Water temp
67.6°F
NOAA CO-OPS 8638610 updated 9:18 AM
Waters · Coast · VA · Sun, Sep 27
Virginia Beach tide chart today next high 10:02 AM
Bite index 6/10 — Biting — get there by 7.
Worth a cast.
6/10
Biting
Today's bite windows
12 AM6 AMNoon6 PM11 PM
10Peak 9 8Strong 7 6Good 5 4Slow 3 2 1Dead
Major
12:15 AM–2:15 AM
Moon overhead
Minor
7:24 AM–8:24 AM
Moonset
Major
12:38 PM–2:38 PM
Moon underfoot
Minor
6:43 PM–7:43 PM
Moonrise
Sunrise 6:57 AM · sunset 6:54 PM · tomorrow's first major 1:03 AM–3:03 AM · windows on every water
Solunar · computed updated 9:28 AM
Conditions right now
Tide level
5.046ft
-0.68 ft in 24h
NOAA CO-OPS 8638610 updated 9:18 AM
Pressure
29.74inHg
falling fast · -3.4 hPa/12h
NOAA KNGU updated 8:59 AM
Moon
99% waning
Solunar · computed updated 9:28 AM
What this means
Striped bass
68°F sits in the sweet spot. Work the first few feet early.
Work shallow to mid.
Redfish
68°F is on the cool side. Slow everything down.
Work mid to deep.
Virginia Beach tide times
| Day | Tide | Time | Height |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun, Sep 27 | Low | 3:47 AM | 0.3 ft |
| High | 10:02 AM | 3.3 ft | |
| Low | 4:26 PM | 0.4 ft | |
| High | 10:21 PM | 3.0 ft | |
| Mon, Sep 28 | Low | 4:25 AM | 0.2 ft |
| High | 10:43 AM | 3.4 ft | |
| Low | 5:09 PM | 0.4 ft | |
| High | 11:03 PM | 2.9 ft | |
| Tue, Sep 29 | Low | 5:04 AM | 0.2 ft |
| High | 11:26 AM | 3.4 ft | |
| Low | 5:56 PM | 0.4 ft |
Predicted heights above MLLW. The bite windows above already fold these swings in.
NOAA CO-OPS 8638610 updated 9:28 AM
Virginia Beach water level today
5.046 ft above MLLW down 0.68 ft in 24 hours
That sits 80% of the way up the band it has held over the last 9 days, between 1.31 and 6 ft. Over the week it is up3.30ft.
09-18 1.31–6.00 ft 09-27
NOAA CO-OPS 8638610 updated 9:18 AM
The week ahead
| Mon | 7 | Biting | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tue | 7 | Biting | |
| Wed | 7 | Biting | |
| Thu | 7 | Biting | |
| Fri | 8 | On fire | |
| Sat | 8 | On fire | |
| Sun | 8 | On fire |
Forecast days carry solunar and the wind outlook. Pressure and gauge movement land the morning of.
Before you go
A Virginia fishing license covers this water — $23 a year for residents. DWR sets the rules and is the one that counts.
What it costs, and who is exempt →Nearby waters today
- 9 On fire Kerr Lake VA · 180 km
- 8 On fire Ocean City MD · 189 km
- 8 On fire Hatteras NC · 201 km
- 6 Biting Annapolis MD · 227 km
- 6 Biting Bitterroot River MT · 3272 km
Questions people ask about Virginia Beach
Answered from the same readings as the rest of this page. Where we have no basis for an answer, there is no entry — spot-by-spot local knowledge is not something we can claim for Virginia Beach.
- Is it worth fishing Virginia Beach today?
- 6 out of 10 — biting. Worth a cast. The strongest stretch is 12:15 AM–2:15 AM. That number is worked out fresh each morning from the solunar windows, the pressure trend, the water level and the water temperature.
- What time should you fish Virginia Beach?
- Today's major windows run 12:15 AM–2:15 AM and 12:38 PM–2:38 PM, with minor windows at 7:24 AM–8:24 AM and 6:43 PM–7:43 PM. Sunrise is 6:57 AM and sunset 6:54 PM. A major landing on first or last light is the stretch worth setting an alarm for.
- What is the water temperature at Virginia Beach?
- 67.6°F, read at 9:18 AM from NOAA CO-OPS station 8638610. That is 3.1 degrees cooler than 24 hours ago.
- What is the water level at Virginia Beach right now?
- 5.046 ft above MLLW, read at 9:18 AM from NOAA CO-OPS station 8638610. Over 24 hours it is down 0.68 ft.
- Are water levels rising or falling at Virginia Beach?
- Rising. The lake is down 0.68 ft in 24 hours and up 3.30 ft over the week. Over the last 9 days it has held between 1.31 and 6 ft. Every figure here is a difference between two gauge readings, not a forecast — what the level does next depends on rain and on what the dam releases.
- Can you eat the fish you catch in Virginia Beach?
- That is a health question and it belongs with the state, not with us. VA publishes fish consumption advisories through its health or environmental agency, and those are the ones that count. We give no eating advice.
- Do you need a licence to fish Virginia Beach?
- Yes. A Virginia fishing license covers this water, required from age 16. DWR sets the rules and is the one that counts.
- What size fish can you keep in Virginia?
- It depends on the species, and several have slot limits rather than a simple minimum. Open to harvest today: striped bass (rockfish), summer flounder, black sea bass, bluefish. Seasons here change mid-year by agency order, so the status is re-checked every morning.
Striped bass (rockfish) limits · Summer flounder limits · Black sea bass limits · Bluefish limits · Check a length against the rules
Where these numbers come from
- Solunar computed 9:28 AM
- NOAA KNGU Norfolk, Naval Air Station 8:59 AM
- NOAA AKQ gridded forecast 2:17 AM
- NOAA CO-OPS 8638610 Sewells Point 9:18 AM
Sewells Point in Norfolk is the closest station that reports water temperature, about eleven miles from the oceanfront; the Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel station out at the bay mouth stands alongside for water level at the structure people actually fish.
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