Virginia tide station

Craney Island Light tide times

Today, Sunday, October 18, 2026: high tide at 3:08 AM (2.3 ft) and 3:32 PM (2.8 ft); low tide at 8:55 AM (0.8 ft) and 10:06 PM (0.8 ft). Water temperature 69.3 F at Sewells Point (3.6 mi away).

NOAA station 8638596 · Subordinate station · MLLW datum · times in EDT · sunrise 7:16 AM, sunset 6:25 PM · first quarter (51% lit)

High tide▲

3:08AM

2.3FT MLLW

high

Low tide▼

8:55AM

0.8FT MLLW

low

High tide▲

3:32PM

2.8FT MLLW

high

Low tide▼

10:06PM

0.8FT MLLW

low

Water temp°F

69.3

20.7C

Sewells Point, 3.6 mi

predicted height above MLLWnightnow (build time; your browser updates it)

As of 5:20 AM the tide is falling toward low tide at 8:55 AM (0.8 ft).

First Quarter 51% litSunrise 7:16 AMSunset 6:25 PMDaylight 11h 09mEDT

High tide at Craney Island Light, Virginia on October 18, 2026 is at 3:08 AM (2.3 ft above MLLW) and 3:32 PM (2.8 ft above MLLW).
Low tide at Craney Island Light on October 18, 2026 is at 8:55 AM (0.8 ft) and 10:06 PM (0.8 ft).
Today's tidal range at Craney Island Light is 2.0 ft (highest high 2.8 ft, lowest low 0.8 ft).
The nearest NOAA water temperature to Craney Island Light is 69.3 F at Sewells Point (3.6 mi away), as of October 18, 2026.
Sunrise 7:16 AM, sunset 6:25 PM (EDT); moon first quarter, 51% illuminated.
Predictions are NOAA CO-OPS tide predictions for station 8638596 (subordinate station), heights above MLLW.

Next 7 days at Craney Island Light

Date	Tide 1	Tide 2	Tide 3	Tide 4	Sunrise	Sunset	Moon
Sun Oct 18today	3:08 AM2.3 ft	8:55 AM0.8 ft	3:32 PM2.8 ft	10:06 PM0.8 ft	7:16 AM	6:25 PM	51%
Mon Oct 19	4:05 AM2.3 ft	9:59 AM0.8 ft	4:30 PM2.7 ft	10:59 PM0.8 ft	7:17 AM	6:24 PM	61%
Tue Oct 20	5:10 AM2.4 ft	11:04 AM0.8 ft	5:32 PM2.7 ft	11:47 PM0.7 ft	7:18 AM	6:22 PM	71%
Wed Oct 21	6:10 AM2.6 ft	12:04 PM0.7 ft	6:28 PM2.8 ft		7:19 AM	6:21 PM	80%
Thu Oct 22	12:30 AM0.5 ft	6:59 AM2.8 ft	12:57 PM0.6 ft	7:15 PM2.8 ft	7:20 AM	6:20 PM	88%
Fri Oct 23	1:11 AM0.4 ft	7:43 AM3.0 ft	1:47 PM0.5 ft	8:00 PM2.9 ft	7:21 AM	6:19 PM	94%
Sat Oct 24	1:52 AM0.3 ft	8:25 AM3.3 ft	2:36 PM0.3 ft	8:45 PM2.9 ft	7:22 AM	6:17 PM	98%

Water temperature near Craney Island Light

69.3 F (20.7 C)

NOAA CO-OPS station 8638610 (Sewells Point sensor, 3.6 mi away), read 5:00 AM local, October 18, 2026

Over the past 30 days this sensor ranged from 67.6 to 80.8 F. Typical for October here is 67.7 F (5-year hourly mean; range 59.4 to 75.7), so today is 1.6 F above typical.

Water temperature is the nearest NOAA reading to Craney Island Light, 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

