Barren Island Tides Today
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Barren Island runs a mean tidal range of about 1.2 ft. This month the highest water, 1.6 ft, comes on the afternoon of Nov 8, and the lowest, a -0.3 ft minus tide, on the morning of Nov 25.
| Low tide | 3:04 AM | 0.4 ft |
| High tide | 9:07 AM | 1.3 ft |
| Low tide | 3:22 PM | 0.3 ft |
| High tide | 9:53 PM | 1.4 ft |
Today on the water at Barren Island
Today at Barren Island: high tide at 9:07 AM (1.3 ft) and 9:53 PM (1.4 ft), low tide at 3:04 AM (0.4 ft) and 3:22 PM (0.3 ft). The National Weather Service forecast for Tuesday is mostly sunny with S winds 2 to 8 mph, 66°F. Sunrise is at 6:32 AM and sunset at 5:04 PM.
| Period | Forecast | Wind | Temp |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overnight | Partly Cloudy | S 2 mph | 54°F |
| Tuesday | Mostly Sunny | S 2 to 8 mph | 66°F |
Forecast: National Weather Service point forecast for this location.
Where Barren Island is
Barren Island sits at 38.3417° N, 76.2650° W on the Chesapeake Bay, about 2 mi west of Fishing Creek, MD, in Dorchester County. The station here is a NOAA reference station with its own harmonic tide predictions but no live gauge. The closest gauge measuring live water level is Solomons Island (NOAA 8577330), 10.3 mi away, and high and low water here run on average about 10 min earlier than there. The nearest weather station is Cove Point LNG Pier, MD, a shore station reporting wind and, at most sites, water temperature, 7.7 mi away.
The tide at Barren Island
Barren Island 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: Chesapeake tides are semidiurnal but small, 1 to 3 ft, and arrive many hours after the ocean tide as the wave works up the bay and its rivers.
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. Source: NOAA CO-OPS station 8571579. The tide times and heights are NOAA's official harmonic predictions for this station; TidalMap republishes them daily and does not alter them.
Tide stations near Barren Island
- Cove Point: 8.0 mi, tides about 27 min later
- Taylors Island, Slaughter Creek: 8.8 mi, tides about 106 min later
- Solomons Island: 10.3 mi, tides about 10 min later
- Woolford, Church Creek: 12.4 mi, tides about 110 min later
- Hooper Strait Light: 12.9 mi, tides about 28 min earlier
TidalMapMonthly tide calendar
🌊 Biggest flood tides at Barren Island this month: Nov 5, Nov 6, Nov 7, Nov 8, Nov 9, Nov 10, Nov 11, Nov 23, Nov 24, Nov 25. These spring highs push water up into the grass and over the oyster rock; prime for poling into flooded marsh for tailing reds.
🔻 Negative (minus) low tides at Barren Island this month: Nov 21, Nov 22, Nov 23, Nov 24, Nov 25, Nov 26, Nov 27, Nov 28, Nov 29. These drain the flats and expose the oyster rock, prime for sight-fishing and clamming.
Best fishing times (solunar)
Major and minor solunar windows for Barren Island, 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 🌗 | 6:31–8:31 AM 6:56–8:56 PM | 11:36–1:36 AM 1:13–3:13 PM | 47 |
| Wed Nov 4 🌗 | 7:19–9:19 AM 7:44–9:44 PM | 12:47–2:47 AM 1:39–3:39 PM | 61 |
| Thu Nov 5 🌘 | 8:05–10:05 AM 8:30–10:30 PM | 1:56–3:56 AM 2:03–4:03 PM | 73 |
| Fri Nov 6 🌘 | 8:50–10:50 AM 9:15–11:15 PM | 3:02–5:02 AM 2:28–4:28 PM | 83 |
| Sat Nov 7 🌘 | 9:35–11:35 AM 10:00–12:00 AM | 4:08–6:08 AM 2:54–4:54 PM | 91 |
| Sun Nov 8 🌘 | 10:21–12:21 PM 10:46–12:46 AM | 5:13–7:13 AM 3:22–5:22 PM | 97 |
| Mon Nov 9 🌑 | 11:09–1:09 PM 11:34–1:34 AM | 6:17–8:17 AM 3:55–5:55 PM | 99 |
Predictions & observations: NOAA CO-OPS station 8571579. 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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