Mid-Atlantic
Wares Wharf
Virginia · NOAA station 8635985 · Tide predictions
37.8733, -76.7833
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48-hour outlook
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On the water nearby
Potomac buoy · 27 mi NE · Station 44042
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Nearby tide stations
- Tappahannock · 5.6 mi NW
- Bayport · 10.1 mi SE
- Kinsale, Yeocomico River, Va. · 15.7 mi NE
- Mount Holly, Nomini Creek, Va. · 15.8 mi N
- Wakema (Fraziers Ferry), Mattaponi River · 16.7 mi S
Plan ahead
2027 tide extremes for this station
Highest predicted high tide: 2.6 ft — Fri Oct 1 · 2:21 PM
Lowest predicted low tide: -0.5 ft — Sun Feb 21 · 7:22 AM
Biggest single-day swing: 2.4 ft on Thu Sep 30
Best daytime minus tides of 2027
| Date | Low tide | Height |
|---|---|---|
| Sun Feb 21 | 7:22 AM | -0.5 ft |
| Sun Jan 24 | 8:28 AM | -0.5 ft |
| Sat Jan 23 | 7:35 AM | -0.5 ft |
| Mon Feb 22 | 8:13 AM | -0.5 ft |
| Mon Jan 25 | 9:22 AM | -0.5 ft |
| Tue Feb 23 | 9:03 AM | -0.4 ft |
| Thu Jan 21 | 6:38 PM | -0.4 ft |
| Fri Feb 19 | 6:16 PM | -0.4 ft |
| Tue Jan 26 | 10:17 AM | -0.4 ft |
| Mon Mar 22 | 8:08 AM | -0.4 ft |
206 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
Wares Wharf 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.