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 07:07 AM and sunset is at 05:38 PM.

Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Icy conditions (max 11°C on Tue afternoon, min -10°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Icy conditions (max 8°C on Wed morning, min -3°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 7–9 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Sat afternoon, min -2°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 10–12 Weather Summary

Some drizzle, heaviest during Thu night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 16°C on Fri morning, min 0°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (calm on Tue morning, fresh winds from the SSW by Fri morning).

Sunday
8
Monday
9
Tuesday
10
Wednesday
11
Thursday
12
Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Mon
23
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PM
night
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PM
night
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PM
night
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PM
night
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PM
night
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PM
night
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PM
night
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night
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night
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Wave Height Map
High Tide
11:06AM0.29m
11:37PM0.25m
11:55AM0.28m
00:32AM0.24m
12:48PM0.28m
1:30AM0.23m
1:44PM0.27m
2:28AM0.23m
2:39PM0.27m
3:23AM0.24m
3:32PM0.28m
4:13AM0.25m
4:21PM0.29m
4:57AM0.27m
5:06PM0.29m
5:35AM0.28m
5:47PM0.30m
6:11AM0.29m
6:27PM0.31m
6:45AM0.31m
7:06PM0.31m
7:20AM0.32m
7:47PM0.32m
7:59AM0.33m
8:29PM0.31m
8:41AM0.34m
9:15PM0.31m
9:28AM0.34m
Low Tide
5:03PM-0.02m
4:51AM-0.03m
5:54PM0.00m
5:34AM-0.01m
6:50PM0.02m
6:27AM0.00m
7:49PM0.02m
7:30AM0.01m
8:45PM0.01m
8:34AM0.00m
9:36PM-0.01m
9:33AM-0.01m
10:22PM-0.02m
10:26AM-0.03m
11:04PM-0.04m
11:15AM-0.05m
11:44PM-0.05m
12:00PM-0.07m
00:22AM-0.06m
12:44PM-0.08m
1:00AM-0.06m
1:28PM-0.08m
1:38AM-0.07m
2:13PM-0.07m
2:16AM-0.07m
2:59PM-0.06m
2:58AM-0.06m
3:50PM-0.04m
Wave
height (m) 
direction
period (s) 
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
light snow
mod snow
light snow
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
light snow
mod snow
light snow
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
light rain
rain shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
cloudy
some clouds
 km/h
20
NW
20
NNW
10
NNW
5
W
5
SSW
5
SSE
5
SSW
10
SSW
10
NW
15
NW
20
NW
10
NW
20
NW
15
NNW
10
N
10
NNW
10
N
5
N
5
ENE
5
ESE
5
SE
15
NE
20
NNE
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
10
NW
5
SW
10
SSW
10
SW
10
WSW
5
WNW
5
NNE
5
SE
10
ESE
15
SE
30
SSW
25
WSW
20
WNW
20
NNW
15
NNW
15
N
15
N
15
N
5
N
5
SSW
10
SSW
 mm 
1
1
max°C
-4
-4
-9
-1
1
0
7
11
11
8
7
1
4
5
-1
4
5
0
3
4
1
0
0
0
3
4
3
2
2
3
13
15
8
6
4
12
17
12
7
6
8
0
1
4
0
4
7
Moonrise
12:59
2:01
3:00
3:56
4:46
5:30
6:07
6:38
7:06
7:31
7:55
8:19
8:46
9:16
9:52
Moonset
10:14
10:43
11:19
12:01
12:51
1:48
2:51
3:57
5:04
6:12
7:19
8:27
9:37
10:49
12:02
Sunrise
7:07
7:05
7:05
7:03
7:03
7:01
7:00
6:58
6:58
6:56
6:54
6:54
6:52
6:50
6:50
6:48
Sunset
5:38
5:39
5:40
5:42
5:43
5:45
5:45
5:46
5:47
5:49
5:50
5:51
5:52
5:52
5:53
5:54
Today's sea temperature in Clifton Beach, Smith Point, Potomac River is
0.4° C
(Statistics for 08 Feb 1981-2005 – mean: 5.4 max: 7.3 min: 3.6°C)
Issued (local time): 12 pm Sunday 08 Feb 2026
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