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Sunnybank Tides Today

Near Heathsville · Little Wicomico River · Northumberland County, VA · NOAA 8635959

Right nowFri Nov 6
Next tide
Today69°NW 8 to 12 mph · Showers and thunderstorms
12:04 AM0.8 ft6:07 AM0.1 ft12:35 PM0.9 ft6:50 PM0.1 ft
  1. High12:04AM0.8 ft
  2. Low6:07AM0.1 ft
  3. High12:35PM0.9 ft
  4. Low6:50PM0.1 ft

Local Eastern time. Heights in feet above average low water (MLLW). Shaded bands are today's best fishing windows.

Fishing Outlook

The low tide at 6:07 AM lands near sunrise, and the tides are among the strongest this week.

Best Windows Today

  • 5:07 to 7:07 AMaround low tide
  • 11:35 AM to 1:35 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
  • Major8:44 to 10:44 AMmoon overhead
  • Minor2:52 to 3:52 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 69°Showers and thunderstorms 100% rainNW 8 to 12 mph
  • TonightLow 51°Rain showers then mostly cloudy 87% rainN 3 to 16 mph
  • SaturdayHigh 60°SunnyNW 15 to 18 mph

Boating Forecast

Chesapeake Bay from Drum Point MD to Smith Point VA · issued Fri 12:30 PM

This Afternoon
N winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 2 ft. Showers with isolated tstms. Patchy fog. Vsby 1 NM or less.
Tonight
N winds 5 to 10 kt...becoming NW 15 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt after midnight. Waves 1 ft... building to 3 ft after midnight. Numerous showers.
Sat
NW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt. Waves 3 ft.

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

DayFishingHigh TidesLow TidesMoon
SaturdayNov 7Good12:50 AM 0.8 ft1:18 PM 1.0 ft6:50 AM 0.1 ft7:39 PM 0.1 ft
SundayNov 8Good1:32 AM 0.8 ft1:58 PM 1.0 ft7:31 AM 0.1 ft8:22 PM 0.1 ft
MondayNov 9Good2:11 AM 0.8 ft2:35 PM 1.0 ft8:09 AM 0.1 ft9:02 PM 0.1 ft
TuesdayNov 10Fair2:49 AM 0.7 ft3:11 PM 1.0 ft8:45 AM 0.1 ft9:38 PM 0.1 ft
WednesdayNov 11Good3:26 AM 0.7 ft3:47 PM 0.9 ft9:20 AM 0.1 ft10:14 PM 0.1 ft
ThursdayNov 12Good4:03 AM 0.7 ft4:25 PM 0.9 ft9:55 AM 0.1 ft10:51 PM 0.1 ft
FridayNov 13Good4:43 AM 0.7 ft5:05 PM 0.9 ft10:32 AM 0.2 ft11:32 PM 0.2 ft

About the Tides at Sunnybank

Sunnybank 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 0.7 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 Saturday, November 21 at 5:09 AM, and the highest is 1.0 ft on Sunday, November 8 at 1:58 PM.

NOAA works out the times here from its reference station at Chesapeake Bay Bridge Tunnel, adjusted for this location.

Official NOAA prediction for station 8635959, Sunnybank, Little Wicomico River, timed from its reference station Chesapeake Bay Bridge Tunnel (8638863). Updated Fri, 06 Nov 2026 17:46 GMT.