Mid-Atlantic
Rudee Inlet
interior channel · Virginia · NOAA station 8639207 · Tide predictions
36.8317, -75.9733
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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
Cape Henry, VA (147) buoy · 15 mi NE · Station 44099
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Nearby tide stations
- Rudee Inlet entrance · 0.3 mi E
- Rudee Heights, Lake Wesley · 0.5 mi S
- Lake Rudee, south end · 0.7 mi SW
- Virginia Beach · 0.8 mi N
- Brown Cove · 5.7 mi NW
Plan ahead
2027 tide extremes for this station
Highest predicted high tide: 4.6 ft — Fri Oct 1 · 9:03 AM
Lowest predicted low tide: -0.9 ft — Sat Jan 23 · 1:38 AM
Biggest single-day swing: 5.1 ft on Sat Jan 23
Best daytime minus tides of 2027
| Date | Low tide | Height |
|---|---|---|
| Sat Jan 23 | 2:21 PM | -0.7 ft |
| Sun Jan 24 | 3:07 PM | -0.7 ft |
| Sun Feb 21 | 1:56 PM | -0.7 ft |
| Mon Feb 22 | 2:38 PM | -0.7 ft |
| Fri Jan 22 | 1:35 PM | -0.6 ft |
| Sat Feb 20 | 1:12 PM | -0.6 ft |
| Mon Jan 25 | 3:52 PM | -0.6 ft |
| Tue Feb 23 | 3:20 PM | -0.5 ft |
| Mon Mar 22 | 2:28 PM | -0.5 ft |
| Mon Jul 5 | 3:17 PM | -0.5 ft |
227 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
Rudee Inlet, interior channel 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.