Virginia tide station
Cape Charles Harbor tide times
Today, Sunday, October 18, 2026: high tide at 2:35 AM (2.0 ft) and 3:05 PM (2.4 ft); low tide at 8:56 AM (0.9 ft) and 10:05 PM (0.9 ft). Water temperature 67.3 F at Kiptopeke (7.0 mi away).
High tide▲
2:35AM
2.0FT MLLW
high
Low tide▼
8:56AM
0.9FT MLLW
low
High tide▲
3:05PM
2.4FT MLLW
high
Low tide▼
10:05PM
0.9FT MLLW
low
Water temp°F
67.3
19.6C
Kiptopeke, 7.0 mi
predicted height above MLLWnightnow (build time; your browser updates it)
As of 5:20 AM the tide is falling toward low tide at 8:56 AM (0.9 ft).
First Quarter 51% litSunrise 7:15 AMSunset 6:23 PMDaylight 11h 08mEDT
- High tide at Cape Charles Harbor, Virginia on is at 2:35 AM (2.0 ft above MLLW) and 3:05 PM (2.4 ft above MLLW).
- Low tide at Cape Charles Harbor on is at 8:56 AM (0.9 ft) and 10:05 PM (0.9 ft).
- Today's tidal range at Cape Charles Harbor is 1.5 ft (highest high 2.4 ft, lowest low 0.9 ft).
- The nearest NOAA water temperature to Cape Charles Harbor is 67.3 F at Kiptopeke (7.0 mi away), as of .
- Sunrise 7:15 AM, sunset 6:23 PM (EDT); moon first quarter, 51% illuminated.
- Predictions are NOAA CO-OPS tide predictions for station 8632366 (subordinate station), heights above MLLW.
Next 7 days at Cape Charles Harbor
| Date | Tide 1 | Tide 2 | Tide 3 | Tide 4 | Sunrise | Sunset | Moon |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun Oct 18today | 2:35 AM2.0 ft | 8:56 AM0.9 ft | 3:05 PM2.4 ft | 10:05 PM0.9 ft | 7:15 AM | 6:23 PM | 51% |
| Mon Oct 19 | 3:33 AM2.0 ft | 10:01 AM0.9 ft | 4:05 PM2.4 ft | 10:59 PM0.9 ft | 7:16 AM | 6:22 PM | 61% |
| Tue Oct 20 | 4:40 AM2.1 ft | 11:07 AM0.9 ft | 5:08 PM2.4 ft | 11:47 PM0.8 ft | 7:17 AM | 6:21 PM | 71% |
| Wed Oct 21 | 5:42 AM2.3 ft | 12:07 PM0.8 ft | 6:04 PM2.4 ft | 7:18 AM | 6:19 PM | 80% | |
| Thu Oct 22 | 12:31 AM0.6 ft | 6:33 AM2.5 ft | 12:59 PM0.6 ft | 6:51 PM2.5 ft | 7:19 AM | 6:18 PM | 88% |
| Fri Oct 23 | 1:12 AM0.5 ft | 7:17 AM2.7 ft | 1:48 PM0.5 ft | 7:36 PM2.6 ft | 7:20 AM | 6:17 PM | 94% |
| Sat Oct 24 | 1:54 AM0.3 ft | 8:01 AM2.9 ft | 2:36 PM0.3 ft | 8:21 PM2.6 ft | 7:21 AM | 6:16 PM | 98% |
Water temperature near Cape Charles Harbor
67.3 F (19.6 C)
NOAA CO-OPS station 8632200 (Kiptopeke sensor, 7.0 mi away), read 5:00 AM local, October 18, 2026
Over the past 30 days this sensor ranged from 64.0 to 81.5 F. Typical for October here is 67.6 F (5-year hourly mean; range 56.7 to 77.7), so today is 0.3 F below typical.
