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King tides in Virginia, 2026–27

King tides are the highest tides of the year. The next statewide king tides are Oct 10–12, when 79 of 131 spots have their highest tides of the year. Dates, times and heights below come from NOAA predictions for 131 spots in Virginia, worked out for the next 12 months.

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Virginia king tide dates

DatesPeak daySpots at their highest that day
Oct 10–12Sun Oct 1179 of 131 spots
Oct 25–29Tue Oct 27128 of 131 spots
Nov 24–26Wed Nov 25102 of 131 spots
Jun 4–6Sun Jun 641 of 131 spots
Jul 3–5Sun Jul 447 of 131 spots
Aug 1–3Mon Aug 252 of 131 spots
Aug 30–Sep 4Fri Sep 3106 of 131 spots
Sep 29–Oct 3Fri Oct 1112 of 131 spots

Big states can have more than one season: one stretch of coast may peak in fall while another peaks in winter. The table for your spot below is the one to trust.

Biggest king tides in Virginia

The spots where the year's highest tide stands furthest above an ordinary high tide:

  1. Oyster Harbor: 6.6 ft on Nov 25 at 8:29 AM, 1.5 ft above a typical high
  2. Upshur Neck, south end: 6.5 ft on Nov 25 at 8:38 AM, 1.4 ft above a typical high
  3. Revel Creek, Revel Island: 5.9 ft on Nov 25 at 8:04 AM, 1.3 ft above a typical high
  4. Sand Shoal Inlet (Coast Guard Station): 5.8 ft on Nov 25 at 8:01 AM, 1.3 ft above a typical high
  5. Great Machipongo Inlet (inside): 5.8 ft on Nov 25 at 8:34 AM, 1.3 ft above a typical high

