Island · British Virgin Islands
Tortola tides
Tortola has 17 coastal places, including one main place. All of them show today's tide, from one official station.
Main placesOther places
- Places with tides 17 of 17 6 with a station within 5 mi
- Today's range 1.6 ft at the Leinster Point station
- Spring tides Oct 26–28 full moon · with perigee · coef. 88
- Sun 6:17 am–5:48 pm 11 h 31 min of daylight
- Moon 91% · 7:59 pm waning gibbous
- Next phase Last quarter Sun, Nov 1 · 4:29 pm
Tortola at a glance
- Coastal places: 17 (1 main one and 16 more): 17 towns and cities.
- Region: British Virgin Islands.
- With today's tide: 17 of 17 places (6 with a station within 5 miles and 11 within 31 miles).
- Most used station: Leinster Point (NOAA), for 17 places.
- Tide type: mixed: two high and two low tides a day, but of quite different heights.
- Next spring tides: from October 26 to 28, with a coefficient of up to 88 and the moon near perigee.
Main places on Tortola
The other 16 places on Tortola
In alphabetical order. Each one with today's tides, sun and moon.
Questions about the tides on Tortola
What time is high tide today on Tortola?
Today, at the Leinster Point station, used by 17 places on Tortola, high tide is at 10:27 am (1.6 ft) and 9:32 pm (0.7 ft), and low tide at 3:01 am and 5:46 pm. It can change by a few minutes from place to place: check each place's page.
When are the next spring tides on Tortola?
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 Leinster Point station the coefficient will reach 88.
How many tides a day are there on Tortola?
The tide is mixed: two high and two low tides a day, but of quite different heights. Each high tide comes about 50 minutes later than the day before.
What time are sunrise and sunset today on Tortola?
In the middle of the area, the sun rises at 6:17 am and sets at 5:48 pm: 11 h 31 min of daylight.
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