Water temperature is the nearest NOAA reading to Cape Charles Harbor, 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
October 2026 tide table
| Date | Tide 1 | Tide 2 | Tide 3 | Tide 4 | Sunrise | Sunset | Moon |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu Oct 1 | 7:00 AM | 6:48 PM | 72% | ||||
| Fri Oct 2 | 7:01 AM | 6:46 PM | 62% | ||||
| Sat Oct 3 | 7:01 AM | 6:45 PM | 52% | ||||
| Sun Oct 4 | 7:02 AM | 6:43 PM | 41% | ||||
| Mon Oct 5 | 7:03 AM | 6:42 PM | 31% | ||||
| Tue Oct 6 | 7:04 AM | 6:40 PM | 22% | ||||
| Wed Oct 7 | 7:05 AM | 6:39 PM | 14% | ||||
| Thu Oct 8 | 7:06 AM | 6:37 PM | 7% | ||||
| Fri Oct 9 | 7:07 AM | 6:36 PM | 3% | ||||
| Sat Oct 10 | 7:08 AM | 6:34 PM | 0% | ||||
| Sun Oct 11 | 7:09 AM | 6:33 PM | 0% | ||||
| Mon Oct 12 | 7:09 AM | 6:32 PM | 2% | ||||
| Tue Oct 13 | 7:10 AM | 6:30 PM | 7% | ||||
| Wed Oct 14 | 7:11 AM | 6:29 PM | 13% | ||||
| Thu Oct 15 | 7:12 AM | 6:27 PM | 21% | ||||
| Fri Oct 16 | 12:57 AM2.1 ft | 7:03 AM0.8 ft | 1:24 PM2.6 ft | 8:16 PM0.9 ft | 7:13 AM | 6:26 PM | 30% |
| Sat Oct 17 | 1:44 AM2.1 ft | 7:56 AM0.9 ft | 2:12 PM2.5 ft | 9:10 PM0.9 ft | 7:14 AM | 6:25 PM | 40% |
| Sun Oct 18today | 2:35 AM2.0 ft | 8:56 AM0.9 ft | 3:05 PM2.4 ft | 10:05 PM0.9 ft | 7:15 AM | 6:23 PM | 51% |
| Mon Oct 19 | 3:33 AM2.0 ft | 10:01 AM0.9 ft | 4:05 PM2.4 ft | 10:59 PM0.9 ft | 7:16 AM | 6:22 PM | 61% |
| Tue Oct 20 | 4:40 AM2.1 ft | 11:07 AM0.9 ft | 5:08 PM2.4 ft | 11:47 PM0.8 ft | 7:17 AM | 6:21 PM | 71% |
| Wed Oct 21 | 5:42 AM2.3 ft | 12:07 PM0.8 ft | 6:04 PM2.4 ft | 7:18 AM | 6:19 PM | 80% | |
| Thu Oct 22 | 12:31 AM0.6 ft | 6:33 AM2.5 ft | 12:59 PM0.6 ft | 6:51 PM2.5 ft | 7:19 AM | 6:18 PM | 88% |
| Fri Oct 23 | 1:12 AM0.5 ft | 7:17 AM2.7 ft | 1:48 PM0.5 ft | 7:36 PM2.6 ft | 7:20 AM | 6:17 PM | 94% |
| Sat Oct 24 | 1:54 AM0.3 ft | 8:01 AM2.9 ft | 2:36 PM0.3 ft | 8:21 PM2.6 ft | 7:21 AM | 6:16 PM | 98% |
| Sun Oct 25 | 2:37 AM0.2 ft | 8:45 AM3.1 ft | 3:24 PM0.2 ft | 9:06 PM2.6 ft | 7:22 AM | 6:14 PM | 100% |
| Mon Oct 26 | 3:20 AM0.1 ft | 9:30 AM3.2 ft | 4:10 PM0.1 ft | 9:52 PM2.6 ft | 7:23 AM | 6:13 PM | 99% |
| Tue Oct 27 | 4:04 AM0.0 ft | 10:16 AM3.3 ft | 4:57 PM0.1 ft | 10:39 PM2.6 ft | 7:24 AM | 6:12 PM | 97% |
| Wed Oct 28 | 4:49 AM0.0 ft | 11:04 AM3.3 ft | 5:46 PM0.2 ft | 11:28 PM2.5 ft | 7:25 AM | 6:11 PM | 92% |
| Thu Oct 29 | 5:38 AM0.1 ft | 11:56 AM3.2 ft | 6:41 PM0.3 ft | 7:26 AM | 6:10 PM | 85% | |
