Cove Point tide chart
Maryland · near Chesapeake Ranch Estates-Drum Point (3 mi) · NOAA station 8577188 · times in local time (EDT)
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Tides today, Sunday, October 11
- High 3:16 AM 1.3 ft
- Low 9:29 AM 0.2 ft
- High 3:51 PM 1.4 ft
- Low 10:00 PM 0.4 ft
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Sunrise 7:11 AM · Sunset 6:35 PM · New moon (0%)
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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
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Tide times this week
| Day | High and low tides | Sunrise / sunset | Moon |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun Oct 11 | H 3:16 AM 1.3 ftL 9:29 AM 0.2 ftH 3:51 PM 1.4 ftL 10:00 PM 0.4 ft | 7:11 AM / 6:35 PM | New moon (0%) |
| Mon Oct 12 | H 3:56 AM 1.3 ftL 10:11 AM 0.2 ftH 4:34 PM 1.4 ftL 10:44 PM 0.4 ft | 7:12 AM / 6:33 PM | New moon (2%) |
| Tue Oct 13 | H 4:36 AM 1.2 ftL 10:52 AM 0.3 ftH 5:15 PM 1.3 ftL 11:27 PM 0.5 ft | 7:13 AM / 6:32 PM | Waxing crescent (6%) |
| Wed Oct 14 | H 5:13 AM 1.2 ftL 11:32 AM 0.3 ftH 5:55 PM 1.3 ft | 7:14 AM / 6:30 PM | Waxing crescent (12%) |
| Thu Oct 15 | L 12:09 AM 0.5 ftH 5:51 AM 1.1 ftL 12:14 PM 0.3 ftH 6:39 PM 1.2 ft | 7:15 AM / 6:29 PM | Waxing crescent (19%) |
| Fri Oct 16 | L 12:55 AM 0.5 ftH 6:31 AM 1.1 ftL 1:02 PM 0.4 ftH 7:32 PM 1.2 ft | 7:16 AM / 6:27 PM | Waxing crescent (28%) |
| Sat Oct 17 | L 1:50 AM 0.6 ftH 7:24 AM 1.1 ftL 2:01 PM 0.4 ftH 8:34 PM 1.2 ft | 7:17 AM / 6:26 PM | First quarter (38%) |
Tidal currents near Cove Point
From NOAA's current predictions for Cove Point, 1.0 n.mi. N of at 10 ft depth, 1.1 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 NNW (328°) and the ebb toward the SE (138°). The strongest current this week is 0.9 knots.
| Day | Slack water and peak currents |
|---|---|
| Sun Oct 11 | Slack 1:07 AMFlood 3:14 AM 0.4 knSlack 5:27 AMEbb 9:20 AM 0.8 knSlack 12:17 PMFlood 3:25 PM 0.9 knSlack 6:37 PMEbb 10:18 PM 0.9 kn |
| Mon Oct 12 | Slack 2:03 AMFlood 4:01 AM 0.4 knSlack 6:02 AMEbb 9:55 AM 0.8 knSlack 12:55 PMFlood 4:06 PM 0.9 knSlack 7:20 PMEbb 10:59 PM 0.9 kn |
| Tue Oct 13 | Slack 2:54 AMFlood 4:46 AM 0.3 knSlack 6:40 AMEbb 10:31 AM 0.8 knSlack 1:35 PMFlood 4:47 PM 0.8 knSlack 7:58 PMEbb 11:42 PM 0.8 kn |
| Wed Oct 14 | Slack 3:43 AMFlood 5:32 AM 0.2 knSlack 7:20 AMEbb 11:09 AM 0.7 knSlack 2:17 PMFlood 5:28 PM 0.8 knSlack 8:35 PM |
| Thu Oct 15 | Ebb 12:27 AM 0.7 knSlack 4:32 AMFlood 6:20 AM 0.2 knSlack 8:01 AMEbb 11:54 AM 0.6 knSlack 3:00 PMFlood 6:12 PM 0.7 knSlack 9:13 PM |
| Fri Oct 16 | Ebb 1:14 AM 0.7 knSlack 5:25 AMFlood 7:08 AM 0.2 knSlack 8:40 AMEbb 12:44 PM 0.6 knSlack 3:44 PMFlood 6:58 PM 0.6 knSlack 9:56 PM |
| Sat Oct 17 | Ebb 1:59 AM 0.7 knSlack 6:21 AMFlood 7:55 AM 0.1 knSlack 9:21 AMEbb 1:34 PM 0.6 knSlack 4:31 PMFlood 7:45 PM 0.6 knSlack 10:46 PM |
Current predictions can differ a lot over short distances: check the station location on NOAA before planning a passage.
