Goose Creek, Port Tobacco River, Md. Tides Today
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Goose Creek, Port Tobacco River, Md. runs a mean tidal range of about 1.4 ft. This month the highest water, 1.8 ft, comes on the afternoon of Nov 24, and the lowest, a -0.1 ft minus tide, on the morning of Nov 25.
| Low tide | 5:31 AM | 0.2 ft |
| High tide | 12:03 PM | 1.6 ft |
| Low tide | 5:59 PM | 0.2 ft |
Today on the water at Goose Creek, Port Tobacco River, Md.
Today at Goose Creek, Port Tobacco River, Md.: high tide at 12:03 PM (1.6 ft), low tide at 5:31 AM (0.2 ft) and 5:59 PM (0.2 ft). The National Weather Service forecast for this afternoon is mostly sunny with SE winds 8 mph, 73°F. Sunrise is at 6:37 AM and sunset at 5:06 PM.
| Period | Forecast | Wind | Temp |
|---|---|---|---|
| This Afternoon | Mostly Sunny | SE 8 mph | 73°F |
| Tonight | Mostly Cloudy | S 7 to 15 mph | 65°F |
Forecast: National Weather Service point forecast for this location.
Where Goose Creek, Port Tobacco River, Md. is
Goose Creek, Port Tobacco River, Md. sits at 38.4533° N, 77.0533° W on the Chesapeake Bay, about 4 mi southwest of Port Tobacco Village, MD, in Charles 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 Dahlgren, Upper Machodoc Creek, Va. (NOAA 8635027), 9.3 mi away, and high and low water here run on average about 57 min later than there. The nearest weather station is Dahlgren, VA, a shore station reporting wind and, at most sites, water temperature, 9.3 mi away.
The tide at Goose Creek, Port Tobacco River, Md.
Goose Creek, Port Tobacco River, Md. 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 Washington, Washington Channel, D.C., station 8594900. High tide comes about 248 min earlier and low tide about 307 min earlier than there.
- High tide heights run about 0.54 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 Washington, Washington Channel, D.C. and are referenced to MLLW there. Source: NOAA CO-OPS station 8578769. 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 Goose Creek, Port Tobacco River, Md.
- Lower Cedar Point, Md.: 8.8 mi, tides about 44 min earlier
- Liverpool Point, Md.: 11.7 mi, tides about 199 min later
- Indian Head, Md.: 12.5 mi, tides about 224 min later
- Marshall Hall, Md.: 16.3 mi, tides about 255 min later
- Benedict: 21.1 mi, tides about 52 min earlier
TidalMapMonthly tide calendar
🌊 Biggest flood tides at Goose Creek, Port Tobacco River, Md. this month: Nov 6, Nov 7, Nov 8, Nov 9, Nov 10, Nov 11, Nov 22, Nov 23, Nov 24, Nov 25, Nov 26. These spring highs push water furthest up into the marsh grass.
🔻 Negative (minus) low tides at Goose Creek, Port Tobacco River, Md. this month: Nov 23, Nov 24, Nov 25, Nov 26, Nov 27, Nov 28, Nov 29. These drain the flats and leave the bars and marsh banks high and dry.
Best fishing times (solunar)
Major and minor solunar windows for Goose Creek, Port Tobacco River, Md., 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 🌗 | 7:22–9:22 AM 7:47–9:47 PM | 12:51–2:51 AM 1:42–3:42 PM | 61 |
| Thu Nov 5 🌘 | 8:08–10:08 AM 8:33–10:33 PM | 1:59–3:59 AM 2:07–4:07 PM | 73 |
| Fri Nov 6 🌘 | 8:53–10:53 AM 9:18–11:18 PM | 3:05–5:05 AM 2:31–4:31 PM | 83 |
| Sat Nov 7 🌘 | 9:38–11:38 AM 10:03–12:03 AM | 4:11–6:11 AM 2:57–4:57 PM | 91 |
| Sun Nov 8 🌘 | 10:24–12:24 PM 10:49–12:49 AM | 5:16–7:16 AM 3:25–5:25 PM | 97 |
| Mon Nov 9 🌑 | 11:12–1:12 PM 11:37–1:37 AM | 6:20–8:20 AM 3:58–5:58 PM | 99 |
| Tue Nov 10 🌑 | 12:01–2:01 PM 12:26–2:26 AM | 7:23–9:23 AM 4:37–6:37 PM | 99 |
Predictions & observations: NOAA CO-OPS station 8578769. 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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