Mid-Atlantic
Sand Shoal Inlet (Coast Guard Station)
Virginia · NOAA station 8631542 · Tide predictions
37.3017, -75.7783
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48-hour outlook
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The next seven days
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H = high tide · L = low tide · highs & lows in local time
On the water nearby
Thimble Shoal, VA (240) buoy · 26 mi SW · Station 44087
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Nearby tide stations
- Great Machipongo Inlet (inside) · 7.3 mi NE
- Oyster Harbor · 8.1 mi W
- Upshur Neck, south end · 11.5 mi N
- Cape Charles Harbor · 13.5 mi W
- Smith Island (Coast Guard Station) · 14.3 mi SW
Plan ahead
2027 tide extremes for this station
Highest predicted high tide: 5.8 ft — Sun Jul 4 · 9:13 PM
Lowest predicted low tide: -1.1 ft — Sat Jan 23 · 1:43 AM
Biggest single-day swing: 6.5 ft on Sat Jan 23
Best daytime minus tides of 2027
| Date | Low tide | Height |
|---|---|---|
| Sun Jan 24 | 3:20 PM | -0.8 ft |
| Mon Feb 22 | 2:50 PM | -0.8 ft |
| Sat Jan 23 | 2:33 PM | -0.8 ft |
| Sun Feb 21 | 2:07 PM | -0.7 ft |
| Mon Jan 25 | 4:07 PM | -0.7 ft |
| Tue Aug 3 | 3:09 PM | -0.7 ft |
| Tue Feb 23 | 3:33 PM | -0.7 ft |
| Fri Jan 22 | 1:45 PM | -0.7 ft |
| Mon Aug 2 | 2:15 PM | -0.6 ft |
| Sat Feb 20 | 1:23 PM | -0.6 ft |
243 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 Sand Shoal Inlet (Coast Guard Station) from the OCEAN CITY (FISHING PIER) station: high tides about 1.18× the height, 32 min later; low tides about the same height, 17 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.