Tolchester Beach Tides Today
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Tolchester Beach runs a mean tidal range of about 1.1 ft. This month the highest water, 1.9 ft, comes on the evening of Nov 25, and the lowest, a -0.2 ft minus tide, on the afternoon of Nov 26.
| High tide | 1:45 AM | 1.7 ft |
| Low tide | 8:26 AM | 0.4 ft |
| High tide | 2:10 PM | 1.3 ft |
| Low tide | 8:20 PM | 0.3 ft |
Today on the water at Tolchester Beach
Today at Tolchester Beach: high tide at 1:45 AM (1.7 ft) and 2:10 PM (1.3 ft), low tide at 8:26 AM (0.4 ft) and 8:20 PM (0.3 ft). The National Weather Service forecast for Tuesday is mostly sunny with S winds 5 to 10 mph, 68°F. The water at the gauge reads 60°F. Sunrise is at 6:33 AM and sunset at 5:03 PM.
| Period | Forecast | Wind | Temp |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overnight | Partly Cloudy | SW 5 mph | 53°F |
| Tuesday | Mostly Sunny | S 5 to 10 mph | 68°F |
Forecast: National Weather Service point forecast for this location.
Where Tolchester Beach is
Tolchester Beach sits at 39.2134° N, 76.2446° W on the Chesapeake Bay, at Tolchester, MD, in Kent County. The station here is a live gauge in a NOAA PORTS harbor system, reporting water level in near real time for commercial traffic. It has been in NOAA's records since 1971. The nearest weather station is Tolchester Beach, MD, a shore station reporting wind and, at most sites, water temperature, right at this station.
The tide at Tolchester Beach
Tolchester Beach 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 1.7 ft, and 1.2 ft between the average high and the average low, a small tide. On an average day the higher high tops the lower high by 0.3 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 Tolchester Beach about 11.9 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: 7.9 ft on Sep 19, 2003.
- Lowest on record: -3.5 ft on Mar 3, 2018.
- The National Weather Service counts 3.5 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 Tolchester Beach from the 1983-2001 National Tidal Datum Epoch; mean higher high water is 1.7 ft above it and mean sea level 0.8 ft. The land survey datum NAVD88, the zero on topographic maps and flood maps, is 1.0 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 Baltimore, MD gauge. Source: NOAA CO-OPS station 8573364, established 1971. 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 Tolchester Beach
- Deep Landing, Swan Creek: 4.8 mi, tides about 20 min earlier
- Worton Creek entrance: 6.9 mi, tides about 61 min later
- Cliffs Wharf: 9.1 mi, tides about 19 min earlier
- Chestertown: 9.7 mi, tides about 30 min later
- North Point: 10.8 mi, tides about 11 min earlier
TidalMapMonthly tide calendar
🌊 Biggest flood tides at Tolchester Beach this month: Nov 1, Nov 2, Nov 6, Nov 7, Nov 8, Nov 9, Nov 10, 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 Tolchester Beach 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 Tolchester Beach, 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 🌗 | 6:31–8:31 AM 6:56–8:56 PM | 11:35–1:35 AM 1:14–3:14 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 🌘 | 8:05–10:05 AM 8:30–10:30 PM | 1:56–3:56 AM 2:03–4:03 PM | 73 |
| Fri Nov 6 🌘 | 8:50–10:50 AM 9:15–11:15 PM | 3:03–5:03 AM 2:27–4:27 PM | 83 |
| Sat Nov 7 🌘 | 9:35–11:35 AM 10:00–12:00 AM | 4:09–6:09 AM 2:52–4:52 PM | 91 |
| Sun Nov 8 🌘 | 10:21–12:21 PM 10:46–12:46 AM | 5:15–7:15 AM 3:20–5:20 PM | 97 |
| Mon Nov 9 🌑 | 11:09–1:09 PM 11:34–1:34 AM | 6:19–8:19 AM 3:52–5:52 PM | 99 |
Predictions & observations: NOAA CO-OPS station 8573364. 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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