Mid-Atlantic
Western Branch
Virginia · NOAA station 8638339 · Tide predictions
36.8232, -76.3991
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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 · 21 mi NE · Station 44087
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Nearby tide stations
- Craney Island Light · 5.8 mi NE
- Portsmouth, Naval Shipyard · 5.9 mi E
- Norfolk · 5.9 mi E
- Money Point · 6.2 mi SE
- Pig Point · 6.8 mi N
Plan ahead
2027 tide extremes for this station
Highest predicted high tide: 3.8 ft — Fri Oct 1 · 10:47 AM
Lowest predicted low tide: -0.7 ft — Sat Jan 23 · 4:14 PM
Biggest single-day swing: 4.1 ft on Sat Jan 23
Best daytime minus tides of 2027
| Date | Low tide | Height |
|---|---|---|
| Sat Jan 23 | 4:14 PM | -0.7 ft |
| Sun Jan 24 | 4:57 PM | -0.7 ft |
| Sun Feb 21 | 3:48 PM | -0.6 ft |
| Fri Jan 22 | 3:28 PM | -0.6 ft |
| Mon Feb 22 | 4:29 PM | -0.6 ft |
| Mon Jan 25 | 5:40 PM | -0.6 ft |
| Sat Feb 20 | 3:05 PM | -0.5 ft |
| Tue Feb 23 | 5:09 PM | -0.5 ft |
| Thu Jan 21 | 2:39 PM | -0.5 ft |
| Tue Jan 26 | 6:24 PM | -0.4 ft |
197 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
Western Branch 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.