| Fri Oct 30 | 12:22 AM2.4 ft | 6:32 AM0.2 ft | 12:52 PM3.1 ft | 7:43 PM0.4 ft | 7:27 AM | 6:09 PM | 77% |
| Sat Oct 31 | 1:20 AM2.3 ft | 7:35 AM0.3 ft | 1:51 PM2.9 ft | 8:48 PM0.4 ft | 7:28 AM | 6:07 PM | 68% |
November 2026 tide table
| Date | Tide 1 | Tide 2 | Tide 3 | Tide 4 | Sunrise | Sunset | Moon |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun Nov 1 | 1:22 AM2.3 ft | 7:45 AM0.4 ft | 1:54 PM2.8 ft | 8:52 PM0.5 ft | 6:29 AM | 5:06 PM | 57% |
| Mon Nov 2 | 2:31 AM2.3 ft | 8:58 AM0.5 ft | 3:03 PM2.6 ft | 9:54 PM0.4 ft | 6:30 AM | 5:05 PM | 46% |
| Tue Nov 3 | 3:48 AM2.4 ft | 10:11 AM0.4 ft | 4:16 PM2.5 ft | 10:51 PM0.4 ft | 6:31 AM | 5:04 PM | 36% |
| Wed Nov 4 | 4:56 AM2.5 ft | 11:17 AM0.4 ft | 5:17 PM2.5 ft | 11:40 PM0.3 ft | 6:32 AM | 5:03 PM | 26% |
| Thu Nov 5 | 5:51 AM2.7 ft | 12:15 PM0.4 ft | 6:08 PM2.4 ft | 6:33 AM | 5:02 PM | 17% | |
| Fri Nov 6 | 12:25 AM0.2 ft | 6:39 AM2.8 ft | 1:08 PM0.3 ft | 6:54 PM2.4 ft | 6:34 AM | 5:01 PM | 10% |
| Sat Nov 7 | 1:08 AM0.2 ft | 7:22 AM2.9 ft | 1:57 PM0.3 ft | 7:36 PM2.3 ft | 6:35 AM | 5:00 PM | 5% |
| Sun Nov 8 | 1:49 AM0.2 ft | 8:02 AM3.0 ft | 2:40 PM0.2 ft | 8:15 PM2.3 ft | 6:36 AM | 4:59 PM | 1% |
| Mon Nov 9 | 2:27 AM0.2 ft | 8:39 AM2.9 ft | 3:20 PM0.3 ft | 8:53 PM2.2 ft | 6:37 AM | 4:59 PM | 0% |
| Tue Nov 10 | 3:03 AM0.2 ft | 9:15 AM2.9 ft | 3:56 PM0.3 ft | 9:30 PM2.2 ft | 6:38 AM | 4:58 PM | 1% |
| Wed Nov 11 | 3:38 AM0.3 ft | 9:51 AM2.8 ft | 4:32 PM0.4 ft | 10:07 PM2.1 ft | 6:39 AM | 4:57 PM | 4% |
| Thu Nov 12 | 4:13 AM0.4 ft | 10:29 AM2.7 ft | 5:09 PM0.4 ft | 10:47 PM2.0 ft | 6:40 AM | 4:56 PM | 10% |
| Fri Nov 13 | 4:50 AM0.5 ft | 11:09 AM2.6 ft | 5:50 PM0.5 ft | 11:30 PM2.0 ft | 6:41 AM | 4:55 PM | 17% |
| Sat Nov 14 | 5:33 AM0.6 ft | 11:52 AM2.5 ft | 6:35 PM0.6 ft | 6:42 AM | 4:55 PM | 25% | |
| Sun Nov 15 | 12:15 AM1.9 ft | 6:23 AM0.6 ft | 12:37 PM2.3 ft | 7:22 PM0.6 ft | 6:43 AM | 4:54 PM | 35% |
| Mon Nov 16 | 1:03 AM1.9 ft | 7:19 AM0.7 ft | 1:24 PM2.2 ft | 8:10 PM0.6 ft | 6:45 AM | 4:53 PM | 45% |
| Tue Nov 17 | 1:54 AM2.0 ft | 8:19 AM0.7 ft | 2:14 PM2.2 ft | 8:59 PM0.5 ft | 6:46 AM | 4:53 PM | 56% |
| Wed Nov 18 | 2:50 AM2.0 ft | 9:22 AM0.7 ft | 3:10 PM2.1 ft | 9:49 PM0.4 ft | 6:47 AM | 4:52 PM | 66% |
| Thu Nov 19 | 3:51 AM2.2 ft | 10:26 AM0.6 ft | 4:10 PM2.1 ft | 10:39 PM0.3 ft | 6:48 AM | 4:51 PM | 76% |
