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Hawkins Point tide chart

Maryland · near Dundalk (3 mi) · NOAA station 8574821 · times in local time (EDT)

Tides today, Sunday, October 11

12 AM6 AM12 PM6 PM2:24 AM · 0.6 ft7:29 AM · 1.5 ft1:58 PM · 0.3 ft8:10 PM · 2.0 ft2.0 ft
  • Low 2:24 AM 0.6 ft
  • High 7:29 AM 1.5 ft
  • Low 1:58 PM 0.3 ft
  • High 8:10 PM 2.0 ft

Sunrise 7:12 AM · Sunset 6:35 PM · New moon (0%)

Fishing forecast

Hour by hour at Hawkins Point
85Excellent

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 Hawkins Point

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    • Ch 13 Bridge-to-bridge (big ships, drawbridges)
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    Tide times this week

    DayHigh and low tidesSunrise / sunsetMoon
    Sun Oct 11L 2:24 AM 0.6 ftH 7:29 AM 1.5 ftL 1:58 PM 0.3 ftH 8:10 PM 2.0 ft7:12 AM / 6:35 PMNew moon (0%)
    Mon Oct 12L 3:14 AM 0.6 ftH 8:10 AM 1.5 ftL 2:32 PM 0.3 ftH 8:52 PM 2.0 ft7:13 AM / 6:33 PMNew moon (2%)
    Tue Oct 13L 4:00 AM 0.6 ftH 8:50 AM 1.4 ftL 3:03 PM 0.4 ftH 9:31 PM 2.0 ft7:14 AM / 6:32 PMWaxing crescent (6%)
    Wed Oct 14L 4:47 AM 0.7 ftH 9:30 AM 1.3 ftL 3:33 PM 0.4 ftH 10:12 PM 1.9 ft7:15 AM / 6:30 PMWaxing crescent (12%)
    Thu Oct 15L 5:37 AM 0.7 ftH 10:11 AM 1.2 ftL 4:04 PM 0.5 ftH 10:57 PM 1.8 ft7:16 AM / 6:29 PMWaxing crescent (19%)
    Fri Oct 16L 6:30 AM 0.7 ftH 10:59 AM 1.2 ftL 4:40 PM 0.5 ftH 11:51 PM 1.8 ft7:17 AM / 6:27 PMWaxing crescent (28%)
    Sat Oct 17L 7:22 AM 0.7 ftH 11:57 AM 1.1 ftL 5:28 PM 0.5 ft7:18 AM / 6:26 PMFirst quarter (38%)

    Tidal currents near Hawkins Point

    From NOAA's current predictions for Lynch Point, Back River, 5.8 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 NW (310°) and the ebb toward the SE (130°). The strongest current this week is 0.8 knots.

    DaySlack water and peak currents
    Sun Oct 11Ebb 12:07 AM 0.5 knSlack 3:44 AMFlood 6:12 AM 0.5 knSlack 9:05 AMEbb 11:55 AM 0.4 knSlack 2:52 PMFlood 6:15 PM 0.8 knSlack 9:50 PM
    Mon Oct 12Ebb 12:53 AM 0.5 knSlack 4:36 AMFlood 6:58 AM 0.4 knSlack 9:47 AMEbb 12:35 PM 0.3 knSlack 3:29 PMFlood 6:56 PM 0.8 knSlack 10:33 PM
    Tue Oct 13Ebb 1:39 AM 0.5 knSlack 5:27 AMFlood 7:44 AM 0.4 knSlack 10:30 AMEbb 1:16 PM 0.3 knSlack 4:06 PMFlood 7:38 PM 0.8 knSlack 11:17 PM
    Wed Oct 14Ebb 2:24 AM 0.5 knSlack 6:18 AMFlood 8:31 AM 0.3 knSlack 11:15 AMEbb 1:58 PM 0.3 knSlack 4:45 PMFlood 8:20 PM 0.7 kn
    Thu Oct 15Slack 12:01 AMEbb 3:11 AM 0.5 knSlack 7:10 AMFlood 9:21 AM 0.3 knSlack 12:05 PMEbb 2:44 PM 0.2 knSlack 5:26 PMFlood 9:06 PM 0.6 kn
    Fri Oct 16Slack 12:47 AMEbb 4:00 AM 0.4 knSlack 8:03 AMFlood 10:15 AM 0.2 knSlack 1:02 PMEbb 3:35 PM 0.2 knSlack 6:14 PMFlood 9:55 PM 0.6 kn
    Sat Oct 17Slack 1:35 AMEbb 4:52 AM 0.4 knSlack 8:55 AMFlood 11:12 AM 0.2 knSlack 2:06 PMEbb 4:34 PM 0.2 knSlack 7:09 PMFlood 10:50 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 Hawkins 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.

