Petersburg, Appomattox River, James River Sea Conditions and Tide Table

Petersburg, Appomattox River, James 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 — and sunset is at 05:17 PM.

Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mild with light rain (total 4mm) on Sat night. Becoming colder with a light covering of snow, mostly falling on Sun morning. Icy conditions (max 8°C on Sat afternoon, min -5°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Icy conditions (max 9°C on Thu afternoon, min -5°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 8–10 Weather Summary

Moderate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Sat night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 13°C on Sat afternoon, min -10°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Fri night, fresh winds from the W by Sat night).

Days 11–13 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow, mostly falling on Wed night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Tue afternoon, min -9°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
Friday
30
Saturday
31
Sunday
1
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Wave Height Map
High Tide
2:59PM0.82m
3:31AM0.73m
3:39PM0.84m
4:08AM0.75m
4:16PM0.85m
4:43AM0.77m
4:54PM0.86m
5:18AM0.80m
5:33PM0.86m
5:56AM0.84m
6:15PM0.85m
6:38AM0.87m
7:02PM0.83m
7:24AM0.90m
7:53PM0.80m
8:15AM0.91m
8:50PM0.76m
9:12AM0.91m
9:55PM0.73m
10:14AM0.91m
11:03PM0.72m
11:21AM0.90m
00:11AM0.73m
12:29PM0.90m
1:14AM0.76m
1:34PM0.91m
2:12AM0.79m
2:34PM0.92m
Low Tide
10:31PM-0.01m
10:21AM-0.02m
11:11PM-0.02m
11:05AM-0.03m
11:50PM-0.03m
11:48AM-0.03m
00:26AM-0.05m
12:31PM-0.03m
1:01AM-0.05m
1:16PM-0.03m
1:36AM-0.06m
2:05PM-0.02m
2:14AM-0.06m
2:58PM-0.01m
2:56AM-0.05m
3:58PM0.01m
3:45AM-0.04m
5:05PM0.02m
4:44AM-0.02m
6:14PM0.01m
5:54AM-0.00m
7:22PM-0.00m
7:10AM-0.01m
8:24PM-0.03m
8:20AM-0.04m
9:21PM-0.07m
9:23AM-0.08m
Wave
height (m) 
direction
period (s) 
part cloud
light rain
light snow
light snow
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
light snow
snow showers
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
some clouds
light rain
light snow
light snow
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
clear
clear
clear
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
light rain
rain shwrs
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
snow shwrs
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
 km/h
10
SW
5
S
5
NNW
10
N
5
SW
15
WSW
15
W
5
WNW
10
W
15
WNW
5
NE
10
SSW
15
SSW
10
SSW
10
WSW
15
NW
0
NW
10
S
10
S
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
15
SW
25
WNW
25
NW
20
NW
25
NNW
15
NNW
5
N
5
WSW
10
NNW
10
NE
10
NE
10
ENE
15
NNE
20
N
10
N
10
NW
20
NW
15
NW
0
SE
10
S
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SW
10
SW
5
SW
 mm 
3
1
4
12
max°C
8
7
3
0
-3
5
5
-1
0
2
-2
2
3
2
6
9
2
5
6
5
11
13
12
3
1
-7
-6
-4
-8
-1
1
-3
-4
-3
-6
-2
-1
-6
-5
-3
-6
-2
0
-4
5
6
2
Moonrise
7:30
8:05
8:35
9:02
9:27
9:52
10:17
10:45
11:17
11:57
12:46
1:47
2:57
4:11
5:26
Moonset
4:07
5:10
6:15
7:21
8:26
9:31
10:37
11:44
12:56
2:09
3:23
4:34
5:37
6:29
7:11
Sunrise
7:20
7:20
7:20
7:18
7:18
7:18
7:18
7:16
7:16
7:16
7:15
7:13
7:13
7:13
7:11
Sunset
5:17
5:19
5:20
5:21
5:22
5:22
5:23
5:24
5:25
5:27
5:28
5:29
5:30
5:31
5:32
5:34
Today's sea temperature in Petersburg, Appomattox River, James River is
7.5° C
(Statistics for 17 Jan 1981-2005 – mean: 10.9 max: 13.0 min: 8.1°C)
Issued (local time): 6 pm Saturday 17 Jan 2026
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