Mid-Atlantic
Rappahannock Light
Virginia · NOAA station 8632837 · Tide predictions
37.5383, -76.0150
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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
Stingray Point buoy · 13 mi W · Station 44058
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Nearby tide stations
- Gaskins Point, Occohannock Creek · 5.5 mi E
- Upshur Neck, south end · 12.8 mi SE
- Windmill Point Light · 12.8 mi W
- Harborton, Pungoteague Creek · 13.3 mi NE
- Wolf Trap Light · 14.0 mi SW
Plan ahead
2027 tide extremes for this station
Highest predicted high tide: 2.1 ft — Sat Jun 5 · 11:48 PM
Lowest predicted low tide: -0.1 ft — Thu Aug 5 · 7:22 AM
Biggest single-day swing: 2.2 ft on Fri Jan 22
Best daytime minus tides of 2027
| Date | Low tide | Height |
|---|---|---|
| Thu Aug 5 | 7:22 AM | -0.1 ft |
| Sun Jan 24 | 6:03 PM | -0.1 ft |
| Mon Feb 22 | 5:35 PM | -0.1 ft |
| Mon Jan 25 | 6:48 PM | -0.1 ft |
| Sun Feb 21 | 4:53 PM | -0.1 ft |
| Fri Aug 6 | 8:08 AM | -0.1 ft |
| Sat Jan 23 | 5:19 PM | -0.1 ft |
| Tue Feb 23 | 6:17 PM | -0.1 ft |
| Tue Aug 31 | 4:59 PM | -0.1 ft |
| Wed Sep 1 | 5:52 PM | -0.1 ft |
101 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
Rappahannock Light 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.