King tide times for your spot

SpotNext king tidesHighest tide
Alexandria, Va.Oct 26–27
then May 7–8, May 19–20
3.4 ft Tue Oct 27, 9:45 PM
0.5 ft above a typical high
Aquia Creek, Va.Oct 26–28
then May 7–9, May 18–20
1.7 ft Tue Oct 27, 7:59 PM
0.2 ft above a typical high
Assateague Beach, Toms CoveOct 26–29
then Nov 24–27, Dec 24–25
5.3 ft Wed Oct 28, 10:11 AM
1.2 ft above a typical high
BayportOct 10–12
then Oct 25–29, Nov 25
2.2 ft Sun Oct 11, 1:38 PM
0.4 ft above a typical high
BayvilleOct 10–12
then Oct 25–29, Nov 25–26
2.4 ft Sun Oct 11, 11:10 AM
0.4 ft above a typical high
BellevilleOct 10–12
then Oct 25–29, Nov 25
3.4 ft Sun Oct 11, 10:10 AM
0.7 ft above a typical high
Broad Bay CanalOct 10–12
then Oct 25–29, Nov 25–26
2.0 ft Sun Oct 11, 11:23 AM
0.4 ft above a typical high
Brown CoveOct 10–12
then Oct 25–29, Nov 25–26
2.3 ft Sun Oct 11, 11:23 AM
0.4 ft above a typical high
Browns BayOct 10–12
then Oct 25–29, Nov 25
3.3 ft Sat Oct 10, 9:25 AM
0.6 ft above a typical high
Buchanan Creek entranceOct 10–12
then Oct 26–29, Nov 25–26
2.6 ft Sun Oct 11, 11:20 AM
0.5 ft above a typical high
Burwell BayOct 10–12
then Oct 25–29, Nov 25
3.3 ft Sun Oct 11, 11:33 AM
0.6 ft above a typical high
Cape Charles HarborOct 10–12
then Oct 25–29, Nov 25–26
3.1 ft Sun Oct 11, 10:03 AM
0.6 ft above a typical high
Cape HenryOct 11
then Oct 26–30, Nov 24–27
4.2 ft Sun Oct 11, 9:01 AM
0.8 ft above a typical high
Cbbt, Chesapeake ChannelOct 26–29
then Nov 24–26, Aug 1–2
3.7 ft Tue Oct 27, 9:28 AM
0.7 ft above a typical high
Cheatham AnnexOct 10–12
then Oct 25–29, Nov 25
3.4 ft Sun Oct 11, 11:04 AM
0.7 ft above a typical high
Chesapeake Bay Bridge TunnelOct 10–12
then Oct 25–29, Nov 25–26
3.5 ft Sun Oct 11, 9:18 AM
0.7 ft above a typical high
Chesconessex Creek, Schooner BayOct 10–12
then Oct 25–29, Nov 25–26
2.7 ft Sun Oct 11, 12:59 PM
0.5 ft above a typical high
ChesterOct 26–27
then May 7–8, May 19–20
3.6 ft Tue Oct 27, 5:48 PM
0.5 ft above a typical high
Chincoteague Channel (south end)Oct 27–28
then Nov 24–27, Dec 22–26
3.0 ft Tue Oct 27, 9:24 AM
0.5 ft above a typical high
Chincoteague Island, Blake CoveOct 26–29
then Nov 24–27, Dec 24–25
1.4 ft Wed Oct 28, 11:27 AM
0.3 ft above a typical high
Chincoteague Island, Lewis CreekOct 26–29
then Nov 24–27, Dec 24–25
2.0 ft Tue Oct 27, 10:03 AM
0.4 ft above a typical high
Chincoteague Island, Oyster BayOct 26–29
then Nov 24–27, Dec 24–25
2.3 ft Wed Oct 28, 11:20 AM
0.5 ft above a typical high
Chincoteague Island, USCG StationOct 10–13
then Oct 26–30, Jul 4
2.3 ft Sun Oct 11, 9:19 AM
0.4 ft above a typical high
City Point, HopewellOct 10–12
then Oct 25–28, Aug 31
3.0 ft Sun Oct 11, 4:37 PM
0.3 ft above a typical high
ClaremontOct 10–12
then Oct 25–29, Nov 25
2.5 ft Sat Oct 10, 1:27 PM
0.5 ft above a typical high
Colonial Beach, Va.Jul 4–6
then Aug 1–6, Aug 30–Sep 5
2.3 ft Mon Jul 5, 4:00 AM
0.4 ft above a typical high
Craney Island LightOct 10–12
then Oct 25–29, Nov 25
3.5 ft Sat Oct 10, 9:54 AM