Best fishing times at Cove Point
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.
| Day | Bite score | Best times | Major periods | Minor periods |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun Oct 11 | 97 · Excellent | 1:00 PM–2:00 PM, 6:00 PM–7:00 PM | 12:18 AM–2:18 AM, 12:40 PM–2:40 PM | 7:51 AM–8:51 AM, 6:21 PM–7:21 PM |
| Mon Oct 12 | 81 · Excellent | 2:00 PM–3:00 PM, 7:00 PM–8:00 PM | 1:03 AM–3:03 AM, 1:27 PM–3:27 PM | 8:56 AM–9:56 AM, 6:51 PM–7:51 PM |
| Tue Oct 13 | 66 · Good | 2:00 PM–4:00 PM, 2:00 AM–3:00 AM | 1:51 AM–3:51 AM, 2:15 PM–4:15 PM | 9:59 AM–10:59 AM, 7:26 PM–8:26 PM |
| Wed Oct 14 | 53 · Fair | 3:00 AM–4:00 AM, 3:00 PM–5:00 PM | 2:40 AM–4:40 AM, 3:05 PM–5:05 PM | 11:00 AM–12:00 PM, 8:07 PM–9:07 PM |
| Thu Oct 15 | 41 · Fair | 4:00 PM–6:00 PM | 3:30 AM–5:30 AM, 3:55 PM–5:55 PM | 11:56 AM–12:56 PM, 8:54 PM–9:54 PM |
| Fri Oct 16 | 43 · Fair | 5:00 PM–6:00 PM | 4:21 AM–6:21 AM, 4:46 PM–6:46 PM | 12:46 PM–1:46 PM, 9:49 PM–10:49 PM |
| Sat Oct 17 | 46 · Fair | 6:00 PM–7:00 PM | 5:11 AM–7:11 AM, 5:36 PM–7:36 PM | 1:28 PM–2:28 PM, 10:47 PM–11:47 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.
- 0.2 ft at 9:29 AM on Sunday, October 11
- 0.2 ft at 7:40 AM on Saturday, October 24
- 0.2 ft at 10:11 AM on Monday, October 12
- 0.3 ft at 10:52 AM on Tuesday, October 13
- 0.3 ft at 11:32 AM on Wednesday, October 14
- 0.3 ft at 12:14 PM on Thursday, October 15
Tide table: October 11 to November 10, 2026
Full 2026 tide table Full 2027 tide table
| Day | High and low tides | Sunrise / sunset |
|---|---|---|
| Sun Oct 11 | H 3:16 AM 1.3 ftL 9:29 AM 0.2 ftH 3:51 PM 1.4 ftL 10:00 PM 0.4 ft | 7:11 AM / 6:35 PM |
| Mon Oct 12 | H 3:56 AM 1.3 ftL 10:11 AM 0.2 ftH 4:34 PM 1.4 ftL 10:44 PM 0.4 ft | 7:12 AM / 6:33 PM |
| Tue Oct 13 | H 4:36 AM 1.2 ftL 10:52 AM 0.3 ftH 5:15 PM 1.3 ftL 11:27 PM 0.5 ft | 7:13 AM / 6:32 PM |
| Wed Oct 14 | H 5:13 AM 1.2 ftL 11:32 AM 0.3 ftH 5:55 PM 1.3 ft | 7:14 AM / 6:30 PM |
| Thu Oct 15 | L 12:09 AM 0.5 ftH 5:51 AM 1.1 ftL 12:14 PM 0.3 ftH 6:39 PM 1.2 ft | 7:15 AM / 6:29 PM |
| Fri Oct 16 | L 12:55 AM 0.5 ftH 6:31 AM 1.1 ftL 1:02 PM 0.4 ftH 7:32 PM 1.2 ft | 7:16 AM / 6:27 PM |
| Sat Oct 17 | L 1:50 AM 0.6 ftH 7:24 AM 1.1 ftL 2:01 PM 0.4 ftH 8:34 PM 1.2 ft | 7:17 AM / 6:26 PM |
| Sun Oct 18 | L 2:50 AM 0.6 ftH 8:33 AM 1.1 ftL 3:02 PM 0.4 ftH 9:33 PM 1.1 ft | 7:18 AM / 6:25 PM |
| Mon Oct 19 | L 3:46 AM 0.6 ftH 9:36 AM 1.1 ftL 3:58 PM 0.4 ftH 10:25 PM 1.1 ft | 7:19 AM / 6:23 PM |
| Tue Oct 20 | L 4:38 AM 0.5 ftH 10:33 AM 1.1 ftL 4:52 PM 0.4 ftH 11:16 PM 1.2 ft | 7:20 AM / 6:22 PM |
