TidalMapColonial Beach, Va. Tide Times
Colonial Beach, Va. runs a mean tidal range of about 1.6 ft. This month the highest water, 2.3 ft, comes on the morning of Jul 15, and the lowest, 0.1 ft, on the evening of Jul 14.
Nearest gauge measuring live water level: Dahlgren, Upper Machodoc Creek, Va. (8635027), about 6 mi away — high and low tides here run on average about 15 min earlier.
Monthly tide calendar
🌊 Biggest flood tides at Colonial Beach, Va. this month: Jul 12, Jul 13, Jul 14, Jul 15, Jul 16, Jul 17. These spring highs push water up into the grass and over the oyster rock — prime for poling into flooded marsh for tailing reds.
Best fishing times (solunar)
Major and minor solunar windows for Colonial Beach, Va. — peak feeding activity is around the moon overhead/underfoot (majors) and moonrise/moonset (minors). Score is the day's activity coefficient (0–100).
| Day | Major windows | Minor windows | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| Today 🌒 | 5:29–7:29 PM 5:54–7:54 AM | 11:52–1:52 PM 10:57–12:57 AM | 54 |
| Tue Jul 21 🌓 | 6:13–8:13 PM 6:38–8:38 AM | 12:56–2:56 PM — | 41 |
| Wed Jul 22 🌓 | 6:59–8:59 PM 7:24–9:24 AM | 1:59–3:59 PM 11:23–1:23 AM | 41 |
| Thu Jul 23 🌓 | 7:46–9:46 PM 8:11–10:11 AM | 3:01–5:01 PM 11:53–1:53 AM | 55 |
| Fri Jul 24 🌓 | 8:36–10:36 PM 9:01–11:01 AM | 4:01–6:01 PM 12:27–2:27 AM | 68 |
| Sat Jul 25 🌔 | 9:26–11:26 PM 9:51–11:51 AM | 4:56–6:56 PM 1:08–3:08 AM | 79 |
| Sun Jul 26 🌔 | 10:17–12:17 AM 10:42–12:42 PM | 5:46–7:46 PM 1:56–3:56 AM | 88 |
Predictions & observations: NOAA CO-OPS station 8635150. Solunar windows computed from the moon's position for this location. Times shown in the station's local time. Not for navigation.
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