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Jesters Island Tides Today

Near Chincoteague · Accomack County, VA · NOAA 8630111

Right nowFri Nov 6
Next tide
Today69°SW 9 to 16 mph · Showers and thunderstorms
1:31 AM0.2 ft7:01 AM1.0 ft2:04 PM0.2 ft7:17 PM0.9 ft
  1. Low1:31AM0.2 ft
  2. High7:01AM1.0 ft
  3. Low2:04PM0.2 ft
  4. High7:17PM0.9 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 7:01 AM lands near sunrise, and the tides are among the strongest this week.

Best Windows Today

  • 6:01 to 8:01 AMaround high tide
  • 1:04 to 3:04 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
  • Minor2:48 to 3:48 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 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% rainSW 9 to 16 mph
  • TonightLow 53°Showers and thunderstorms 100% rainN 7 to 16 mph
  • SaturdayHigh 59°SunnyNW 20 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.

DayFishingHigh TidesLow TidesMoon
SaturdayNov 7Good7:47 AM 1.0 ft8:00 PM 0.8 ft2:14 AM 0.1 ft2:51 PM 0.2 ft
SundayNov 8Good8:32 AM 1.0 ft8:44 PM 0.8 ft2:56 AM 0.1 ft3:37 PM 0.2 ft
MondayNov 9Good9:20 AM 1.0 ft9:30 PM 0.8 ft3:38 AM 0.1 ft4:24 PM 0.2 ft
TuesdayNov 10Good10:09 AM 1.0 ft10:19 PM 0.8 ft4:21 AM 0.1 ft5:09 PM 0.3 ft
WednesdayNov 11Good10:56 AM 1.0 ft11:05 PM 0.8 ft5:05 AM 0.2 ft5:55 PM 0.3 ft
ThursdayNov 12Good11:41 AM 1.0 ft11:48 PM 0.8 ft5:49 AM 0.2 ft6:43 PM 0.4 ft
FridayNov 13Good12:26 PM 1.0 ft6:36 AM 0.2 ft7:35 PM 0.4 ft

About the Tides at Jesters Island

Jesters Island gets two high tides and two low tides most days, both about the same size. On a typical day the water rises and falls about 0.8 feet.

Over the next two weeks the biggest tides come on Sunday, November 8, when the water moves about 0.9 feet. The lowest water is 0.1 ft on Sunday, November 8 at 2:56 AM, and the highest is 1.1 ft on Saturday, November 21 at 6:44 AM.

NOAA predicts the tides here from years of measurements at station 8630111.

Official NOAA prediction for station 8630111, Jesters Island. Updated Fri, 06 Nov 2026 17:46 GMT.