Virginia
Cape Charles tides
Tide charts & times for Cape Charles, Virginia · read from NOAA station Cape Charles Harbor (#8632366)
Virginia · NOAA station 8632366 · Tide predictions
37.2633, -76.0200
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48-hour outlook
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Drawn from the high/low predictions — NOAA publishes high/low only for this station.
The next seven days
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H = high tide · L = low tide · highs & lows in local time
On the water nearby
York Spit buoy · 14 mi W · Station 44072
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Nearby tide stations
- Old Plantation Light · 2.6 mi SW
- Oyster Harbor · 5.5 mi E
- Kiptopeke Beach · 7.0 mi S
- Smith Island (Coast Guard Station) · 11.4 mi SE
- Fishermans Island · 11.7 mi S
Plan ahead
2027 tide extremes for this station
Highest predicted high tide: 3.4 ft — Fri Oct 1 · 10:25 AM
Lowest predicted low tide: -0.8 ft — Sat Jan 23 · 3:14 AM
Biggest single-day swing: 3.6 ft on Sat Jan 23
Best daytime minus tides of 2027
| Date | Low tide | Height |
|---|---|---|
| Sat Jan 23 | 4:00 PM | -0.7 ft |
| Sun Jan 24 | 4:45 PM | -0.7 ft |
| Fri Jan 22 | 3:14 PM | -0.6 ft |
| Mon Jan 25 | 5:31 PM | -0.6 ft |
| Sun Feb 21 | 3:35 PM | -0.6 ft |
| Mon Feb 22 | 4:16 PM | -0.6 ft |
| Sat Feb 20 | 2:52 PM | -0.5 ft |
| Thu Jan 21 | 2:25 PM | -0.5 ft |
| Tue Jan 26 | 6:17 PM | -0.5 ft |
| Tue Feb 23 | 4:57 PM | -0.5 ft |
223 minus tides (below 0 ft) are predicted here in 2027. The table shows up to the 10 lowest that fall between 7 AM and 7 PM — the ones worth planning a clam dig or tidepool walk around.
About this station
NOAA builds the predictions for Cape Charles Harbor from the CHESAPEAKE BAY BRIDGE TUNNEL station: high tides about 0.90× the height, 45 min later; low tides about 0.92× the height, 63 min later.
Barrier islands, big bays, and river tides: Chesapeake and Delaware bays carry the tide deep inland, and a nor'easter can hold water in, or blow it out, for days at a time.