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Massaponax Tides Today

Near Ferry Farm · Stafford County, VA · NOAA 8635154

Right nowFri Nov 6
Next tide
This Afternoon69°E 5 mph · Rain showers
4:50 AM2.5 ft11:40 AM0.3 ft5:15 PM2.8 ft
  1. High4:50AM2.5 ft
  2. Low11:40AM0.3 ft
  3. High5:15PM2.8 ft

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

Fishing Outlook

The high tide at 5:15 PM lands near sunset, and the tides are among the strongest this week.

Best Windows Today

  • 10:40 AM to 12:40 PMaround low tide
  • 4:15 to 6:15 PMaround high tide

Solunar Times

  • Minor3:31 to 4:31 AMmoonrise
  • Major8:49 to 10:49 AMmoon overhead
  • Minor2:57 to 3:57 PMmoonset
  • Major9:11 to 11:11 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 69°Rain showers 96% rainE 5 mph
  • TonightLow 45°Isolated rain showers then mostly cloudy 17% rainNW 2 to 8 mph
  • SaturdayHigh 62°SunnyNW 5 to 10 mph

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

DayFishingHigh TidesLow TidesMoon
SaturdayNov 7Good5:39 AM 2.5 ft6:00 PM 2.8 ft12:17 AM 0.2 ft12:27 PM 0.2 ft
SundayNov 8Good6:25 AM 2.5 ft6:43 PM 2.8 ft1:06 AM 0.1 ft1:10 PM 0.2 ft
MondayNov 9Good7:09 AM 2.5 ft7:23 PM 2.8 ft1:52 AM 0.1 ft1:49 PM 0.2 ft
TuesdayNov 10Good7:51 AM 2.4 ft8:01 PM 2.8 ft2:35 AM 0.2 ft2:26 PM 0.3 ft
WednesdayNov 11Fair8:33 AM 2.3 ft8:38 PM 2.7 ft3:17 AM 0.3 ft3:01 PM 0.4 ft
ThursdayNov 12Good9:15 AM 2.3 ft9:16 PM 2.6 ft3:58 AM 0.4 ft3:37 PM 0.5 ft
FridayNov 13Good9:58 AM 2.2 ft9:57 PM 2.6 ft4:38 AM 0.5 ft4:16 PM 0.6 ft

About the Tides at Massaponax

Massaponax 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 2.1 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 0.1 ft on Sunday, November 8 at 1:06 AM, and the highest is 2.8 ft on Sunday, November 8 at 6:43 PM.

NOAA works out the times here from its reference station at Washington, Washington Channel, adjusted for this location.

Official NOAA prediction for station 8635154, Massaponax, timed from its reference station Washington, Washington Channel (8594900). Updated Fri, 06 Nov 2026 17:46 GMT.