| Fri Nov 20 | 4:48 AM2.4 ft | 11:24 AM0.4 ft | 5:06 PM2.1 ft | 11:27 PM0.2 ft | 6:49 AM | 4:51 PM | 84% |
| Sat Nov 21 | 5:39 AM2.6 ft | 12:18 PM0.3 ft | 5:58 PM2.2 ft | 6:50 AM | 4:50 PM | 91% | |
| Sun Nov 22 | 12:14 AM0.0 ft | 6:28 AM2.8 ft | 1:11 PM0.1 ft | 6:49 PM2.2 ft | 6:51 AM | 4:50 PM | 96% |
| Mon Nov 23 | 1:03 AM-0.1 ft | 7:18 AM3.0 ft | 2:03 PM-0.0 ft | 7:41 PM2.3 ft | 6:52 AM | 4:49 PM | 99% |
| Tue Nov 24 | 1:53 AM-0.2 ft | 8:09 AM3.1 ft | 2:54 PM-0.1 ft | 8:32 PM2.3 ft | 6:53 AM | 4:49 PM | 100% |
| Wed Nov 25 | 2:44 AM-0.3 ft | 9:00 AM3.2 ft | 3:44 PM-0.2 ft | 9:23 PM2.3 ft | 6:54 AM | 4:48 PM | 98% |
| Thu Nov 26 | 3:34 AM-0.3 ft | 9:51 AM3.1 ft | 4:35 PM-0.2 ft | 10:16 PM2.3 ft | 6:55 AM | 4:48 PM | 95% |
| Fri Nov 27 | 4:26 AM-0.3 ft | 10:44 AM3.0 ft | 5:29 PM-0.1 ft | 11:11 PM2.3 ft | 6:56 AM | 4:48 PM | 89% |
| Sat Nov 28 | 5:23 AM-0.2 ft | 11:40 AM2.9 ft | 6:27 PM-0.0 ft | 6:57 AM | 4:47 PM | 81% | |
| Sun Nov 29 | 12:09 AM2.2 ft | 6:26 AM-0.0 ft | 12:37 PM2.7 ft | 7:27 PM0.0 ft | 6:58 AM | 4:47 PM | 73% |
| Mon Nov 30 | 1:10 AM2.2 ft | 7:35 AM0.1 ft | 1:34 PM2.5 ft | 8:25 PM0.1 ft | 6:59 AM | 4:47 PM | 63% |
How these predictions are made
Cape Charles Harbor is a subordinate station: NOAA derives its tides from the reference station Chesapeake Bay Bridge Tunnel by applying fixed offsets.
High tide time
+0h 45m
relative to Chesapeake Bay Bridge Tunnel
Low tide time
+1h 03m
relative to reference
High tide height
x0.90
ratio
Low tide height
x0.92
ratio
Nearby tide stations
- Old Plantation Light2.6 mi · next high 2:53 PM
- Oyster Harbor5.5 mi · next high 2:50 PM
- Kiptopeke Beach7.0 mi · next high 2:43 PM
- Smith Island (Coast Guard Station)11 mi · next high 2:42 PM
- Fishermans Island12 mi · next high 2:22 PM
- Wolf Trap Light13 mi · next high 3:12 PM
Questions
What time is high tide at Cape Charles Harbor today?
High tide at Cape Charles Harbor, Virginia on Sunday, October 18, 2026 is at 2:35 AM (2.0 ft above MLLW) and 3:05 PM (2.4 ft above MLLW), NOAA prediction, local time.
What time is low tide at Cape Charles Harbor today?
Low tide at Cape Charles Harbor on Sunday, October 18, 2026 is at 8:56 AM (0.9 ft) and 10:05 PM (0.9 ft).
What is the water temperature at Cape Charles Harbor?
The nearest NOAA water-temperature reading to Cape Charles Harbor is 67.3 F at Kiptopeke (7.0 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 8632366.