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Baltimore, Fort McHenry Tide Times

Maryland · Station 8574680 · live gauge · Updated Aug 5, 2026

Baltimore, Fort McHenry runs a mean tidal range of about 1.1 ft. This month the highest water, 2.1 ft, comes on the morning of Aug 11, and the lowest, 0.4 ft, on the evening of Aug 6.

1.7 ftobserved 2:36 PM

Next low tide 0.4 ft at 5:58 PM

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🌊 Biggest flood tides at Baltimore, Fort McHenry this month: Aug 7, Aug 8, Aug 9, Aug 10, Aug 11, Aug 12, Aug 13. These spring highs push water up into the grass and over the oyster rock — prime for poling into flooded marsh for tailing reds.

August 2026

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1L:0.7H:1.8L:0.5H:1.6

2L:0.7H:1.7L:0.5H:1.7

3L:0.8H:1.6L:0.4H:1.8

4L:0.8H:1.5L:0.4

5🌗H:1.9L:0.9H:1.4L:0.4

6🌗H:2.0L:0.9H:1.3L:0.4

7🌗H:2.0L:0.9H:1.2L:0.4

8H:2.1L:0.8H:1.2L:0.4

9H:2.1L:0.8H:1.2L:0.4

10H:2.1L:0.7H:1.3L:0.4

11H:2.1L:0.7H:1.4

12🌑L:0.4H:2.1L:0.6H:1.5

13🌑L:0.4H:2.0L:0.5H:1.7

14🌑L:0.5H:1.9L:0.5H:1.8

15🌑L:0.6H:1.8L:0.5H:1.8

16L:0.7H:1.7L:0.5H:1.9

17L:0.8H:1.6L:0.5H:1.9

18L:0.8H:1.4L:0.5

19🌓H:1.9L:0.9H:1.3L:0.5

20🌓H:1.9L:0.9H:1.3L:0.6

21🌓H:1.8L:1.0H:1.2L:0.6

22🌓H:1.8L:0.9H:1.2L:0.7

23H:1.9L:0.9H:1.2L:0.7

24H:1.9L:0.8H:1.2L:0.7

25H:1.9L:0.8H:1.3L:0.6

26H:1.9L:0.7H:1.4

27🌕L:0.6H:1.9L:0.7H:1.5

28🌕L:0.7H:1.9L:0.6H:1.6

29🌕L:0.7H:1.8L:0.6H:1.8

30L:0.7H:1.8L:0.5H:1.9

31L:0.8H:1.7L:0.5H:2.0

Best fishing times (solunar)

Major and minor solunar windows for Baltimore, Fort McHenry — 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 🌗	5:17–7:17 AM 5:42–7:42 PM	10:41–12:41 AM 12:40–2:40 PM	34
Thu Aug 6 🌗	6:13–8:13 AM 6:38–8:38 PM	— 1:56–3:56 PM	40
Fri Aug 7 🌗	7:13–9:13 AM 7:38–9:38 PM	11:23–1:23 AM 3:11–5:11 PM	53
Sat Aug 8 🌘	8:17–10:17 AM 8:42–10:42 PM	12:15–2:15 AM 4:21–6:21 PM	66
Sun Aug 9 🌘	9:21–11:21 AM 9:46–11:46 PM	1:18–3:18 AM 5:20–7:20 PM	76
Mon Aug 10 🌘	10:24–12:24 PM 10:49–12:49 AM	2:30–4:30 AM 6:09–8:09 PM	85
Tue Aug 11 🌘	11:23–1:23 PM 11:48–1:48 AM	3:46–5:46 AM 6:48–8:48 PM	92

Predictions & observations: NOAA CO-OPS station 8574680. 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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