.4 ft
- Low1:18PM0.4 ft
- High6:39PM1.0 ft
Local Atlantic time. Heights in feet above average low water (MLLW). Shaded bands are today's best fishing windows.
Fishing Outlook
The high tide at 6:50 AM lands near sunrise, and the tides are among the strongest this week.
Best Windows Today
- 5:50 to 7:50 AMaround high tide
- 12:18 to 2:18 PMaround low tide
- 5:39 to 7:39 PMaround high tide
Tides here are small, so wind can move the water more than the moon does.
Solunar Times
- Minor3:26 to 4:26 AMmoonrise
- Major8:57 to 10:57 AMmoon overhead
- Minor3:24 to 4:24 PMmoonset
- Major9:19 to 11:19 PMmoon underfoot
Major periods are the two hours around the moon overhead or underfoot. Minor periods are the hour around moonrise and moonset.
Fishing Outlook
The high tide at 7:36 AM lands near sunrise, and the tides are among the strongest this week.
Best Windows Today
- 6:36 to 8:36 AMaround high tide
- 1:14 to 3:14 PMaround low tide
Tides here are small, so wind can move the water more than the moon does.
Solunar Times
- Minor4:19 to 5:19 AMmoonrise
- Major9:42 to 11:42 AMmoon overhead
- Minor4:01 to 5:01 PMmoonset
- Major10:05 PM to 12:05 AMmoon underfoot
Major periods are the two hours around the moon overhead or underfoot. Minor periods are the hour around moonrise and moonset.
Fishing here? See US Virgin Islands fishing rules from the Virgin Islands Division of Fish and Wildlife.
Weather and Wind
- This AfternoonHigh 83°Scattered showers and thunderstorms 50% rainSW 18 mph
- TonightLow 75°Chance showers and thunderstorms 60% rainSW 13 to 16 mph
- SaturdayHigh 83°Chance showers and thunderstorms 60% rainSW 9 to 13 mph
Boating Forecast
Coastal Waters from Cabo San Juan to the waters between Anegada Island and Virgin Gorda and North 10 NM · issued Fri 3:29 AM
- Today
- Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: Southwest 3 feet at 4 seconds and northeast 3 feet at 10 seconds. Scattered showers this morning. Isolated thunderstorms. Numerous showers this afternoon.
- Tonight
- Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: Southwest 3 feet at 4 seconds and north 3 feet at 10 seconds. Numerous showers, mainly in the evening.
- Saturday
- Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots with gusts up to 20 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. Wave Detail: Northeast 3 feet at 10 seconds and southwest 2 feet at 4 seconds. Scattered showers.
From the National Weather Service. Arrows point the way the wind blows.
Next 7 Days
30 Day Tide Table| Day | Fishing | High Tides | Low Tides | Moon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SaturdayNov 7 | 7:36 AM 1.5 ft7:23 PM 0.9 ft | 12:43 AM 0.2 ft2:14 PM 0.4 ft | ||
| SundayNov 8 | 8:17 AM 1.6 ft8:04 PM 0.9 ft | 1:17 AM 0.2 ft3:04 PM 0.4 ft | ||
| MondayNov 9 | 8:57 AM 1.6 ft8:44 PM 0.8 ft | 1:51 AM 0.2 ft3:50 PM 0.4 ft | ||
| TuesdayNov 10 | 9:36 AM 1.6 ft9:22 PM 0.8 ft | 2:25 AM 0.2 ft4:33 PM 0.4 ft | ||
| WednesdayNov 11 | 10:14 AM 1.5 ft10:00 PM 0.8 ft | 3:00 AM 0.2 ft5:16 PM 0.4 ft | ||
| ThursdayNov 12 | 10:54 AM 1.5 ft10:40 PM 0.7 ft | 3:35 AM 0.2 ft5:59 PM 0.4 ft | ||
| FridayNov 13 | 11:35 AM 1.5 ft11:24 PM 0.7 ft | 4:13 AM 0.2 ft6:43 PM 0.4 ft |
About the Tides at Dorothea Bay
Dorothea Bay gets two high tides and two low tides most days, and they are not a matched pair. One high or one low each day is clearly bigger than the other. On a typical day the water rises and falls about 1.1 feet.
Over the next two weeks the biggest tides come on Monday, November 9, when the water moves about 1.4 feet. The lowest water is 0.2 ft on Friday, November 20 at 11:03 PM, and the highest is 1.6 ft on Monday, November 9 at 8:57 AM.
NOAA predicts the tides here from years of measurements at station 9751768.
Official NOAA prediction for station 9751768, Dorothea Bay, Saint Thomas Island. Updated Fri, 06 Nov 2026 17:46 GMT.