0.7 ft above a typical high
Dahlgren, Upper Machodoc Creek, Va.Oct 27
then Jul 4–5, Aug 1–4
2.3 ft Tue Oct 27, 4:16 PM
0.4 ft above a typical high
Deep Creek EntranceOct 10–12
then Oct 25–29, Nov 25
4.0 ft Sat Oct 10, 9:58 AM
0.8 ft above a typical high
DixieOct 10–12
then Oct 25–29, Nov 25
1.8 ft Sun Oct 11, 11:50 AM
0.4 ft above a typical high
Ferry Point (bridge)Oct 10–12
then Oct 25–30, Nov 25
2.6 ft Sat Oct 10, 1:37 PM
0.5 ft above a typical high
Fishermans IslandOct 10–12
then Oct 26–29, Nov 25–26
4.2 ft Sun Oct 11, 9:20 AM
0.8 ft above a typical high
Fleeton PointOct 10–12
then Oct 25–29, Nov 25–26
1.4 ft Sun Oct 11, 1:16 PM
0.3 ft above a typical high
Folly Creek, Metompkin InletOct 26–29
then Nov 24–27, Dec 24–25
4.8 ft Wed Oct 28, 11:00 AM
1.0 ft above a typical high
Fort Eustis (Marad)Oct 26–29
then Nov 24–26, Jun 4–6
3.1 ft Tue Oct 27, 12:03 PM
0.6 ft above a typical high
Franklin CityOct 26–29
then Nov 24–27, Dec 24–25
1.1 ft Tue Oct 27, 11:06 AM
0.2 ft above a typical high
Gargathy NeckOct 26–29
then Nov 24–27, Dec 24–25
4.4 ft Wed Oct 28, 11:07 AM
1.0 ft above a typical high
Gaskins Point, Occohannock CreekOct 27–29
then Nov 24–27, Dec 22–26
2.4 ft Wed Oct 28, 12:46 PM
0.3 ft above a typical high
Glebe Point, Great Wicomico RiverOct 10–12
then Oct 26–29, Nov 25–26
1.7 ft Sun Oct 11, 1:33 PM
0.3 ft above a typical high
Gloucester PointOct 10–11
then Oct 26–29, Nov 25
3.2 ft Sat Oct 10, 9:38 AM
0.5 ft above a typical high
Great Machipongo Inlet (inside)Oct 26–29
then Nov 24–27, Dec 24–25
5.7 ft Wed Oct 28, 10:41 AM
1.2 ft above a typical high
Great Wicomico River LightOct 10–12
then Oct 25–29, Nov 25–26
1.4 ft Sun Oct 11, 1:16 PM
0.3 ft above a typical high
Guard ShoreOct 10–12
then Oct 25–29, Nov 25–26
3.1 ft Sun Oct 11, 1:24 PM
0.6 ft above a typical high
Hampton Roads (Sewells Point)Oct 10–12
then Oct 25–29, Nov 25
3.3 ft Sun Oct 11, 10:16 AM
0.6 ft above a typical high
Harborton, Pungoteague CreekOct 10–12
then Oct 25–29, Nov 25–26
2.5 ft Sun Oct 11, 12:29 PM
0.5 ft above a typical high
HaxallOct 26–28
then May 7–9, May 18–20
3.5 ft Tue Oct 27, 5:17 PM
0.5 ft above a typical high
Hollidays Point (Kings Highway bridge)Oct 10–12
then Oct 25–29, Nov 25
4.2 ft Sat Oct 10, 10:32 AM
0.8 ft above a typical high
Hopyard LandingOct 26–27
then May 7–8, May 19–20
2.7 ft Tue Oct 27, 8:20 PM
0.4 ft above a typical high
Huntington ParkOct 10–12
then Oct 25–29, Nov 25
3.6 ft Sat Oct 10, 10:14 AM
0.7 ft above a typical high
Jackson Creek, DeltavilleOct 10–12
then Oct 25–29, Nov 25
1.7 ft Sat Oct 10, 11:12 AM
0.3 ft above a typical high
Jesters IslandOct 23–30
then Sep 16–25, Sep 28–Oct 2
1.3 ft Tue Oct 27, 11:32 AM
0.4 ft above a typical high
Jordan PointOct 10–12
then Oct 25–29, Nov 25
3.4 ft Sun Oct 11, 4:32 PM
0.7 ft above a typical high
KingsmillOct 25–29
then Nov 24–26, May 8
3.2 ft Tue Oct 27, 12:23 PM
0.7 ft above a typical high
Kinsale, Yeocomico River, Va.Oct 26–28
then May 7–9, May 19–20
1.6 ft Tue Oct 27, 3:41 PM
