Tides / Virginia / Chesapeake city / Western Branch
Western Branch
Tide station
NOAA station Western Branch in Chesapeake city, Virginia. Heights are feet above mean lower low water. Tide times on this page are local time at this station (EDT). If you are in another timezone, these clocks are not your phone's time.
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Tide station
Predicted rise and fall
This column is the NOAA prediction. It is the expected high and low from the moon and the sun, in feet above mean lower low water. It is not a flood warning, and it is not the depth under the boat.
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Five-day fishing snapshot
This is the next five days at Western Branch. It uses the tide prediction at this station, the sun and moon at this coordinate, and the National Weather Service forecast. A day is highlighted when a high or low falls within two hours of sunrise or sunset. Tide and sun times are local time at this station.
Saturday
The moon is a waxing crescent, about 38% lit. The larger tides fall nearer the new moon and the full moon. Sunrise is 7:15 AM and sunset is 6:27 PM. The tides are a high of 2.5 ft at 2:08 AM, a low of 0.8 ft at 8:07 AM, a high of 2.8 ft at 2:33 PM, and a low of 0.9 ft at 9:06 PM. The low at 8:07 AM is 52 minutes after sunrise. The forecast is Rain, 61°F, wind 15 to 23 mph N.
Sunday
The moon is a first quarter, about 49% lit, so the highs run smaller. Sunrise is 7:16 AM and sunset is 6:25 PM. The tides are a high of 2.5 ft at 2:54 AM, a low of 0.9 ft at 9:01 AM, a high of 2.8 ft at 3:21 PM, and a low of 0.9 ft at 10:02 PM. The low at 9:01 AM is 105 minutes after sunrise. The forecast is Partly Sunny then Slight Chance Light Rain, 61°F, wind 20 mph NE. That forecast is rough water.
Monday
The moon is a first quarter, about 60% lit, so the highs run smaller. Sunrise is 7:17 AM and sunset is 6:24 PM. The tides are a high of 2.4 ft at 3:46 AM, a low of 0.9 ft at 10:00 AM, a high of 2.7 ft at 4:14 PM, and a low of 0.8 ft at 10:56 PM. No high or low this day falls within two hours of sunrise or sunset, so this day is not highlighted. The forecast is Light Rain Likely, 64°F, wind 22 mph N. That forecast is rough water.
Tuesday
The moon is a waxing gibbous, about 70% lit. The larger tides fall nearer the new moon and the full moon. Sunrise is 7:18 AM and sunset is 6:23 PM. The tides are a high of 2.5 ft at 4:45 AM, a low of 0.8 ft at 11:02 AM, a high of 2.7 ft at 5:11 PM, and a low of 0.7 ft at 11:45 PM. The high at 5:11 PM is 72 minutes before sunset. The forecast is Chance Rain Showers, 67°F, wind 20 mph N. That forecast is rough water.
Wednesday
The moon is a waxing gibbous, about 79% lit. The larger tides fall nearer the new moon and the full moon. Sunrise is 7:18 AM and sunset is 6:22 PM. The tides are a high of 2.6 ft at 5:47 AM, a low of 0.7 ft at 12:00 PM, and a high of 2.8 ft at 6:08 PM. The high at 5:47 AM is 91 minutes before sunrise. The high at 6:08 PM is 14 minutes before sunset. The forecast is Chance Rain Showers, 68°F, wind 20 mph N. That forecast is rough water.
Saturday, Sunday, Tuesday, and Wednesday are the days in this snapshot where a turn meets sunrise or sunset.
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Sun and moon
- First light
- 5:48 AM
- Nautical twilight begins
- 6:18 AM
- Dawn
- 6:48 AM
- Blue hour, morning
- 6:48 AM to 6:59 AM
- Golden hour, morning
- 6:59 AM to 7:50 AM
- Sunrise
- 7:15 AM
- Solar noon
- 12:51 PM
- Golden hour, evening
- 5:52 PM to 6:43 PM
- Sunset
- 6:27 PM
- Blue hour, evening
- 6:43 PM to 6:53 PM
- Dusk
- 6:53 PM
- Nautical twilight ends
- 7:23 PM
- Last light
- 7:53 PM
- Day length
- 11 hours 12 minutes
- Moon
- First Quarter, about 41% lit
- Moonrise
- 1:51 PM
- Moonset
- 11:20 PM
The larger tides, called spring tides, fall near the new moon and the full moon. The smaller neap tides fall near the quarters. Light times are for this coordinate, in local time at this station.
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Nearby tide stations
- Craney Island Light5.8 mi · Portsmouth city
- Portsmouth5.9 mi · Portsmouth city
- Norfolk5.9 mi · Norfolk city
- Money Point6.2 mi · Chesapeake city
- Pig Point6.8 mi · Portsmouth city
- Town Point7.3 mi · Suffolk city
Flood gauge
Measured water, not the tide
This column is a different instrument. A flood gauge reports the water level that is there now and the stages where flooding starts. The orange square on the map is that gauge. It is often not on top of the tide station.
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