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Great Shoals Light, Monie Bay Tide Times

Maryland · Station 8571416 · Updated Aug 5, 2026

Great Shoals Light, Monie Bay runs a mean tidal range of about 2.2 ft. This month the highest water, 3.1 ft, comes on the morning of Aug 12, and the lowest, a -0.1 ft minus tide, on the evening of Aug 12.

Nearest gauge measuring live water level: Bishops Head, Hooper Strait (8571421), about 8 mi away — high and low tides here run on average about 30 min later.

Predictedno live gauge
Next high tide 2.7 ft at 7:49 PM
High 2.3 ft · 6:27 AMLow 0.2 ft · 12:53 PMHigh 2.6 ft · 6:59 PMLow 0.4 ft · 1:41 AM
Predicted

Monthly tide calendar

Flood & low finder

🌊 Biggest flood tides at Great Shoals Light, Monie Bay this month: Aug 10, Aug 11, Aug 12, Aug 13, Aug 14, Aug 15, Aug 16, Aug 30, Aug 31. 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 Great Shoals Light, Monie Bay this month: Aug 11, Aug 12, Aug 13, Aug 14. These drain the flats and expose the oyster rock — prime for sight-fishing and clamming.

August 2026
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1H:2.5L:0.2H:2.4L:0.3
2H:2.5L:0.1H:2.5L:0.4
3H:2.4L:0.1H:2.6
4L:0.4H:2.3L:0.2H:2.6
5🌗L:0.4H:2.2L:0.2H:2.7
6🌗L:0.5H:2.1L:0.2H:2.7
7🌗L:0.5H:2.0L:0.2H:2.7
8L:0.4H:2.0L:0.2H:2.8
9L:0.3H:2.1L:0.1
10H:2.9L:0.2H:2.3L:0.0
11H:3.0L:0.1H:2.4L:-0.0
12🌑H:3.1L:0.0H:2.6L:-0.1
13🌑H:3.0L:-0.0H:2.7L:-0.1
14🌑H:3.0L:-0.1H:2.8L:-0.0
15🌑H:2.8L:0.0H:2.9L:0.1
16H:2.6L:0.1H:2.8
17L:0.3H:2.4L:0.2H:2.8
18L:0.5H:2.2L:0.4H:2.7
19🌓L:0.6H:2.1L:0.5H:2.6
20🌓L:0.7H:1.9L:0.7H:2.5
21🌓L:0.8H:1.9L:0.7H:2.4
22🌓L:0.8H:1.8L:0.8H:2.4
23L:0.8H:1.9L:0.7H:2.5
24L:0.7H:2.0L:0.6
25H:2.6L:0.6H:2.2L:0.6
26H:2.6L:0.5H:2.3L:0.5
27🌕H:2.7L:0.4H:2.5L:0.4
28🌕H:2.7L:0.3H:2.6L:0.3
29🌕H:2.7L:0.2H:2.8L:0.3
30H:2.7L:0.2H:2.9L:0.3
31H:2.6L:0.2H:2.9L:0.4

Best fishing times (solunar)

Major and minor solunar windows for Great Shoals Light, Monie Bay — peak feeding activity is around the moon overhead/underfoot (majors) and moonrise/moonset (minors). Score is the day's activity coefficient (0–100).

DayMajor windowsMinor windowsScore
Today 🌗5:15–7:15 AM
5:40–7:40 PM		10:41–12:41 AM
12:35–2:35 PM		34
Thu Aug 6 🌗6:10–8:10 AM
6:35–8:35 PM		—
1:50–3:50 PM		40
Fri Aug 7 🌗7:10–9:10 AM
7:35–9:35 PM		11:24–1:24 AM
3:04–5:04 PM		53
Sat Aug 8 🌘8:14–10:14 AM
8:39–10:39 PM		12:16–2:16 AM
4:13–6:13 PM		66
Sun Aug 9 🌘9:18–11:18 AM
9:43–11:43 PM		1:19–3:19 AM
5:13–7:13 PM		76
Mon Aug 10 🌘10:21–12:21 PM
10:46–12:46 AM		2:31–4:31 AM
6:03–8:03 PM		85
Tue Aug 11 🌘11:20–1:20 PM
11:45–1:45 AM		3:46–5:46 AM
6:42–8:42 PM		92

Predictions & observations: NOAA CO-OPS station 8571416. 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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