Date	Tide 1	Tide 2	Tide 3	Tide 4	Sunrise	Sunset	Moon
Thu Oct 1					7:01 AM	6:49 PM	72%
Fri Oct 2					7:02 AM	6:48 PM	62%
Sat Oct 3					7:03 AM	6:46 PM	52%
Sun Oct 4					7:03 AM	6:45 PM	41%
Mon Oct 5					7:04 AM	6:43 PM	31%
Tue Oct 6					7:05 AM	6:42 PM	22%
Wed Oct 7					7:06 AM	6:40 PM	14%
Thu Oct 8					7:07 AM	6:39 PM	7%
Fri Oct 9					7:08 AM	6:37 PM	3%
Sat Oct 10					7:09 AM	6:36 PM	0%
Sun Oct 11					7:10 AM	6:34 PM	0%
Mon Oct 12					7:10 AM	6:33 PM	2%
Tue Oct 13					7:11 AM	6:32 PM	7%
Wed Oct 14					7:12 AM	6:30 PM	13%
Thu Oct 15					7:13 AM	6:29 PM	21%
Fri Oct 16	1:30 AM2.5 ft	7:06 AM0.7 ft	1:53 PM3.0 ft	8:19 PM0.8 ft	7:14 AM	6:28 PM	30%
Sat Oct 17	2:17 AM2.4 ft	7:57 AM0.8 ft	2:41 PM2.8 ft	9:12 PM0.8 ft	7:15 AM	6:26 PM	40%
Sun Oct 18today	3:08 AM2.3 ft	8:55 AM0.8 ft	3:32 PM2.8 ft	10:06 PM0.8 ft	7:16 AM	6:25 PM	51%
Mon Oct 19	4:05 AM2.3 ft	9:59 AM0.8 ft	4:30 PM2.7 ft	10:59 PM0.8 ft	7:17 AM	6:24 PM	61%
Tue Oct 20	5:10 AM2.4 ft	11:04 AM0.8 ft	5:32 PM2.7 ft	11:47 PM0.7 ft	7:18 AM	6:22 PM	71%
Wed Oct 21	6:10 AM2.6 ft	12:04 PM0.7 ft	6:28 PM2.8 ft		7:19 AM	6:21 PM	80%
Thu Oct 22	12:30 AM0.5 ft	6:59 AM2.8 ft	12:57 PM0.6 ft	7:15 PM2.8 ft	7:20 AM	6:20 PM	88%
Fri Oct 23	1:11 AM0.4 ft	7:43 AM3.0 ft	1:47 PM0.5 ft	8:00 PM2.9 ft	7:21 AM	6:19 PM	94%
Sat Oct 24	1:52 AM0.3 ft	8:25 AM3.3 ft	2:36 PM0.3 ft	8:45 PM2.9 ft	7:22 AM	6:17 PM	98%
Sun Oct 25	2:35 AM0.2 ft	9:08 AM3.5 ft	3:24 PM0.2 ft	9:30 PM3.0 ft	7:23 AM	6:16 PM	100%
Mon Oct 26	3:18 AM0.1 ft	9:52 AM3.6 ft	4:11 PM0.2 ft	10:15 PM2.9 ft	7:24 AM	6:15 PM	99%
Tue Oct 27	4:02 AM0.0 ft	10:38 AM3.7 ft	4:58 PM0.2 ft	11:01 PM2.9 ft	7:25 AM	6:14 PM	97%
Wed Oct 28	4:47 AM0.0 ft	11:25 AM3.7 ft	5:47 PM0.2 ft	11:50 PM2.8 ft	7:26 AM	6:13 PM	92%
Thu Oct 29	5:35 AM0.1 ft	12:17 PM3.6 ft	6:42 PM0.3 ft		7:27 AM	6:12 PM	85%
Fri Oct 30	12:44 AM2.7 ft	6:29 AM0.2 ft	1:14 PM3.4 ft	7:43 PM0.4 ft	7:28 AM	6:10 PM	77%
Sat Oct 31	1:43 AM2.6 ft	7:32 AM0.3 ft	2:14 PM3.3 ft	8:47 PM0.4 ft	7:29 AM	6:09 PM	68%

