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 07:11 AM and sunset is at 04:47 PM.

Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Icy conditions (max 6°C on Sun afternoon, min -2°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

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

Days 7–9 Weather Summary

Some drizzle, heaviest during Fri afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 12°C on Fri morning, min -5°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 10–12 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Sun afternoon, min -7°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
5
Saturday
6
Sunday
7
Monday
8
Tuesday
9
Wednesday
10
Thursday
11
Friday
12
Saturday
13
Sunday
14
Monday
15
Tuesday
16
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
6:14PM0.40m
6:54AM0.32m
7:06PM0.38m
7:48AM0.31m
8:00PM0.36m
8:44AM0.31m
8:57PM0.34m
9:41AM0.30m
9:56PM0.32m
10:39AM0.30m
10:57PM0.30m
11:37AM0.30m
11:57PM0.29m
12:34PM0.30m
00:57AM0.28m
1:31PM0.30m
1:54AM0.27m
2:25PM0.30m
2:48AM0.27m
3:15PM0.31m
3:39AM0.27m
4:02PM0.32m
4:28AM0.27m
Low Tide
11:42AM-0.05m
00:47AM-0.05m
12:39PM-0.05m
1:40AM-0.05m
1:36PM-0.04m
2:32AM-0.05m
2:33PM-0.03m
3:22AM-0.03m
3:29PM-0.02m
4:12AM-0.02m
4:26PM-0.01m
5:02AM-0.01m
5:23PM0.00m
5:51AM0.00m
6:21PM0.01m
6:42AM0.01m
7:20PM0.02m
7:31AM0.01m
8:17PM0.02m
8:21AM0.00m
9:12PM0.01m
9:08AM-0.01m
10:03PM-0.00m
Wave
height (m) 
direction
period (s) 
light snow
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
cloudy
light rain
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
 km/h
5
ENE
5
NNE
0
NW
5
W
5
WSW
5
NE
5
S
10
SSW
10
NNW
15
N
10
NNE
5
ESE
10
S
15
SSW
15
SSW
20
SSW
20
SW
10
WSW
15
WNW
10
NNW
10
SSE
25
SW
20
NW
15
NNW
10
NE
0
SSW
5
SW
15
NW
5
NNW
5
ENE
5
NNW
10
NNW
10
NW
15
NW
15
NW
10
NW
 mm 
1
max°C
-1
0
0
5
5
3
5
6
4
0
0
-3
2
4
2
8
9
5
6
6
7
12
8
-2
0
1
-1
2
4
-2
2
2
-3
-1
0
-5
Moonrise
5:19
6:31
7:46
9:00
10:10
11:16
12:18
1:19
2:19
3:19
4:19
Moonset
8:13
9:19
10:11
10:52
11:24
11:51
12:15
12:36
12:58
1:20
1:45
2:13
Sunrise
7:11
7:11
7:11
7:13
7:13
7:15
7:16
7:16
7:16
7:18
7:18
7:18
Sunset
4:47
4:47
4:47
4:47
4:47
4:47
4:47
4:47
4:47
4:49
4:49
4:49
Today's sea temperature in Clifton Beach, Smith Point, Potomac River is
9.3° C
(Statistics for 05 Dec 1981-2005 – mean: 10.8 max: 13.5 min: 8.7°C)
Issued (local time): 12 pm Friday 05 Dec 2025
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