    DayBite scoreBest timesMajor periodsMinor periods
    Sun Oct 1185 · Excellent6:00 PM–7:00 PM12:18 AM–2:18 AM, 12:41 PM–2:41 PM7:53 AM–8:53 AM, 6:20 PM–7:20 PM
    Mon Oct 1276 · Excellent6:00 PM–8:00 PM, 1:00 AM–2:00 AM1:04 AM–3:04 AM, 1:27 PM–3:27 PM8:58 AM–9:58 AM, 6:49 PM–7:49 PM
    Tue Oct 1364 · Good6:00 PM–8:00 PM, 2:00 AM–3:00 AM1:51 AM–3:51 AM, 2:15 PM–4:15 PM10:02 AM–11:02 AM, 7:24 PM–8:24 PM
    Wed Oct 1449 · Fair3:00 AM–4:00 AM, 4:00 PM–7:00 PM2:40 AM–4:40 AM, 3:05 PM–5:05 PM11:03 AM–12:03 PM, 8:04 PM–9:04 PM
    Thu Oct 1543 · Fair5:00 PM–7:00 PM3:30 AM–5:30 AM, 3:56 PM–5:56 PM12:00 PM–1:00 PM, 8:52 PM–9:52 PM
    Fri Oct 1645 · Fair6:00 PM–7:00 PM4:21 AM–6:21 AM, 4:47 PM–6:47 PM12:49 PM–1:49 PM, 9:46 PM–10:46 PM
    Sat Oct 1746 · Fair6:00 PM–7:00 PM5:12 AM–7:12 AM, 5:36 PM–7:36 PM1:32 PM–2:32 PM, 10:45 PM–11:45 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. 0.3 ft at 11:57 AM on Saturday, October 24
    2. 0.3 ft at 1:58 PM on Sunday, October 11
    3. 0.3 ft at 2:32 PM on Monday, October 12
    4. 0.4 ft at 3:03 PM on Tuesday, October 13
    5. 0.4 ft at 3:33 PM on Wednesday, October 14
    6. 0.4 ft at 11:29 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 2:24 AM 0.6 ftH 7:29 AM 1.5 ftL 1:58 PM 0.3 ftH 8:10 PM 2.0 ft7:12 AM / 6:35 PM
    Mon Oct 12L 3:14 AM 0.6 ftH 8:10 AM 1.5 ftL 2:32 PM 0.3 ftH 8:52 PM 2.0 ft7:13 AM / 6:33 PM
    Tue Oct 13L 4:00 AM 0.6 ftH 8:50 AM 1.4 ftL 3:03 PM 0.4 ftH 9:31 PM 2.0 ft7:14 AM / 6:32 PM
    Wed Oct 14L 4:47 AM 0.7 ftH 9:30 AM 1.3 ftL 3:33 PM 0.4 ftH 10:12 PM 1.9 ft7:15 AM / 6:30 PM
    Thu Oct 15L 5:37 AM 0.7 ftH 10:11 AM 1.2 ftL 4:04 PM 0.5 ftH 10:57 PM 1.8 ft7:16 AM / 6:29 PM
    Fri Oct 16L 6:30 AM 0.7 ftH 10:59 AM 1.2 ftL 4:40 PM 0.5 ftH 11:51 PM 1.8 ft7:17 AM / 6:27 PM
    Sat Oct 17L 7:22 AM 0.7 ftH 11:57 AM 1.1 ftL 5:28 PM 0.5 ft7:18 AM / 6:26 PM
    Sun Oct 18H 12:46 AM 1.7 ftL 8:13 AM 0.7 ftH 12:57 PM 1.1 ftL 6:27 PM 0.6 ft7:19 AM / 6:24 PM
    Mon Oct 19H 1:38 AM 1.7 ftL 9:04 AM 0.7 ftH 1:54 PM 1.1 ftL 7:30 PM 0.6 ft7:20 AM / 6:23 PM
