Richmond Deepwater Terminal, James River Tides Today
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Richmond Deepwater Terminal, James River runs a mean tidal range of about 2.8 ft. This month the highest water, 3.9 ft, comes on the evening of Oct 27, and the lowest, a -0.1 ft minus tide, on the evening of Oct 10.
| Low tide | 3:43 AM | 0.2 ft |
| High tide | 8:52 AM | 2.8 ft |
| Low tide | 3:50 PM | 0.4 ft |
| High tide | 9:21 PM | 3.5 ft |
Today on the water at Richmond Deepwater Terminal, James River
Today at Richmond Deepwater Terminal, James River: high tide at 8:52 AM (2.8 ft) and 9:21 PM (3.5 ft), low tide at 3:43 AM (0.2 ft) and 3:50 PM (0.4 ft). The National Weather Service forecast for today is mostly sunny with N winds 5 to 8 mph, 66°F. Sunrise is at 7:32 AM and sunset at 6:14 PM.
| Period | Forecast | Wind | Temp |
|---|---|---|---|
| Today | Mostly Sunny | N 5 to 8 mph | 66°F |
| Tonight | Mostly Cloudy | NE 1 to 5 mph | 43°F |
Forecast: National Weather Service point forecast for this location.
Where Richmond Deepwater Terminal, James River is
Richmond Deepwater Terminal, James River sits at 37.4596° N, 77.4208° W on the Chesapeake Bay, at Richmond, VA, in City of Richmond. The station here is a historical NOAA reference station: a gauge measured the tide at this spot from 2011 until 2012, and NOAA still publishes harmonic predictions from that record. There is no live reading here today. The closest gauge measuring live water level is Yorktown, USCG Training Center (NOAA 8637689), 54.2 mi away, and high and low water here run on average about 291 min earlier than there. The nearest weather station is Richmond, Richmond International Airport, an airport reporting wind, visibility and sky cover, but no water temperature, 6.4 mi away.
The tide at Richmond Deepwater Terminal, James River
Richmond Deepwater Terminal, James River has a semidiurnal tide: two highs and two lows a day of about the same size, roughly 12 hours 25 minutes apart. This month's predictions average 1.9 high tides a day here. The mean range from lower low to higher high is 3.4 ft, and 3.0 ft between the average high and the average low, a moderate tide. On an average day the higher high tops the lower high by 0.3 ft and the lower low sits 0.1 ft below the other low. For the water around it: Chesapeake tides are semidiurnal but small, 1 to 3 ft, and arrive many hours after the ocean tide as the wave works up the bay and its rivers.
About this station
- High tide reaches Richmond Deepwater Terminal, James River about 8.8 hours after the moon passes overhead. That lag is local, which is why high water does not line up with the moon.
Datum and source
Heights on this page are feet above mean lower low water (MLLW), the zero NOAA's nautical charts use for soundings. A predicted 0.0 ft low is the average of the lower low each day; a minus tide is water below chart datum, and a 2 ft high means 2 ft more water than the chart shows. NOAA fixes MLLW at Richmond Deepwater Terminal, James River from the 1983-2001 National Tidal Datum Epoch; mean higher high water is 3.4 ft above it and mean sea level 1.8 ft. These datums are controlled from NOAA's Sewells Point, VA gauge. Source: NOAA CO-OPS station 8636941, established 2011, gauge removed 2012. The tide times and heights are NOAA's official harmonic predictions for this station; TidalMap republishes them daily and does not alter them.
Tide stations near Richmond Deepwater Terminal, James River
- Chester: 5.8 mi, tides about 5 min later
- Meadowville: 7.8 mi, tides about 7 min earlier
- City Point, Hopewell: 13.1 mi, tides about 79 min earlier
- Puddledock, Appomattox River: 13.6 mi, tides about 34 min earlier
- Northbury: 20.0 mi, tides about 95 min earlier
TidalMapMonthly tide calendar
🌊 Biggest flood tides at Richmond Deepwater Terminal, James River this month: Oct 1, Oct 11, Oct 25, Oct 26, Oct 27, Oct 28, Oct 29, Oct 30. These spring highs push water up into the grass and over the oyster rock; prime for poling into flooded marsh for tailing reds.
🔻 Negative (minus) low tides at Richmond Deepwater Terminal, James River this month: Oct 9, Oct 10, Oct 12. These drain the flats and expose the oyster rock, prime for sight-fishing and clamming.
Best fishing times (solunar)
Major and minor solunar windows for Richmond Deepwater Terminal, James River, 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 🌖 | 4:48–6:48 AM 5:13–7:13 PM | 10:14–12:14 AM 12:30–2:30 PM | 55 |
| Sun Nov 1 🌗 | 5:49–7:49 AM 6:14–8:14 PM | — 1:12–3:12 PM | 42 |
| Mon Nov 2 🌗 | 6:44–8:44 AM 7:09–9:09 PM | 11:29–1:29 AM 1:47–3:47 PM | 33 |
| Tue Nov 3 🌗 | 7:36–9:36 AM 8:01–10:01 PM | 12:43–2:43 AM 2:17–4:17 PM | 47 |
| Wed Nov 4 🌗 | 8:24–10:24 AM 8:49–10:49 PM | 1:53–3:53 AM 2:43–4:43 PM | 60 |
| Thu Nov 5 🌘 | 9:09–11:09 AM 9:34–11:34 PM | 3:00–5:00 AM 3:08–5:08 PM | 73 |
| Fri Nov 6 🌘 | 9:54–11:54 AM 10:19–12:19 AM | 4:06–6:06 AM 3:33–5:33 PM | 83 |
Predictions & observations: NOAA CO-OPS station 8636941. 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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