Mid-Atlantic
Cape Henry
Virginia · NOAA station 8638999 · Tide predictions
36.9300, -76.0067
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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 · 10 mi NW · Station 44087
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Nearby tide stations
- Broad Bay Canal · 3.6 mi SW
- Long Creek · 4.0 mi SW
- Brown Cove · 4.9 mi SW
- Lynnhaven Inlet, Virginia Pilots Dock · 4.9 mi W
- Bayville · 6.0 mi SW
Plan ahead
2027 tide extremes for this station
Highest predicted high tide: 4.5 ft — Fri Oct 1 · 9:22 AM
Lowest predicted low tide: -0.9 ft — Sat Jan 23 · 1:55 AM
Biggest single-day swing: 4.8 ft on Sat Jan 23
Best daytime minus tides of 2027
| Date | Low tide | Height |
|---|---|---|
| Sat Jan 23 | 2:44 PM | -0.8 ft |
| Sun Jan 24 | 3:31 PM | -0.8 ft |
| Sun Feb 21 | 2:19 PM | -0.8 ft |
| Fri Jan 22 | 1:57 PM | -0.7 ft |
| Mon Feb 22 | 3:02 PM | -0.7 ft |
| Mon Jan 25 | 4:19 PM | -0.7 ft |
| Sat Feb 20 | 1:36 PM | -0.7 ft |
| Tue Feb 23 | 3:45 PM | -0.6 ft |
| Thu Jan 21 | 1:08 PM | -0.6 ft |
| Tue Jan 26 | 5:08 PM | -0.6 ft |
226 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 Cape Henry from the DUCK PIER station: high tides about 0.96× the height, 31 min later; low tides about 0.93× the height, 36 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.