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Broad Bay Canal tide times

Today, Sunday, October 18, 2026: high tide at 3:55 AM (1.3 ft) and 4:25 PM (1.5 ft); low tide at 9:53 AM (0.9 ft) and 11:02 PM (0.9 ft). Water temperature 67.6 F at buoy 44087 (10 mi away).

NOAA station 8638923 · Subordinate station · MLLW datum · times in EDT · sunrise 7:15 AM, sunset 6:24 PM · first quarter (51% lit)

High tide▲
3:55AM
1.3FT MLLW
high
Low tide▼
9:53AM
0.9FT MLLW
low
High tide▲
4:25PM
1.5FT MLLW
high
Low tide▼
11:02PM
0.9FT MLLW
low
Water temp°F
67.6
19.8C
buoy 44087, 10 mi
11.512 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM12 AM3:55 AM1.3 ft9:53 AM0.9 ft4:25 PM1.5 ft11:02 PM0.9 ftnow 5:20 AM
predicted height above MLLWnightnow (build time; your browser updates it)

As of 5:20 AM the tide is falling toward low tide at 9:53 AM (0.9 ft).

First Quarter 51% litSunrise 7:15 AMSunset 6:24 PMDaylight 11h 09mEDT

Next 7 days at Broad Bay Canal

DateTide 1Tide 2Tide 3Tide 4SunriseSunsetMoon
Sun Oct 18today3:55 AM1.3 ft9:53 AM0.9 ft4:25 PM1.5 ft11:02 PM0.9 ft7:15 AM6:24 PM 51%
Mon Oct 194:53 AM1.3 ft10:58 AM0.9 ft5:25 PM1.5 ft11:56 PM0.9 ft7:16 AM6:23 PM 61%
Tue Oct 206:00 AM1.3 ft12:04 PM0.9 ft6:28 PM1.5 ft 7:17 AM6:21 PM 71%
Wed Oct 2112:44 AM0.8 ft7:02 AM1.4 ft1:04 PM0.8 ft7:24 PM1.5 ft7:18 AM6:20 PM 80%
Thu Oct 221:28 AM0.6 ft7:53 AM1.6 ft1:56 PM0.6 ft8:11 PM1.6 ft7:19 AM6:19 PM 88%
Fri Oct 232:09 AM0.5 ft8:37 AM1.7 ft2:45 PM0.5 ft8:56 PM1.6 ft7:20 AM6:17 PM 94%
Sat Oct 242:51 AM0.3 ft9:21 AM1.8 ft3:33 PM0.3 ft9:41 PM1.6 ft7:21 AM6:16 PM 98%

Water temperature near Broad Bay Canal

405060708090
67.6 F (19.8 C)
NDBC buoy 44087 (Thimble Shoal, VA), 10 mi away, observed 08:56 UTC October 18, 2026

Water temperature is the nearest NOAA reading to Broad Bay Canal, not a measurement at the tide gauge itself (this station has no water-temperature sensor). See water temperature by state for every sensor and buoy.

Tide tables

High (▲) and low (▼) tides in EDT with sunrise, sunset and moon illumination. CSV of today's tides for every Virginia station.