November 2026 tide table

Date	Tide 1	Tide 2	Tide 3	Tide 4	Sunrise	Sunset	Moon
Sun Nov 1	1:47 AM2.6 ft	7:43 AM0.4 ft	2:17 PM3.1 ft	8:51 PM0.4 ft	6:30 AM	5:08 PM	57%
Mon Nov 2	2:55 AM2.6 ft	8:56 AM0.4 ft	3:25 PM2.9 ft	9:52 PM0.4 ft	6:31 AM	5:07 PM	46%
Tue Nov 3	4:11 AM2.7 ft	10:10 AM0.4 ft	4:37 PM2.8 ft	10:49 PM0.3 ft	6:32 AM	5:06 PM	36%
Wed Nov 4	5:20 AM2.9 ft	11:16 AM0.4 ft	5:40 PM2.8 ft	11:39 PM0.3 ft	6:33 AM	5:05 PM	26%
Thu Nov 5	6:17 AM3.0 ft	12:15 PM0.3 ft	6:31 PM2.7 ft		6:34 AM	5:04 PM	17%
Fri Nov 6	12:25 AM0.2 ft	7:06 AM3.2 ft	1:09 PM0.3 ft	7:18 PM2.7 ft	6:35 AM	5:03 PM	10%
Sat Nov 7	1:09 AM0.2 ft	7:50 AM3.3 ft	1:58 PM0.2 ft	8:01 PM2.7 ft	6:36 AM	5:02 PM	5%
Sun Nov 8	1:51 AM0.1 ft	8:31 AM3.3 ft	2:42 PM0.2 ft	8:43 PM2.6 ft	6:37 AM	5:01 PM	1%
Mon Nov 9	2:31 AM0.2 ft	9:09 AM3.3 ft	3:22 PM0.2 ft	9:22 PM2.6 ft	6:38 AM	5:01 PM	0%
Tue Nov 10	3:08 AM0.2 ft	9:45 AM3.2 ft	3:59 PM0.3 ft	10:00 PM2.5 ft	6:39 AM	5:00 PM	1%
Wed Nov 11	3:43 AM0.3 ft	10:21 AM3.1 ft	4:36 PM0.3 ft	10:38 PM2.5 ft	6:40 AM	4:59 PM	4%
Thu Nov 12	4:17 AM0.3 ft	10:59 AM3.0 ft	5:14 PM0.4 ft	11:19 PM2.4 ft	6:41 AM	4:58 PM	10%
Fri Nov 13	4:54 AM0.4 ft	11:38 AM2.9 ft	5:55 PM0.5 ft		6:42 AM	4:57 PM	17%
Sat Nov 14	12:02 AM2.3 ft	5:35 AM0.5 ft	12:20 PM2.8 ft	6:39 PM0.5 ft	6:43 AM	4:57 PM	25%
Sun Nov 15	12:47 AM2.2 ft	6:23 AM0.6 ft	1:05 PM2.6 ft	7:25 PM0.5 ft	6:44 AM	4:56 PM	35%
Mon Nov 16	1:34 AM2.2 ft	7:18 AM0.6 ft	1:50 PM2.6 ft	8:12 PM0.5 ft	6:45 AM	4:55 PM	45%
Tue Nov 17	2:23 AM2.2 ft	8:17 AM0.6 ft	2:39 PM2.5 ft	8:59 PM0.5 ft	6:46 AM	4:55 PM	56%
Wed Nov 18	3:17 AM2.3 ft	9:21 AM0.6 ft	3:34 PM2.4 ft	9:48 PM0.4 ft	6:47 AM	4:54 PM	66%
Thu Nov 19	4:15 AM2.4 ft	10:24 AM0.5 ft	4:33 PM2.4 ft	10:36 PM0.3 ft	6:48 AM	4:53 PM	76%
Fri Nov 20	5:11 AM2.6 ft	11:22 AM0.4 ft	5:30 PM2.4 ft	11:24 PM0.2 ft	6:49 AM	4:53 PM	84%
Sat Nov 21	6:02 AM2.9 ft	12:17 PM0.3 ft	6:22 PM2.5 ft		6:50 AM	4:52 PM	91%
Sun Nov 22	12:11 AM0.0 ft	6:50 AM3.1 ft	1:10 PM0.1 ft	7:12 PM2.5 ft	6:51 AM	4:52 PM	96%
Mon Nov 23	1:00 AM-0.1 ft	7:40 AM3.3 ft	2:03 PM0.0 ft	8:03 PM2.6 ft	6:52 AM	4:51 PM	99%
Tue Nov 24	1:50 AM-0.2 ft	8:30 AM3.4 ft	2:55 PM-0.1 ft	8:54 PM2.6 ft	6:53 AM	4:51 PM	100%
Wed Nov 25	2:41 AM-0.2 ft	9:21 AM3.4 ft	3:45 PM-0.1 ft	9:45 PM2.6 ft	6:54 AM	4:51 PM	98%
Thu Nov 26	3:32 AM-0.3 ft	10:13 AM3.4 ft	4:35 PM-0.1 ft	10:38 PM2.5 ft	6:55 AM	4:50 PM	95%
Fri Nov 27	4:24 AM-0.2 ft	11:07 AM3.3 ft	5:29 PM-0.0 ft	11:34 PM2.5 ft	6:56 AM	4:50 PM	89%
Sat Nov 28	5:21 AM-0.1 ft	12:04 PM3.1 ft	6:27 PM0.0 ft		6:57 AM	4:50 PM	81%
Sun Nov 29	12:34 AM2.5 ft	6:25 AM-0.0 ft	1:02 PM2.9 ft	7:26 PM0.1 ft	6:58 AM	4:49 PM	73%
Mon Nov 30	1:36 AM2.5 ft	7:34 AM0.1 ft	2:00 PM2.7 ft	8:23 PM0.1 ft	6:59 AM	4:49 PM	63%

How these predictions are made

Craney Island Light is a subordinate station: NOAA derives its tides from the reference station HAMPTON ROADS (Sewells Point) by applying fixed offsets.

High tide time

+0h 18m

relative to HAMPTON ROADS (Sewells Point)

Low tide time

+0h 04m

relative to reference

High tide height

x1.06

ratio

Low tide height

x0.83

ratio

Nearby tide stations

Lafayette River3.5 mi · next high 3:15 PM
Norfolk3.5 mi · next high 3:37 PM
HAMPTON ROADS (Sewells Point)3.6 mi · next high 3:14 PM
Portsmouth, Naval Shipyard5.4 mi · next high 3:15 PM
Pig Point5.6 mi · next high 3:56 PM
Western Branch5.8 mi · next high 3:21 PM

Questions

What time is high tide at Craney Island Light today?

High tide at Craney Island Light, Virginia on Sunday, October 18, 2026 is at 3:08 AM (2.3 ft above MLLW) and 3:32 PM (2.8 ft above MLLW), NOAA prediction, local time.

What time is low tide at Craney Island Light today?

Low tide at Craney Island Light on Sunday, October 18, 2026 is at 8:55 AM (0.8 ft) and 10:06 PM (0.8 ft).

What is the water temperature at Craney Island Light?

The nearest NOAA water-temperature reading to Craney Island Light is 69.3 F at Sewells Point (3.6 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 8638596.