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Craney Island Light · September 2026 21:40 · UTC−4
United States Virginia 36.892° N · 76.338° W

Craney Island Light Tide Chart

Tide predictions, solunar fishing times and marine weather for Craney Island Light, United States — updated daily, free forever.

Rising
-0.9 ft
Last low tide: -0.9 ft at 9:20 PM

The water level is rising.

6:37 AM 7:30 PM Coefficient 40 · low Calculated for Craney Island Light's local time · UTC−4

At a glance

Wind 6 mph from S · gust 18 mph Waves 0.0 ft from ENE · 4 s Fish activity Slow 2 major + 2 minor periods Air temp 90° feels like 97° Water temp 86° Sea surface Pressure 29.94 inHg Rising UV index 7 High exposure Coefficient 40 48 morning · 40 afternoon

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September 2026

Tides

High 1:50 AM · 0.7 ft Low 8:10 AM · -1.2 ft High 2:50 PM · 1.2 ft Low 9:20 PM · -0.9 ft
High Low Daylight · 12h 53m Major Minor

H 1:50 AM 0.7 ft L 8:10 AM -1.2 ft H 2:50 PM 1.2 ft L 9:20 PM -0.9 ft

Gauge station · FES2022 global tide model · heights referenced to Mean Sea Level · America/New_York (UTC−4) · Why might this differ?

HAT
1.2 ft
highest astronomical tide
MSL
0.0 ft
mean sea level — the chart's zero
LAT
-1.2 ft
lowest astronomical tide

The sun rises at 06:37 and sets at 19:30. Today brings 2 high tides and 2 low tides: high water at 01:50 (0.2 m) and 14:50 (0.4 m); low water at 08:10 (-0.4 m) and 21:20 (-0.3 m). The sun crosses the local meridian at 13:04, its highest point of the day.

Hour by hour

Interpolated heights · Thursday 3 September
HourHeightTrend
12:00 AM 0.3 ft ↗ Rising
1:00 AM 0.5 ft ↗ Rising
2:00 AM 0.7 ft ↘ Falling
3:00 AM 0.5 ft ↘ Falling
4:00 AM 0.2 ft ↘ Falling
5:00 AM -0.2 ft ↘ Falling
6:00 AM -0.7 ft ↘ Falling
7:00 AM -1.0 ft ↘ Falling
8:00 AM -1.1 ft ↘ Falling
9:00 AM -1.1 ft ↗ Rising
10:00 AM -0.7 ft ↗ Rising
11:00 AM -0.3 ft ↗ Rising
HourHeightTrend
12:00 PM 0.3 ft ↗ Rising
1:00 PM 0.8 ft ↗ Rising
2:00 PM 1.1 ft ↗ Rising
3:00 PM 1.2 ft ↘ Falling
4:00 PM 1.0 ft ↘ Falling
5:00 PM 0.7 ft ↘ Falling
6:00 PM 0.2 ft ↘ Falling
7:00 PM -0.3 ft ↘ Falling
8:00 PM -0.7 ft ↘ Falling
9:00 PM -0.9 ft ↘ Falling
10:00 PM -0.8 ft ↗ Rising
11:00 PM -0.6 ft ↗ Rising

Sea & weather now

Conditions at Craney Island Light right now, in station-local time.

Air temp 90°F Overcast · feels like 97° · H 100° · L 76°
Water temp 87°F 85° to 87° today
Wind 5 mph S · Force 2 · Light breeze · gusts 18 mph
Swell 0.0 ft ENE · 4 s period
Humidity 57% Dew point 73°
Visibility 24 km Cloud cover 100%