0.2 ft above a typical high
Kiptopeke BeachOct 10–12
then Oct 26–29, Nov 24–25
3.5 ft Sun Oct 11, 9:41 AM
0.6 ft above a typical high
Lafayette RiverOct 10–12
then Oct 25–28, Nov 24–25
3.6 ft Sat Oct 10, 9:39 AM
0.6 ft above a typical high
Lake Rudee, south endOct 11
then Oct 26–30, Nov 24–27
4.6 ft Sun Oct 11, 8:50 AM
0.8 ft above a typical high
Lanexa, Chicahomny RiverOct 10–11
then Apr 20, May 18
3.2 ft Sat Oct 10, 2:37 PM
0.4 ft above a typical high
Lester ManorOct 26–28
then Nov 23–26, Dec 22–25
3.6 ft Tue Oct 27, 3:08 PM
0.5 ft above a typical high
Lewisetta, Va.Oct 10–12
then Oct 26–27, Jul 5
1.8 ft Sat Oct 10, 1:57 PM
0.3 ft above a typical high
Little Creek, NabOct 10–12
then Oct 26–29, Nov 25–26
3.5 ft Sun Oct 11, 9:26 AM
0.7 ft above a typical high
Long CreekOct 10–12
then Oct 25–29, Nov 25–26
2.4 ft Sun Oct 11, 10:33 AM
0.4 ft above a typical high
Lynnhaven Inlet, Virginia Pilots DockOct 10–12
then Oct 25–29, Nov 25–26
3.1 ft Sun Oct 11, 9:58 AM
0.6 ft above a typical high
MassaponaxOct 26–28
then May 7–9, May 18–20
3.1 ft Tue Oct 27, 8:48 PM
0.4 ft above a typical high
Mathias Point, Va.Oct 26–28
then May 7–9, May 19–20
1.6 ft Tue Oct 27, 5:27 PM
0.2 ft above a typical high
MeadowvilleOct 26–28
then May 7–9, May 18–20
3.7 ft Tue Oct 27, 5:41 PM
0.5 ft above a typical high
MenchvilleOct 10–12
then Oct 25–29, Nov 25
3.5 ft Sat Oct 10, 10:39 AM
0.7 ft above a typical high
Messick Point, Back RiverOct 10–12
then Oct 25–29, Nov 25
3.2 ft Sun Oct 11, 10:09 AM
0.6 ft above a typical high
Metompkin InletOct 26–29
then Nov 24–27, Dec 24–25
5.3 ft Wed Oct 28, 10:37 AM
1.2 ft above a typical high
Mill Creek (Grey Point)Oct 10–12
then Oct 25–29, Nov 25
1.8 ft Sun Oct 11, 12:44 PM
0.4 ft above a typical high
Millenbeck, Corrotoman RiverOct 10–12
then Oct 25–29, Nov 25
1.8 ft Sun Oct 11, 12:53 PM
0.4 ft above a typical high
Mobjack, East RiverOct 10–12
then Oct 25–29, Nov 25
3.3 ft Sat Oct 10, 9:19 AM
0.6 ft above a typical high
Money PointOct 10–12
then Oct 25–29, Nov 25
3.8 ft Sat Oct 10, 9:47 AM
0.7 ft above a typical high
Mount Holly, Nomini Creek, Va.Oct 26–28
then May 7–9, May 18–20
1.9 ft Tue Oct 27, 4:36 PM
0.3 ft above a typical high
Muddy Creek EntranceOct 10–12
then Oct 26–29, Nov 25–26
3.0 ft Sun Oct 11, 1:32 PM
0.6 ft above a typical high
Newport NewsOct 10–12
then Oct 25–29, Nov 25
3.6 ft Sun Oct 11, 10:45 AM
0.7 ft above a typical high
NorfolkOct 10–12
then Oct 25–29, Nov 25
3.8 ft Sun Oct 11, 10:39 AM
0.7 ft above a typical high
NorthburyOct 10–12
then Oct 25–29, Nov 25
4.6 ft Sat Oct 10, 3:39 PM
0.9 ft above a typical high
Old Plantation LightOct 10–12
then Oct 25–29, Nov 25–26
3.2 ft Sun Oct 11, 9:51 AM
0.6 ft above a typical high
Old Point ComfortOct 10–12
then Oct 25–29, Nov 25
3.4 ft Sun Oct 11, 10:17 AM
0.7 ft above a typical high
Onancock, Onancock CreekOct 10–12
then Oct 25–29, Nov 25–26
2.5 ft Sun Oct 11, 1:13 PM
0.5 ft above a typical high
Oyster HarborOct 26–29
then Nov 24–27, Dec 24–25
6.6 ft Wed Oct 28, 10:36 AM
