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Sassafras River, Betterton Tide Times

Maryland · Station 8573704 · Updated Aug 5, 2026

Sassafras River, Betterton runs a mean tidal range of about 1.5 ft. This month the highest water, 2.3 ft, comes on the morning of Aug 8, and the lowest, 0.1 ft, on the afternoon of Aug 13.

Nearest gauge measuring live water level: Tolchester Beach (8573364), about 15 mi away — high and low tides here run on average about 127 min later.

Predictedno live gauge

Next low tide 0.1 ft at 8:32 PM

Predicted

Monthly tide calendar

Flood & low finder Flood tide ≥ ft Low tide ≤ ft

🌊 Biggest flood tides at Sassafras River, Betterton this month: Aug 6, Aug 7, Aug 8, Aug 9, Aug 10, Aug 11, Aug 12, Aug 21, Aug 22, Aug 23. These spring highs push water up into the grass and over the oyster rock — prime for poling into flooded marsh for tailing reds.

August 2026

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1L:0.5H:1.9L:0.1

2H:1.7L:0.4H:1.8L:0.1

3H:1.9L:0.4H:1.6L:0.1

4H:2.0L:0.4H:1.5L:0.1

5🌗H:2.1L:0.4H:1.4L:0.1

6🌗H:2.2L:0.4H:1.3L:0.1

7🌗H:2.2L:0.4H:1.2L:0.2

8H:2.3L:0.3H:1.2L:0.2

9H:2.2L:0.3H:1.3

10L:0.2H:2.2L:0.2H:1.4

11L:0.3H:2.2L:0.2H:1.5

12🌑L:0.3H:2.1L:0.1H:1.6

13🌑L:0.3H:2.1L:0.1H:1.7

14🌑L:0.3H:2.0L:0.1H:1.8

15🌑L:0.3H:1.9L:0.1

16H:1.9L:0.3H:1.7L:0.1

17H:2.0L:0.3H:1.6L:0.2

18H:2.0L:0.4H:1.4L:0.3

19🌓H:2.1L:0.4H:1.3L:0.3

20🌓H:2.1L:0.4H:1.2L:0.3

21🌓H:2.1L:0.4H:1.1L:0.4

22🌓H:2.1L:0.4H:1.1L:0.4

23H:2.1L:0.3H:1.2

24L:0.4H:2.1L:0.3H:1.3

25L:0.4H:2.1L:0.2H:1.4

26L:0.4H:2.0L:0.2H:1.5

27🌕L:0.4H:2.0L:0.1H:1.6

28🌕L:0.4H:1.9L:0.1H:1.7

29🌕L:0.4H:1.8L:0.1H:1.9

30L:0.3H:1.7L:0.1H:2.0

31L:0.3H:1.6L:0.1

Best fishing times (solunar)

Major and minor solunar windows for Sassafras River, Betterton — 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 🌗	5:15–7:15 AM 5:40–7:40 PM	10:39–12:39 AM 12:38–2:38 PM	34
Thu Aug 6 🌗	6:11–8:11 AM 6:36–8:36 PM	— 1:54–3:54 PM	40
Fri Aug 7 🌗	7:11–9:11 AM 7:36–9:36 PM	11:21–1:21 AM 3:09–5:09 PM	53
Sat Aug 8 🌘	8:14–10:14 AM 8:39–10:39 PM	12:12–2:12 AM 4:19–6:19 PM	66
Sun Aug 9 🌘	9:19–11:19 AM 9:44–11:44 PM	1:15–3:15 AM 5:19–7:19 PM	76
Mon Aug 10 🌘	10:22–12:22 PM 10:47–12:47 AM	2:27–4:27 AM 6:07–8:07 PM	85
Tue Aug 11 🌘	11:21–1:21 PM 11:46–1:46 AM	3:44–5:44 AM 6:46–8:46 PM	92

Predictions & observations: NOAA CO-OPS station 8573704. 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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