Next 24 hours

temperature · wind · rain · humidity
12:00 AM Clear sky 79° 3 SE 0% 0.0 84%
2:00 AM Clear sky 77° 3 SSE 0% 0.0 90%
4:00 AM Clear sky 77° 2 S 0% 0.0 93%
6:00 AM Clear sky 77° 2 S 0% 0.0 93%
8:00 AM Clear sky 81° 3 SSW 0% 0.0 82%
10:00 AM Clear sky 88° 2 SW 0% 0.0 61%
12:00 PM Clear sky 97° 3 WSW 0% 0.0 45%
2:00 PM Clear sky 100° 3 NW 0% 0.0 37%
4:00 PM Clear sky 99° 6 NE 0% 0.0 37%
6:00 PM Partly cloudy 95° 8 E 0% 0.0 46%
8:00 PM Clear sky 90° 3 ESE 0% 0.0 60%
10:00 PM Overcast 86° 10 SSW 1% 0.0 65%
11:00 PM Overcast 86° 12 SSW 3% 0.0 69%

Rain chance and millimetres per hour, then relative humidity. Scroll for the rest of the day.

Fishing barometer

29.94 inHg ↗ Rising
  • Rising Very good — today Rising pressure after a low signals settling weather — fish feed confidently and this is often the best barometer window of all.
  • Stable Normal activity A steady barometer for a day or more means settled conditions and predictable, average feeding around tides and solunar peaks.
  • Falling Good at first A dropping barometer sparks a burst of feeding before the weather turns, then activity slows markedly as the front arrives.
min 29.91 inHg max 30.03 inHg Hover, tap or arrow-key the line to read any hour.

The barometer is rising, which usually switches feeding back on: fish sense settling conditions and move to feed with confidence. A rising trend after a spell of low pressure is one of the strongest signals to get out on the water.

UV index

solar protection

UV 7

High

High exposure — protection is essential: hat, sunglasses and SPF 30+, and take shade around midday.

1–2 · Low
Little risk — most people need no sun protection.
3–7 · Moderate to high
Wear a hat, sunglasses and SPF 30+, and take shade around midday.
8+ · Very high to extreme
Use SPF 50+, cover up and stay out of the sun through the middle of the day.
Water temperature 87° Ranges 85° to 87° today
86°
0 h
86°
2 h
86°
4 h
86°
6 h
86°
8 h
86°
10 h
86°
12 h
86°
14 h
86°
16 h
86°
18 h
86°
20 h
86°
22 h
86°
24 h

The sea surface holds around 30.0° today, moving between 29.7° and 30.3°. Water temperature sets the pace of fish metabolism, so even a small shift can change where fish hold and how actively they feed.

Outlook

Next 7 days
  • Thu 3 Clear sky 100°/76° 11 mph
  • Fri 4 Clear sky 102°/79° 18 mph
  • Sat 5 Partly cloudy 85°/75° 15 mph
  • Sun 6 Clear sky 82°/73° 11 mph
  • Mon 7 Overcast 81°/69° 10 mph
  • Tue 8 Partly cloudy 88°/66° 10 mph
  • Wed 9 Partly cloudy 92°/69° 14 mph

Air quality

Poor · EAQI 63

Air quality is poor. Everyone may begin to feel effects; sensitive groups should limit time outdoors.

O₃ Ozone Moderate 101.0µg/m³ Forms in sunlight; can irritate airways at high levels. Bar is scaled to 130 µg/m³, where the "poor" band starts.
PM10 Good 16.3µg/m³ Coarse particles from dust, sea spray and traffic. Bar is scaled to 50 µg/m³, where the "poor" band starts.
PM2.5 Fair 14.3µg/m³ Fine particles that reach deep into the lungs. Bar is scaled to 25 µg/m³, where the "poor" band starts.

Bands follow the European Air Quality Index; the day's index is its worst hour, each pollutant its daily mean. Air quality from CAMS.

Weather & marine data by Open-Meteo.com (CC BY 4.0) · times are Craney Island Light local time.

