Virginia Beach (CBBT), VA tide times

The hero block shows the next high tide at the Chesapeake Bay Bridge Tunnel gauge in local Eastern time. The 7-day table covers all four daily extremes — semidiurnal pattern, two highs and two lows of comparable size each day. For nor'easter or tropical-storm surge potential, the National Weather Service Wakefield office and the National Hurricane Center are the authoritative sources.

Mean range at the CBBT gauge is about 0.9 metres at the mouth of Chesapeake Bay. Spring tides push to roughly 1.1 metres around new and full moons; neaps drop close to 0.7 metres. The range gradually compresses as you move north up into the Bay — Annapolis and Baltimore see considerably smaller swings than the open mouth, while the open Atlantic side at Sandbridge runs slightly larger.

NOAA CO-OPS station 8638863, Chesapeake Bay Bridge Tunnel. NOAA computes harmonic predictions through long-record analysis at the station, accurate to a few minutes and a few centimetres under normal weather. Eastern Shore barrier islands and the open Atlantic coast at Virginia Beach run a similar but slightly larger swing than the gauge itself.

The lowest predicted lows cluster around new and full moons, especially in autumn and winter when the tidal forcing is strongest. Inlet drifts work best from the mid-falling stage to slack low — that is when the bait gets pulled out of the inlet and stripers, drum, and flounder line up at the edges. The 7-day table on this page flags each day's lowest tide; pair with sunrise and sunset from the sun/moon block above.

No. For piloting in Hampton Roads, transiting the CBBT, or working the inlet entrances at Rudee, Lynnhaven, or Little Creek use NOAA's authoritative chart products, the Hampton Roads pilot information, and the latest US Coast Guard notices. Tropical-storm and nor'easter surge can override the harmonic prediction; emergency-management forecasts take precedence.