When is the best time to go tidepooling near LONG CREEK, LYNNHAVEN BAY, VA?

The lowest predicted daylight low in this seven-day outlook is 0.4 ft MLLW at 4:50 PM EDT on Sunday, October 11. The page shows a broad 3:20 PM–6:20 PM planning window, but local access, surf, weather, and closures still decide whether the shoreline is usable.

When is the next minus tide near LONG CREEK, LYNNHAVEN BAY, VA?

No low below 0.0 ft MLLW appears in this seven-day outlook. The 2026 annual tide table lists the station's full minus-tide calendar.

What does a negative or minus tide mean?

A minus tide is a predicted low below 0.0 ft on the local MLLW datum. It does not mean the ocean has no water, and MLLW zero is not directly comparable between distant stations.

Does NOAA station 8638916 identify a tidepool beach?

No. NOAA station 8638916 supplies the local prediction reference used here. It does not confirm a beach, legal access, parking, exposed habitat, safe surf, or the timing of water behind sandbars and channels. Check the specific park, beach, or land manager before going.

How early should I arrive before low tide?

This page shows a broad window from 90 minutes before to 90 minutes after the predicted low. Favor the falling side when local guidance allows, keep watching the route back, and leave earlier when surf, wind, terrain, darkness, or access rules require it.

Seven-day daylight low-tide outlook

Best tidepooling times near LONG CREEK, LYNNHAVEN BAY, VA

The lowest predicted daylight low near LONG CREEK, LYNNHAVEN BAY, VA in the next seven days is 0.4 ft MLLW at 4:50 PM on Sunday, October 11. A broad planning window is 3:20 PM–6:20 PM EDT; arrive while the water is falling when local access allows, then confirm swell, weather, closures, and the route back.

This is a tide-station planning read, not a beach recommendation. NOAA station 8638916 does not identify a legal access point or account for waves, surge, terrain, wildlife rules, or water trapped behind local bars and channels.

Daylight lows

next seven days

Daylight minus tides

below 0.0 ft MLLW

Station-local time

EDT

NOAA station 8638916

Predicted low-tide times, heights, daylight overlap, and broad planning windows near LONG CREEK, LYNNHAVEN BAY, VA for the next seven days.
Day	Low tide	Height	Daylight	Broad window
Sun, Oct 11	4:09 AM EDT	0.3 ft MLLW	No	2:39 AM–5:39 AM
Sun, Oct 11 · lowest daylight low	4:50 PM EDT	0.4 ft MLLW	Yes	3:20 PM–6:20 PM
Mon, Oct 12	4:44 AM EDT	0.4 ft MLLW	No	3:14 AM–6:14 AM
Mon, Oct 12	5:30 PM EDT	0.5 ft MLLW	Yes	4:00 PM–7:00 PM
Tue, Oct 13	5:18 AM EDT	0.5 ft MLLW	No	3:48 AM–6:48 AM
Tue, Oct 13	6:09 PM EDT	0.6 ft MLLW	Yes	4:39 PM–7:39 PM
Wed, Oct 14	5:52 AM EDT	0.6 ft MLLW	No	4:22 AM–7:22 AM
Wed, Oct 14	6:51 PM EDT	0.8 ft MLLW	No	5:21 PM–8:21 PM
Thu, Oct 15	6:31 AM EDT	0.8 ft MLLW	No	5:01 AM–8:01 AM
Thu, Oct 15	7:37 PM EDT	0.9 ft MLLW	No	6:07 PM–9:07 PM
Fri, Oct 16	7:15 AM EDT	0.9 ft MLLW	Yes	5:45 AM–8:45 AM
Fri, Oct 16	8:28 PM EDT	1.0 ft MLLW	No	6:58 PM–9:58 PM
Sat, Oct 17	8:08 AM EDT	1.0 ft MLLW	Yes	6:38 AM–9:38 AM
Sat, Oct 17	9:22 PM EDT	1.1 ft MLLW	No	7:52 PM–10:52 PM

Heights are feet relative to this station's local Mean Lower Low Water datum. The broad window spans 90 minutes on either side of the predicted low; it is not an access, surf, or safety forecast.

Plan beyond seven days

Find every 2026 minus tide at this station.

The annual tide table includes every predicted low below 0.0 ft MLLW, month-by-month, alongside the complete high/low calendar.

Open the 2026 minus-tide calendar →Open the live LONG CREEK, LYNNHAVEN BAY, VA tide chart →

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Questions and quick answers

Low water is the signal; the shoreline is the decision.

When is the best time to go tidepooling near LONG CREEK, LYNNHAVEN BAY, VA?: The lowest predicted daylight low in this seven-day outlook is 0.4 ft MLLW at 4:50 PM EDT on Sunday, October 11. The page shows a broad 3:20 PM–6:20 PM planning window, but local access, surf, weather, and closures still decide whether the shoreline is usable.
When is the next minus tide near LONG CREEK, LYNNHAVEN BAY, VA?: No low below 0.0 ft MLLW appears in this seven-day outlook. The 2026 annual tide table lists the station's full minus-tide calendar.
What does a negative or minus tide mean?: A minus tide is a predicted low below 0.0 ft on the local MLLW datum. It does not mean the ocean has no water, and MLLW zero is not directly comparable between distant stations.
Does NOAA station 8638916 identify a tidepool beach?: No. NOAA station 8638916 supplies the local prediction reference used here. It does not confirm a beach, legal access, parking, exposed habitat, safe surf, or the timing of water behind sandbars and channels. Check the specific park, beach, or land manager before going.
How early should I arrive before low tide?: This page shows a broad window from 90 minutes before to 90 minutes after the predicted low. Favor the falling side when local guidance allows, keep watching the route back, and leave earlier when surf, wind, terrain, darkness, or access rules require it.