Oxford Tides Today
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Oxford runs a mean tidal range of about 1.3 ft. This month the highest water, 2.2 ft, comes on the afternoon of Nov 25, and the lowest, a -0.3 ft minus tide, on the morning of Nov 26.
| Low tide | 5:35 AM | 0.6 ft |
| High tide | 10:46 AM | 1.6 ft |
| Low tide | 5:26 PM | 0.5 ft |
| High tide | 11:24 PM | 1.8 ft |
Today on the water at Oxford
Today at Oxford: high tide at 10:46 AM (1.6 ft) and 11:24 PM (1.8 ft), low tide at 5:35 AM (0.6 ft) and 5:26 PM (0.5 ft). The National Weather Service forecast for Tuesday is patchy fog then mostly sunny with S winds 5 to 10 mph, 71°F. Sunrise is at 6:32 AM and sunset at 5:03 PM.
| Period | Forecast | Wind | Temp |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overnight | Patchy Fog | S 5 mph | 49°F |
| Tuesday | Patchy Fog then Mostly Sunny | S 5 to 10 mph | 71°F |
Forecast: National Weather Service point forecast for this location.
Where Oxford is
Oxford sits at 38.6933° N, 76.1733° W on the Chesapeake Bay, at Oxford, MD, in Talbot County. 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 Cambridge (NOAA 8571892), 10.3 mi away, and the tide here runs on nearly the same clock. The nearest weather station is Cooperative Oxford Laboratory, a shore station reporting wind and, at most sites, water temperature, 1.0 mi away.
The tide at Oxford
Oxford 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 Baltimore, Fort McHenry, station 8574680. High tide comes about 170 min earlier and low tide about 165 min earlier than there.
- High tide heights run about 1.25 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 Baltimore, Fort McHenry and are referenced to MLLW there. Source: NOAA CO-OPS station 8572108. 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 Oxford
- Deep Neck Point, Broad Creek: 4.3 mi, tides about 4 min earlier
- St. Michaels, San Domingo Creek: 6.5 mi, tides about 6 min earlier
- Easton Point: 6.7 mi, tides about 8 min later
- St. Michaels, Miles River: 7.0 mi, tides about 40 min later
- Tilghman Island, Ferry Cove, Eastern Bay: 9.7 mi, tides about 10 min later
TidalMapMonthly tide calendar
🌊 Biggest flood tides at Oxford this month: Nov 1, Nov 6, Nov 7, Nov 8, Nov 9, Nov 10, Nov 11, 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 Oxford 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 Oxford, 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 1:13–3:13 PM | 47 |
| Wed Nov 4 🌗 | 7:19–9:19 AM 7:44–9:44 PM | 12:47–2:47 AM 1:39–3:39 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 | 3:02–5:02 AM 2:27–4:27 PM | 83 |
| Sat Nov 7 🌘 | 9:34–11:34 AM 9:59–11:59 PM | 4:08–6:08 AM 2:52–4:52 PM | 91 |
| Sun Nov 8 🌘 | 10:21–12:21 PM 10:46–12:46 AM | 5:13–7:13 AM 3:21–5:21 PM | 97 |
| Mon Nov 9 🌑 | 11:08–1:08 PM 11:33–1:33 AM | 6:17–8:17 AM 3:54–5:54 PM | 99 |
Predictions & observations: NOAA CO-OPS station 8572108. 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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