Kiptopeke (Cape Charles) tide times · NOAA station Kiptopeke
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Kiptopeke (Cape Charles) at a glance
- Tides
- Twice a day
- Typical range
- 2.9 fthigh to low
- Highest of 2027
- 3.8 ftFri, Oct 1
- Lowest of 2027
- -0.9 ftSat, Jan 23
- Record high
- 7.1 ftMar 8, 1962
- High water after the moon
- 8 h 33 min
The tide at Kiptopeke (Cape Charles)
- Pattern
- Twice-daily
Two high tides and two low tides a day, about 12 h 25 min apart. The two highs are close: on average just 0.5 ft apart. Form number 0.23. - Typical range
- 2.9 ft from the higher high to the lower low on an average day (0.90 m) - a smaller range than 51% of the 235 places on this site.
- After the moon
- High water comes about 8 h 33 min after the moon is highest in the sky.
2027: the biggest and smallest tides
| Fri, Oct 1 | 10:03 am | 3.8 ft | |
| Fri, Oct 29 | 8:56 am | 3.7 ft | |
| Fri, Sep 3 | 11:16 am | 3.6 ft |
| Sat, Jan 23 | 2:40 am | -0.9 ft | in the dark |
| Sun, Feb 21 | 2:30 am | -0.8 ft | in the dark |
| Mon, Mar 22 | 3:18 am | -0.5 ft | in the dark |
| Sat, Jan 23 | 3:28 pm | -0.7 ft | |
| Sun, Feb 21 | 3:02 pm | -0.7 ft | |
| Mon, Mar 22 | 3:32 pm | -0.4 ft |
236 low tides in 2027 drop below zero - below the average lower low water - and uncover more shore than usual.
Records
- Highest water recorded
- 7.1 ft (2.16 m) on Mar 8, 1962 - 4.1 ft above the average higher high.
- Lowest water recorded
- -2.5 ft (-0.77 m) on Jan 11, 1978.
- Highest tide the moon and sun can raise
- 3.9 ft (1.20 m) - the highest astronomical tide in NOAA’s 19-year cycle, which falls on Oct 9, 2029.
Tide times nearby
- Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel11 mi southwest
- Norfolk (Sewells Point)24 mi southwest
- Yorktown27 mi west
- Chesapeake (Money Point)32 mi southwest
- Wachapreague35 mi northeast
See the moon move the ocean - the same tide, on a globe seen from the moon.
Heights are above mean lower low water (MLLW), the zero of US charts; times are local. The year’s tides are NOAA’s official predictions - wind and air pressure can move the real water a foot or more. Form number: (K1+O1)/(M2+S2) from NOAA’s harmonic constants - below 0.25 twice-daily, above 3 once-daily. Virginia, 37.165°N 75.988°W. Predictions and records: NOAA CO-OPS, station 8632200. Not for navigation or safety. For a boat, a crossing of sand that floods, or a swim, use the official tables and local advice. No ads, no tracking.