Town Point Wharf Tides Today
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Town Point Wharf runs a mean tidal range of about 2.0 ft. This month the highest water, 2.8 ft, comes on the evening of Nov 8, and the lowest, 0.0 ft, on the morning of Nov 24.
| High tide | 5:37 AM | 2.3 ft |
| Low tide | 12:09 PM | 0.3 ft |
| High tide | 6:10 PM | 2.3 ft |
Today on the water at Town Point Wharf
Today at Town Point Wharf: high tide at 5:37 AM (2.3 ft) and 6:10 PM (2.3 ft), low tide at 12:09 PM (0.3 ft). The National Weather Service forecast for this afternoon is mostly sunny with S winds 3 to 7 mph, 74°F. In effect now: Small Craft Advisory. Sunrise is at 6:34 AM and sunset at 5:00 PM.
| Period | Forecast | Wind | Temp |
|---|---|---|---|
| This Afternoon | Mostly Sunny | S 3 to 7 mph | 74°F |
| Tonight | Mostly Cloudy | S 3 to 7 mph | 60°F |
Forecast: National Weather Service point forecast for this location.
Where Town Point Wharf is
Town Point Wharf sits at 39.5033° N, 75.9167° W on the Mid-Atlantic coast, about 5 mi west of Chesapeake City, MD. The station here is a historical NOAA reference station: a gauge measured the tide at this spot from 1972 until 1994, and NOAA still publishes harmonic predictions from that record. There is no live reading here today. The closest gauge measuring live water level is Chesapeake City, Maryland (NOAA 8573927), 5.9 mi away, and high and low water here run on average about 45 min earlier than there. The nearest weather station is Chesapeake City, MD, a shore station reporting wind and, at most sites, water temperature, 5.9 mi away.
The tide at Town Point Wharf
Town Point Wharf 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 2.2 ft between the average high and the average low, a moderate tide. On an average day the higher high tops the lower high by 0.3 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 Town Point Wharf about 2.4 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: 6.6 ft on Sep 6, 1979.
- Lowest on record: -3.7 ft on Apr 5, 1975.
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 Town Point Wharf from the 1983-2001 National Tidal Datum Epoch; mean higher high water is 2.7 ft above it and mean sea level 1.3 ft. These datums are controlled from NOAA's Baltimore, MD gauge. Source: NOAA CO-OPS station 8573903, established 1972, gauge removed 1994. 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 Town Point Wharf
- Charlestown, Northeast River: 5.6 mi, tides about 46 min later
- Chesapeake City, Maryland: 5.9 mi, tides about 45 min later
- Havre de Grace: 9.5 mi, tides at about the same time
- Chestertown: 21.9 mi, tides about 141 min earlier
- Tolchester Beach: 26.6 mi, tides about 172 min earlier
TidalMapMonthly tide calendar
🌊 Biggest flood tides at Town Point Wharf this month: Nov 6, Nov 7, Nov 8, Nov 9, Nov 10, Nov 11, Nov 22, Nov 23, Nov 24, Nov 25, Nov 26. These spring highs push water furthest up into the marsh grass.
Best fishing times (solunar)
Major and minor solunar windows for Town Point Wharf, 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 1:38–3:38 PM | 61 |
| Thu Nov 5 🌘 | 8:03–10:03 AM 8:28–10:28 PM | 1:54–3:54 AM 2:01–4:01 PM | 73 |
| Fri Nov 6 🌘 | 8:48–10:48 AM 9:13–11:13 PM | 3:02–5:02 AM 2:25–4:25 PM | 83 |
| Sat Nov 7 🌘 | 9:33–11:33 AM 9:58–11:58 PM | 4:08–6:08 AM 2:50–4:50 PM | 91 |
| Sun Nov 8 🌘 | 10:19–12:19 PM 10:44–12:44 AM | 5:14–7:14 AM 3:18–5:18 PM | 97 |
| Mon Nov 9 🌑 | 11:07–1:07 PM 11:32–1:32 AM | 6:19–8:19 AM 3:50–5:50 PM | 99 |
| Tue Nov 10 🌑 | 11:57–1:57 PM 12:22–2:22 AM | 7:22–9:22 AM 4:28–6:28 PM | 99 |
Predictions & observations: NOAA CO-OPS station 8573903. 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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