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Cliffs Wharf tide chart

Maryland · near Centreville (6 mi) · NOAA station 8573137 · times in local time (EDT)

Tides today, Sunday, October 11

12 AM6 AM12 PM6 PM2:10 AM · 0.7 ft7:38 AM · 2.0 ft1:44 PM · 0.5 ft8:19 PM · 2.6 ft2.6 ft
  • Low 2:10 AM 0.7 ft
  • High 7:38 AM 2.0 ft
  • Low 1:44 PM 0.5 ft
  • High 8:19 PM 2.6 ft

Sunrise 7:11 AM · Sunset 6:33 PM · New moon (0%)

Fishing forecast

Hour by hour at Cliffs Wharf
83Excellent

Best times

6:00 PM–7:00 PM

New moon (0% lit)

    Biting around here in October

    • Striped bass In seasonSpring and fall runs; moving water at dawn and dusk
    • Bluefish In seasonFast-moving tide and bait schools
    • Tautog In seasonRocks, bridges and wrecks near slack tide

    General seasonal guide for Mid-Atlantic. Seasons, sizes and limits vary, so check your state rules before keeping fish.

    Weather and conditions at Cliffs Wharf

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    Tide times this week

    DayHigh and low tidesSunrise / sunsetMoon
    Sun Oct 11L 2:10 AM 0.7 ftH 7:38 AM 2.0 ftL 1:44 PM 0.5 ftH 8:19 PM 2.6 ft7:11 AM / 6:33 PMNew moon (0%)
    Mon Oct 12L 3:00 AM 0.8 ftH 8:19 AM 1.9 ftL 2:18 PM 0.5 ftH 9:01 PM 2.6 ft7:11 AM / 6:32 PMNew moon (2%)
    Tue Oct 13L 3:46 AM 0.8 ftH 8:59 AM 1.8 ftL 2:49 PM 0.5 ftH 9:40 PM 2.5 ft7:12 AM / 6:30 PMWaxing crescent (6%)
    Wed Oct 14L 4:33 AM 0.9 ftH 9:39 AM 1.7 ftL 3:19 PM 0.6 ftH 10:21 PM 2.5 ft7:13 AM / 6:29 PMWaxing crescent (12%)
    Thu Oct 15L 5:23 AM 0.9 ftH 10:20 AM 1.6 ftL 3:50 PM 0.6 ftH 11:06 PM 2.4 ft7:14 AM / 6:27 PMWaxing crescent (19%)
    Fri Oct 16L 6:16 AM 1.0 ftH 11:08 AM 1.5 ftL 4:26 PM 0.7 ft7:15 AM / 6:26 PMWaxing crescent (28%)
    Sat Oct 17H 12:00 AM 2.3 ftL 7:08 AM 1.0 ftH 12:06 PM 1.5 ftL 5:14 PM 0.7 ft7:17 AM / 6:24 PMFirst quarter (38%)

    Tidal currents near Cliffs Wharf

    From NOAA's current predictions for Deep Point, 1.0 miles away. Slack is when the current turns and the water is calmest; flood runs in with the rising tide and ebb runs out with the falling tide. Times are the peak of each run, in knots. The flood runs toward the ENE (65°) and the ebb toward the W (260°). The strongest current this week is 0.9 knots.

