Tides / Virginia / Chesterfield County / Chester
Chester
Tide station
NOAA station Chester in Chesterfield County, Virginia. Heights are feet above mean lower low water. Tide times on this page are local time at this station (EDT). If you are in another timezone, these clocks are not your phone's time. People also look this chart up as Bellwood. NOAA adjusts this prediction from WASHINGTON.
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Tide station
Predicted rise and fall
This column is the NOAA prediction. It is the expected high and low from the moon and the sun, in feet above mean lower low water. It is not a flood warning, and it is not the depth under the boat.
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Five-day fishing snapshot
This is the next five days at Chester. It uses the tide prediction at this station, the sun and moon at this coordinate, and the National Weather Service forecast. A day is highlighted when a high or low falls within two hours of sunrise or sunset. Tide and sun times are local time at this station.
Thursday
The moon is a waxing crescent, about 19% lit. The larger tides fall nearer the new moon and the full moon. Sunrise is 7:17 AM and sunset is 6:33 PM. The tides are a low of 0.4 ft at 2:49 AM, a high of 2.8 ft at 8:25 AM, a low of 0.5 ft at 2:25 PM, and a high of 3.2 ft at 8:29 PM. The high at 8:25 AM is 68 minutes after sunrise. The high at 8:29 PM is 116 minutes after sunset.
Friday
The moon is a waxing crescent, about 28% lit. The larger tides fall nearer the new moon and the full moon. Sunrise is 7:18 AM and sunset is 6:31 PM. The tides are a low of 0.5 ft at 3:32 AM, a high of 2.7 ft at 9:13 AM, a low of 0.5 ft at 3:06 PM, and a high of 3.1 ft at 9:14 PM. The high at 9:13 AM is 115 minutes after sunrise. The forecast is Patchy Fog then Mostly Sunny, 89°F, wind 3 to 13 mph SW.
Saturday
The moon is a waxing crescent, about 38% lit. The larger tides fall nearer the new moon and the full moon. Sunrise is 7:19 AM and sunset is 6:30 PM. The tides are a low of 0.5 ft at 4:14 AM, a high of 2.6 ft at 10:02 AM, a low of 0.5 ft at 3:52 PM, and a high of 3.0 ft at 10:03 PM. No high or low this day falls within two hours of sunrise or sunset, so this day is not highlighted. The forecast is Rain Showers, 59°F, wind 10 to 17 mph N.
Sunday
The moon is a first quarter, about 49% lit, so the highs run smaller. Sunrise is 7:20 AM and sunset is 6:29 PM. The tides are a low of 0.6 ft at 4:59 AM, a high of 2.6 ft at 10:54 AM, a low of 0.6 ft at 4:46 PM, and a high of 2.9 ft at 10:58 PM. The low at 4:46 PM is 103 minutes before sunset. The forecast is Sunny, 61°F, wind 12 mph NE.
Monday
The moon is a first quarter, about 60% lit, so the highs run smaller. Sunrise is 7:21 AM and sunset is 6:27 PM. The tides are a low of 0.6 ft at 5:49 AM, a high of 2.6 ft at 11:52 AM, and a low of 0.6 ft at 5:49 PM. The low at 5:49 AM is 92 minutes before sunrise. The low at 5:49 PM is 38 minutes before sunset. The forecast is Sunny, 66°F, wind 6 mph N.
Thursday, Friday, Sunday, and Monday are the days in this snapshot where a turn meets sunrise or sunset.
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Sun and moon
- First light
- 5:51 AM
- Nautical twilight begins
- 6:21 AM
- Dawn
- 6:51 AM
- Blue hour, morning
- 6:51 AM to 7:01 AM
- Golden hour, morning
- 7:01 AM to 7:53 AM
- Sunrise
- 7:18 AM
- Solar noon
- 12:55 PM
- Golden hour, evening
- 5:57 PM to 6:48 PM
- Sunset
- 6:32 PM
- Blue hour, evening
- 6:48 PM to 6:59 PM
- Dusk
- 6:59 PM
- Nautical twilight ends
- 7:29 PM
- Last light
- 7:59 PM
- Day length
- 11 hours 15 minutes
- Moon
- Waxing Crescent, about 23% lit
- Moonrise
- 12:22 PM
- Moonset
- 9:30 PM
The larger tides, called spring tides, fall near the new moon and the full moon. The smaller neap tides fall near the quarters. Light times are for this coordinate, in local time at this station.
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On the water nearby
The closest named places from OpenStreetMap. A place with no name on that map is left off. Private and customer-only launches are labeled.
Marinas
- Richmond Yacht Basin1.0 mi
- Horsetrail Dock1.0 mi
- Henricus Dock1.2 mi
- Sycamore Dock1.2 mi
- Peninsula Dock1.2 mi
- Kingsland Reach Marina1.3 mi
Parks
- Fort Brady1.1 mi
- Osborne Park1.4 mi
- Battery Dantzler Park1.8 mi
- Battery Dantzler Park1.8 mi
- Fort Hoke2.4 mi
- Fort Harrison3.0 mi
Nearby tide stations
- Meadowville3.0 mi · Henrico County
- Richmond Deepwater Terminal5.8 mi · Richmond city
- Haxall7.4 mi · Charles City County
- City Point7.7 mi · Prince George County
- Puddledock8.1 mi · Prince George County
- Jordan Point9.8 mi · Charles City County
Flood gauge
Measured water, not the tide
This column is a different instrument. A flood gauge reports the water level that is there now and the stages where flooding starts. The orange square on the map is that gauge. It is often not on top of the tide station.
No coastal flood gauge is published within 15 miles of this station.