Clifton Beach, Smith Point, Potomac River Sea Conditions and Tide Table

Clifton Beach, Smith Point, Potomac River Sea Conditions table showing wave height, swell direction and period.

High and low tide times are also provided on the table along with the moon phase and forecast weather. Sunrise today is at 07:13 AM and sunset is at 07:20 PM.

Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Thu afternoon. Warm air temperatures (max 23°C on Thu afternoon, min 3°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Cool air temperatures (max 18°C on Mon afternoon, min 3°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.

Days 7–9 Weather Summary

Some drizzle, heaviest during Fri night. Very mild (max 19°C on Thu afternoon, min 1°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.

Days 10–12 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 31mm), heaviest during Sat night. Very mild (max 18°C on Sat afternoon, min 3°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
Monday
24
Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
Friday
28
Saturday
29
Sunday
30
Monday
31
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
Wave Height Map
High Tide
10:57AM0.34m
11:44PM0.28m
11:41AM0.34m
00:34AM0.28m
12:32PM0.34m
1:32AM0.28m
1:34PM0.33m
2:33AM0.29m
2:42PM0.33m
3:31AM0.31m
3:47PM0.34m
4:24AM0.34m
4:46PM0.35m
5:13AM0.36m
5:40PM0.36m
6:00AM0.39m
6:31PM0.37m
6:47AM0.41m
7:19PM0.38m
7:34AM0.42m
8:08PM0.37m
8:21AM0.43m
8:59PM0.37m
Low Tide
5:09PM0.07m
5:54PM0.08m
5:44AM0.08m
6:46PM0.09m
6:43AM0.09m
7:47PM0.09m
7:53AM0.09m
8:50PM0.08m
9:07AM0.07m
9:49PM0.07m
10:14AM0.04m
10:42PM0.04m
11:13AM0.00m
11:32PM0.02m
12:08PM-0.02m
00:20AM0.00m
1:01PM-0.04m
1:07AM-0.01m
1:53PM-0.04m
1:55AM-0.01m
2:46PM-0.03m
2:43AM-0.00m
Wave
height (m) 
direction
period (s) 
cloud
mod rain
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
heavy rain
cloud
cloud
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloudy
mod rain
rain shwrs
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
clear
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
light rain
cloudy
cloudy
heavy rain
cloudy
cloudy
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
 km/h
20
S
15
SW
20
NW
25
NW
15
NW
5
SSW
20
WSW
15
WNW
10
NNW
5
ESE
10
SE
20
S
20
WSW
20
WSW
10
WNW
10
WSW
15
W
5
WSW
5
W
5
W
10
S
10
SW
15
NW
10
N
5
NE
5
ESE
10
ESE
5
W
5
NNE
10
N
10
NE
10
ENE
10
ESE
10
NE
5
ENE
5
NE
 mm 
6
5
1.0
18
7
4
1.0
1.0
max°C
19
23
10
6
14
11
12
18
14
6
10
15
17
18
15
7
14
12
8
14
13
11
19
14
5
9
6
9
18
11
5
8
6
4
4
4
Moonrise
12:52
1:53
2:51
3:42
4:26
5:04
5:36
6:05
6:32
6:58
7:26
7:58
Moonset
10:06
10:50
11:43
12:45
1:53
3:05
4:19
5:33
6:49
8:05
9:23
10:43
Sunrise
7:13
7:11
7:09
7:07
7:07
7:05
7:03
7:01
7:00
6:58
6:56
6:56
Sunset
7:20
7:21
7:22
7:22
7:23
7:24
7:25
7:27
7:28
7:29
7:30
7:30
Today's sea temperature in Clifton Beach, Smith Point, Potomac River is 9.9 °C (Statistics for 20 Mar 1981-2005 – mean: 6.3 max: 8.8 min: 4.1°C)
Issued (local time): 1 am Thursday 20 Mar 2025
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