Tidal coefficient · September

Bigger coefficients mean larger tides and stronger currents
Thursday 3 September 40 Low

Morning 48 · afternoon 40

Month range 20 – 104

Heights this month span -1.3 ft to 1.6 ft above the chart datum

Biggest tides: 9–12 Sep (coef 104) · Quietest stretch: 18–19 Sep (coef 20)

September 2026 — hover, tap or arrow-key a bar to read that day

Very high High Average Low

A larger coefficient means a wider gap between high and low water, so the strongest currents run along the sea bed. Tidal range also shifts with the weather — check the wind and swell before you head out.

Swell

From ENE (68°) · 3.9 s period
Most frequent waves 0.0 ft About half the significant height — what you will see most of the time.
Significant height 0.0 ft The standard forecast figure — roughly 1 wave in 7 runs higher, on a 3.9 second period.
Maximum waves 0.3 ft The odd crest reaches this — allow for it before heading into exposed water.
Swell height 0 – 1.6 ft scale 00:00 · 06:00 · 12:00 · 18:00 · 24:00
0 h 0.0 ft 3 s ENE
2 h 0.0 ft 3 s ENE
4 h 0.0 ft 4 s ENE
6 h 0.0 ft 4 s ENE
8 h 0.0 ft 3 s ENE
10 h 0.0 ft 3 s ENE
12 h 0.0 ft 3 s ENE
14 h 0.0 ft 3 s NE
16 h 0.0 ft 4 s NE
18 h 0.0 ft 4 s ENE
20 h 0.0 ft 4 s ENE
22 h 0.0 ft 4 s ENE
24 h 0.0 ft 3 s E

These figures describe the swell out in open water. Closer to the beach the waves shift with the shape of the coastline and the seabed, though in most spots they end up broadly similar.

Solunar

Feeding windows from the moon's transit, rise and set — the free solunar rating for Craney Island Light.

Best fishing times today

Slow

Solunar theory rates today a slow day for fishing at Craney Island Light — plan around the major and minor periods below.

Major Peak activity

4:56 AM – 6:56 AM

Moon overhead (lunar transit)

Overlaps sunrise or sunset
Minor Average activity

1:08 PM – 2:08 PM

Moonset

Major Peak activity

5:26 PM – 7:26 PM

Moon underfoot (opposing transit)

Overlaps sunrise or sunset
Minor Average activity

10:40 PM – 11:40 PM

Moonrise

Major period Minor period Daylight

Major periods track the moon's transit and opposing transit and run about two hours; minor periods open at moonrise and moonset and last about an hour. When a period lands on sunrise or sunset, activity climbs higher still — and that overlap happens today.

Moon

Thursday 3 September
Last quarter 58% illuminated · 21.4 days old Moonrise 23:10 · Moonset 13:38 · transit 05:56 Visible for 14h 28m
rise 23:10 · 56° NE set 13:38 · 303° WNW transit 05:56
04 SEP Last Quarter 3:51 AM tomorrow
10 SEP New Moon 11:26 PM in 7 days
18 SEP First Quarter 4:43 PM in 15 days
26 SEP Full Moon 12:49 PM in 23 days

Planner

When to go this week, and which days of September are worth the drive.

Bite windows

Thursday 3 September

Fish feed hardest when the water starts moving — plan around the hour before and after each tide turn.

High tide turn

00:50 – 02:50

Water peaks at 01:50 then starts to fall.

Low tide turn

07:10 – 09:10

Water bottoms out at 08:10 then starts to rise.

High tide turn

13:50 – 15:50

Water peaks at 14:50 then starts to fall.

Low tide turn

20:20 – 22:20

Water bottoms out at 21:20 then starts to rise.

Best days in September

Ranked by tidal coefficient — pick a day to load it.