    Tue Oct 20H 2:27 AM 1.7 ftL 9:51 AM 0.7 ftH 2:51 PM 1.2 ftL 8:44 PM 0.6 ft7:21 AM / 6:22 PM
    Wed Oct 21H 3:15 AM 1.6 ftL 10:28 AM 0.6 ftH 3:49 PM 1.3 ftL 10:04 PM 0.6 ft7:22 AM / 6:20 PM
    Thu Oct 22H 4:01 AM 1.6 ftL 11:00 AM 0.5 ftH 4:39 PM 1.5 ftL 11:07 PM 0.6 ft7:23 AM / 6:19 PM
    Fri Oct 23H 4:43 AM 1.5 ftL 11:29 AM 0.4 ftH 5:23 PM 1.6 ft7:24 AM / 6:17 PM
    Sat Oct 24L 12:03 AM 0.5 ftH 5:23 AM 1.5 ftL 11:57 AM 0.3 ftH 6:06 PM 1.8 ft7:26 AM / 6:16 PM
    Sun Oct 25L 12:59 AM 0.5 ftH 6:04 AM 1.4 ftL 12:26 PM 0.2 ftH 6:50 PM 1.9 ft7:27 AM / 6:15 PM
    Mon Oct 26L 1:58 AM 0.5 ftH 6:48 AM 1.4 ftL 12:59 PM 0.2 ftH 7:36 PM 2.0 ft7:28 AM / 6:14 PM
    Tue Oct 27L 2:54 AM 0.5 ftH 7:35 AM 1.3 ftL 1:39 PM 0.1 ftH 8:23 PM 2.1 ft7:29 AM / 6:12 PM
    Wed Oct 28L 3:48 AM 0.5 ftH 8:22 AM 1.2 ftL 2:25 PM 0.1 ftH 9:11 PM 2.1 ft7:30 AM / 6:11 PM
    Thu Oct 29L 4:44 AM 0.5 ftH 9:10 AM 1.2 ftL 3:14 PM 0.1 ftH 10:03 PM 2.0 ft7:31 AM / 6:10 PM
    Fri Oct 30L 5:44 AM 0.5 ftH 10:01 AM 1.1 ftL 4:08 PM 0.2 ftH 11:03 PM 1.9 ft7:32 AM / 6:09 PM
    Sat Oct 31L 6:43 AM 0.5 ftH 11:03 AM 1.1 ftL 5:18 PM 0.2 ft7:33 AM / 6:07 PM
    Sun Nov 1H 12:12 AM 1.8 ftL 6:39 AM 0.5 ftH 11:17 AM 1.1 ftL 5:39 PM 0.3 ft6:34 AM / 5:06 PM
    Mon Nov 2H 12:18 AM 1.7 ftL 7:34 AM 0.5 ftH 12:28 PM 1.2 ftL 6:57 PM 0.3 ft6:35 AM / 5:05 PM
    Tue Nov 3H 1:17 AM 1.6 ftL 8:26 AM 0.4 ftH 1:36 PM 1.3 ftL 8:17 PM 0.3 ft6:37 AM / 5:04 PM
    Wed Nov 4H 2:14 AM 1.5 ftL 9:13 AM 0.3 ftH 2:44 PM 1.4 ftL 9:31 PM 0.4 ft6:38 AM / 5:03 PM
    Thu Nov 5H 3:07 AM 1.4 ftL 9:54 AM 0.2 ftH 3:43 PM 1.6 ftL 10:34 PM 0.4 ft6:39 AM / 5:02 PM
    Fri Nov 6H 3:53 AM 1.3 ftL 10:31 AM 0.2 ftH 4:34 PM 1.7 ftL 11:29 PM 0.4 ft6:40 AM / 5:01 PM
    Sat Nov 7H 4:35 AM 1.2 ftL 11:06 AM 0.1 ftH 5:20 PM 1.8 ft6:41 AM / 5:00 PM
    Sun Nov 8L 12:23 AM 0.4 ftH 5:16 AM 1.2 ftL 11:40 AM 0.1 ftH 6:05 PM 1.8 ft6:42 AM / 4:59 PM
    Mon Nov 9L 1:14 AM 0.4 ftH 5:59 AM 1.1 ftL 12:15 PM 0.1 ftH 6:47 PM 1.8 ft6:43 AM / 4:58 PM
    Tue Nov 10L 2:00 AM 0.4 ftH 6:43 AM 1.1 ftL 12:50 PM 0.1 ftH 7:27 PM 1.8 ft6:44 AM / 4:57 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 Hawkins Point