1.5 ft above a typical high
Park TurnAug 1–6
then Aug 29–Sep 5, Sep 16–19
2.7 ft Mon Aug 2, 6:16 AM
0.3 ft above a typical high
Pig PointOct 10–12
then Oct 25–29, Nov 25
3.5 ft Sun Oct 11, 10:58 AM
0.7 ft above a typical high
Port RoyalOct 26–28
then May 7–9, May 18–20
2.4 ft Tue Oct 27, 7:08 PM
0.3 ft above a typical high
Portsmouth, Naval ShipyardOct 10–11
then Oct 26–29, Nov 25–26
3.6 ft Sat Oct 10, 9:35 AM
0.5 ft above a typical high
Puddledock, Appomattox RiverOct 25–29
then Nov 23–26, May 7–9
4.0 ft Tue Oct 27, 5:28 PM
0.8 ft above a typical high
Quantico, Va.Oct 26–28
then May 7–9, May 18–20
1.8 ft Tue Oct 27, 8:35 PM
0.2 ft above a typical high
Ragged Point, Coles Neck, Va.Oct 26–28
then May 7–9, May 18–20
1.9 ft Tue Oct 27, 3:52 PM
0.3 ft above a typical high
Rappahannock LightOct 26–29
then Nov 23–27, Dec 22–25
2.1 ft Wed Oct 28, 12:26 PM
0.3 ft above a typical high
Revel Creek, Revel IslandOct 26–29
then Nov 24–27, Dec 24–25
5.9 ft Wed Oct 28, 10:11 AM
1.3 ft above a typical high
Richmond (river locks)Oct 25–27
then Nov 6–8, Nov 22–25
4.3 ft Mon Oct 26, 4:56 PM
0.8 ft above a typical high
Richmond Deepwater Terminal, James RiverOct 26–29
then Nov 23–27, Dec 22–25
3.9 ft Tue Oct 27, 5:50 PM
0.5 ft above a typical high
Roane PointOct 10–12
then Oct 25–29, Nov 25
3.8 ft Sun Oct 11, 12:03 PM
0.8 ft above a typical high
Rudee Heights, Lake WesleyOct 11
then Oct 26–30, Nov 24–27
4.5 ft Sun Oct 11, 8:48 AM
0.8 ft above a typical high
Rudee Inlet entranceOct 11
then Oct 26–30, Nov 24–27
4.5 ft Sun Oct 11, 8:32 AM
0.8 ft above a typical high
Rudee Inlet, interior channelOct 26–29
then Nov 24–27, Dec 24
4.6 ft Tue Oct 27, 8:58 AM
0.9 ft above a typical high
Sand Shoal Inlet (Coast Guard Station)Oct 26–29
then Nov 24–27, Dec 24–25
5.8 ft Wed Oct 28, 10:08 AM
1.3 ft above a typical high
SandbridgeOct 11
then Oct 26–30, Nov 24–27
4.6 ft Sun Oct 11, 8:37 AM
0.8 ft above a typical high
Saunders WharfOct 26–28
then May 7–9, May 18–20
1.9 ft Tue Oct 27, 5:34 PM
0.3 ft above a typical high
Saxis, Starling CreekOct 26–29
then May 6–8, Jun 3–6
3.1 ft Tue Oct 27, 1:16 PM
0.6 ft above a typical high
ScotlandOct 25–29
then Nov 23–26, May 7–9
2.9 ft Tue Oct 27, 1:08 PM
0.6 ft above a typical high
Smith Island (Coast Guard Station)Oct 26–29
then Nov 24–27, Dec 24–25
5.2 ft Wed Oct 28, 10:28 AM
1.1 ft above a typical high
Smithfield, Pagan RiverOct 10–12
then Oct 25–29, Nov 25
3.8 ft Sun Oct 11, 11:50 AM
0.7 ft above a typical high
Southern Chincoteague IslandOct 26–29
then Nov 24–27, Jul 4–5
3.9 ft Wed Oct 28, 10:01 AM
0.7 ft above a typical high
Sturgeon PointOct 10–12
then Oct 25–29, Nov 25
2.9 ft Sat Oct 10, 2:13 PM
0.6 ft above a typical high
Sunnybank, Little Wicomico RiverOct 10–12
then Oct 25–29, Nov 25–26
1.1 ft Sun Oct 11, 3:59 PM
0.2 ft above a typical high
Tangier IslandOct 27–29
then Nov 24–27, Dec 23–26
2.1 ft Wed Oct 28, 2:10 PM
0.3 ft above a typical high
TappahannockOct 10–12
then Oct 25–30, Nov 25–26
2.4 ft Sat Oct 10, 2:16 PM
