Mid-Atlantic
Richmond Deepwater Terminal
James River · Virginia · NOAA station 8636941 · Tide predictions
37.4596, -77.4208
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48-hour outlook
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Drawn from the high/low predictions — NOAA publishes high/low only for this station.
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 · 64 mi E · Station 44058
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Nearby tide stations
- Richmond (river locks) · 4.5 mi N
- Chester · 5.8 mi SE
- Meadowville · 7.8 mi SE
- Haxall · 11.4 mi SE
- City Point, Hopewell · 13.1 mi SE
Plan ahead
2027 tide extremes for this station
Highest predicted high tide: 3.9 ft — Sat Jun 5 · 5:04 AM
Lowest predicted low tide: -0.2 ft — Fri Oct 1 · 12:01 AM
Biggest single-day swing: 4.1 ft on Fri Oct 1
Best daytime minus tides of 2027
| Date | Low tide | Height |
|---|---|---|
| Tue Mar 23 | 12:25 PM | -0.2 ft |
| Mon Feb 22 | 11:45 AM | -0.2 ft |
| Mon Mar 22 | 11:35 AM | -0.2 ft |
| Wed Aug 4 | 1:05 PM | -0.1 ft |
| Sun Feb 21 | 10:53 AM | -0.1 ft |
| Wed Mar 24 | 1:14 PM | -0.1 ft |
| Tue Feb 23 | 12:35 PM | -0.1 ft |
| Wed Apr 21 | 12:04 PM | -0.1 ft |
| Thu Aug 5 | 1:52 PM | -0.1 ft |
| Tue Apr 20 | 11:15 AM | -0.1 ft |
61 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
Richmond Deepwater Terminal, James River 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.