Mid-Atlantic
Great Wicomico River Light
Virginia · NOAA station 8636142 · Tide predictions
37.8050, -76.2683
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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
Potomac buoy · 16 mi N · Station 44042
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Nearby tide stations
- Fleeton Point · 0.7 mi NW
- Sunnybank, Little Wicomico River · 5.6 mi N
- Glebe Point, Great Wicomico River · 6.2 mi NW
- Windmill Point · 13.1 mi S
- Windmill Point Light · 14.5 mi S
Plan ahead
2027 tide extremes for this station
Highest predicted high tide: 1.5 ft — Fri Oct 1 · 1:38 PM
Lowest predicted low tide: -0.4 ft — Sat Jan 23 · 6:22 AM
Biggest single-day swing: 1.6 ft on Sat Jan 23
Best daytime minus tides of 2027
| Date | Low tide | Height |
|---|---|---|
| Sun Jan 24 | 7:14 AM | -0.4 ft |
| Mon Jan 25 | 8:06 AM | -0.3 ft |
| Mon Feb 22 | 7:00 AM | -0.3 ft |
| Fri Jan 22 | 6:22 PM | -0.3 ft |
| Sun Feb 21 | 6:43 PM | -0.3 ft |
| Tue Feb 23 | 7:48 AM | -0.2 ft |
| Sat Feb 20 | 6:00 PM | -0.2 ft |
| Thu Jan 21 | 5:33 PM | -0.2 ft |
| Tue Jan 26 | 9:00 AM | -0.2 ft |
| Thu Dec 16 | 7:36 AM | -0.2 ft |
224 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 Great Wicomico River Light from the CHESAPEAKE BAY BRIDGE TUNNEL station: high tides about 0.41× the height, 238 min later; low tides about 0.41× the height, 251 min later.
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.