Ocean City Inlet Tides Today
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Ocean City Inlet runs a mean tidal range of about 2.0 ft. This month the highest water, 2.9 ft, comes on the morning of Nov 26, and the lowest, a -0.3 ft minus tide, on the morning of Nov 26.
| High tide | 2:47 AM | 2.3 ft |
| Low tide | 8:26 AM | 0.5 ft |
| High tide | 3:31 PM | 2.6 ft |
| Low tide | 9:19 PM | 0.6 ft |
Today on the water at Ocean City Inlet
Today at Ocean City Inlet: high tide at 2:47 AM (2.3 ft) and 3:31 PM (2.6 ft), low tide at 8:26 AM (0.5 ft) and 9:19 PM (0.6 ft). The National Weather Service forecast for Tuesday is patchy fog then mostly sunny with S winds 1 to 7 mph, 67°F. The water at the gauge reads 61°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 Inlet is
Ocean City Inlet sits at 38.3283° N, 75.0917° W on the Mid-Atlantic coast, at Ocean City, MD. The station here is a live gauge in NOAA's National Water Level Observation Network, the reference network the rest of the coast's tide predictions are tied to. It has been in NOAA's records since 1978. The nearest weather station is Ocean City Inlet, MD, a shore station reporting wind and, at most sites, water temperature, right at this station.
The tide at Ocean City Inlet
Ocean City Inlet 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 2.5 ft, and 2.1 ft between the average high and the average low, a moderate tide. On an average day the higher high tops the lower high by 0.2 ft and the lower low sits 0.1 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 Inlet about 0.4 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: 6.1 ft on Feb 5, 1998.
- Lowest on record: -2.5 ft on Jan 6, 2018.
- The National Weather Service counts 4.0 ft as minor flooding here, 4.5 ft as moderate and 5.5 ft as major.
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 Inlet from the 1983-2001 National Tidal Datum Epoch; mean higher high water is 2.5 ft above it and mean sea level 1.3 ft. The land survey datum NAVD88, the zero on topographic maps and flood maps, is 1.7 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 8570283, a National Water Level Observation Network gauge, established 1978. The tide times and heights are NOAA's official harmonic predictions for this station; TidalMap republishes them daily and does not alter them. The observed line is the gauge's own six-minute water level feed.
Tide stations near Ocean City Inlet
- Ocean City (Fishing Pier): 0.5 mi, tides about 21 min earlier
- Keydash, Isle of Wight Bay: 1.0 mi, tides about 22 min earlier
- Buntings Bridge: 14.0 mi, tides about 256 min later
- Snowhill, city park: 19.5 mi, tides about 209 min earlier
- Salisbury, Wicomico River: 28.0 mi, tides about 301 min earlier
TidalMapMonthly tide calendar
🌊 Biggest flood tides at Ocean City Inlet this month: Nov 7, Nov 8, Nov 9, Nov 10, 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 Inlet this month: Nov 22, Nov 24, Nov 25, Nov 26, Nov 27, Nov 28. 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 Inlet, 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 3:51–5:51 PM | 99 |
Predictions & observations: NOAA CO-OPS station 8570283. 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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