    Boat ramps

    Marinas

    Fishing piers and docks

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

    Fish in the waters around Hawkins Point

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

    • Blueback Herring Alosa aestivalisSalt water · 572 records
    • Alewife Alosa pseudoharengusSalt water · 286 records
    • White Perch Morone americanaSalt water · 54 records
    • Striped Bass Morone saxatilisSalt water · 37 records
    • Pumpkinseed Lepomis gibbosusBrackish water · 33 records
    • Cownose Ray Rhinoptera bonasusSalt water · 28 records
    • Atlantic Silverside Menidia menidiaSalt water · 23 records
    • Atlantic Menhaden Brevoortia tyrannusSalt water · 23 records
    • Spot Croaker Leiostomus xanthurusSalt water · 22 records
    • Yellow Perch Perca flavescensBrackish water · 20 records
    • Gizzard Shad Dorosoma cepedianumSalt water · 19 records
    • Striped Killifish Fundulus majalisSalt water · 14 records
    • Mummichog Fundulus heteroclitusSalt water · 14 records
    • Rainbow Trout Oncorhynchus mykissSalt water · 9 records
    • American Eel Anguilla rostrataSalt water · 9 records
    • Banded Killifish Fundulus diaphanusBrackish water · 9 records
    • Atlantic Croaker Micropogonias undulatusSalt water · 8 records
    • Inland Silverside Menidia beryllinaSalt water · 7 records
    • Weakfish Cynoscion regalisSalt water · 6 records
    • Bay Anchovy Anchoa mitchilliSalt water · 5 records
    • White Catfish Ameiurus catusBrackish water · 4 records
    • American Harvestfish Peprilus paruSalt water · 4 records
    • Hogchoker Trinectes maculatusSalt water · 4 records
    • American Shad Alosa sapidissimaSalt water · 4 records
    • Common Carp Cyprinus carpioBrackish water · 4 records
    • Northern Pipefish Syngnathus fuscusSalt water · 3 records
    • Eastern Mosquitofish Gambusia holbrookiBrackish water · 3 records
    • Golden Shiner Notemigonus crysoleucasBrackish water · 3 records
    • Atlantic Needlefish Strongylura marinaSalt water · 3 records
    Fresh water nearby · 11 species

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

    • Channel Catfish Ictalurus punctatusFresh water · 11 records
    • Warmouth Lepomis gulosusFresh water · 8 records
    • Northern Snakehead Channa argusFresh water · 6 records
    • Bluegill Lepomis macrochirusFresh water · 4 records
    • Largemouth Bass Micropterus salmoidesFresh water · 3 records
    • Brown Bullhead Ameiurus nebulosusFresh water · 2 records
    • Chain Pickerel Esox nigerFresh water · 2 records
    • Blacknose Dace Rhinichthys atratulusFresh water · 2 records
    • Tessellated Darter Etheostoma olmstediFresh water · 2 records
    • Green Sunfish Lepomis cyanellusFresh water · 2 records
    • Bluespotted Sunfish Enneacanthus gloriosusFresh water · 2 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 Hawkins Point

    Hawkins Point 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 1.1 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 2.0 ft, and again around Sunday, November 8 (1.7 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 1.0 ft between the day's highest and lowest water.

    The lowest tide of the month is 0.1 ft at 11:40 AM on Sunday, November 8.

    The highest predicted tide is 2.1 ft at 9:11 PM on Wednesday, October 28. 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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