Ocean City (Fishing Pier) Tides Today
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Ocean City (Fishing Pier) runs a mean tidal range of about 3.4 ft. This month the highest water, 5.0 ft, comes on the morning of Nov 25, and the lowest, a -0.6 ft minus tide, on the morning of Nov 26.
| High tide | 2:08 AM | 3.1 ft |
| Low tide | 8:14 AM | 0.4 ft |
| High tide | 2:39 PM | 3.7 ft |
| Low tide | 9:05 PM | 0.4 ft |
Today on the water at Ocean City (Fishing Pier)
Today at Ocean City (Fishing Pier): high tide at 2:08 AM (3.1 ft) and 2:39 PM (3.7 ft), low tide at 8:14 AM (0.4 ft) and 9:05 PM (0.4 ft). The National Weather Service forecast for Tuesday is patchy fog then mostly sunny with S winds 1 to 7 mph, 67°F. Sunrise is at 6:27 AM and sunset at 5:00 PM.
| Period | Forecast | Wind | Temp |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overnight | Patchy Fog | S 1 mph | 53°F |
| Tuesday | Patchy Fog then Mostly Sunny | S 1 to 7 mph | 67°F |
Forecast: National Weather Service point forecast for this location.
Where Ocean City (Fishing Pier) is
Ocean City (Fishing Pier) sits at 38.3267° N, 75.0833° W on the Mid-Atlantic coast, at Ocean City, MD. The station here is a historical NOAA reference station: a gauge measured the tide at this spot from 1975 until 1992, and NOAA still publishes harmonic predictions from that record. There is no live reading here today. The closest gauge measuring live water level is Ocean City Inlet (NOAA 8570283), 0.5 mi away, and high and low water here run on average about 21 min earlier than there. The nearest weather station is Ocean City Inlet, MD, a shore station reporting wind and, at most sites, water temperature, 0.4 mi away.
The tide at Ocean City (Fishing Pier)
Ocean City (Fishing Pier) 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 3.9 ft, and 3.4 ft between the average high and the average low, a moderate tide. On an average day the higher high tops the lower high by 0.4 ft and the lower low sits 0.2 ft below the other low. For the water around it: Mid-Atlantic tides are semidiurnal, two highs and two lows a day of about equal size, with ranges of 3 to 5 ft on the ocean and less inside the bays.
About this station
- High tide reaches Ocean City (Fishing Pier) about 12.3 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: 7.3 ft on Sep 27, 1985.
- Lowest on record: -3.2 ft on Mar 16, 1980.
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 Ocean City (Fishing Pier) from the 1983-2001 National Tidal Datum Epoch; mean higher high water is 3.9 ft above it and mean sea level 1.9 ft. The land survey datum NAVD88, the zero on topographic maps and flood maps, is 2.3 ft above MLLW here, so a water level on this page converts to NAVD88 by subtracting that amount. These datums are controlled from NOAA's Lewes, DE gauge. Source: NOAA CO-OPS station 8570280, established 1975, gauge removed 1992. 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 Ocean City (Fishing Pier)
- Ocean City Inlet: 0.5 mi, tides about 21 min later
- Keydash, Isle of Wight Bay: 1.0 mi, tides at about the same time
- Buntings Bridge: 14.1 mi, tides about 276 min later
- Snowhill, city park: 19.9 mi, tides about 188 min earlier
- Salisbury, Wicomico River: 28.5 mi, tides about 281 min earlier
TidalMapMonthly tide calendar
🌊 Biggest flood tides at Ocean City (Fishing Pier) this month: Nov 23, Nov 24, Nov 25, Nov 26, Nov 27, Nov 28. 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 Ocean City (Fishing Pier) this month: Nov 22, 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 Ocean City (Fishing Pier), 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 🌗 | 6:26–8:26 AM 6:51–8:51 PM | 11:32–1:32 AM 1:08–3:08 PM | 47 |
| Wed Nov 4 🌗 | 7:14–9:14 AM 7:39–9:39 PM | 12:42–2:42 AM 1:34–3:34 PM | 61 |
| Thu Nov 5 🌘 | 8:00–10:00 AM 8:25–10:25 PM | 1:51–3:51 AM 1:59–3:59 PM | 73 |
| Fri Nov 6 🌘 | 8:45–10:45 AM 9:10–11:10 PM | 2:57–4:57 AM 2:23–4:23 PM | 83 |
| Sat Nov 7 🌘 | 9:30–11:30 AM 9:55–11:55 PM | 4:03–6:03 AM 2:49–4:49 PM | 91 |
| Sun Nov 8 🌘 | 10:16–12:16 PM 10:41–12:41 AM | 5:08–7:08 AM 3:17–5:17 PM | 97 |
| Mon Nov 9 🌑 | 11:04–1:04 PM 11:29–1:29 AM | 6:12–8:12 AM 3:50–5:50 PM | 99 |
Predictions & observations: NOAA CO-OPS station 8570280. 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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