Poplar Island Tides Today
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Poplar Island runs a mean tidal range of about 1.0 ft. This month the highest water, 1.6 ft, comes on the afternoon of Nov 7, and the lowest, a -0.3 ft minus tide, on the morning of Nov 26.
| Low tide | 6:13 AM | 0.5 ft |
| High tide | 12:12 PM | 1.5 ft |
| Low tide | 6:32 PM | 0.5 ft |
Today on the water at Poplar Island
Today at Poplar Island: high tide at 12:12 PM (1.5 ft), low tide at 6:13 AM (0.5 ft) and 6:32 PM (0.5 ft). The National Weather Service forecast for this afternoon is mostly sunny with S winds 10 to 15 mph, 68°F. Wind that strong can hold water in or push it out, so the real tide may run above or below these predictions. In effect now: Small Craft Advisory. Sunrise is at 6:34 AM and sunset at 5:03 PM.
| Period | Forecast | Wind | Temp |
|---|---|---|---|
| This Afternoon | Mostly Sunny | S 10 to 15 mph | 68°F |
| Tonight | Mostly Cloudy | S 15 mph | 64°F |
Forecast: National Weather Service point forecast for this location.
Where Poplar Island is
Poplar Island sits at 38.7583° N, 76.3750° W on the Chesapeake Bay, about 3 mi northwest of Tilghman Island, MD. The station here is a historical NOAA reference station: a gauge measured the tide at this spot from 2006 until 2010, and NOAA still publishes harmonic predictions from that record. There is no live reading here today. The closest gauge measuring live water level is Annapolis (US Naval Academy) (NOAA 8575512), 16.6 mi away, and high and low water here run on average about 58 min earlier than there. The nearest weather station is Thomas Point, MD, a shore station reporting wind and, at most sites, water temperature, 10.3 mi away.
The tide at Poplar Island
Poplar Island 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 1.5 ft, and 1.1 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 Poplar Island about 9.0 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: 3.5 ft on Dec 26, 2009.
- Lowest on record: -2.7 ft on Jan 3, 2008.
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 Poplar Island from the 1983-2001 National Tidal Datum Epoch; mean higher high water is 1.5 ft above it and mean sea level 0.8 ft. These datums are controlled from NOAA's Annapolis, MD gauge. Source: NOAA CO-OPS station 8572271, established 2006, gauge removed 2010. 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 Poplar Island
- Tilghman Island, Ferry Cove, Eastern Bay: 2.6 mi, tides at about the same time
- Rose Haven: 9.3 mi, tides about 5 min earlier
- Chesapeake Beach: 9.4 mi, tides about 20 min earlier
- Thomas Point Shoal Light: 10.3 mi, tides about 32 min later
- Oxford: 11.8 mi, tides about 12 min earlier
TidalMapMonthly tide calendar
🌊 Biggest flood tides at Poplar Island this month: Nov 1, Nov 2, Nov 5, Nov 6, Nov 7, Nov 8, Nov 9, Nov 10, Nov 23, Nov 24, Nov 25, Nov 26. These spring highs push water furthest up into the marsh grass.
🔻 Negative (minus) low tides at Poplar Island this month: Nov 22, Nov 23, Nov 24, Nov 25, Nov 26, Nov 27, Nov 28, Nov 29. These drain the flats and leave the bars and marsh banks high and dry.
Best fishing times (solunar)
Major and minor solunar windows for Poplar Island, 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 🌗 | 7:19–9:19 AM 7:44–9:44 PM | 12:48–2:48 AM 1:40–3:40 PM | 61 |
| Thu Nov 5 🌘 | 8:05–10:05 AM 8:30–10:30 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 🌘 | 9:35–11:35 AM 10:00–12:00 AM | 4:09–6:09 AM 2:53–4:53 PM | 91 |
| Sun Nov 8 🌘 | 10:21–12:21 PM 10:46–12:46 AM | 5:14–7:14 AM 3:22–5:22 PM | 97 |
| Mon Nov 9 🌑 | 11:09–1:09 PM 11:34–1:34 AM | 6:18–8:18 AM 3:54–5:54 PM | 99 |
| Tue Nov 10 🌑 | 11:59–1:59 PM 12:24–2:24 AM | 7:21–9:21 AM 4:33–6:33 PM | 99 |
Predictions & observations: NOAA CO-OPS station 8572271. 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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