Holland Island Bar Light Tides Today
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Holland Island Bar Light runs a mean tidal range of about 1.4 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 | 2:21 AM | 0.3 ft |
| High tide | 8:19 AM | 1.5 ft |
| Low tide | 2:38 PM | 0.3 ft |
| High tide | 8:47 PM | 1.6 ft |
Today on the water at Holland Island Bar Light
Today at Holland Island Bar Light: high tide at 8:19 AM (1.5 ft) and 8:47 PM (1.6 ft), low tide at 2:21 AM (0.3 ft) and 2:38 PM (0.3 ft). Sunrise is at 6:31 AM and sunset at 5:04 PM.
Forecast: National Weather Service point forecast for this location.
Where Holland Island Bar Light is
Holland Island Bar Light sits at 38.0683° N, 76.0967° W on the Chesapeake Bay, about 5 mi northwest of Smith Island, MD. 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 Bishops Head, Hooper Strait (NOAA 8571421), 11.0 mi away, and high and low water here run on average about 17 min earlier than there. The nearest weather station is Bishops Head, MD, a shore station reporting wind and, at most sites, water temperature, 10.9 mi away.
The tide at Holland Island Bar Light
Holland Island Bar Light 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 Chesapeake Bay Bridge Tunnel, station 8638863. High tide comes about 316 min later and low tide about 330 min later than there.
- High tide heights run about 0.56 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 Chesapeake Bay Bridge Tunnel and are referenced to MLLW there. Source: NOAA CO-OPS station 8571214, established 1981, gauge removed 1981. 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 Holland Island Bar Light
- Ewell, Smith Island: 6.2 mi, tides about 22 min earlier
- Hooper Strait Light: 11.0 mi, tides about 16 min later
- Point Lookout: 12.5 mi, tides about 5 min later
- Crisfield, Little Annemessex River: 14.2 mi, tides about 47 min earlier
- Teague Creek, Manokin River: 14.3 mi, tides about 28 min later
TidalMapMonthly tide calendar
🌊 Biggest flood tides at Holland Island Bar Light this month: Nov 7, Nov 8, Nov 9, Nov 10, 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 Holland Island Bar Light 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 Holland Island Bar Light, 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 8571214. 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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