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 — and sunset is at 07:15 PM.

Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Icy conditions (max 19°C on Mon night, min -2°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Mon night, calm by Wed morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Warm air temperatures (max 26°C on Sun afternoon, min 6°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 8–10 Weather Summary

Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Sun night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 23°C on Sun night, min -3°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.

Days 11–13 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 52mm), mainly falling on Fri night. Becoming colder with a light covering of snow, mostly falling on Sat morning. Warm (max 23°C on Thu afternoon, min 1°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
29
Monday
30
Tuesday
31
Wed
1
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
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PM
night
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night
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Wave Height Map
High Tide
5:32PM0.32m
5:55AM0.34m
6:17PM0.34m
6:33AM0.35m
6:59PM0.34m
7:12AM0.37m
7:41PM0.35m
7:51AM0.38m
8:24PM0.35m
8:34AM0.39m
9:10PM0.34m
9:19AM0.40m
10:00PM0.34m
10:08AM0.39m
10:54PM0.32m
11:02AM0.38m
11:55PM0.31m
12:02PM0.36m
1:02AM0.31m
1:11PM0.34m
2:12AM0.31m
2:25PM0.34m
3:18AM0.33m
3:35PM0.33m
4:18AM0.34m
4:38PM0.34m
5:11AM0.36m
5:33PM0.35m
Low Tide
11:21PM0.03m
11:47AM-0.00m
00:04AM0.01m
12:36PM-0.02m
00:45AM-0.00m
1:23PM-0.03m
1:26AM-0.01m
2:10PM-0.03m
2:09AM-0.01m
2:59PM-0.02m
2:53AM-0.01m
3:50PM-0.00m
3:40AM0.01m
4:44PM0.01m
4:33AM0.02m
5:41PM0.03m
5:32AM0.05m
6:43PM0.05m
6:40AM0.07m
7:47PM0.05m
7:53AM0.07m
8:49PM0.05m
9:04AM0.06m
9:48PM0.04m
10:07AM0.04m
10:42PM0.03m
11:04AM0.01m
Wave
height (m) 
direction
period (s) 
rain showers
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
heavy rain
light snow
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain shwrs
clear
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
clear
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
clear
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
rain shwrs
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
light rain
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
light rain
heavy rain
light snow
light rain
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
light rain
 km/h
20
W
15
WNW
15
WNW
5
NW
5
NE
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
S
10
SSW
5
SSE
5
SW
5
ESE
10
SSE
10
S
15
SSW
15
S
20
SW
25
SW
25
NNW
25
NNW
20
NNW
10
N
5
SE
15
SE
15
SSE
10
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
25
SW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
N
15
N
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
N
5
WNW
20
NW
20
NW
5
NW
15
NW
10
WNW
5
SE
15
SSW
20
SSW
25
S
25
SSW
 mm 
9
9
1
3
34
12
3
1
max°C
19
2
5
2
0
6
3
6
12
9
11
15
12
12
18
15
20
26
23
3
7
6
1
8
7
5
9
14
20
23
22
15
7
6
3
2
2
4
7
5
3
8
8
8
15
14
16
Moonrise
6:32
6:57
7:21
7:48
8:17
8:52
9:35
10:27
11:30
12:39
1:52
3:03
4:12
5:18
6:22
Moonset
6:01
7:10
8:20
9:33
10:49
12:06
1:20
2:27
3:24
4:10
4:47
5:17
5:43
6:06
6:29
Sunrise
7:16
7:16
7:13
7:13
7:11
7:09
7:07
7:07
7:05
7:03
7:01
7:00
6:58
6:56
6:56
6:54
Sunset
7:15
7:16
7:17
7:19
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
8.8° C
(Statistics for 16 Mar 1981-2005 – mean: 5.9 max: 8.8 min: 3.9°C)
Issued (local time): 7 pm Monday 16 Mar 2026
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