    DaySlack water and peak currents
    Sun Oct 11Slack 3:13 AMFlood 5:49 AM 0.4 knSlack 8:33 AMEbb 11:47 AM 0.7 knSlack 2:21 PMFlood 5:52 PM 0.7 knSlack 9:18 PM
    Mon Oct 12Ebb 12:45 AM 0.9 knSlack 4:05 AMFlood 6:35 AM 0.3 knSlack 9:15 AMEbb 12:27 PM 0.6 knSlack 2:58 PMFlood 6:33 PM 0.7 knSlack 10:01 PM
    Tue Oct 13Ebb 1:31 AM 0.9 knSlack 4:56 AMFlood 7:21 AM 0.3 knSlack 9:58 AMEbb 1:08 PM 0.6 knSlack 3:35 PMFlood 7:15 PM 0.7 knSlack 10:45 PM
    Wed Oct 14Ebb 2:16 AM 0.9 knSlack 5:47 AMFlood 8:08 AM 0.3 knSlack 10:43 AMEbb 1:50 PM 0.5 knSlack 4:14 PMFlood 7:57 PM 0.6 knSlack 11:29 PM
    Thu Oct 15Ebb 3:03 AM 0.8 knSlack 6:39 AMFlood 8:58 AM 0.2 knSlack 11:33 AMEbb 2:36 PM 0.4 knSlack 4:55 PMFlood 8:43 PM 0.6 kn
    Fri Oct 16Slack 12:15 AMEbb 3:52 AM 0.8 knSlack 7:32 AMFlood 9:52 AM 0.2 knSlack 12:30 PMEbb 3:27 PM 0.3 knSlack 5:43 PMFlood 9:32 PM 0.5 kn
    Sat Oct 17Slack 1:03 AMEbb 4:44 AM 0.7 knSlack 8:24 AMFlood 10:49 AM 0.2 knSlack 1:34 PMEbb 4:26 PM 0.3 knSlack 6:38 PMFlood 10:27 PM 0.5 kn

    Current predictions can differ a lot over short distances: check the station location on NOAA before planning a passage.

    Best fishing times at Cliffs Wharf

    The bite score (0 to 100) adds up what anglers watch most: moving water (a tide running harder than usual here scores higher), solunar periods (major periods of about two hours centred on the moon overhead or underfoot, minor periods of about an hour on moonrise and moonset), dawn and dusk light, and how close it is to the new or full moon. Best times are the stretches of the day scoring near that day's top.

    DayBite scoreBest timesMajor periodsMinor periods
    Sun Oct 1183 · Excellent6:00 PM–7:00 PM12:16 AM–2:16 AM, 12:39 PM–2:39 PM7:52 AM–8:52 AM, 6:19 PM–7:19 PM
    Mon Oct 1275 · Excellent6:00 PM–8:00 PM, 1:00 AM–2:00 AM1:02 AM–3:02 AM, 1:26 PM–3:26 PM8:57 AM–9:57 AM, 6:48 PM–7:48 PM
    Tue Oct 1363 · Good6:00 PM–8:00 PM, 2:00 AM–3:00 AM1:49 AM–3:49 AM, 2:14 PM–4:14 PM10:00 AM–11:00 AM, 7:22 PM–8:22 PM
    Wed Oct 1449 · Fair3:00 AM–4:00 AM, 4:00 PM–7:00 PM2:38 AM–4:38 AM, 3:04 PM–5:04 PM11:01 AM–12:01 PM, 8:03 PM–9:03 PM
    Thu Oct 1541 · Fair5:00 PM–6:00 PM3:29 AM–5:29 AM, 3:54 PM–5:54 PM11:58 AM–12:58 PM, 8:51 PM–9:51 PM
    Fri Oct 1645 · Fair5:00 PM–7:00 PM4:20 AM–6:20 AM, 4:45 PM–6:45 PM12:47 PM–1:47 PM, 9:45 PM–10:45 PM
    Sat Oct 1745 · Fair6:00 PM–7:00 PM5:10 AM–7:10 AM, 5:35 PM–7:35 PM1:30 PM–2:30 PM, 10:44 PM–11:44 PM

    A planning aid, not a guarantee. Wind, water clarity, bait and pressure changes matter too; the forecast above adds live wind and pressure when you open the page.

    Best daylight low tides in the next two weeks

    The lowest water that falls between sunrise and sunset, for tide pooling and beachcombing.

