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Old Point Comfort Tides Today

Near Hampton · City of Hampton, VA · NOAA 8638288

Right nowFri Nov 6
Next tide
Today72°W 9 to 13 mph · Showers and thunderstorms
12:30 AM0.2 ft6:49 AM3.1 ft1:14 PM0.3 ft7:01 PM2.6 ft
  1. Low12:30AM0.2 ft
  2. High6:49AM3.1 ft
  3. Low1:14PM0.3 ft
  4. High7:01PM2.6 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
  • 12:14 to 2:14 PMaround low tide

Solunar Times

  • Minor3:26 to 4:26 AMmoonrise
  • Major8:44 to 10:44 AMmoon overhead
  • Minor2:54 to 3:54 PMmoonset
  • Major9:06 to 11:06 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 72°Showers and thunderstorms 100% rainW 9 to 13 mph
  • TonightLow 54°Showers and thunderstorms then mostly cloudy 99% rainN 6 to 13 mph
  • SaturdayHigh 60°Mostly sunnyNW 10 to 15 mph

Boating Forecast

Chesapeake Bay from New Point Comfort to Little Creek VA · issued Fri 10:49 AM

Rest Of Today
SW winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt early this afternoon, then becoming N late. Waves 1 to 2 ft. Showers with a chance of tstms.
Tonight
N winds 5 to 10 kt with gusts up to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft. Showers with a chance of tstms early in the evening.
Sat
N winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt in the afternoon. Waves 3 to 4 ft, occasionally to 5 ft.

From the National Weather Service. Arrows point the way the wind blows.

DayFishingHigh TidesLow TidesMoon
SaturdayNov 7Good7:33 AM 3.1 ft7:44 PM 2.6 ft1:14 AM 0.2 ft2:03 PM 0.2 ft
SundayNov 8Fair8:14 AM 3.2 ft8:26 PM 2.5 ft1:56 AM 0.2 ft2:47 PM 0.2 ft
MondayNov 9Fair8:52 AM 3.1 ft9:05 PM 2.5 ft2:36 AM 0.2 ft3:27 PM 0.2 ft
TuesdayNov 10Good9:28 AM 3.1 ft9:43 PM 2.4 ft3:13 AM 0.2 ft4:04 PM 0.3 ft
WednesdayNov 11Good10:04 AM 3.0 ft10:21 PM 2.4 ft3:48 AM 0.3 ft4:41 PM 0.3 ft
ThursdayNov 12Good10:42 AM 2.9 ft11:02 PM 2.3 ft4:22 AM 0.3 ft5:19 PM 0.4 ft
FridayNov 13Good11:21 AM 2.8 ft11:45 PM 2.2 ft4:59 AM 0.4 ft6:00 PM 0.5 ft

About the Tides at Old Point Comfort

Old Point Comfort 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 2.4 feet.

Over the next two weeks the biggest tides come on Sunday, November 8, when the water moves about 3.0 feet. The lowest water is 0.2 ft on Sunday, November 8 at 1:56 AM, and the highest is 3.2 ft on Sunday, November 8 at 8:14 AM.

NOAA works out the times here from its reference station at Hampton Roads (Sewells Point), adjusted for this location.

Official NOAA prediction for station 8638288, Old Point Comfort, timed from its reference station Hampton Roads (Sewells Point) (8638610). Updated Fri, 06 Nov 2026 17:46 GMT.