Quietest stretch: 18–19 Sep (coef 20)

Astronomical observation · moon, sun and Earth

today, 3 September 2026
Moon Distance Earth–Moon 371,535km Angular diameter 0° 32′
Sun Distance Earth–Sun 150,888,677km Angular diameter 0° 32′

Daylight & twilight

Station local time
Golden hour, blue hour and twilight times at Craney Island Light today, morning and evening.
LightMorningEvening
Golden hourSoft, warm light — the photographer's window 6:21 AM – 7:12 AM 6:56 PM – 7:46 PM
Blue hourDeep even blue just past the sun 6:11 AM – 6:21 AM 7:46 PM – 7:57 PM
Civil twilightBright enough to work without lights 6:11 AM – 6:37 AM 7:30 PM – 7:57 PM
Nautical twilightHorizon still visible at sea 5:40 AM – 6:11 AM 7:57 PM – 8:28 PM
Astronomical twilightThe last trace of sunlight 5:07 AM – 5:40 AM 8:28 PM – 9:00 PM

Lighting the Earth at this moment

9:40 PM UTC−4 · 3 September 2026 · equirectangular, 180°W → 180°E
Day and night world map showing where Craney Island Light sits right now

The bright band marks where the Sun stands overhead right now; the pin is Craney Island Light. As the Earth turns, the day-and-night line sweeps westward and this map refreshes with the local clock.

