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Chincoteague Tide Chart
Chincoteague — the Eastern Shore island town famous for its wild ponies, gateway to Assateague — works a semidiurnal tide of around four feet at the Coast Guard station.
Upcoming tides in Chincoteague
Live NOAA predictions for station 8630249 (Chincoteague, USCG Station).
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Heights in feet above MLLW, station local time. See the full interactive tide map.
The pattern
Two highs and two lows daily with around four feet of range — bay-side water. The tide floods Chincoteague Bay and the marsh guts, then drains the flats around Tom’s Cove — the current in the inlets matters more than the height.
Ponies and refuge
The Chincoteague National Wildlife Refuge protects Assateague’s southern end, where the wild ponies roam — the July Pony Swim has run since 1925. Next door, rockets rise from NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility; see our best time to fish tides guide for the bay windows.
Boating
The bay’s channels are narrow and shifting — follow the marks through the marsh and mind the shoals at the inlets. The ocean side is open Atlantic with real surf. For the region, see our Mid-Atlantic tides guide.