Ewell, Smith Island Tides Today
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Ewell, Smith Island runs a mean tidal range of about 1.5 ft. This month the highest water, 2.0 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 | 1:49 AM | 0.3 ft |
| High tide | 7:46 AM | 1.7 ft |
| Low tide | 2:13 PM | 0.3 ft |
| High tide | 8:17 PM | 1.7 ft |
Today on the water at Ewell, Smith Island
Today at Ewell, Smith Island: high tide at 7:46 AM (1.7 ft) and 8:17 PM (1.7 ft), low tide at 1:49 AM (0.3 ft) and 2:13 PM (0.3 ft). The National Weather Service forecast for Tuesday is mostly sunny with S winds 2 to 7 mph, 66°F. Sunrise is at 6:31 AM and sunset at 5:04 PM.
| Period | Forecast | Wind | Temp |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overnight | Partly Cloudy | S 3 mph | 58°F |
| Tuesday | Mostly Sunny | S 2 to 7 mph | 66°F |
Forecast: National Weather Service point forecast for this location.
Where Ewell, Smith Island is
Ewell, Smith Island sits at 37.9950° N, 76.0317° W on the Chesapeake Bay, at Smith Island, MD, in Somerset County. The station here is a historical NOAA reference station: a gauge measured the tide at this spot from 1997 until 2010, and NOAA still publishes harmonic predictions from that record. There is no live reading here today. The closest gauge measuring live water level is Bishops Head, Hooper Strait (NOAA 8571421), 15.6 mi away, and high and low water here run on average about 39 min earlier than there. The nearest weather station is Bishops Head, MD, a shore station reporting wind and, at most sites, water temperature, 15.6 mi away.
The tide at Ewell, Smith Island
Ewell, Smith 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. The mean range from lower low to higher high is 1.9 ft, and 1.5 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 Ewell, Smith Island about 5.5 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 Ewell, Smith Island from the 1983-2001 National Tidal Datum Epoch; mean higher high water is 1.9 ft above it and mean sea level 0.9 ft. These datums are controlled from NOAA's Lewisetta, VA gauge. Source: NOAA CO-OPS station 8571117, established 1997, gauge removed 2010. 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 Ewell, Smith Island
- Holland Island Bar Light: 6.2 mi, tides about 22 min later
- Crisfield, Little Annemessex River: 9.3 mi, tides about 25 min earlier
- Colburn Creek, Big Annemessex River: 13.0 mi, tides about 13 min later
- Teague Creek, Manokin River: 13.1 mi, tides about 50 min later
- Long Point, Big Annemessex River: 13.1 mi, tides about 32 min later
TidalMapMonthly tide calendar
🌊 Biggest flood tides at Ewell, Smith Island this month: Nov 1, Nov 6, Nov 7, Nov 8, Nov 9, 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 Ewell, Smith Island this month: 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 Ewell, Smith 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 🌗 | 6:30–8:30 AM 6:55–8:55 PM | 11:36–1:36 AM 1:12–3:12 PM | 47 |
| Wed Nov 4 🌗 | 7:18–9:18 AM 7:43–9:43 PM | 12:47–2:47 AM 1:38–3:38 PM | 61 |
| Thu Nov 5 🌘 | 8:04–10:04 AM 8:29–10:29 PM | 1:55–3:55 AM 2:03–4:03 PM | 73 |
| Fri Nov 6 🌘 | 8:49–10:49 AM 9:14–11:14 PM | 3:01–5:01 AM 2:27–4:27 PM | 83 |
| Sat Nov 7 🌘 | 9:34–11:34 AM 9:59–11:59 PM | 4:06–6:06 AM 2:53–4:53 PM | 91 |
| Sun Nov 8 🌘 | 10:20–12:20 PM 10:45–12:45 AM | 5:11–7:11 AM 3:22–5:22 PM | 97 |
| Mon Nov 9 🌑 | 11:08–1:08 PM 11:33–1:33 AM | 6:15–8:15 AM 3:55–5:55 PM | 99 |
Predictions & observations: NOAA CO-OPS station 8571117. 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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