    1. 0.4 ft at 11:43 AM on Saturday, October 24
    2. 0.5 ft at 1:44 PM on Sunday, October 11
    3. 0.5 ft at 2:18 PM on Monday, October 12
    4. 0.5 ft at 2:49 PM on Tuesday, October 13
    5. 0.6 ft at 3:19 PM on Wednesday, October 14
    6. 0.6 ft at 11:15 AM on Friday, October 23

    Tide table: October 11 to November 10, 2026

    Full 2026 tide table Full 2027 tide table

    DayHigh and low tidesSunrise / sunset
    Sun Oct 11L 2:10 AM 0.7 ftH 7:38 AM 2.0 ftL 1:44 PM 0.5 ftH 8:19 PM 2.6 ft7:11 AM / 6:33 PM
    Mon Oct 12L 3:00 AM 0.8 ftH 8:19 AM 1.9 ftL 2:18 PM 0.5 ftH 9:01 PM 2.6 ft7:11 AM / 6:32 PM
    Tue Oct 13L 3:46 AM 0.8 ftH 8:59 AM 1.8 ftL 2:49 PM 0.5 ftH 9:40 PM 2.5 ft7:12 AM / 6:30 PM
    Wed Oct 14L 4:33 AM 0.9 ftH 9:39 AM 1.7 ftL 3:19 PM 0.6 ftH 10:21 PM 2.5 ft7:13 AM / 6:29 PM
    Thu Oct 15L 5:23 AM 0.9 ftH 10:20 AM 1.6 ftL 3:50 PM 0.6 ftH 11:06 PM 2.4 ft7:14 AM / 6:27 PM
    Fri Oct 16L 6:16 AM 1.0 ftH 11:08 AM 1.5 ftL 4:26 PM 0.7 ft7:15 AM / 6:26 PM
    Sat Oct 17H 12:00 AM 2.3 ftL 7:08 AM 1.0 ftH 12:06 PM 1.5 ftL 5:14 PM 0.7 ft7:17 AM / 6:24 PM
    Sun Oct 18H 12:55 AM 2.2 ftL 7:59 AM 1.0 ftH 1:06 PM 1.4 ftL 6:13 PM 0.7 ft7:18 AM / 6:23 PM
    Mon Oct 19H 1:47 AM 2.2 ftL 8:50 AM 0.9 ftH 2:03 PM 1.5 ftL 7:16 PM 0.8 ft7:19 AM / 6:21 PM
    Tue Oct 20H 2:36 AM 2.1 ftL 9:37 AM 0.9 ftH 3:00 PM 1.6 ftL 8:30 PM 0.8 ft7:20 AM / 6:20 PM
    Wed Oct 21H 3:24 AM 2.1 ftL 10:14 AM 0.8 ftH 3:58 PM 1.7 ftL 9:50 PM 0.8 ft7:21 AM / 6:19 PM
    Thu Oct 22H 4:10 AM 2.0 ftL 10:46 AM 0.7 ftH 4:48 PM 1.9 ftL 10:53 PM 0.8 ft7:22 AM / 6:17 PM
    Fri Oct 23H 4:52 AM 2.0 ftL 11:15 AM 0.6 ftH 5:32 PM 2.1 ftL 11:49 PM 0.7 ft7:23 AM / 6:16 PM
