Mid-Atlantic
Buchanan Creek entrance
Virginia · NOAA station 8638854 · Tide predictions
36.8617, -76.1150
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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
Thimble Shoal, VA (240) buoy · 13 mi N · Station 44087
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Nearby tide stations
- Bayville · 2.3 mi N
- Brown Cove · 3.1 mi E
- Lynnhaven Inlet, Virginia Pilots Dock · 3.4 mi NE
- Long Creek · 3.8 mi NE
- Broad Bay Canal · 4.0 mi NE
Plan ahead
2027 tide extremes for this station
Highest predicted high tide: 2.8 ft — Fri Oct 1 · 11:42 AM
Lowest predicted low tide: -0.7 ft — Sat Jan 23 · 5:07 AM
Biggest single-day swing: 3.0 ft on Sat Jan 23
Best daytime minus tides of 2027
| Date | Low tide | Height |
|---|---|---|
| Sat Jan 23 | 5:53 PM | -0.6 ft |
| Sun Jan 24 | 6:38 PM | -0.6 ft |
| Fri Jan 22 | 5:07 PM | -0.6 ft |
| Sun Feb 21 | 5:28 PM | -0.5 ft |
| Mon Feb 22 | 6:09 PM | -0.5 ft |
| Sat Feb 20 | 4:45 PM | -0.5 ft |
| Thu Jan 21 | 4:18 PM | -0.5 ft |
| Tue Jan 26 | 7:45 AM | -0.4 ft |
| Tue Feb 23 | 6:50 PM | -0.4 ft |
| Fri Feb 19 | 3:57 PM | -0.4 ft |
223 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 Buchanan Creek entrance from the CHESAPEAKE BAY BRIDGE TUNNEL station: high tides about 0.75× the height, 122 min later; low tides about 0.83× the height, 176 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.