Chesapeake City, Maryland Tides Today
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Chesapeake City, Maryland runs a mean tidal range of about 2.7 ft. This month the highest water, 3.3 ft, comes on the evening of Nov 7, and the lowest, a -0.2 ft minus tide, on the morning of Nov 26.
| High tide | 5:18 AM | 2.9 ft |
| Low tide | 12:02 PM | 0.4 ft |
| High tide | 5:49 PM | 2.9 ft |
Today on the water at Chesapeake City, Maryland
Today at Chesapeake City, Maryland: high tide at 5:18 AM (2.9 ft) and 5:49 PM (2.9 ft), low tide at 12:02 PM (0.4 ft). The National Weather Service forecast for Tuesday is patchy fog then partly sunny with S winds 0 to 6 mph, 70°F. The water at the gauge reads 60°F. Sunrise is at 6:32 AM and sunset at 5:00 PM.
| Period | Forecast | Wind | Temp |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overnight | Patchy Fog | 0 mph | 43°F |
| Tuesday | Patchy Fog then Partly Sunny | S 0 to 6 mph | 70°F |
Forecast: National Weather Service point forecast for this location.
Where Chesapeake City, Maryland is
Chesapeake City, Maryland sits at 39.5267° N, 75.8100° W on the Mid-Atlantic coast, at Chesapeake City, MD, in Cecil County. The station here is a live gauge in a NOAA PORTS harbor system, reporting water level in near real time for commercial traffic. It has been in NOAA's records since 1972. The nearest weather station is Chesapeake City, MD, a shore station reporting wind and, at most sites, water temperature, right at this station.
The tide at Chesapeake City, Maryland
Chesapeake City, Maryland 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. The mean range from lower low to higher high is 3.2 ft, and 2.8 ft between the average high and the average low, a moderate tide. On an average day the higher high tops the lower high by 0.2 ft and the lower low sits 0.2 ft below the other low. 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
- High tide reaches Chesapeake City, Maryland about 3.0 hours after the moon passes overhead. That lag is local, which is why high water does not line up with the moon.
- Highest water on record: 8.7 ft on Sep 19, 2003.
- Lowest on record: -3.7 ft on Apr 5, 1975.
- The National Weather Service counts 5.5 ft as minor flooding here, 6.5 ft as moderate and 7.5 ft as major.
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 fixes MLLW at Chesapeake City, Maryland from the 1983-2001 National Tidal Datum Epoch; mean higher high water is 3.2 ft above it and mean sea level 1.6 ft. The land survey datum NAVD88, the zero on topographic maps and flood maps, is 1.6 ft above MLLW here, so a water level on this page converts to NAVD88 by subtracting that amount. These datums are controlled from NOAA's Reedy Point, DE gauge. Source: NOAA CO-OPS station 8573927, established 1972. The tide times and heights are NOAA's official harmonic predictions for this station; TidalMap republishes them daily and does not alter them. The observed line is the gauge's own six-minute water level feed.
Tide stations near Chesapeake City, Maryland
- Old Frenchtown Wharf: 3.8 mi, tides about 50 min earlier
- Charlestown, Northeast River: 9.1 mi, tides at about the same time
- Havre de Grace: 14.9 mi, tides about 42 min earlier
- Port Deposit: 17.0 mi, tides about 20 min earlier
- Sassafras River, Betterton: 17.2 mi, tides about 92 min earlier
TidalMapMonthly tide calendar
🌊 Biggest flood tides at Chesapeake City, Maryland this month: Nov 5, Nov 6, Nov 7, Nov 8, Nov 9, 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 Chesapeake City, Maryland this month: 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 City, Maryland, 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 🌗 | 6:29–8:29 AM 6:54–8:54 PM | 11:33–1:33 AM 1:13–3:13 PM | 47 |
| Wed Nov 4 🌗 | 7:17–9:17 AM 7:42–9:42 PM | 12:45–2:45 AM 1:38–3:38 PM | 61 |
| Thu Nov 5 🌘 | 8:03–10:03 AM 8:28–10:28 PM | 1:54–3:54 AM 2:01–4:01 PM | 73 |
| Fri Nov 6 🌘 | 8:48–10:48 AM 9:13–11:13 PM | 3:01–5:01 AM 2:24–4:24 PM | 83 |
| Sat Nov 7 🌘 | 9:33–11:33 AM 9:58–11:58 PM | 4:08–6:08 AM 2:49–4:49 PM | 91 |
| Sun Nov 8 🌘 | 10:19–12:19 PM 10:44–12:44 AM | 5:14–7:14 AM 3:17–5:17 PM | 97 |
| Mon Nov 9 🌑 | 11:07–1:07 PM 11:32–1:32 AM | 6:18–8:18 AM 3:50–5:50 PM | 99 |
Predictions & observations: NOAA CO-OPS station 8573927. 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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