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Dahlgren Tides Today

Near Dahlgren Center · Upper Machodoc Creek · King George County, VA · NOAA 8635027

Right nowFri Nov 6
Next tide
This Afternoon68°NE 0 to 3 mph · Rain showers
12:14 AM1.8 ft6:38 AM0.2 ft12:41 PM2.0 ft7:15 PM0.2 ft
  1. High12:14AM1.8 ft
  2. Low6:38AM0.2 ft
  3. High12:41PM2.0 ft
  4. Low7:15PM0.2 ft

Local Eastern time. Heights in feet above average low water (MLLW). Shaded bands are today's best fishing windows.

Fishing Outlook

The low tide at 6:38 AM lands near sunrise, and the tides are among the strongest this week.

Best Windows Today

  • 5:38 to 7:38 AMaround low tide
  • 11:41 AM to 1:41 PMaround high tide

Solunar Times

  • Minor3:30 to 4:30 AMmoonrise
  • Major8:47 to 10:47 AMmoon overhead
  • Minor2:55 to 3:55 PMmoonset
  • Major9:09 to 11:09 PMmoon underfoot

Major periods are the two hours around the moon overhead or underfoot. Minor periods are the hour around moonrise and moonset.

Fishing here? See Virginia fishing license info and size and bag limits from the Virginia Marine Resources Commission.

Weather and Wind

  • This AfternoonHigh 68°Rain showers 96% rainNE 0 to 3 mph
  • TonightLow 50°Mostly cloudy 9% rainW 3 to 12 mph
  • SaturdayHigh 60°SunnyNW 9 to 13 mph

Boating Forecast

Tidal Potomac from Indian Head to Cobb Island MD · issued Fri 12:30 PM

This Afternoon
E winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. Showers.
Tonight
SW winds 5 kt...becoming NW 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 25 kt in the late evening and overnight. Waves 1 ft.
Sat
NW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 25 kt. Waves 1 ft.

From the National Weather Service. Arrows point the way the wind blows.

DayFishingHigh TidesLow TidesMoon
SaturdayNov 7Good1:01 AM 1.8 ft1:26 PM 2.0 ft7:23 AM 0.1 ft8:03 PM 0.2 ft
SundayNov 8Good1:45 AM 1.8 ft2:07 PM 2.0 ft8:05 AM 0.1 ft8:47 PM 0.2 ft
MondayNov 9Fair2:27 AM 1.7 ft2:46 PM 2.0 ft8:43 AM 0.1 ft9:27 PM 0.2 ft
TuesdayNov 10Fair3:07 AM 1.7 ft3:24 PM 2.0 ft9:19 AM 0.2 ft10:05 PM 0.3 ft
WednesdayNov 11Good3:47 AM 1.6 ft4:01 PM 1.9 ft9:54 AM 0.2 ft10:42 PM 0.3 ft
ThursdayNov 12Good4:25 AM 1.6 ft4:39 PM 1.8 ft10:29 AM 0.2 ft11:18 PM 0.4 ft
FridayNov 13Good5:03 AM 1.5 ft5:17 PM 1.8 ft11:07 AM 0.3 ft11:56 PM 0.4 ft

About the Tides at Dahlgren

Dahlgren gets two high tides and two low tides most days, both about the same size. On a typical day the water rises and falls about 1.5 feet.

Over the next two weeks the biggest tides come on Sunday, November 8, when the water moves about 1.9 feet. The lowest water is 0.1 ft on Sunday, November 8 at 8:05 AM, and the highest is 2.0 ft on Saturday, November 7 at 1:26 PM.

NOAA station 8635027 here measures the water live and reports its temperature. Minor flooding starts when the water reaches 3.5 ft.

Official NOAA prediction for station 8635027, Dahlgren, Upper Machodoc Creek. Updated Fri, 06 Nov 2026 17:46 GMT.