Mid-Atlantic
Chester
Virginia · NOAA station 8638491 · Tide predictions
37.3833, -77.3783
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48-hour outlook
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The next seven days
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H = high tide · L = low tide · highs & lows in local time
On the water nearby
York Spit buoy · 62 mi E · Station 44072
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Nearby tide stations
- Meadowville · 3.0 mi E
- Richmond Deepwater Terminal, James River · 5.8 mi NW
- Haxall · 7.4 mi E
- City Point, Hopewell · 7.7 mi SE
- Puddledock, Appomattox River · 8.1 mi S
Plan ahead
2027 tide extremes for this station
Highest predicted high tide: 3.7 ft — Thu Sep 30 · 5:20 PM
Lowest predicted low tide: -0.5 ft — Sun Jan 24 · 12:17 PM
Biggest single-day swing: 3.6 ft on Fri Oct 1
Best daytime minus tides of 2027
| Date | Low tide | Height |
|---|---|---|
| Sun Jan 24 | 12:17 PM | -0.5 ft |
| Mon Jan 25 | 1:10 PM | -0.5 ft |
| Sat Jan 23 | 11:23 AM | -0.5 ft |
| Tue Jan 26 | 2:03 PM | -0.4 ft |
| Sun Feb 21 | 11:08 AM | -0.4 ft |
| Fri Jan 22 | 10:27 AM | -0.4 ft |
| Mon Feb 22 | 11:59 AM | -0.4 ft |
| Tue Feb 23 | 12:50 PM | -0.4 ft |
| Sat Feb 20 | 10:15 AM | -0.4 ft |
| Wed Jan 27 | 2:55 PM | -0.3 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
NOAA builds the predictions for Chester from the WASHINGTON, Washington Channel, D.C. station: high tides about the same height, 219 min earlier; low tides about 0.67× the height, 239 min earlier.
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.