Norfolk (Sewells Point) tide times · NOAA station Sewells Point
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Norfolk (Sewells Point) at a glance
- Tides
- Twice a day
- Typical range
- 2.8 fthigh to low
- Highest of 2027
- 3.6 ftFri, Oct 1
- Lowest of 2027
- -0.8 ftSat, Jan 23
- Record high
- 8.0 ftAug 23, 1933
- High water after the moon
- 9 h 03 min
The tide at Norfolk (Sewells Point)
- Pattern
- Twice-daily
Two high tides and two low tides a day, about 12 h 25 min apart. The two highs are close: on average just 0.4 ft apart. Form number 0.22. - Typical range
- 2.8 ft from the higher high to the lower low on an average day (0.84 m) - a smaller range than 53% of the 235 places on this site.
- After the moon
- High water comes about 9 h 03 min after the moon is highest in the sky.
2027: the biggest and smallest tides
| Fri, Oct 1 | 10:36 am | 3.6 ft | |
| Fri, Oct 29 | 9:30 am | 3.4 ft | |
| Thu, Sep 2 | 10:59 am | 3.4 ft |
| Sat, Jan 23 | 3:11 am | -0.8 ft | in the dark |
| Sun, Feb 21 | 3:01 am | -0.7 ft | in the dark |
| Wed, Dec 15 | 3:31 am | -0.4 ft | in the dark |
| Sun, Jan 24 | 4:42 pm | -0.7 ft | |
| Sun, Feb 21 | 3:32 pm | -0.6 ft | |
| Tue, Feb 9 | 4:44 pm | -0.3 ft |
211 low tides in 2027 drop below zero - below the average lower low water - and uncover more shore than usual.
Records
- Highest water recorded
- 8.0 ft (2.44 m) on Aug 23, 1933 - 5.3 ft above the average higher high.
- Lowest water recorded
- -3.6 ft (-1.09 m) on Jan 31, 1966.
- Highest tide the moon and sun can raise
- 3.7 ft (1.13 m) - the highest astronomical tide in NOAA’s 19-year cycle, which falls on Oct 9, 2029.
Tide times nearby
- Chesapeake (Money Point)11 mi south
- Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel15 mi northeast
- Yorktown21 mi northwest
- Kiptopeke (Cape Charles)24 mi northeast
- Windmill Point47 mi north
See the moon move the ocean - the same tide, on a globe seen from the moon.
Heights are above mean lower low water (MLLW), the zero of US charts; times are local. The year’s tides are NOAA’s official predictions - wind and air pressure can move the real water a foot or more. Form number: (K1+O1)/(M2+S2) from NOAA’s harmonic constants - below 0.25 twice-daily, above 3 once-daily. Virginia, 36.943°N 76.329°W. Predictions and records: NOAA CO-OPS, station 8638610. Not for navigation or safety. For a boat, a crossing of sand that floods, or a swim, use the official tables and local advice. No ads, no tracking.