Island · Saint Helena
Ascension Island tides
Ascension Island has 4 coastal places, including one main place. All of them show today's tide, from one official station.
Main placesOther places
- Places with tides 4 of 4 4 with a station within 5 mi
- Today's range 3.2 ft at the Ascension station
- Spring tides Oct 26–28 full moon · with perigee · coef. 101
- Sun 6:30 am–6:52 pm 12 h 22 min of daylight
- Moon 92% · 9:27 pm waning gibbous
- Next phase Last quarter Sun, Nov 1 · 8:29 pm
Ascension Island at a glance
- Coastal places: 4 (1 main one and 3 more): 3 towns and cities and 1 beach.
- Region: Saint Helena.
- With today's tide: 4 of 4 places (4 with a station within 5 miles and 0 within 31 miles).
- Most used station: Ascension (UHSLC, TICON-4), for 4 places.
- Tide type: semidiurnal: two high and two low tides a day, of similar height.
- Next spring tides: from October 26 to 28, with a coefficient of up to 101 and the moon near perigee.
Main places on Ascension Island
The other 3 places on Ascension Island
In alphabetical order. Each one with today's tides, sun and moon.
Questions about the tides on Ascension Island
What time is high tide today on Ascension Island?
Today, at the Ascension station, used by 4 places on Ascension Island, high tide is at 7:10 am (3.5 ft) and 7:38 pm (3.5 ft), and low tide at 12:57 am and 1:18 pm. It can change by a few minutes from place to place: check each place's page.
When are the next spring tides on Ascension 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 Ascension station the coefficient will reach 101.
How many tides a day are there on Ascension Island?
The tide is semidiurnal: two high and two low tides a day, of similar height. Each high tide comes about 50 minutes later than the day before.
What time are sunrise and sunset today on Ascension Island?
In the middle of the area, the sun rises at 6:30 am and sets at 6:52 pm: 12 h 22 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