Explore Virginia tide charts, tables, and ebb tide details for accurate coastal planning. Check tide stations below or use the interactive map in the Map tab—click any location’s map for a detailed view.
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Virginia Tidepools: False Cape State Park, First Landing State Park, Kiptopeke State Park
Virginia Tide Stations
Appomattox River: Puddledock Sand and Gravel
Bogues Bay: Wishart Point
Chesapeake Bay: Cape Charles, Chesconessex Creek, Fishermans Island, Fleeton, Gaskins Point, Occohannock Creek, Glebe Point, Great Wicomico River, Great Wicomico River Light, Guard Shore, Harborton, Pungoteague Creek, Kiptopeke Beach, Little Creek Beach, Little Wicomico, Sunnybank, Messick Point, Back River, Mobjack Bay, North River, Belleville Creek entrance, Muddy Creek Entrance, Norfolk, West Branch Lynnhaven River, Old Plantation Light, Onancock, Rappahannock River, McKans Bay, S Thimble Island, Bridge-Tunnel, Saxis, Starling Creek, Pocomoke Sound, Tangier, Watts Island, Windmill Point Light, Wolf Trap Light
Chickahominy River: Ferry Point bridge, Wright Island Landing
Chincoteague Island: Blake Cove, Chincoteague USCG, Lewis Creek, Oyster Bay, S Chincoteague
Chincoteague Island, Toms Cove
Elizabeth River: Craney Island Light, Deep Creek entrance, Money Point, Naval Shipyard, Portsmouth, Norfolk
Hampton Roads: Fort Monroe, Sewells Point
Inside, Great Machipongo Inlet
James River: Burwell Bay, Charles City, Chesterfield Power Station, Claremont, Fort Eustis, Haxall, Hopewell, City Point, Huntington Park, Jamestown Island, Church Point, Jordan Point, Kingsmill, Meadowville, Menchville, Newport News, Richmond (river locks), Scotland, Smithfield, Pagan River, Sturgeon Point
Lynnhaven Bay: Buchanan Creek entrance
Lynnhaven Inlet: Broad Bay Canal, Brown Cove, Chesapeake Beach, Long Creek
Mattaponi River: Fraziers Ferry, Wakema
Metompkin Inlet: Folly Creek, Metompkin Inlet
Mobjack Bay: Browns Bay, Mobjack Bay
Nansemond River: Hollidays Point, Kings HW bridge, Pig Point, Town Point
Pamunkey River: Lester Manor, Northbury
Piankatank River: Deltaville, Piankatank River Bridge
Potomac River: Alexandria, Aquia Creek, Colonial Beach, Dahlgren, Upper Machodoc Creek, Lewisetta, Lewisetta, Mathias Point, Mount Holly, Nomini Creek, Quantico, Ragged Point, Coles Neck
Rappahannock River: Hopyard Landing, Massaponax, Millenbeck, Corrotoman River, Port Royal, Rappahannock Bend, Saunders Wharf, Tappahannock, Urbanna, Wake Beach, Wares Wharf, Westland
Rudee Inlet: Inlet Jetty, Virginia Beach, Lake Rudee, Lake Wesley, Rudee Inlet
Wachapreague Channel: Wachapreague
Yeocomico River: Kinsale
York River: Cheatham Annex, Gloucester Point Beach, Goodwin Neck, Yorktown, Roane Point, Tue Marshes Light, West Point, Yorktown USCG
Best Tidepool Locations in Virginia
Virginia’s coastline offers unique tidepooling opportunities. Below are some top spots known for their marine life.
Tidepool Locations
False Cape State Park - About 3.5 hours from Richmond, this park’s tidal areas along its remote shore host crabs and periwinkles at low tide.
First Landing State Park - About 3 hours from Richmond, this park’s small tide pools along its bay shore host crabs and barnacles at low tide.
Kiptopeke State Park - Located 2.5 hours from Richmond, this park’s minor tidal zones near its breakwaters feature mussels and small fish at low tide.
Interactive Virginia Tides Map
Pin Colors: Blue = Tide Stations, Red = Tidepools, Green = Marinas, Yellow = Beaches, Purple = Other