    Sat Oct 24H 5:32 AM 1.9 ftL 11:43 AM 0.4 ftH 6:15 PM 2.3 ft7:24 AM / 6:15 PM
    Sun Oct 25L 12:45 AM 0.7 ftH 6:13 AM 1.8 ftL 12:12 PM 0.3 ftH 6:59 PM 2.5 ft7:25 AM / 6:13 PM
    Mon Oct 26L 1:44 AM 0.6 ftH 6:57 AM 1.8 ftL 12:45 PM 0.2 ftH 7:45 PM 2.6 ft7:26 AM / 6:12 PM
    Tue Oct 27L 2:40 AM 0.6 ftH 7:44 AM 1.7 ftL 1:25 PM 0.2 ftH 8:32 PM 2.7 ft7:27 AM / 6:11 PM
    Wed Oct 28L 3:34 AM 0.6 ftH 8:31 AM 1.6 ftL 2:11 PM 0.2 ftH 9:20 PM 2.7 ft7:28 AM / 6:10 PM
    Thu Oct 29L 4:30 AM 0.6 ftH 9:19 AM 1.5 ftL 3:00 PM 0.2 ftH 10:12 PM 2.6 ft7:29 AM / 6:08 PM
    Fri Oct 30L 5:30 AM 0.7 ftH 10:10 AM 1.5 ftL 3:54 PM 0.2 ftH 11:12 PM 2.5 ft7:30 AM / 6:07 PM
    Sat Oct 31L 6:29 AM 0.7 ftH 11:12 AM 1.4 ftL 5:04 PM 0.3 ft7:31 AM / 6:06 PM
    Sun Nov 1H 12:21 AM 2.4 ftL 6:25 AM 0.7 ftH 11:26 AM 1.4 ftL 5:25 PM 0.4 ft6:33 AM / 5:05 PM
    Mon Nov 2H 12:27 AM 2.2 ftL 7:20 AM 0.6 ftH 12:37 PM 1.5 ftL 6:43 PM 0.4 ft6:34 AM / 5:04 PM
    Tue Nov 3H 1:26 AM 2.1 ftL 8:12 AM 0.6 ftH 1:45 PM 1.7 ftL 8:03 PM 0.5 ft6:35 AM / 5:03 PM
    Wed Nov 4H 2:23 AM 2.0 ftL 8:59 AM 0.5 ftH 2:53 PM 1.9 ftL 9:17 PM 0.5 ft6:36 AM / 5:02 PM
    Thu Nov 5H 3:16 AM 1.8 ftL 9:40 AM 0.3 ftH 3:52 PM 2.0 ftL 10:20 PM 0.5 ft6:37 AM / 5:01 PM
    Fri Nov 6H 4:02 AM 1.7 ftL 10:17 AM 0.2 ftH 4:43 PM 2.2 ftL 11:15 PM 0.5 ft6:38 AM / 5:00 PM
    Sat Nov 7H 4:44 AM 1.6 ftL 10:52 AM 0.2 ftH 5:29 PM 2.3 ft6:39 AM / 4:59 PM
    Sun Nov 8L 12:09 AM 0.5 ftH 5:25 AM 1.5 ftL 11:26 AM 0.1 ftH 6:14 PM 2.3 ft6:40 AM / 4:58 PM
    Mon Nov 9L 1:00 AM 0.5 ftH 6:08 AM 1.5 ftL 12:01 PM 0.1 ftH 6:56 PM 2.3 ft6:42 AM / 4:57 PM
    Tue Nov 10L 1:46 AM 0.5 ftH 6:52 AM 1.4 ftL 12:36 PM 0.2 ftH 7:36 PM 2.2 ft6:43 AM / 4:56 PM

