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 07:20 AM and sunset is at 04:50 PM.

Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Moderate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Thu night. Icy conditions (max 17°C on Thu night, min -1°C on Fri night). Mainly fresh winds.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Some drizzle, heaviest during Tue afternoon. Icy conditions (max 9°C on Tue night, min -5°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 7–9 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Fri morning, min 4°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 10–12 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 42mm), mainly falling on Mon morning. Becoming colder with a light covering of snow, mostly falling on Mon night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 13°C on Sat night, min -1°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
19
Saturday
20
Sunday
21
Monday
22
Tuesday
23
Wednesday
24
Thursday
25
Friday
26
Saturday
27
Sunday
28
Monday
29
Tue
30
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
Wave Height Map
High Tide
6:02PM0.32m
6:38AM0.27m
6:38PM0.32m
7:16AM0.26m
7:13PM0.31m
7:51AM0.27m
7:50PM0.31m
8:24AM0.27m
8:29PM0.31m
8:59AM0.28m
9:12PM0.31m
9:38AM0.29m
9:59PM0.30m
10:22AM0.30m
10:50PM0.30m
11:12AM0.30m
11:46PM0.29m
12:08PM0.31m
00:47AM0.28m
1:08PM0.32m
1:50AM0.27m
2:11PM0.33m
Low Tide
11:19AM-0.02m
00:14AM-0.03m
12:00PM-0.02m
00:53AM-0.03m
12:42PM-0.02m
1:30AM-0.03m
1:23PM-0.02m
2:05AM-0.03m
2:05PM-0.02m
2:40AM-0.03m
2:47PM-0.03m
3:15AM-0.04m
3:31PM-0.04m
3:53AM-0.04m
4:19PM-0.04m
4:35AM-0.05m
5:12PM-0.03m
5:22AM-0.05m
6:14PM-0.03m
6:15AM-0.06m
7:25PM-0.03m
7:16AM-0.06m
Wave
height (m) 
direction
period (s) 
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
heavy rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
light snow
snow showers
clear
rain shwrs
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
light rain
cloudy
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
heavy rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
light snow
snow shwrs
clear
 km/h
20
WSW
25
W
0
S
10
SSE
15
S
15
SW
5
WNW
15
NW
15
NNW
15
N
0
NE
10
S
15
SSW
15
SW
5
WNW
15
NNE
5
NE
5
S
15
SSW
15
SSW
20
SW
20
WSW
15
W
5
NNE
5
S
0
SSW
0
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
15
NE
15
NE
15
N
20
N
15
NNW
 mm 
3
1
16
15
11
max°C
11
4
1
6
7
6
11
9
0
0
2
2
3
4
9
8
8
5
13
15
15
21
20
13
14
16
13
8
7
4
4
4
1
2
2
Moonrise
7:18
8:10
8:55
9:34
10:06
10:34
10:59
11:23
11:46
12:12
12:41
1:16
Moonset
4:15
5:10
6:11
7:15
8:21
9:26
10:31
11:37
12:44
1:56
3:11
Sunrise
7:20
7:22
7:22
7:22
7:22
7:22
7:24
7:24
7:24
7:24
7:24
7:24
Sunset
4:50
4:51
4:51
4:52
4:52
4:52
4:53
4:53
4:54
4:55
4:55
4:57
Today's sea temperature in Clifton Beach, Smith Point, Potomac River is
3.9° C
(Statistics for 19 Dec 1981-2005 – mean: 9.2 max: 11.6 min: 6.5°C)
Issued (local time): 12 am Friday 19 Dec 2025
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