| Wed Oct 21 | L 5:30 AM 0.5 ftH 11:30 AM 1.1 ftL 5:47 PM 0.4 ft | 7:21 AM / 6:21 PM |
| Thu Oct 22 | H 12:05 AM 1.2 ftL 6:19 AM 0.4 ftH 12:25 PM 1.2 ftL 6:38 PM 0.3 ft | 7:22 AM / 6:19 PM |
| Fri Oct 23 | H 12:48 AM 1.2 ftL 7:02 AM 0.3 ftH 1:11 PM 1.2 ftL 7:23 PM 0.3 ft | 7:23 AM / 6:18 PM |
| Sat Oct 24 | H 1:25 AM 1.2 ftL 7:40 AM 0.2 ftH 1:52 PM 1.3 ftL 8:05 PM 0.3 ft | 7:24 AM / 6:17 PM |
| Sun Oct 25 | H 2:00 AM 1.2 ftL 8:17 AM 0.2 ftH 2:33 PM 1.3 ftL 8:47 PM 0.3 ft | 7:25 AM / 6:15 PM |
| Mon Oct 26 | H 2:35 AM 1.2 ftL 8:56 AM 0.1 ftH 3:16 PM 1.4 ftL 9:33 PM 0.3 ft | 7:26 AM / 6:14 PM |
| Tue Oct 27 | H 3:15 AM 1.2 ftL 9:40 AM 0.1 ftH 4:04 PM 1.4 ftL 10:21 PM 0.3 ft | 7:27 AM / 6:13 PM |
| Wed Oct 28 | H 4:00 AM 1.2 ftL 10:28 AM 0.1 ftH 4:55 PM 1.4 ftL 11:11 PM 0.3 ft | 7:28 AM / 6:12 PM |
| Thu Oct 29 | H 4:49 AM 1.2 ftL 11:19 AM 0.0 ftH 5:46 PM 1.3 ft | 7:29 AM / 6:11 PM |
| Fri Oct 30 | L 12:01 AM 0.3 ftH 5:41 AM 1.2 ftL 12:12 PM 0.1 ftH 6:41 PM 1.3 ft | 7:30 AM / 6:09 PM |
| Sat Oct 31 | L 12:57 AM 0.3 ftH 6:38 AM 1.1 ftL 1:13 PM 0.1 ftH 7:46 PM 1.2 ft | 7:31 AM / 6:08 PM |
| Sun Nov 1 | L 1:03 AM 0.3 ftH 6:50 AM 1.1 ftL 1:22 PM 0.1 ftH 7:54 PM 1.2 ft | 6:32 AM / 5:07 PM |
| Mon Nov 2 | L 2:09 AM 0.3 ftH 8:07 AM 1.1 ftL 2:29 PM 0.1 ftH 8:56 PM 1.2 ft | 6:33 AM / 5:06 PM |
| Tue Nov 3 | L 3:09 AM 0.3 ftH 9:15 AM 1.1 ftL 3:31 PM 0.2 ftH 9:54 PM 1.2 ft | 6:35 AM / 5:05 PM |
| Wed Nov 4 | L 4:08 AM 0.2 ftH 10:23 AM 1.1 ftL 4:33 PM 0.2 ftH 10:52 PM 1.2 ft | 6:36 AM / 5:04 PM |
| Thu Nov 5 | L 5:06 AM 0.1 ftH 11:27 AM 1.2 ftL 5:33 PM 0.2 ftH 11:45 PM 1.2 ft | 6:37 AM / 5:03 PM |
| Fri Nov 6 | L 5:57 AM 0.1 ftH 12:21 PM 1.2 ftL 6:25 PM 0.2 ft | 6:38 AM / 5:02 PM |
| Sat Nov 7 | H 12:30 AM 1.1 ftL 6:42 AM 0.1 ftH 1:07 PM 1.2 ftL 7:11 PM 0.2 ft | 6:39 AM / 5:01 PM |
| Sun Nov 8 | H 1:10 AM 1.1 ftL 7:23 AM 0.0 ftH 1:49 PM 1.2 ftL 7:54 PM 0.2 ft | 6:40 AM / 5:00 PM |
| Mon Nov 9 | H 1:49 AM 1.1 ftL 8:03 AM 0.1 ftH 2:31 PM 1.2 ftL 8:38 PM 0.2 ft | 6:41 AM / 4:59 PM |
| Tue Nov 10 | H 2:27 AM 1.0 ftL 8:44 AM 0.1 ftH 3:13 PM 1.1 ftL 9:22 PM 0.3 ft | 6:42 AM / 4:58 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 Cove Point
Beaches
- Cove Point Beach 0.9 mi
- Seahorse Beach 4.0 mi
- Drum Point Beach 5.1 mi
Marinas
- Vera's White Sands Marina 5.2 mi
- Calvert Marina 5.5 mi
- Solomons Yachting Center 5.7 mi
- Harbor Island Marina 5.8 mi
Fishing piers and docks
- Observation Platform 5.3 mi
Distances from the tide station. Places from © OpenStreetMap contributors; links open in Google Maps.
