Long Beach Tides Today
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Long Beach runs a mean tidal range of about 0.9 ft. This month the highest water, 1.3 ft, comes on the afternoon of Nov 7, and the lowest, a -0.2 ft minus tide, on the morning of Nov 25.
| Low tide | 3:49 AM | 0.4 ft |
| High tide | 9:50 AM | 1.2 ft |
| Low tide | 4:06 PM | 0.2 ft |
| High tide | 10:34 PM | 1.2 ft |
Today on the water at Long Beach
Today at Long Beach: high tide at 9:50 AM (1.2 ft) and 10:34 PM (1.2 ft), low tide at 3:49 AM (0.4 ft) and 4:06 PM (0.2 ft). The National Weather Service forecast for Tuesday is mostly sunny with S winds 2 to 7 mph, 68°F. Sunrise is at 6:33 AM and sunset at 5:05 PM.
| Period | Forecast | Wind | Temp |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overnight | Partly Cloudy | SW 2 mph | 54°F |
| Tuesday | Mostly Sunny | S 2 to 7 mph | 68°F |
Forecast: National Weather Service point forecast for this location.
Where Long Beach is
Long Beach sits at 38.4650° N, 76.4733° W on the Chesapeake Bay, at Long Beach, MD, in Calvert County. The station here is a historical NOAA reference station: a gauge measured the tide at this spot from 1997 until 2000, 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), 10.3 mi away, and high and low water here run on average about 49 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, 6.5 mi away.
The tide at Long Beach
Long Beach 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 1.3 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 0.2 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 Long Beach about 7.8 hours after the moon passes overhead. That lag is local, which is why high water does not line up with the moon.
- Highest water on record: 3.3 ft on Feb 6, 1998.
- Lowest on record: -2.1 ft on Jan 1, 1998.
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 Long Beach from the 1983-2001 National Tidal Datum Epoch; mean higher high water is 1.3 ft above it and mean sea level 0.7 ft. These datums are controlled from NOAA's Solomons Island, MD gauge. Source: NOAA CO-OPS station 8577004, established 1997, gauge removed 2000. 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 Long Beach
- Broomes Island: 5.2 mi, tides about 21 min earlier
- Cove Point: 6.5 mi, tides about 31 min earlier
- Taylors Island, Slaughter Creek: 9.6 mi, tides about 47 min later
- Solomons Island: 10.3 mi, tides about 49 min earlier
- Benedict: 11.1 mi, tides at about the same time
TidalMapMonthly tide calendar
🌊 Biggest flood tides at Long Beach this month: Nov 5, Nov 6, Nov 7, Nov 8, Nov 9, Nov 10, Nov 23, 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 Long Beach 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 Long Beach, 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 🌗 | 6:32–8:32 AM 6:57–8:57 PM | 11:37–1:37 AM 1:14–3:14 PM | 47 |
| Wed Nov 4 🌗 | 7:20–9:20 AM 7:45–9:45 PM | 12:48–2:48 AM 1:40–3:40 PM | 61 |
| Thu Nov 5 🌘 | 8:06–10:06 AM 8:31–10:31 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 🌘 | 9:36–11:36 AM 10:01–12:01 AM | 4:09–6:09 AM 2:54–4:54 PM | 91 |
| Sun Nov 8 🌘 | 10:22–12:22 PM 10:47–12:47 AM | 5:14–7:14 AM 3:23–5:23 PM | 97 |
| Mon Nov 9 🌑 | 11:10–1:10 PM 11:35–1:35 AM | 6:18–8:18 AM 3:56–5:56 PM | 99 |
Predictions & observations: NOAA CO-OPS station 8577004. 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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