    Heights are in feet above mean lower low water (MLLW), the zero line on most US nautical charts. A minus height means the water drops below that line.

    Around Cliffs Wharf

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    Fishing piers and docks

    Distances from the tide station. Places from © OpenStreetMap contributors; links open in Google Maps.

    Fish in the waters around Cliffs Wharf

    29 kinds of fish, sharks and rays have been recorded within 15 km (about 9 miles) of this spot, most often White Perch, Striped Bass, Banded Killifish. The bar shows how many records each has.

    • White Perch Morone americanaSalt water · 21 records
    • Striped Bass Morone saxatilisSalt water · 19 records
    • Banded Killifish Fundulus diaphanusBrackish water · 14 records
    • Mummichog Fundulus heteroclitusSalt water · 13 records
    • Atlantic Silverside Menidia menidiaSalt water · 12 records
    • Striped Killifish Fundulus majalisSalt water · 11 records
    • Atlantic Menhaden Brevoortia tyrannusSalt water · 10 records
    • Pumpkinseed Lepomis gibbosusBrackish water · 7 records
    • Gizzard Shad Dorosoma cepedianumSalt water · 7 records
    • Spottail Shiner Notropis hudsoniusBrackish water · 6 records
    • Spot Croaker Leiostomus xanthurusSalt water · 6 records
    • Bay Anchovy Anchoa mitchilliSalt water · 5 records
    • Atlantic Needlefish Strongylura marinaSalt water · 5 records
    • Northern Pipefish Syngnathus fuscusSalt water · 3 records
    • Weakfish Cynoscion regalisSalt water · 3 records
    • Inland Silverside Menidia beryllinaSalt water · 3 records
    • Alewife Alosa pseudoharengusSalt water · 3 records
    • Oyster Toadfish Opsanus tauSalt water · 2 records
    • Yellow Perch Perca flavescensBrackish water · 2 records
    • American Harvestfish Peprilus paruSalt water · 2 records
    • Atlantic Croaker Micropogonias undulatusSalt water · 2 records
    • White Catfish Ameiurus catusBrackish water · 1 record
    • Golden Shiner Notemigonus crysoleucasBrackish water · 1 record
    • American Halfbeak Hyporhamphus meekiSalt water · 1 record
    • Butterfish Peprilus triacanthusSalt water · 1 record
    • Blueback Herring Alosa aestivalisSalt water · 1 record
    • Sheepshead Minnow Cyprinodon variegatusSalt water · 1 record
    • Fourspine Stickleback Apeltes quadracusSalt water · 1 record
    • Bluefish Pomatomus saltatrixSalt water · 1 record
    Fresh water nearby · 11 species

    Rivers, creeks and ponds within 15 km, not the tidal water itself.

    • Brown Bullhead Ameiurus nebulosusFresh water · 6 records
    • Tessellated Darter Etheostoma olmstediFresh water · 4 records
    • Eastern Creek Chubsucker Erimyzon oblongusFresh water · 2 records
    • Channel Catfish Ictalurus punctatusFresh water · 2 records
    • Fallfish Semotilus corporalisFresh water · 1 record
    • Swallowtail Shiner Notropis procneFresh water · 1 record
    • Bridle Shiner Notropis bifrenatusFresh water · 1 record
    • Mississippi Silvery Minnow Hybognathus nuchalisFresh water · 1 record
    • Black Crappie Pomoxis nigromaculatusFresh water · 1 record
    • Bluespotted Sunfish Enneacanthus gloriosusFresh water · 1 record
    • Eastern Mudminnow Umbra pygmaeaFresh water · 1 record

    Records from GBIF datasets released under CC0 or CC BY 4.0 (museum collections, surveys and community sightings). It shows what has been found here, not a complete list. Check your state rules before keeping fish.

    About the tides at Cliffs Wharf

    Cliffs Wharf gets two high tides and two low tides most days, but one high is clearly higher than the other (and one low clearly lower), which is called a mixed tide. Over the next month the water typically rises or falls about 1.4 ft between a high and the next low.

    The biggest swings in this window come around Wednesday, October 28, when the day's range reaches 2.5 ft, and again around Sunday, November 8 (2.2 ft). Here the biggest ranges depend on the moon's phase and on how far north or south of the equator it is, so they don't always line up with the new and full moon. The calmest day is Wednesday, October 21, with only 1.3 ft between the day's highest and lowest water.

    The lowest tide of the month is 0.1 ft at 11:26 AM on Sunday, November 8.

    The highest predicted tide is 2.7 ft at 8:32 PM on Tuesday, October 27. Onshore wind or a storm can push the real water level above that.

    This is a subordinate station: NOAA calculates its times and heights by adjusting a nearby reference station, so expect them to be a few minutes or a few tenths of a foot off on any given day.

    Station details

    Reference station: Baltimore, Fort McHenry.

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