Mid-Atlantic
Richmond (river locks)
Virginia · NOAA station 8638495 · Tide predictions
37.5250, -77.4200
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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
Stingray Point buoy · 64 mi E · Station 44058
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Nearby tide stations
- Richmond Deepwater Terminal, James River · 4.5 mi S
- Chester · 10.1 mi S
- Meadowville · 11.4 mi SE
- Haxall · 14.3 mi SE
- City Point, Hopewell · 16.8 mi SE
Plan ahead
2027 tide extremes for this station
Highest predicted high tide: 4.6 ft — Thu Oct 28 · 3:54 PM
Lowest predicted low tide: -0.5 ft — Tue Jul 20 · 1:01 PM
Biggest single-day swing: 3.7 ft on Mon Jul 5
Best daytime minus tides of 2027
| Date | Low tide | Height |
|---|---|---|
| Tue Jul 20 | 1:01 PM | -0.5 ft |
| Wed Jul 21 | 1:35 PM | -0.5 ft |
| Thu Jul 22 | 2:05 PM | -0.4 ft |
| Mon Jul 19 | 12:23 PM | -0.4 ft |
| Fri Jul 23 | 2:33 PM | -0.4 ft |
| Sat Jul 24 | 3:01 PM | -0.4 ft |
| Sun Jul 18 | 11:43 AM | -0.4 ft |
| Sun Jul 25 | 3:37 PM | -0.3 ft |
| Sun Aug 22 | 2:23 PM | -0.3 ft |
| Mon Aug 23 | 3:01 PM | -0.3 ft |
97 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
Richmond (river locks) 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.