Sharptown Tides Today
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Sharptown runs a mean tidal range of about 2.1 ft. This month the highest water, 2.8 ft, comes on the afternoon of Nov 7, and the lowest, a -0.0 ft minus tide, on the morning of Nov 25.
| High tide | 12:41 AM | 2.6 ft |
| Low tide | 6:42 AM | 0.5 ft |
| High tide | 1:01 PM | 2.7 ft |
| Low tide | 7:10 PM | 0.6 ft |
Today on the water at Sharptown
Today at Sharptown: high tide at 12:41 AM (2.6 ft) and 1:01 PM (2.7 ft), low tide at 6:42 AM (0.5 ft) and 7:10 PM (0.6 ft). The National Weather Service forecast for this afternoon is mostly sunny with S winds 6 mph, 76°F. Sunrise is at 6:31 AM and sunset at 5:01 PM.
| Period | Forecast | Wind | Temp |
|---|---|---|---|
| This Afternoon | Mostly Sunny | S 6 mph | 76°F |
| Tonight | Mostly Cloudy | S 6 mph | 61°F |
Forecast: National Weather Service point forecast for this location.
Where Sharptown is
Sharptown sits at 38.5450° N, 75.7233° W on the Mid-Atlantic coast, at Sharptown, MD, in Dorchester County. The station here is a historical NOAA reference station: a gauge measured the tide at this spot from its installation until 2024, and NOAA still publishes harmonic predictions from that record. There is no live reading here today. The closest gauge measuring live water level is Cambridge (NOAA 8571892), 18.4 mi away, and high and low water here run on average about 51 min later than there. The nearest weather station is Cambridge-Dorchester Airport, an airport reporting wind, visibility and sky cover, but no water temperature, 16.6 mi away.
The tide at Sharptown
Sharptown 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 2.7 ft, and 2.3 ft between the average high and the average low, a moderate tide. On an average day the higher high tops the lower high by 0.1 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 Sharptown about 10.0 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: 5.8 ft on Oct 30, 2021.
- Lowest on record: -2.9 ft on Mar 3, 2018.
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 Sharptown from the 1983-2001 National Tidal Datum Epoch; mean higher high water is 2.7 ft above it and mean sea level 1.5 ft. The land survey datum NAVD88, the zero on topographic maps and flood maps, is 1.5 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 Cambridge, MD gauge. Source: NOAA CO-OPS station 8571858, gauge removed 2024. 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 Sharptown
- Vienna: 6.7 mi, tides about 44 min earlier
- Salisbury, Wicomico River: 13.9 mi, tides about 123 min earlier
- Cambridge: 18.4 mi, tides about 51 min earlier
- McCready's Creek, Fishing Bay: 22.8 mi, tides about 189 min earlier
- Oxford: 26.4 mi, tides about 53 min earlier
TidalMapMonthly tide calendar
🌊 Biggest flood tides at Sharptown this month: Nov 5, Nov 6, Nov 7, Nov 8, Nov 9. These spring highs push water furthest up into the marsh grass.
🔻 Negative (minus) low tides at Sharptown this month: Nov 24, Nov 25, Nov 26. These drain the flats and leave the bars and marsh banks high and dry.
Best fishing times (solunar)
Major and minor solunar windows for Sharptown, 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 🌗 | 7:17–9:17 AM 7:42–9:42 PM | 12:45–2:45 AM 1:37–3:37 PM | 61 |
| Thu Nov 5 🌘 | 8:02–10:02 AM 8:27–10:27 PM | 1:53–3:53 AM 2:01–4:01 PM | 73 |
| Fri Nov 6 🌘 | 8:47–10:47 AM 9:12–11:12 PM | 3:00–5:00 AM 2:25–4:25 PM | 83 |
| Sat Nov 7 🌘 | 9:33–11:33 AM 9:58–11:58 PM | 4:06–6:06 AM 2:51–4:51 PM | 91 |
| Sun Nov 8 🌘 | 10:19–12:19 PM 10:44–12:44 AM | 5:11–7:11 AM 3:19–5:19 PM | 97 |
| Mon Nov 9 🌑 | 11:06–1:06 PM 11:31–1:31 AM | 6:15–8:15 AM 3:52–5:52 PM | 99 |
| Tue Nov 10 🌑 | 11:56–1:56 PM 12:21–2:21 AM | 7:17–9:17 AM 4:31–6:31 PM | 99 |
Predictions & observations: NOAA CO-OPS station 8571858. 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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