October 2026 tide table

DateTide 1Tide 2Tide 3Tide 4SunriseSunsetMoon
Thu Oct 1    7:00 AM6:48 PM 72%
Fri Oct 2    7:01 AM6:46 PM 62%
Sat Oct 3    7:02 AM6:45 PM 52%
Sun Oct 4    7:02 AM6:43 PM 41%
Mon Oct 5    7:03 AM6:42 PM 31%
Tue Oct 6    7:04 AM6:41 PM 22%
Wed Oct 7    7:05 AM6:39 PM 14%
Thu Oct 8    7:06 AM6:38 PM 7%
Fri Oct 9    7:07 AM6:36 PM 3%
Sat Oct 10    7:08 AM6:35 PM 0%
Sun Oct 11    7:08 AM6:33 PM 0%
Mon Oct 12    7:09 AM6:32 PM 2%
Tue Oct 13    7:10 AM6:31 PM 7%
Wed Oct 14    7:11 AM6:29 PM 13%
Thu Oct 15    7:12 AM6:28 PM 21%
Fri Oct 162:17 AM1.3 ft8:00 AM0.8 ft2:44 PM1.6 ft9:13 PM0.9 ft7:13 AM6:27 PM 30%
Sat Oct 173:04 AM1.3 ft8:53 AM0.9 ft3:32 PM1.6 ft10:07 PM0.9 ft7:14 AM6:25 PM 40%
Sun Oct 18today3:55 AM1.3 ft9:53 AM0.9 ft4:25 PM1.5 ft11:02 PM0.9 ft7:15 AM6:24 PM 51%
Mon Oct 194:53 AM1.3 ft10:58 AM0.9 ft5:25 PM1.5 ft11:56 PM0.9 ft7:16 AM6:23 PM 61%
Tue Oct 206:00 AM1.3 ft12:04 PM0.9 ft6:28 PM1.5 ft 7:17 AM6:21 PM 71%
Wed Oct 2112:44 AM0.8 ft7:02 AM1.4 ft1:04 PM0.8 ft7:24 PM1.5 ft7:18 AM6:20 PM 80%
Thu Oct 221:28 AM0.6 ft7:53 AM1.6 ft1:56 PM0.6 ft8:11 PM1.6 ft7:19 AM6:19 PM 88%
Fri Oct 232:09 AM0.5 ft8:37 AM1.7 ft2:45 PM0.5 ft8:56 PM1.6 ft7:20 AM6:17 PM 94%
Sat Oct 242:51 AM0.3 ft9:21 AM1.8 ft3:33 PM0.3 ft9:41 PM1.6 ft7:21 AM6:16 PM 98%
Sun Oct 253:34 AM0.2 ft10:05 AM1.9 ft4:21 PM0.2 ft10:26 PM1.6 ft7:21 AM6:15 PM 100%
Mon Oct 264:17 AM0.1 ft10:50 AM2.0 ft5:07 PM0.1 ft11:12 PM1.6 ft7:22 AM6:14 PM 99%
Tue Oct 275:01 AM0.0 ft11:36 AM2.1 ft5:54 PM0.1 ft11:59 PM1.6 ft7:23 AM6:13 PM 97%
Wed Oct 285:46 AM0.0 ft12:24 PM2.0 ft6:43 PM0.2 ft 7:24 AM6:12 PM 92%
Thu Oct 2912:48 AM1.5 ft6:35 AM0.1 ft1:16 PM2.0 ft7:38 PM0.3 ft7:25 AM6:10 PM 85%
Fri Oct 301:42 AM1.5 ft7:29 AM0.2 ft2:12 PM1.9 ft8:40 PM0.4 ft7:26 AM6:09 PM 77%
Sat Oct 312:40 AM1.5 ft8:32 AM0.3 ft3:11 PM1.8 ft9:45 PM0.4 ft7:27 AM6:08 PM 68%

