Island · Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba
Saba Island tides
Saba Island has 8 coastal places, including 3 main ones. 2 show today's tide, from one official station.
Main placesOther places
- Places with tides 2 of 8 none with its own station
- Today's range 1.9 ft at the St. Barthelemy station
- Spring tides Oct 26–28 full moon · with perigee · coef. 108
- Sun 6:10 am–5:43 pm 11 h 33 min of daylight
- Moon 91% · 7:55 pm waning gibbous
- Next phase Last quarter Sun, Nov 1 · 4:29 pm
Saba Island at a glance
- Coastal places: 8 (3 main ones and 5 more): 8 towns and cities.
- Region: Bonaire, Saint Eustatius and Saba .
- With today's tide: 2 of 8 places (0 with a station within 5 miles and 2 within 31 miles).
- Most used station: St. Barthelemy (NOAA), for 2 places.
- Tide type: diurnal: one high and one low tide a day most days.
- No tide times yet: 6 places, because their nearest station (St. Barthelemy, 32 mi away on average) is too far or in a different body of water to trust its times, and we can't rely on the global tide model on this coast.
- Next spring tides: from October 26 to 28, with a coefficient of up to 108 and the moon near perigee.
Main places on Saba Island
The other 5 places on Saba Island
In alphabetical order. Each one with today's tides, sun and moon.
Questions about the tides on Saba Island
What time is high tide today on Saba Island?
Today, at the St. Barthelemy station, used by 2 places on Saba Island, high tide is at 9:15 am (1.8 ft). It can change by a few minutes from place to place: check each place's page.
When are the next spring tides on Saba Island?
From October 26 to 28, after the new or full moon, with the moon near perigee, so they will be bigger than usual. At the St. Barthelemy station the coefficient will reach 108.
How many tides a day are there on Saba Island?
The tide is diurnal: one high and one low tide a day most days. Each high tide comes about 50 minutes later than the day before.
Why do some places on Saba Island have no tide times?
6 of the 8 places have no tide station close enough, or in the same body of water, to give their times: the nearest one, St. Barthelemy, is 32 mi away on average. And we can't rely on the global tide model on this coast, so for now we don't show their tide. The sun, moon and spring tides on their pages are accurate.
What time are sunrise and sunset today on Saba Island?
In the middle of the area, the sun rises at 6:10 am and sets at 5:43 pm: 11 h 33 min of daylight.
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Understanding tides
Sun and moon: our own calculation with astronomy-engine. Places: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Coastline: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). How we calculate the tide