Cove Point Tides Today
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Cove Point runs a mean tidal range of about 0.9 ft. This month the highest water, 1.2 ft, comes on the evening of Nov 1, and the lowest, a -0.2 ft minus tide, on the morning of Nov 27.
| Low tide | 3:09 AM | 0.3 ft |
| High tide | 9:15 AM | 1.1 ft |
| Low tide | 3:31 PM | 0.2 ft |
| High tide | 9:54 PM | 1.2 ft |
Today on the water at Cove Point
Today at Cove Point: high tide at 9:15 AM (1.1 ft) and 9:54 PM (1.2 ft), low tide at 3:09 AM (0.3 ft) and 3:31 PM (0.2 ft). The National Weather Service forecast for Tuesday is mostly sunny with S winds 2 to 7 mph, 67°F. Sunrise is at 6:33 AM and sunset at 5:05 PM.
| Period | Forecast | Wind | Temp |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overnight | Partly Cloudy | SW 2 mph | 55°F |
| Tuesday | Mostly Sunny | S 2 to 7 mph | 67°F |
Forecast: National Weather Service point forecast for this location.
Where Cove Point is
Cove Point sits at 38.3917° N, 76.3983° W on the Chesapeake Bay, about 1 mi northeast of Lusby, MD, in Calvert County. The station here is a historical NOAA reference station: a gauge measured the tide at this spot from 1972 until 1983, and NOAA still publishes harmonic predictions from that record. There is no live reading here today. The closest gauge measuring live water level is Solomons Island (NOAA 8577330), 5.9 mi away, and high and low water here run on average about 17 min later than there. The nearest weather station is Cove Point LNG Pier, MD, a shore station reporting wind and, at most sites, water temperature, 1.0 mi away.
The tide at Cove Point
Cove Point has a mixed tide: two highs and two lows a day, but of unequal size, so one low each day drains a little lower than the other. This month's predictions average 1.9 high tides a day here. The mean range from lower low to higher high is 1.4 ft, and 1.0 ft between the average high and the average low, a small tide. On an average day the higher high tops the lower high by 0.2 ft and the lower low sits 0.1 ft below the other low. 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
- High tide reaches Cove Point about 7.4 hours after the moon passes overhead. That lag is local, which is why high water does not line up with the moon.
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 Cove Point from the 1983-2001 National Tidal Datum Epoch; mean higher high water is 1.4 ft above it and mean sea level 0.6 ft. These datums are controlled from NOAA's Annapolis, MD gauge. Source: NOAA CO-OPS station 8577188, established 1972, gauge removed 1983. 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 Cove Point
- Solomons Island: 5.9 mi, tides about 17 min earlier
- Long Beach: 6.5 mi, tides about 31 min later
- Taylors Island, Slaughter Creek: 7.6 mi, tides about 79 min later
- Barren Island: 8.0 mi, tides about 27 min earlier
- Broomes Island: 8.1 mi, tides about 10 min later
TidalMapMonthly tide calendar
🌊 Biggest flood tides at Cove Point this month: Nov 1, Nov 2, Nov 3, Nov 4, Nov 5, Nov 6, Nov 7, Nov 8, Nov 9, Nov 10, 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 Cove Point this month: Nov 22, Nov 23, Nov 24, Nov 25, Nov 26, Nov 27, Nov 28, Nov 29, Nov 30. 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 Cove Point, 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 | 11:37–1:37 AM 1:14–3:14 PM | 47 |
| Wed Nov 4 🌗 | 7:19–9:19 AM 7:44–9:44 PM | 12:48–2:48 AM 1:40–3:40 PM | 61 |
| Thu Nov 5 🌘 | 8:05–10:05 AM 8:30–10:30 PM | 1:56–3:56 AM 2:04–4:04 PM | 73 |
| Fri Nov 6 🌘 | 8:50–10:50 AM 9:15–11:15 PM | 3:03–5:03 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 3:23–5:23 PM | 97 |
| Mon Nov 9 🌑 | 11:09–1:09 PM 11:34–1:34 AM | 6:17–8:17 AM 3:56–5:56 PM | 99 |
Predictions & observations: NOAA CO-OPS station 8577188. 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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