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Richmond (river locks) Tide Times

Virginia · Station 8638495 · Updated Jul 20, 2026

Richmond (river locks) runs a mean tidal range of about 2.9 ft. This month the highest water, 3.6 ft, comes on the morning of Jul 13, and the lowest, a -0.5 ft minus tide, on the morning of Jul 29.

Nearest gauge measuring live water level: Yorktown, USCG Training Center (8637689), about 56 mi away — high and low tides here run on average about 297 min earlier.

Predictedno live gauge

Next high tide 2.9 ft at 10:14 PM

Monthly tide calendar

Flood & low finder Flood tide ≥ ft Low tide ≤ ft

🌊 Biggest flood tides at Richmond (river locks) this month: Jul 8, Jul 10, Jul 11, Jul 12, Jul 13, Jul 14, Jul 15, Jul 16. 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 (river locks) this month: Jul 1, Jul 2, Jul 3, Jul 4, Jul 5, Jul 6, Jul 7, Jul 14, Jul 15, Jul 16, Jul 17, Jul 18 …. These drain the flats and expose the oyster rock — prime for sight-fishing and clamming.

July 2026

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1🌕L:-0.1H:3.0L:-0.4H:2.4

2L:-0.2H:2.8L:-0.4H:2.4

3L:-0.2H:2.7L:-0.4H:2.5

4L:-0.2H:2.6L:-0.4H:2.6

5L:-0.1H:2.6L:-0.3H:2.8

6🌗L:0.0H:2.6L:-0.2H:3.0

7🌗L:0.2H:2.6L:-0.1H:3.1

8🌗L:0.3H:2.6L:0.0H:3.3

9🌗L:0.4H:2.7L:0.2

10H:3.4L:0.4H:2.7L:0.3

11H:3.5L:0.3H:2.8L:0.3

12H:3.6L:0.2H:2.8L:0.3

13🌑H:3.6L:0.1H:2.9L:0.2

14🌑H:3.6L:-0.1H:2.9L:0.1

15🌑H:3.5L:-0.2H:2.9

16🌑L:-0.0H:3.3L:-0.2H:2.9

17L:-0.1H:3.1L:-0.2H:2.9

18L:-0.0H:2.9L:-0.2H:2.9

19L:-0.0H:2.7L:-0.2H:2.9

20L:0.0H:2.6L:-0.2H:2.9

21🌓L:0.0H:2.5L:-0.2H:2.9

22🌓L:0.0H:2.4L:-0.1

23🌓H:3.0L:-0.0H:2.4L:-0.1

24🌓H:3.0L:-0.1H:2.4L:-0.1

25H:3.1L:-0.2H:2.4L:-0.1

26H:3.1L:-0.3H:2.5L:-0.1

27H:3.1L:-0.4H:2.5L:-0.2

28🌕H:3.1L:-0.5H:2.5L:-0.2

29🌕H:3.0L:-0.5H:2.5L:-0.2

30🌕H:2.9L:-0.5H:2.6

31🌕L:-0.3H:2.8L:-0.4H:2.6

Best fishing times (solunar)

Major and minor solunar windows for Richmond (river locks) — 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 🌒	5:31–7:31 PM 5:56–7:56 AM	11:53–1:53 PM 11:00–1:00 AM	54
Tue Jul 21 🌓	6:15–8:15 PM 6:40–8:40 AM	12:56–2:56 PM —	41
Wed Jul 22 🌓	7:01–9:01 PM 7:26–9:26 AM	1:59–3:59 PM 11:26–1:26 AM	41
Thu Jul 23 🌓	7:48–9:48 PM 8:13–10:13 AM	3:01–5:01 PM 11:56–1:56 AM	55
Fri Jul 24 🌓	8:38–10:38 PM 9:03–11:03 AM	4:00–6:00 PM 12:32–2:32 AM	68
Sat Jul 25 🌔	9:28–11:28 PM 9:53–11:53 AM	4:55–6:55 PM 1:13–3:13 AM	79
Sun Jul 26 🌔	10:19–12:19 AM 10:44–12:44 PM	5:45–7:45 PM 2:01–4:01 AM	88

Predictions & observations: NOAA CO-OPS station 8638495. 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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