Tide table

September 2026
Tide times, heights, coefficient and fishing activity for every day of September 2026 at Craney Island Light.
Day Moon Sun 1st tide 2nd tide 3rd tide 4th tide Coefficient Activity
1 Tue 78% illuminated · waning Sunrise6:36 AM Sunset7:33 PM 12:10 AM 1.0 ft high tide 6:30 AM -1.3 ft low tide 12:50 PM 1.3 ft high tide 7:20 PM -1.0 ft low tide 71 · High Fair
2 Wed 69% illuminated · waning Sunrise6:37 AM Sunset7:32 PM 1:00 AM 1.0 ft high tide 7:20 AM -1.3 ft low tide 1:40 PM 1.3 ft high tide 8:20 PM -1.0 ft low tide 56 · Average Fair
3 Thu 58% illuminated · waning Sunrise6:37 AM Sunset7:30 PM 1:50 AM 0.7 ft high tide 8:10 AM -1.3 ft low tide 2:50 PM 1.3 ft high tide 9:20 PM -1.0 ft low tide 40 · Low Slow
4 Fri 46% illuminated · waning Sunrise6:38 AM Sunset7:29 PM 3:00 AM 0.7 ft high tide 9:10 AM -1.0 ft low tide 3:50 PM 1.3 ft high tide 10:20 PM -1.0 ft low tide 34 · Low Slow
5 Sat 35% illuminated · waning Sunrise6:39 AM Sunset7:27 PM 4:10 AM 0.7 ft high tide 10:10 AM -1.0 ft low tide 5:00 PM 1.3 ft high tide 11:30 PM -1.0 ft low tide 48 · Low Fair
6 Sun 24% illuminated · waning Sunrise6:40 AM Sunset7:26 PM 5:20 AM 0.7 ft high tide 11:20 AM -1.0 ft low tide 6:10 PM 1.3 ft high tide 64 · Average Slow
7 Mon 15% illuminated · waning Sunrise6:41 AM Sunset7:24 PM 12:30 AM -1.0 ft low tide 6:30 AM 0.7 ft high tide 12:30 PM -1.0 ft low tide 7:00 PM 1.3 ft high tide 79 · High Fair
8 Tue 8% illuminated · waning Sunrise6:41 AM Sunset7:23 PM 1:30 AM -1.0 ft low tide 7:20 AM 1.0 ft high tide 1:30 PM -1.3 ft low tide 8:00 PM 1.6 ft high tide 91 · Very high Excellent
9 Wed 3% illuminated · waning Sunrise6:42 AM Sunset7:21 PM 2:20 AM -1.0 ft low tide 8:20 AM 1.3 ft high tide 2:30 PM -1.3 ft low tide 8:50 PM 1.6 ft high tide 100 · Very high Excellent
10 Thu 0% illuminated · waning Sunrise6:43 AM Sunset7:20 PM 3:10 AM -1.3 ft low tide 9:10 AM 1.3 ft high tide 3:20 PM -1.3 ft low tide 9:30 PM 1.6 ft high tide 104 · Very high Excellent
11 Fri 0% illuminated · waxing Sunrise6:44 AM Sunset7:18 PM 3:50 AM -1.3 ft low tide 10:00 AM 1.3 ft high tide 4:10 PM -1.3 ft low tide 10:20 PM 1.3 ft high tide 102 · Very high Excellent
12 Sat 3% illuminated · waxing Sunrise6:45 AM Sunset7:17 PM 4:30 AM -1.3 ft low tide 10:40 AM 1.6 ft high tide 5:00 PM -1.3 ft low tide 11:00 PM 1.3 ft high tide 96 · Very high Excellent
13 Sun 7% illuminated · waxing Sunrise6:46 AM Sunset7:15 PM 5:10 AM -1.3 ft low tide 11:30 AM 1.3 ft high tide 5:50 PM -1.0 ft low tide 11:50 PM 1.0 ft high tide 86 · High Excellent
14 Mon 14% illuminated · waxing Sunrise6:46 AM Sunset7:14 PM 5:50 AM -1.3 ft low tide 12:10 PM 1.3 ft high tide 6:40 PM -1.0 ft low tide 73 · High Fair
15 Tue 21% illuminated · waxing Sunrise6:47 AM Sunset7:12 PM 12:30 AM 0.7 ft high tide 6:30 AM -1.0 ft low tide 1:00 PM 1.3 ft high tide 7:30 PM -1.0 ft low tide 59 · Average Fair
16 Wed 30% illuminated · waxing Sunrise6:48 AM Sunset7:11 PM 1:10 AM 0.7 ft high tide 7:20 AM -1.0 ft low tide 1:50 PM 1.0 ft high tide 8:20 PM -0.7 ft low tide 44 · Low Fair
17 Thu 39% illuminated · waxing Sunrise6:49 AM Sunset7:09 PM 2:00 AM 0.3 ft high tide 8:00 AM -1.0 ft low tide 2:40 PM 1.0 ft high tide 9:10 PM -0.7 ft low tide 30 · Low Fair
18 Fri 48% illuminated · waxing Sunrise6:50 AM Sunset7:08 PM 2:50 AM 0.3 ft high tide 8:50 AM -0.7 ft low tide 3:40 PM 0.7 ft high tide 10:00 PM -0.7 ft low tide 20 · Low Slow
19 Sat 58% illuminated · waxing Sunrise6:50 AM Sunset7:06 PM 3:50 AM 0.3 ft high tide 9:40 AM -0.7 ft low tide 4:40 PM 0.7 ft high tide 11:00 PM -0.7 ft low tide 24 · Low Slow
20 Sun 67% illuminated · waxing Sunrise6:51 AM Sunset7:05 PM 5:00 AM 0.3 ft high tide 10:30 AM -0.7 ft low tide 5:30 PM 0.7 ft high tide 11:50 PM -0.7 ft low tide 38 · Low Fair
21 Mon 76% illuminated · waxing Sunrise6:52 AM Sunset7:03 PM 5:50 AM 0.3 ft high tide 11:30 AM -0.7 ft low tide 6:20 PM 1.0 ft high tide 52 · Average Slow
22 Tue 83% illuminated · waxing Sunrise6:53 AM Sunset7:02 PM 12:30 AM -0.7 ft low tide 6:40 AM 0.7 ft high tide 12:20 PM -0.7 ft low tide 7:00 PM 1.0 ft high tide 66 · Average Fair
23 Wed 90% illuminated · waxing Sunrise6:54 AM Sunset7:00 PM 1:10 AM -0.7 ft low tide 7:20 AM 0.7 ft high tide 1:10 PM -1.0 ft low tide 7:40 PM 1.0 ft high tide 80 · High Excellent
24 Thu 95% illuminated · waxing Sunrise6:54 AM Sunset6:59 PM 1:50 AM -1.0 ft low tide 8:00 AM 1.0 ft high tide 2:00 PM -1.0 ft low tide 8:20 PM 1.0 ft high tide 91 · Very high Excellent
25 Fri 99% illuminated · waxing Sunrise6:55 AM Sunset6:57 PM 2:30 AM -1.0 ft low tide 8:40 AM 1.0 ft high tide 2:50 PM -1.0 ft low tide 9:00 PM 1.3 ft high tide 99 · Very high Excellent
26 Sat 100% illuminated · waxing Sunrise6:56 AM Sunset6:56 PM 3:00 AM -1.3 ft low tide 9:20 AM 1.3 ft high tide 3:30 PM -1.3 ft low tide 9:40 PM 1.3 ft high tide 102 · Very high Excellent
27 Sun 99% illuminated · waning Sunrise6:57 AM Sunset6:54 PM 3:40 AM -1.3 ft low tide 10:00 AM 1.3 ft high tide 4:20 PM -1.3 ft low tide 10:20 PM 1.3 ft high tide 101 · Very high Excellent
28 Mon 95% illuminated · waning Sunrise6:58 AM Sunset6:53 PM 4:30 AM -1.3 ft low tide 10:50 AM 1.6 ft high tide 5:10 PM -1.3 ft low tide 11:00 PM 1.0 ft high tide 95 · Very high Excellent
29 Tue 89% illuminated · waning Sunrise6:59 AM Sunset6:51 PM 5:10 AM -1.3 ft low tide 11:40 AM 1.6 ft high tide 6:10 PM -1.3 ft low tide 11:50 PM 1.0 ft high tide 84 · High Fair
30 Wed 81% illuminated · waning Sunrise6:59 AM Sunset6:50 PM 6:00 AM -1.3 ft low tide 12:30 PM 1.6 ft high tide 7:00 PM -1.0 ft low tide 71 · High Fair

