Mid-Atlantic
Tappahannock
Virginia · NOAA station 8635881 · Tide predictions
37.9300, -76.8567
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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
Potomac buoy · 29 mi E · Station 44042
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Nearby tide stations
- Wares Wharf · 5.6 mi SE
- Mount Holly, Nomini Creek, Va. · 13.4 mi NE
- Saunders Wharf · 14.7 mi NW
- Bayport · 15.7 mi SE
- Kinsale, Yeocomico River, Va. · 16.8 mi NE
Plan ahead
2027 tide extremes for this station
Highest predicted high tide: 2.5 ft — Fri Oct 1 · 3:16 PM
Lowest predicted low tide: -0.7 ft — Sat Jan 23 · 8:29 AM
Biggest single-day swing: 2.6 ft on Sat Jan 23
Best daytime minus tides of 2027
| Date | Low tide | Height |
|---|---|---|
| Sat Jan 23 | 8:29 AM | -0.7 ft |
| Sun Jan 24 | 9:22 AM | -0.7 ft |
| Fri Jan 22 | 7:33 AM | -0.6 ft |
| Sun Feb 21 | 8:19 AM | -0.6 ft |
| Mon Jan 25 | 10:15 AM | -0.6 ft |
| Mon Feb 22 | 9:09 AM | -0.6 ft |
| Sat Feb 20 | 7:25 AM | -0.5 ft |
| Tue Feb 23 | 9:58 AM | -0.5 ft |
| Tue Jan 26 | 11:10 AM | -0.4 ft |
| Wed Dec 15 | 8:49 AM | -0.4 ft |
212 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 Tappahannock from the HAMPTON ROADS (Sewells Point) station: high tides about 0.71× the height, 280 min later; low tides about 0.83× the height, 318 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.