Mid-Atlantic
CBBT
CHESAPEAKE CHANNEL · Virginia · NOAA station 8638901 · Tide predictions
37.0329, -76.0833
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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 · 3 mi W · Station 44087
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Nearby tide stations
- CHESAPEAKE BAY BRIDGE TUNNEL · 4.9 mi S
- Fishermans Island · 7.1 mi NE
- Cape Henry · 8.3 mi SE
- Lynnhaven Inlet, Virginia Pilots Dock · 8.7 mi S
- Long Creek · 9.0 mi S
Plan ahead
2027 tide extremes for this station
Highest predicted high tide: 3.8 ft — Fri Oct 1 · 9:43 AM
Lowest predicted low tide: -0.8 ft — Sat Jan 23 · 2:17 AM
Biggest single-day swing: 4.0 ft on Sat Jan 23
Best daytime minus tides of 2027
| Date | Low tide | Height |
|---|---|---|
| Sat Jan 23 | 3:02 PM | -0.6 ft |
| Sun Jan 24 | 3:47 PM | -0.6 ft |
| Sun Feb 21 | 2:37 PM | -0.6 ft |
| Fri Jan 22 | 2:15 PM | -0.6 ft |
| Mon Feb 22 | 3:19 PM | -0.6 ft |
| Mon Jan 25 | 4:33 PM | -0.6 ft |
| Sat Feb 20 | 1:53 PM | -0.5 ft |
| Tue Feb 23 | 4:00 PM | -0.5 ft |
| Thu Jan 21 | 1:25 PM | -0.4 ft |
| Tue Jan 26 | 5:21 PM | -0.4 ft |
222 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
CBBT, CHESAPEAKE CHANNEL is one of NOAA's reference tide stations — its predictions are computed directly from harmonic analysis of water levels observed here, and other nearby stations are calculated from it.
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.