Biggest tides: 9–12 Sep (coef 104) · Quietest stretch: 18–19 Sep (coef 20) · Morning 48 · afternoon 40. Predicted levels run between -1.3 ft and 1.6 ft this month.

Heights are metres above the station's chart datum, so the biggest tides can dip just below zero. Every time shown is Craney Island Light local time, with daylight saving already applied.

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Frequently asked questions

Tides, coefficients and fishing times for Craney Island Light, explained.

What time is high tide in Craney Island Light today?

High water at Craney Island Light today is at 01:50 and 14:50. The full list of high and low tide times is in the table above and refreshes every day.

Is today a good day to fish in Craney Island Light?

Based on solunar theory the fishing rating today is Slow. The strongest windows are the major periods around the lunar transit, which often line up with sunrise and sunset.

What is the tidal coefficient and why does it matter?

The coefficient runs from 0 to 120 and measures the tidal range — today it is 40 (Low). Higher numbers mean stronger currents and a bigger gap between high and low water, which matters for fishing, diving and boating.

When are sunrise and sunset in Craney Island Light today?

The sun rises at 06:37 and sets at 19:30 local time, giving 12h 53m of daylight.

What is the water temperature in Craney Island Light today?

The sea surface at Craney Island Light is around 30.3°C right now. Water temperature sets the pace of fish metabolism, so the hourly strip above is worth a glance — even a small shift can change where fish hold and how actively they feed.

How big are the waves in Craney Island Light today?

The significant wave height at Craney Island Light is currently 0.0 m with a period of 3.9 s between crests. Individual sets can stack up to roughly twice that height, so allow a margin at exposed marks and anchorages.

Data: Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0) · CAMS · OpenStreetMap · GeoNames (CC BY 4.0) · FES2022 — CNES/AVISO/LEGOS · IP geolocation by DB-IP (CC BY 4.0)

Estimates for planning only — not for navigation or safety-critical use. · www.thetidechart.com/us/virginia/craney-island-light