Mid-Atlantic
Scotland
Virginia · NOAA station 8638433 · Tide predictions
37.1850, -76.7833
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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
York Spit buoy · 28 mi E · Station 44072
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Nearby tide stations
- Jamestown · 2.5 mi N
- Kingsmill · 7.0 mi E
- Ferry Point (bridge) · 7.5 mi NW
- Fort Eustis (MARAD) · 9.4 mi E
- Tettington, James River · 9.6 mi NW
Plan ahead
2027 tide extremes for this station
Highest predicted high tide: 2.9 ft — Fri Oct 1 · 1:17 PM
Lowest predicted low tide: -0.4 ft — Sun Jan 24 · 7:38 PM
Biggest single-day swing: 2.8 ft on Thu Sep 30
Best daytime minus tides of 2027
| Date | Low tide | Height |
|---|---|---|
| Sat Jan 23 | 6:54 PM | -0.4 ft |
| Sun Feb 21 | 6:27 PM | -0.3 ft |
| Fri Jan 22 | 6:08 PM | -0.3 ft |
| Sun Jan 24 | 7:06 AM | -0.3 ft |
| Sat Feb 20 | 5:42 PM | -0.3 ft |
| Mon Jan 25 | 7:58 AM | -0.2 ft |
| Thu Jan 21 | 5:18 PM | -0.2 ft |
| Fri Feb 19 | 4:53 PM | -0.2 ft |
| Thu Jul 8 | 10:12 AM | -0.2 ft |
| Wed Jul 7 | 9:24 AM | -0.2 ft |
132 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
Scotland 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.