November 2026 tide table

DateTide 1Tide 2Tide 3Tide 4SunriseSunsetMoon
Sun Nov 12:42 AM1.4 ft8:42 AM0.4 ft3:14 PM1.7 ft9:49 PM0.5 ft6:28 AM5:07 PM 57%
Mon Nov 23:51 AM1.4 ft9:55 AM0.5 ft4:23 PM1.6 ft10:51 PM0.4 ft6:29 AM5:06 PM 46%
Tue Nov 35:08 AM1.5 ft11:08 AM0.4 ft5:36 PM1.6 ft11:48 PM0.4 ft6:30 AM5:05 PM 36%
Wed Nov 46:16 AM1.6 ft12:14 PM0.4 ft6:37 PM1.5 ft 6:32 AM5:04 PM 26%
Thu Nov 512:37 AM0.3 ft7:11 AM1.7 ft1:12 PM0.4 ft7:28 PM1.5 ft6:33 AM5:03 PM 17%
Fri Nov 61:22 AM0.2 ft7:59 AM1.8 ft2:05 PM0.3 ft8:14 PM1.5 ft6:34 AM5:02 PM 10%
Sat Nov 72:05 AM0.2 ft8:42 AM1.8 ft2:54 PM0.3 ft8:56 PM1.5 ft6:35 AM5:01 PM 5%
Sun Nov 82:46 AM0.2 ft9:22 AM1.8 ft3:37 PM0.2 ft9:35 PM1.4 ft6:36 AM5:00 PM 1%
Mon Nov 93:24 AM0.2 ft9:59 AM1.8 ft4:17 PM0.3 ft10:13 PM1.4 ft6:37 AM4:59 PM 0%
Tue Nov 104:00 AM0.2 ft10:35 AM1.8 ft4:53 PM0.3 ft10:50 PM1.4 ft6:38 AM4:59 PM 1%
Wed Nov 114:35 AM0.3 ft11:11 AM1.7 ft5:29 PM0.4 ft11:27 PM1.3 ft6:39 AM4:58 PM 4%
Thu Nov 125:10 AM0.4 ft11:49 AM1.7 ft6:06 PM0.4 ft 6:40 AM4:57 PM 10%
Fri Nov 1312:07 AM1.3 ft5:47 AM0.5 ft12:29 PM1.6 ft6:47 PM0.5 ft6:41 AM4:56 PM 17%
Sat Nov 1412:50 AM1.2 ft6:30 AM0.6 ft1:12 PM1.5 ft7:32 PM0.6 ft6:42 AM4:55 PM 25%
Sun Nov 151:35 AM1.2 ft7:20 AM0.6 ft1:57 PM1.5 ft8:19 PM0.6 ft6:43 AM4:55 PM 35%
Mon Nov 162:23 AM1.2 ft8:16 AM0.7 ft2:44 PM1.4 ft9:07 PM0.6 ft6:44 AM4:54 PM 45%
Tue Nov 173:14 AM1.2 ft9:16 AM0.7 ft3:34 PM1.4 ft9:56 PM0.5 ft6:45 AM4:53 PM 56%
Wed Nov 184:10 AM1.3 ft10:19 AM0.7 ft4:30 PM1.3 ft10:46 PM0.4 ft6:46 AM4:53 PM 66%
Thu Nov 195:11 AM1.4 ft11:23 AM0.6 ft5:30 PM1.3 ft11:36 PM0.3 ft6:47 AM4:52 PM 76%
Fri Nov 206:08 AM1.5 ft12:21 PM0.4 ft6:26 PM1.3 ft 6:48 AM4:52 PM 84%
Sat Nov 2112:24 AM0.2 ft6:59 AM1.6 ft1:15 PM0.3 ft7:18 PM1.4 ft6:49 AM4:51 PM 91%
Sun Nov 221:11 AM0.0 ft7:48 AM1.7 ft2:08 PM0.1 ft8:09 PM1.4 ft6:50 AM4:51 PM 96%
Mon Nov 232:00 AM-0.1 ft8:38 AM1.9 ft3:00 PM-0.0 ft9:01 PM1.4 ft6:51 AM4:50 PM 99%
Tue Nov 242:50 AM-0.2 ft9:29 AM1.9 ft3:51 PM-0.1 ft9:52 PM1.4 ft6:52 AM4:50 PM 100%
Wed Nov 253:41 AM-0.3 ft10:20 AM2.0 ft4:41 PM-0.2 ft10:43 PM1.4 ft6:53 AM4:49 PM 98%
Thu Nov 264:31 AM-0.3 ft11:11 AM1.9 ft5:32 PM-0.2 ft11:36 PM1.4 ft6:54 AM4:49 PM 95%
Fri Nov 275:23 AM-0.3 ft12:04 PM1.9 ft6:26 PM-0.1 ft 6:55 AM4:49 PM 89%
Sat Nov 2812:31 AM1.4 ft6:20 AM-0.2 ft1:00 PM1.8 ft7:24 PM-0.0 ft6:56 AM4:49 PM 81%
Sun Nov 291:29 AM1.4 ft7:23 AM-0.0 ft1:57 PM1.7 ft8:24 PM0.0 ft6:57 AM4:48 PM 73%
Mon Nov 302:30 AM1.4 ft8:32 AM0.1 ft2:54 PM1.5 ft9:22 PM0.1 ft6:58 AM4:48 PM 63%

How these predictions are made

Broad Bay Canal is a subordinate station: NOAA derives its tides from the reference station Chesapeake Bay Bridge Tunnel by applying fixed offsets.

High tide time

+2h 05m
relative to Chesapeake Bay Bridge Tunnel

Low tide time

+2h 00m
relative to reference

High tide height

x0.56
ratio

Low tide height

x0.92
ratio

Nearby tide stations

Questions

What time is high tide at Broad Bay Canal today?

High tide at Broad Bay Canal, Virginia on Sunday, October 18, 2026 is at 3:55 AM (1.3 ft above MLLW) and 4:25 PM (1.5 ft above MLLW), NOAA prediction, local time.

What time is low tide at Broad Bay Canal today?

Low tide at Broad Bay Canal on Sunday, October 18, 2026 is at 9:53 AM (0.9 ft) and 11:02 PM (0.9 ft).

What is the water temperature at Broad Bay Canal?

The nearest NOAA water-temperature reading to Broad Bay Canal is 67.6 F at buoy 44087 (10 mi away), as of October 18, 2026.

Not for navigation. Predictions do not include weather; wind and pressure can move the real water level by a foot or more. Source: NOAA CO-OPS station 8638923.