Washington, DC tide times · NOAA station Washington
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Washington, DC at a glance
- Tides
- Twice a day
- Typical range
- 3.2 fthigh to low
- Highest of 2027
- 3.7 ftThu, Sep 30
- Lowest of 2027
- -0.7 ftSun, Jan 24
- Record high
- 11.0 ftOct 17, 1942
- High water after the moon
- 8 h 09 min
The tide at Washington, DC
- 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 0.5 ft apart. Form number 0.17. - Typical range
- 3.2 ft from the higher high to the lower low on an average day (0.96 m) - a bigger range than 51% of the 235 places on this site.
- After the moon
- High water comes about 8 h 09 min after the moon is highest in the sky.
2027: the biggest and smallest tides
| Thu, Sep 30 | 8:59 pm | 3.7 ft | |
| Sat, Jun 5 | 8:45 am | 3.6 ft | |
| Thu, Sep 2 | 10:09 pm | 3.6 ft |
| Sun, Jan 24 | 4:16 pm | -0.7 ft | in daylight |
| Sun, Feb 21 | 3:07 pm | -0.6 ft | in daylight |
| Mon, Dec 27 | 2:18 am | -0.4 ft | in the dark |
| Sun, Jan 24 | 4:16 pm | -0.7 ft | |
| Sun, Feb 21 | 3:07 pm | -0.6 ft | |
| Fri, Jan 29 | 7:51 am | -0.4 ft |
182 low tides in 2027 drop below zero - below the average lower low water - and uncover more shore than usual.
Records
- Highest water recorded
- 11.0 ft (3.37 m) on Oct 17, 1942 - 7.9 ft above the average higher high.
- Lowest water recorded
- -5.0 ft (-1.54 m) on Feb 26, 1967.
- Highest tide the moon and sun can raise
- 3.8 ft (1.16 m) - the highest astronomical tide in NOAA’s 19-year cycle, which fell on May 5, 1985.
Tide times nearby
- Annapolis30 mi east
- Baltimore36 mi northeast
- Dahlgren38 mi south
- Tolchester Beach48 mi northeast
- Solomons Island49 mi southeast
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. Washington, DC, 38.873°N 77.022°W. Predictions and records: NOAA CO-OPS, station 8594900. 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.