Ape Hole Creek, Pocomoke Sound Tides Today
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Ape Hole Creek, Pocomoke Sound runs a mean tidal range of about 2.2 ft. This month the highest water, 3.2 ft, comes on the afternoon of Nov 25, and the lowest, a -0.3 ft minus tide, on the morning of Nov 26.
| Low tide | 2:46 AM | 0.3 ft |
| High tide | 8:38 AM | 2.5 ft |
| Low tide | 3:12 PM | 0.4 ft |
| High tide | 8:59 PM | 2.5 ft |
Today on the water at Ape Hole Creek, Pocomoke Sound
Today at Ape Hole Creek, Pocomoke Sound: high tide at 8:38 AM (2.5 ft) and 8:59 PM (2.5 ft), low tide at 2:46 AM (0.3 ft) and 3:12 PM (0.4 ft). The National Weather Service forecast for this afternoon is mostly sunny with S winds 7 to 10 mph, 69°F. Sunrise is at 6:31 AM and sunset at 5:02 PM.
| Period | Forecast | Wind | Temp |
|---|---|---|---|
| This Afternoon | Mostly Sunny | S 7 to 10 mph | 69°F |
| Tonight | Mostly Cloudy | S 13 mph | 63°F |
Forecast: National Weather Service point forecast for this location.
Where Ape Hole Creek, Pocomoke Sound is
Ape Hole Creek, Pocomoke Sound sits at 37.9617° N, 75.8217° W on the Mid-Atlantic coast, about 1 mi southeast of Crisfield, MD, in Somerset County. The station here is a subordinate tide prediction point. NOAA has no gauge in the water at this spot; its times and heights are published as offsets from a reference gauge, named below. The closest gauge measuring live water level is Bishops Head, Hooper Strait (NOAA 8571421), 21.4 mi away, and high and low water here run on average about 58 min earlier than there. The nearest weather station is Wallops Flight Facility Airport, an airport reporting wind, visibility and sky cover, but no water temperature, 19.4 mi away.
The tide at Ape Hole Creek, Pocomoke Sound
Ape Hole Creek, Pocomoke Sound has a semidiurnal tide: two highs and two lows a day of about the same size, roughly 12 hours 25 minutes apart. This month's predictions average 1.9 high tides a day here. For the water around it: Mid-Atlantic tides are semidiurnal, two highs and two lows a day of about equal size, with ranges of 3 to 5 ft on the ocean and less inside the bays.
About this station
- NOAA predicts tides here from Chesapeake Bay Bridge Tunnel, station 8638863. High tide comes about 267 min later and low tide about 298 min later than there.
- High tide heights run about 0.90 times the reference.
Datum and source
Heights on this page are feet above mean lower low water (MLLW), the zero NOAA's nautical charts use for soundings. A predicted 0.0 ft low is the average of the lower low each day; a minus tide is water below chart datum, and a 2 ft high means 2 ft more water than the chart shows. NOAA publishes no datums for this point. Its predictions are offsets from Chesapeake Bay Bridge Tunnel and are referenced to MLLW there. Source: NOAA CO-OPS station 8571072. The tide times and heights are published as time and height offsets from its reference gauge; TidalMap republishes them daily and does not alter them.
Tide stations near Ape Hole Creek, Pocomoke Sound
- Crisfield, Little Annemessex River: 2.5 mi, tides about 6 min earlier
- Teague Creek, Manokin River: 10.2 mi, tides about 69 min later
- Holland Island Bar Light: 16.7 mi, tides about 40 min later
- McCready's Creek, Fishing Bay: 25.4 mi, tides about 74 min later
- Salisbury, Wicomico River: 30.2 mi, tides about 139 min later
TidalMapMonthly tide calendar
🌊 Biggest flood tides at Ape Hole Creek, Pocomoke Sound this month: Nov 7, Nov 8, Nov 9, Nov 10, Nov 23, Nov 24, Nov 25, Nov 26, Nov 27. These spring highs push water furthest up into the marsh grass.
🔻 Negative (minus) low tides at Ape Hole Creek, Pocomoke Sound this month: Nov 23, Nov 24, Nov 25, Nov 26, Nov 27, Nov 28, Nov 29. These drain the flats and leave the bars and marsh banks high and dry.
Best fishing times (solunar)
Major and minor solunar windows for Ape Hole Creek, Pocomoke Sound, peak feeding activity is around the moon overhead/underfoot (majors) and moonrise/moonset (minors). Score is the day's activity coefficient (0–100).
| Day | Major windows | Minor windows | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| Today 🌗 | 7:17–9:17 AM 7:42–9:42 PM | 12:46–2:46 AM 1:37–3:37 PM | 61 |
| Thu Nov 5 🌘 | 8:03–10:03 AM 8:28–10:28 PM | 1:54–3:54 AM 2:02–4:02 PM | 73 |
| Fri Nov 6 🌘 | 8:48–10:48 AM 9:13–11:13 PM | 3:00–5:00 AM 2:26–4:26 PM | 83 |
| Sat Nov 7 🌘 | 9:33–11:33 AM 9:58–11:58 PM | 4:05–6:05 AM 2:52–4:52 PM | 91 |
| Sun Nov 8 🌘 | 10:19–12:19 PM 10:44–12:44 AM | 5:10–7:10 AM 3:21–5:21 PM | 97 |
| Mon Nov 9 🌑 | 11:07–1:07 PM 11:32–1:32 AM | 6:14–8:14 AM 3:55–5:55 PM | 99 |
| Tue Nov 10 🌑 | 11:56–1:56 PM 12:21–2:21 AM | 7:16–9:16 AM 4:34–6:34 PM | 99 |
Predictions & observations: NOAA CO-OPS station 8571072. Solunar windows computed from the moon's position for this location. Times shown in the station's local time. Not for navigation.
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