0.5 ft above a typical high
Tettington, James RiverOct 10–12
then Oct 25–29, Aug 2
2.5 ft Sun Oct 11, 1:58 PM
0.3 ft above a typical high
Town PointOct 10–12
then Oct 25–29, Nov 25
4.1 ft Sat Oct 10, 10:13 AM
0.8 ft above a typical high
Travis Point, Coan River, Va.Oct 26–28
then May 7–9, May 19–20
1.6 ft Tue Oct 27, 3:27 PM
0.2 ft above a typical high
Tue Marshes LightOct 10–12
then Oct 25–29, Nov 25
3.0 ft Sat Oct 10, 9:39 AM
0.6 ft above a typical high
Upshur Neck, south endOct 26–29
then Nov 24–27, Dec 24–25
6.5 ft Wed Oct 28, 10:45 AM
1.4 ft above a typical high
UrbannaOct 10–12
then Oct 25–29, Nov 25
2.0 ft Sat Oct 10, 12:26 PM
0.4 ft above a typical high
Virginia BeachOct 11
then Oct 26–30, Nov 24–27
4.7 ft Sun Oct 11, 8:45 AM
0.9 ft above a typical high
Wachapreague, Wachapreague ChannelOct 26–29
then Nov 25–26, Jul 4–5
5.2 ft Tue Oct 27, 9:57 AM
0.8 ft above a typical high
Wakema (Fraziers Ferry), Mattaponi RiverOct 10–12
then Oct 25–29, Nov 25
4.7 ft Sun Oct 11, 1:50 PM
0.9 ft above a typical high
Wallops IslandOct 26–29
then Nov 24–27, Dec 24–25
5.2 ft Wed Oct 28, 9:40 AM
1.2 ft above a typical high
Wares WharfOct 10–12
then Oct 25–28, Aug 3
2.5 ft Sat Oct 10, 1:21 PM
0.4 ft above a typical high
Watts IslandOct 10–12
then Oct 25–29, Nov 24–26
2.2 ft Sun Oct 11, 1:20 PM
0.4 ft above a typical high
West PointOct 10–12
then Oct 25–29, Nov 25
3.8 ft Sun Oct 11, 12:28 PM
0.8 ft above a typical high
Western BranchOct 10–11
then Oct 26–28, Jul 4
3.6 ft Sat Oct 10, 9:44 AM
0.6 ft above a typical high
Willcox Wharf, Charles CityOct 27–28
then Nov 24–27, Dec 22–25
3.0 ft Wed Oct 28, 4:41 PM
0.4 ft above a typical high
Windmill PointOct 10–12
then Oct 26–28, Aug 29–Sep 5
1.8 ft Sat Oct 10, 11:17 AM
0.4 ft above a typical high
Windmill Point LightOct 10–12
then Oct 25–29, Nov 25–26
1.4 ft Sun Oct 11, 12:06 PM
0.3 ft above a typical high
Wishart Point, Bogues BayOct 26–29
then Nov 24–27, Dec 24–25
3.8 ft Wed Oct 28, 10:28 AM
0.8 ft above a typical high
Wolf Trap LightOct 10–12
then Oct 25–29, Nov 25
2.2 ft Sun Oct 11, 10:14 AM
0.4 ft above a typical high
Wright Island LandingOct 10–12
then Oct 25–29, Nov 25
3.0 ft Sat Oct 10, 2:20 PM
0.6 ft above a typical high
Yorktown, Goodwin NeckOct 10–12
then Oct 25–29, Nov 25
3.0 ft Sat Oct 10, 9:54 AM
0.6 ft above a typical high
Yorktown, USCG Training CenterOct 10–12
then Oct 26–29, Aug 1–2
3.2 ft Sat Oct 10, 9:36 AM
0.6 ft above a typical high

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How these dates are worked out

For every spot we take NOAA's high and low tide predictions for the next 12 months and find each day's highest tide. The days in that spot's top 5% (about 18 days a year) are its king tide days, and days next to each other make one window. A statewide window is a run of days when at least a quarter of the state's spots are in theirs. Heights are in feet above mean lower low water (MLLW), the zero on tide charts. Predictions don't include weather. Not for navigation.