Fish in the waters around Cove Point
39 kinds of fish, sharks and rays have been recorded within 15 km (about 9 miles) of this spot, most often Cownose Ray, Striped Bass, Alewife. The bar shows how many records each has.
- Cownose Ray Rhinoptera bonasusSalt water · 1540 records
- Striped Bass Morone saxatilisSalt water · 426 records
- Alewife Alosa pseudoharengusSalt water · 82 records
- Spot Croaker Leiostomus xanthurusSalt water · 78 records
- Bay Anchovy Anchoa mitchilliSalt water · 68 records
- White Perch Morone americanaSalt water · 66 records
- Blueback Herring Alosa aestivalisSalt water · 61 records
- Atlantic Needlefish Strongylura marinaSalt water · 56 records
- Atlantic Croaker Micropogonias undulatusSalt water · 52 records
- Weakfish Cynoscion regalisSalt water · 46 records
- Atlantic Silverside Menidia menidiaSalt water · 46 records
- Atlantic Menhaden Brevoortia tyrannusSalt water · 46 records
- Summer Flounder Paralichthys dentatusSalt water · 40 records
- American Harvestfish Peprilus paruSalt water · 39 records
- Mummichog Fundulus heteroclitusSalt water · 36 records
- Striped Killifish Fundulus majalisSalt water · 35 records
- Fourspine Stickleback Apeltes quadracusSalt water · 35 records
- Northern Pipefish Syngnathus fuscusSalt water · 31 records
- Naked Goby Gobiosoma boscSalt water · 30 records
- Hogchoker Trinectes maculatusSalt water · 25 records
- Rainwater Killifish Lucania parvaSalt water · 23 records
- American Eel Anguilla rostrataSalt water · 22 records
- Oyster Toadfish Opsanus tauSalt water · 21 records
- Sheepshead Minnow Cyprinodon variegatusSalt water · 21 records
- Inland Silverside Menidia beryllinaSalt water · 19 records
- Bluefish Pomatomus saltatrixSalt water · 17 records
- Skilletfish Gobiesox strumosusSalt water · 14 records
- Banded Killifish Fundulus diaphanusBrackish water · 14 records
- Striped Blenny Chasmodes bosquianusSalt water · 11 records
- Butterfish Peprilus triacanthusSalt water · 10 records
- Silver Croaker Bairdiella chrysouraSalt water · 10 records
- Northern Puffer Sphoeroides maculatusSalt water · 10 records
- Gizzard Shad Dorosoma cepedianumSalt water · 10 records
- Pumpkinseed Lepomis gibbosusBrackish water · 9 records
- Winter Flounder Pseudopleuronectes americanusSalt water · 9 records
- Spotted Hake Urophycis regiaSalt water · 9 records
- Blackcheek Tonguefish Symphurus plagiusaSalt water · 8 records
- Golden Shiner Notemigonus crysoleucasBrackish water · 7 records
- Black Sea Bass Centropristis striataSalt water · 7 records
Fresh water nearby · 1 species
Rivers, creeks and ponds within 15 km, not the tidal water itself.
- Brown Bullhead Ameiurus nebulosusFresh water · 7 records
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 Cove Point
Cove Point gets two high tides and two low tides almost every day, and the two highs are close in height. Over the next month the water typically rises or falls about 0.9 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 1.3 ft, and again around Sunday, November 8 (1.2 ft). Those spring tides follow the new and full moon by a day or two. The calmest day is Sunday, October 18, with only 0.7 ft between the day's highest and lowest water.
The lowest tide of the month is 0.0 ft at 11:19 AM on Thursday, October 29.
The highest predicted tide is 1.4 ft at 3:51 PM on Sunday, October 11. Onshore wind or a storm can push the real water level above that.
This is a reference (harmonic) station: NOAA predicts its tides directly from years of measured water levels here, which makes it among the most reliable predictions on the coast.
Station details
- NOAA station ID: 8577188
- Type: reference (harmonic)
- Location: 38.3917, -76.3983