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Ferry Point (bridge)
Tide station
NOAA station Ferry Point (bridge) in James City 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. NOAA adjusts this prediction from HAMPTON ROADS (Sewells Point).
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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 Ferry Point (bridge). 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.
Friday
The moon is a waxing crescent, about 28% lit. The larger tides fall nearer the new moon and the full moon. Sunrise is 7:16 AM and sunset is 6:30 PM. The tides are a high of 1.8 ft at 5:13 AM, a low of 0.7 ft at 11:28 AM, and a high of 2.2 ft at 5:36 PM. The high at 5:36 PM is 54 minutes before sunset. The forecast is Patchy Fog then Mostly Sunny, 87°F, wind 3 to 12 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 7:17 AM and sunset is 6:28 PM. The tides are a low of 0.8 ft at 12:41 AM, a high of 1.8 ft at 6:00 AM, a low of 0.8 ft at 12:19 PM, and a high of 2.1 ft at 6:24 PM. The high at 6:00 AM is 77 minutes before sunrise. The high at 6:24 PM is 4 minutes before sunset. The forecast is Rain Showers Likely, 57°F, wind 10 to 16 mph N.
Sunday
The moon is a first quarter, about 49% lit, so the highs run smaller. Sunrise is 7:18 AM and sunset is 6:27 PM. The tides are a low of 0.8 ft at 1:34 AM, a high of 1.7 ft at 6:51 AM, a low of 0.8 ft at 1:17 PM, and a high of 2.0 ft at 7:15 PM. The high at 6:51 AM is 27 minutes before sunrise. The high at 7:15 PM is 48 minutes after sunset. The forecast is Sunny, 60°F, wind 10 to 14 mph NE.
Monday
The moon is a first quarter, about 60% lit, so the highs run smaller. Sunrise is 7:19 AM and sunset is 6:26 PM. The tides are a low of 0.8 ft at 2:28 AM, a high of 1.7 ft at 7:48 AM, a low of 0.8 ft at 2:21 PM, and a high of 2.0 ft at 8:13 PM. The high at 7:48 AM is 29 minutes after sunrise. The high at 8:13 PM is 107 minutes after sunset. The forecast is Slight Chance Rain Showers, 63°F, wind 12 to 15 mph N.
Tuesday
The moon is a waxing gibbous, about 70% lit. The larger tides fall nearer the new moon and the full moon. Sunrise is 7:20 AM and sunset is 6:24 PM. The tides are a low of 0.8 ft at 3:21 AM, a high of 1.8 ft at 8:53 AM, a low of 0.8 ft at 3:26 PM, and a high of 2.0 ft at 9:15 PM. The high at 8:53 AM is 93 minutes after sunrise. The forecast is Mostly Sunny, 68°F, wind 10 mph N.
Friday, Saturday, Sunday, Monday, and Tuesday are the days in this snapshot where a turn meets sunrise or sunset.
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Sun and moon
- First light
- 5:50 AM
- Nautical twilight begins
- 6:20 AM
- Dawn
- 6:50 AM
- Blue hour, morning
- 6:50 AM to 7:00 AM
- Golden hour, morning
- 7:00 AM to 7:52 AM
- Sunrise
- 7:16 AM
- Solar noon
- 12:53 PM
- Golden hour, evening
- 5:54 PM to 6:45 PM
- Sunset
- 6:29 PM
- Blue hour, evening
- 6:45 PM to 6:55 PM
- Dusk
- 6:55 PM
- Nautical twilight ends
- 7:26 PM
- Last light
- 7:56 PM
- Day length
- 11 hours 13 minutes
- Moon
- First Quarter, about 32% lit
- Moonrise
- 1:10 PM
- Moonset
- 10:22 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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Nearby tide stations
- Tettington4.0 mi · Charles City County
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- Scotland7.5 mi · Surry County
- Sturgeon Point7.8 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.
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