Chincoteague Island, Blake Cove Tides Today
Accomack County, VA · NOAA 8630194
- Low1:14AM0.1 ft
- High6:49AM1.1 ft
- Low1:52PM0.1 ft
- High7:05PM1.0 ft
Local Eastern time. Heights in feet above average low water (MLLW). Shaded bands are today's best fishing windows.
Fishing Outlook
The high tide at 6:49 AM lands near sunrise, and the tides are among the strongest this week.
Best Windows Today
- 5:49 to 7:49 AMaround high tide
- 12:52 to 2:52 PMaround low tide
Tides here are small, so wind can move the water more than the moon does.
Solunar Times
- Minor3:22 to 4:22 AMmoonrise
- Major8:40 to 10:40 AMmoon overhead
- Minor2:49 to 3:49 PMmoonset
- Major9:02 to 11:02 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 7:32 AM lands near sunrise, and the tides are among the strongest this week.
Best Windows Today
- 6:32 to 8:32 AMaround high tide
- 1:41 to 3:41 PMaround low tide
Tides here are small, so wind can move the water more than the moon does.
Solunar Times
- Minor4:26 to 5:26 AMmoonrise
- Major9:25 to 11:25 AMmoon overhead
- Minor3:15 to 4:15 PMmoonset
- Major9:47 to 11:47 PMmoon 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 Virginia fishing license info and size and bag limits from the Virginia Marine Resources Commission.
Weather and Wind
- TodayHigh 69°Showers and thunderstorms 100% rainW 8 to 15 mph
- TonightLow 52°Showers and thunderstorms 100% rainN 6 to 14 mph
- SaturdayHigh 59°SunnyNW 17 mph
Boating Forecast
Coastal waters from Chincoteague to Parramore Island VA out 20 NM · issued Fri 10:49 AM
- Rest Of Today
- SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas around 4 ft, occasionally to 6 ft. Wave Detail: SE 4 ft at 9 seconds. Showers with a slight chance of tstms late this morning and early afternoon, then showers with a chance of tstms late.
- Tonight
- N winds 5 to 10 kt with gusts up to 15 kt, becoming NW 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft, occasionally to 6 ft. Wave Detail: SE 4 ft at 9 seconds. A chance of tstms early in the evening. Showers in the evening, then a chance of showers after midnight.
- Sat
- NW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft, occasionally to 7 ft. Wave Detail: SE 4 ft at 10 seconds and NW 3 ft at 4 seconds.
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 | 7:32 AM 1.1 ft7:47 PM 0.9 ft | 1:56 AM 0.0 ft2:41 PM 0.1 ft | ||
| SundayNov 8 | 8:12 AM 1.2 ft8:28 PM 0.9 ft | 2:35 AM 0.0 ft3:24 PM 0.1 ft | ||
| MondayNov 9 | 8:52 AM 1.2 ft9:08 PM 0.9 ft | 3:13 AM 0.0 ft4:04 PM 0.1 ft | ||
| TuesdayNov 10 | 9:32 AM 1.2 ft9:48 PM 0.9 ft | 3:50 AM 0.0 ft4:43 PM 0.1 ft | ||
| WednesdayNov 11 | 10:13 AM 1.2 ft10:29 PM 0.8 ft | 4:28 AM 0.1 ft5:23 PM 0.2 ft | ||
| ThursdayNov 12 | 10:55 AM 1.1 ft11:11 PM 0.8 ft | 5:07 AM 0.2 ft6:04 PM 0.3 ft | ||
| FridayNov 13 | 11:38 AM 1.1 ft11:53 PM 0.8 ft | 5:48 AM 0.2 ft6:49 PM 0.4 ft |
About the Tides at Chincoteague Island, Blake Cove
Chincoteague Island, Blake Cove 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 0.8 feet.
Over the next two weeks the biggest tides come on Monday, November 9, when the water moves about 1.2 feet. The lowest water is 0.0 ft on Sunday, November 8 at 2:35 AM, and the highest is 1.2 ft on Monday, November 9 at 8:52 AM.
NOAA works out the times here from its reference station at Ocean City (Fishing Pier), adjusted for this location.
Official NOAA prediction for station 8630194, Chincoteague Island, Blake Cove, timed from its reference station Ocean City (Fishing Pier) (8570280). Updated Fri, 06 Nov 2026 17:46 GMT.