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.
| Tide | Time | Height |
|---|---|---|
| High tide | 3:53 AM | 1.92 ft |
| Low tide | 10:10 AM | 0.09 ft |
| High tide | 4:16 PM | 2.26 ft |
| Low tide | 11:04 PM | 0.26 ft |
| Day | High tides | Low tides |
|---|---|---|
| Today Tue, Oct 27 | 3:53 AM 1.9 ft4:16 PM 2.3 ft | 10:10 AM 0.1 ft11:04 PM 0.3 ft |
| Tomorrow Wed, Oct 28 | 4:41 AM 1.9 ft5:05 PM 2.2 ft | 10:58 AM 0.1 ft11:56 PM 0.3 ft |
| Thu, Oct 29 | 5:32 AM 1.9 ft5:58 PM 2.2 ft | 11:50 AM 0.1 ft |
| Fri, Oct 30 | 6:28 AM 1.8 ft6:55 PM 2.1 ft | 12:53 AM 0.3 ft12:48 PM 0.2 ft |
| Sat, Oct 31 | 7:28 AM 1.8 ft7:57 PM 2.0 ft | 1:55 AM 0.4 ft1:53 PM 0.2 ft |
| Sun, Nov 1 | 7:34 AM 1.7 ft8:05 PM 1.9 ft | 1:59 AM 0.4 ft2:03 PM 0.3 ft |
| Mon, Nov 2 | 8:44 AM 1.7 ft9:16 PM 1.8 ft | 3:02 AM 0.4 ft3:13 PM 0.3 ft |
Orange: measured by NOAA's sensor, last 24 hours (6-minute data, preliminary). Dashed: predicted tide, through the next 24 hours. The prediction contains only the astronomical tide; wind, air pressure and river flow move the real water level away from it.
On Tuesday, October 27, high tide at Dahlgren, Upper Machodoc Creek, Va. is at 3:53 AM (1.9 ft) and 4:16 PM (2.3 ft); low tide is at 10:10 AM (0.1 ft) and 11:04 PM (0.3 ft) (EDT, heights above MLLW). The table above lists the next 7 days.
The highest predicted tide in the next 12 months is 2.4 ft on September 30, 2027 at 3:46 PM. The largest tides fall a day or two after a full or new moon, especially when the Moon is closest to Earth.
Yes — on 113 days in the next 12 months the low tide drops below 0 ft (MLLW). The lowest is -0.6 ft on January 23, 2027 at 9:31 AM. Minus tides expose the most shoreline, which is why tide-poolers look for them.
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.
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.