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Saint Thomas tides
Saint Thomas has 62 coastal places, including 10 main ones. All of them show today's tide, from 5 official stations.
Main placesOther places
- Places with tides 62 of 62 62 with a station within 5 mi
- Biggest range today 1.9 ft in Fortuna Bay Beach
- Spring tides Oct 26–28 full moon · with perigee · coef. 90
- Sun 6:18 am–5:49 pm 11 h 31 min of daylight
- Moon 91% · 8:00 pm waning gibbous
- Next phase Last quarter Sun, Nov 1 · 4:29 pm
Saint Thomas at a glance
- Coastal places: 62 (10 main ones and 52 more): 38 towns and cities, 22 beaches, 1 marina and 1 bay or cove.
- Region: U.S. Virgin Islands.
- With today's tide: 62 of 62 places (62 with a station within 5 miles and 0 within 31 miles).
- Most used station: Magens Bay (NOAA), for 21 places. 5 official stations in all.
- Biggest tide today: Fortuna Bay Beach, with 1.9 ft between high and low tide (Botany Bay station).
- Smallest tide today: Sapphire Beach, with 1.2 ft.
- 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 90 and the moon near perigee.
Today's tides by station
| Station | ▲ High tides | ▼ Low tides | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Magens Bay 21 places · NOAA | 10:30 am 10:04 pm | 3:17 am 5:08 pm | 1.8 ft |
| Water Bay 19 places · NOAA | 10:25 am 9:39 pm | 3:01 am 5:27 pm | 1.7 ft |
| Dorothea Bay 18 places · NOAA | 10:25 am 10:06 pm | 3:11 am 5:16 pm | 1.7 ft |
| Botany Bay 3 places · NOAA | 10:51 am 10:38 pm | 3:55 am 5:32 pm | 1.9 ft |
| Crown Bay 1 place · NOAA | 11:12 am | 2:19 am | 1.2 ft |
Each place uses the nearest official station in the same body of water. Range: from the day's highest high tide to its lowest low tide.
Main places on Saint Thomas
- Charlotte Amalie High tide 10:30 am · 10:04 pm Low tide 3:17 am · 5:08 pm
- Tutu High tide 10:25 am · 9:39 pm Low tide 3:01 am · 5:27 pm
- Altona High tide 10:25 am · 10:06 pm Low tide 3:11 am · 5:16 pm
- Barrett High tide 10:25 am · 10:06 pm Low tide 3:11 am · 5:16 pm
- Benner High tide 10:25 am · 9:39 pm Low tide 3:01 am · 5:27 pm
- Dorothea High tide 10:25 am · 10:06 pm Low tide 3:11 am · 5:16 pm
- Frydendal High tide 10:25 am · 9:39 pm Low tide 3:01 am · 5:27 pm
- Mandal High tide 10:30 am · 10:04 pm Low tide 3:17 am · 5:08 pm
- Mariendal High tide 10:25 am · 9:39 pm Low tide 3:01 am · 5:27 pm
- Santa Maria Estate High tide 10:25 am · 10:06 pm Low tide 3:11 am · 5:16 pm
The other 52 places on Saint Thomas
In alphabetical order. Each one with today's tides, sun and moon.
- Adelphi
- American Yacht Harbour Marina
- Bellevue (Southside)
- Bluebeard Beach
- Bolongo
- Bonne Esperance
- Bordeaux Beach
- Bovoni
- Brewers Bay Beach
- Cabrita Point Beach
- Caret Bay Estate
- Coki Beach
- Contant
- Enighed (Northside)
- Ensomned
- Estate Thomas
- Fortuna Bay Beach
- Frenchtown
- Hull Bay Beach
- John Oley
- Lerkenlund
- Lilliendahl
- Limetree Beach
- Lindberg Beach
- Long-Bay Beach
- Louisenhoj
- Lovenlund
- Mafolie
- Magens Bay
- Magens Bay Beach
- Mandahl Bay Beach
- Misgen
- Morningstar Beach
- Muller Bay Beach
- Nadir
- Nazareth
- Neltjeberg
- Pelican Beach
- Peterborg
- Pineapple Beach
- Raphune
- Resolution
- Rosendal
- Sapphire Beach
- Scott Beach
- Secret Harbor Beach
- Solberg
- Sorgenfri
- Stumpy Bay Beach
- Turquoise Beach
- Tutu Beach
- Zambee
Questions about the tides on Saint Thomas
What time is high tide today on Saint Thomas?
Today, at the Magens Bay station, used by 21 places on Saint Thomas, high tide is at 10:30 am (1.8 ft) and 10:04 pm (0.9 ft), and low tide at 3:17 am and 5:08 pm. It can change by a few minutes from place to place: check each place's page.
Where is the biggest tide on Saint Thomas?
Today, in Fortuna Bay Beach: 1.9 ft between high and low tide (Botany Bay station). The smallest is in Sapphire Beach, with 1.2 ft. The range changes every day with the moon.
When are the next spring tides on Saint Thomas?
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 Magens Bay station the coefficient will reach 90.
How many tides a day are there on Saint Thomas?
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 Saint Thomas?
In the middle of the area, the sun rises at 6:18 am and sets at 5:49 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