District of Columbia
Washington tides
Tide charts & times for Washington, District of Columbia · read from NOAA station WASHINGTON, Washington Channel, D.C. (#8594900)
Washington Channel, D.C. · District of Columbia · NOAA station 8594900 · Tide predictions
38.8733, -77.0217
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48-hour outlook
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Drawn from the high/low predictions — NOAA publishes high/low only for this station.
The next seven days
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H = high tide · L = low tide · highs & lows in local time
On the water nearby
Annapolis buoy · 31 mi E · Station 44063
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Nearby tide stations
- Washington Naval Yard · 1.4 mi E
- Bellevue, D.C. · 3.2 mi S
- Kingman Lake · 3.2 mi NE
- Kenilworth Aquatic Garden · 4.4 mi NE
- Alexandria, Va. · 4.8 mi S
Plan ahead
2027 tide extremes for this station
Highest predicted high tide: 3.7 ft — Thu Sep 30 · 8:59 PM
Lowest predicted low tide: -0.7 ft — Sun Jan 24 · 4:16 PM
Biggest single-day swing: 3.5 ft on Thu Sep 30
Best daytime minus tides of 2027
| Date | Low tide | Height |
|---|---|---|
| Sun Jan 24 | 4:16 PM | -0.7 ft |
| Mon Jan 25 | 5:09 PM | -0.7 ft |
| Sat Jan 23 | 3:22 PM | -0.7 ft |
| Tue Jan 26 | 6:02 PM | -0.6 ft |
| Sun Feb 21 | 3:07 PM | -0.6 ft |
| Fri Jan 22 | 2:26 PM | -0.6 ft |
| Mon Feb 22 | 3:58 PM | -0.6 ft |
| Tue Feb 23 | 4:49 PM | -0.6 ft |
| Sat Feb 20 | 2:14 PM | -0.5 ft |
| Wed Jan 27 | 6:54 PM | -0.5 ft |
182 minus tides (below 0 ft) are predicted here in 2027. The table shows up to the 10 lowest that fall between 7 AM and 7 PM — the ones worth planning a clam dig or tidepool walk around.
About this station
WASHINGTON, Washington Channel, D.C. is one of NOAA's reference tide stations — its predictions are computed directly from harmonic analysis of water levels observed here, and other nearby stations are calculated from it.
Barrier islands, big bays, and river tides: Chesapeake and Delaware bays carry the tide deep inland, and a nor'easter can hold water in, or blow it out, for days at a time.