Tide station · District of Columbia

Washington, Washington Channel, D.C. tides

Times are local (America/New_York, GMT-5). Predicted tides, not live water levels. Not for navigation.

Right now

Falling

Next low 5:19 AM, 0.4 ft (0.11 m), in 8 min.

Today · Fri, Nov 13

  • Low5:19 AM0.4 ft 0.11 m
  • High10:37 AM2.5 ft 0.76 m
  • Low4:57 PM0.4 ft 0.13 m
  • High10:36 PM2.9 ft 0.89 m

Next 7 days

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Feet · orange dots are highs, black dots are lows
High and low tides for the next seven days
DayTides (local time, height)
Fri, Nov 13
  • L 5:19 AM · 0.4 ft
  • H 10:37 AM · 2.5 ft
  • L 4:57 PM · 0.4 ft
  • H 10:36 PM · 2.9 ft
Sat, Nov 14
  • L 5:57 AM · 0.4 ft
  • H 11:20 AM · 2.5 ft
  • L 5:39 PM · 0.5 ft
  • H 11:18 PM · 2.8 ft
Sun, Nov 15
  • L 6:33 AM · 0.4 ft
  • H 12:03 PM · 2.4 ft
  • L 6:23 PM · 0.5 ft
Mon, Nov 16
  • H 12:04 AM · 2.7 ft
  • L 7:09 AM · 0.5 ft
  • H 12:45 PM · 2.4 ft
  • L 7:11 PM · 0.5 ft
Tue, Nov 17
  • H 12:52 AM · 2.7 ft
  • L 7:50 AM · 0.5 ft
  • H 1:30 PM · 2.5 ft
  • L 8:05 PM · 0.5 ft
Wed, Nov 18
  • H 1:47 AM · 2.6 ft
  • L 8:37 AM · 0.4 ft
  • H 2:22 PM · 2.5 ft
  • L 9:07 PM · 0.5 ft
Thu, Nov 19
  • H 2:48 AM · 2.5 ft
  • L 9:28 AM · 0.4 ft
  • H 3:17 PM · 2.6 ft
  • L 10:10 PM · 0.4 ft

About this station

Washington, Washington Channel, D.C. is a NOAA reference station in District of Columbia, with its own harmonic constants. Heights are feet above mean lower low water (MLLW).

Tide type: Semidiurnal: two highs and two lows a day, close to the same size.

This week the biggest swing between high and low is 2.5 ft; the average swing is 2.2 ft.

Station facts

Station ID
8594900
Source
NOAA CO-OPS
Type
Reference station
Coordinates
38.8733, -77.0217
Datum
MLLW (mean lower low water)
Tide type
Semidiurnal
Time zone
America/New_York

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Tide predictions from NOAA CO-OPS (tidesandcurrents.noaa.gov).

Licence: U.S. public domain (NOAA). Predictions are astronomical tides only: wind, swell and pressure move real water. Not for navigation.