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Kingsmill Tides Today

Near Williamsburg · James City, VA · NOAA 8638424

Right nowFri Nov 6
Next tide
This Afternoon71°NW 8 mph · Showers and thunderstorms
2:25 AM0.2 ft8:37 AM2.8 ft3:09 PM0.2 ft8:58 PM2.3 ft
  1. Low2:25AM0.2 ft
  2. High8:37AM2.8 ft
  3. Low3:09PM0.2 ft
  4. High8:58PM2.3 ft

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

Fishing Outlook

No tide change lands near sunrise or sunset, and the tides are among the strongest this week.

Best Windows Today

  • 7:37 to 9:37 AMaround high tide
  • 2:09 to 4:09 PMaround low tide

Solunar Times

  • Minor3:27 to 4:27 AMmoonrise
  • Major8:45 to 10:45 AMmoon overhead
  • Minor2:55 to 3:55 PMmoonset
  • Major9:08 to 11:08 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 71°Showers and thunderstorms 100% rainNW 8 mph
  • TonightLow 51°Showers and thunderstorms then mostly cloudy 88% rainN 2 to 8 mph
  • SaturdayHigh 62°SunnyNW 8 to 12 mph

Boating Forecast

James River from Jamestown to the James River Bridge · issued Fri 10:49 AM

Rest Of Today
SW winds 5 to 10 kt with gusts up to 15 kt, becoming NW late. Waves around 1 foot. Showers with a chance of tstms.
Tonight
N winds 5 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Waves 1 foot or less and light chop, increasing to 1 to 2 ft. Showers early in the evening, then a chance of showers late in the evening.
Sat
NW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft.

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

DayFishingHigh TidesLow TidesMoon
SaturdayNov 7Good9:22 AM 2.8 ft9:42 PM 2.2 ft3:12 AM 0.2 ft3:58 PM 0.2 ft
SundayNov 8Good10:02 AM 2.8 ft10:23 PM 2.2 ft3:56 AM 0.2 ft4:41 PM 0.2 ft
MondayNov 9Good10:40 AM 2.8 ft11:00 PM 2.1 ft4:36 AM 0.2 ft5:22 PM 0.2 ft
TuesdayNov 10Good11:16 AM 2.8 ft11:35 PM 2.1 ft5:12 AM 0.3 ft6:00 PM 0.2 ft
WednesdayNov 11Good11:52 AM 2.7 ft5:46 AM 0.3 ft6:38 PM 0.3 ft
ThursdayNov 12Good12:11 AM 2.0 ft12:30 PM 2.7 ft6:20 AM 0.4 ft7:18 PM 0.4 ft
FridayNov 13Good12:50 AM 2.0 ft1:10 PM 2.6 ft6:55 AM 0.4 ft8:02 PM 0.4 ft

About the Tides at Kingsmill

Kingsmill 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 2.2 feet.

Over the next two weeks the biggest tides come on Sunday, November 8, when the water moves about 2.7 feet. The lowest water is 0.2 ft on Sunday, November 8 at 4:41 PM, and the highest is 2.8 ft on Sunday, November 8 at 10:02 AM.

NOAA predicts the tides here from years of measurements at station 8638424.

Official NOAA prediction for station 8638424, Kingsmill. Updated Fri, 06 Nov 2026 17:46 GMT.