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Colonial Beach, Va. tide times

Virginia · NOAA station 8635150 · times in local time
Tuesday, October 27: high tide 3:40 AM (1.9 ft) and 4:01 PM (2.2 ft); low tide 9:53 AM (0.0 ft) and 10:43 PM (0.2 ft).
next high tide
3:40 AM
1.9 ft
next low tide
9:53 AM
0.0 ft
moon
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Tide chart — today, Tue, Oct 27

Heights in feet above Mean Lower Low Water (MLLW). Dots are NOAA's predicted highs and lows; the line between them is our interpolation. Shaded: night.

TideTimeHeight
High tide3:40 AM1.86 ft
Low tide9:53 AM0.00 ft
High tide4:01 PM2.18 ft
Low tide10:43 PM0.16 ft

Colonial Beach, Va. tide table — next 7 days

DayHigh tidesLow tides
Today
Tue, Oct 27		3:40 AM 1.9 ft4:01 PM 2.2 ft9:53 AM 0.0 ft10:43 PM 0.2 ft
Tomorrow
Wed, Oct 28		4:27 AM 1.8 ft4:50 PM 2.1 ft10:41 AM 0.0 ft11:32 PM 0.2 ft
Thu, Oct 295:18 AM 1.8 ft5:42 PM 2.1 ft11:32 AM 0.0 ft
Fri, Oct 306:12 AM 1.7 ft6:39 PM 2.0 ft12:27 AM 0.2 ft12:29 PM 0.1 ft
Sat, Oct 317:12 AM 1.7 ft7:41 PM 1.9 ft1:29 AM 0.3 ft1:33 PM 0.1 ft
Sun, Nov 17:18 AM 1.6 ft7:49 PM 1.8 ft1:34 AM 0.3 ft1:42 PM 0.2 ft
Mon, Nov 28:29 AM 1.6 ft9:01 PM 1.8 ft2:39 AM 0.3 ft2:52 PM 0.2 ft

The year at Colonial Beach, Va.

Highest tide, next 12 months2.4 ft on September 2, 2027 at 4:44 PM
Lowest tide, next 12 months-0.7 ft on January 23, 2027 at 9:10 AM
Minus tides (below 0 ft)114 days in the next 12 months
Tide patternTwo high and two low tides a day
Typical daily range1.7 ft (30-day average)
StationNOAA 8635150 · harmonic (reference) station · 38.2517, -76.96

Moving water at dawn and dusk —

The current runs fastest roughly halfway between a high and a low tide. Many anglers prefer those hours when they fall near sunrise or sunset. This is a rule of thumb, not a fishing forecast.

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Nearby tide stations

Dahlgren, Upper Machodoc Creek, Va.6.3 mi · VA Lower Cedar Point, Md.6.3 mi · MD Mills Point (south of), Wicomico Riv., Md.8.6 mi · MD Mathias Point, Va.11 mi · VA Colton Point, Md.12 mi · MD Saunders Wharf12 mi · VA Port Royal14 mi · VA Riverside, Md.14 mi · MD

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Questions about Colonial Beach, Va. tides

What time is high tide at Colonial Beach, Va. today?

On Tuesday, October 27, high tide at Colonial Beach, Va. is at 3:40 AM (1.9 ft) and 4:01 PM (2.2 ft); low tide is at 9:53 AM (0.0 ft) and 10:43 PM (0.2 ft) (EDT, heights above MLLW). The table above lists the next 7 days.

When are the highest tides of the year at Colonial Beach, Va.?

The highest predicted tide in the next 12 months is 2.4 ft on September 2, 2027 at 4:44 PM. The largest tides fall a day or two after a full or new moon, especially when the Moon is closest to Earth.

Are there minus tides at Colonial Beach, Va.?

Yes — on 114 days in the next 12 months the low tide drops below 0 ft (MLLW). The lowest is -0.7 ft on January 23, 2027 at 9:10 AM. Minus tides expose the most shoreline, which is why tide-poolers look for them.

What time zone are these tide times in?

Station local time (EDT at the time this page was built), with daylight saving time applied where the area observes it — the same convention as NOAA's own tide tables.

Where does this tide data come from?

From NOAA CO-OPS, the U.S. government tide station network (tidesandcurrents.noaa.gov); the predictions are public domain. The curve between highs and lows is our interpolation. This page is not for navigation.