Chesapeake Beach Tides Today
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Chesapeake Beach runs a mean tidal range of about 0.9 ft. This month the highest water, 1.6 ft, comes on the afternoon of Nov 25, and the lowest, a -0.2 ft minus tide, on the morning of Nov 26.
| Low tide | 6:02 AM | 0.4 ft |
| High tide | 11:57 AM | 1.2 ft |
| Low tide | 6:20 PM | 0.4 ft |
Today on the water at Chesapeake Beach
Today at Chesapeake Beach: high tide at 11:57 AM (1.2 ft), low tide at 6:02 AM (0.4 ft) and 6:20 PM (0.4 ft). The National Weather Service forecast for today is patchy fog then mostly sunny with S winds 5 to 9 mph, 73°F. Sunrise is at 6:35 AM and sunset at 5:04 PM.
| Period | Forecast | Wind | Temp |
|---|---|---|---|
| Today | Patchy Fog then Mostly Sunny | S 5 to 9 mph | 73°F |
| Tonight | Mostly Cloudy | S 8 mph | 61°F |
Forecast: National Weather Service point forecast for this location.
Where Chesapeake Beach is
Chesapeake Beach sits at 38.7000° N, 76.5333° W on the Chesapeake Bay, at Chesapeake Beach, MD, in Calvert 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 Annapolis (US Naval Academy) (NOAA 8575512), 19.8 mi away, and high and low water here run on average about 78 min earlier than there. The nearest weather station is Gooses Reef, MD, an offshore buoy reporting wind, waves and water temperature, 11.8 mi away.
The tide at Chesapeake Beach
Chesapeake Beach 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.
About this station
- NOAA predicts tides here from Baltimore, Fort McHenry, station 8574680. High tide comes about 167 min earlier and low tide about 185 min earlier than there.
- High tide heights run about 0.88 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 Baltimore, Fort McHenry and are referenced to MLLW there. Source: NOAA CO-OPS station 8576363, established 1972, gauge removed 1987. 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 Chesapeake Beach
- Rose Haven: 1.8 mi, tides about 16 min later
- Tilghman Island, Ferry Cove, Eastern Bay: 11.9 mi, tides about 18 min later
- Thomas Point Shoal Light: 14.8 mi, tides about 52 min later
- Benedict: 14.9 mi, tides about 58 min earlier
- Edgewater, South River: 17.3 mi, tides about 57 min later
TidalMapMonthly tide calendar
🌊 Biggest flood tides at Chesapeake Beach this month: Nov 1, Nov 6, Nov 7, Nov 8, Nov 9, Nov 10, Nov 11, Nov 23, Nov 24, Nov 25, Nov 26, Nov 27. 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 Chesapeake Beach this month: 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 Chesapeake Beach, 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 🌗 | 7:20–9:20 AM 7:45–9:45 PM | 12:48–2:48 AM 1:40–3:40 PM | 61 |
| Thu Nov 5 🌘 | 8:06–10:06 AM 8:31–10:31 PM | 1:57–3:57 AM 2:04–4:04 PM | 73 |
| Fri Nov 6 🌘 | 8:51–10:51 AM 9:16–11:16 PM | 3:03–5:03 AM 2:28–4:28 PM | 83 |
| Sat Nov 7 🌘 | 9:36–11:36 AM 10:01–12:01 AM | 4:09–6:09 AM 2:54–4:54 PM | 91 |
| Sun Nov 8 🌘 | 10:22–12:22 PM 10:47–12:47 AM | 5:15–7:15 AM 3:22–5:22 PM | 97 |
| Mon Nov 9 🌑 | 11:10–1:10 PM 11:35–1:35 AM | 6:19–8:19 AM 3:55–5:55 PM | 99 |
| Tue Nov 10 🌑 | 11:59–1:59 PM 12:24–2:24 AM | 7:21–9:21 AM 4:34–6:34 PM | 99 |
Predictions & observations: NOAA CO-OPS station 8576363. 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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