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Hillsboro, Tuckahoe Creek tide chart

Maryland · near Ridgely (4 mi) · NOAA station 8572669 · times in local time (EDT)

Tides today, Sunday, October 11

12 AM6 AM12 PM6 PM3:06 AM · 0.4 ft9:08 AM · 2.2 ft3:16 PM · 0.2 ft9:44 PM · 2.7 ft2.7 ft
  • Low 3:06 AM 0.4 ft
  • High 9:08 AM 2.2 ft
  • Low 3:16 PM 0.2 ft
  • High 9:44 PM 2.7 ft

Sunrise 7:10 AM · Sunset 6:32 PM · New moon (0%)

Fishing forecast

Hour by hour at Hillsboro, Tuckahoe Creek
92Excellent

Best times

6:00 PM–7:00 PM and 1:00 PM–2:00 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 Hillsboro, Tuckahoe Creek

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    Tide times this week

    DayHigh and low tidesSunrise / sunsetMoon
    Sun Oct 11L 3:06 AM 0.4 ftH 9:08 AM 2.2 ftL 3:16 PM 0.2 ftH 9:44 PM 2.7 ft7:10 AM / 6:32 PMNew moon (0%)
    Mon Oct 12L 3:54 AM 0.4 ftH 9:51 AM 2.2 ftL 4:01 PM 0.2 ftH 10:27 PM 2.7 ft7:11 AM / 6:31 PMNew moon (2%)
    Tue Oct 13L 4:41 AM 0.4 ftH 10:33 AM 2.2 ftL 4:45 PM 0.1 ftH 11:09 PM 2.7 ft7:12 AM / 6:30 PMWaxing crescent (6%)
    Wed Oct 14L 5:26 AM 0.4 ftH 11:12 AM 2.2 ftL 5:29 PM 0.2 ftH 11:49 PM 2.7 ft7:13 AM / 6:28 PMWaxing crescent (12%)
    Thu Oct 15L 6:11 AM 0.4 ftH 11:51 AM 2.2 ftL 6:14 PM 0.2 ft7:14 AM / 6:27 PMWaxing crescent (19%)
    Fri Oct 16H 12:29 AM 2.7 ftL 6:56 AM 0.5 ftH 12:30 PM 2.2 ftL 7:00 PM 0.2 ft7:15 AM / 6:25 PMWaxing crescent (28%)
    Sat Oct 17H 1:11 AM 2.7 ftL 7:43 AM 0.5 ftH 1:11 PM 2.2 ftL 7:48 PM 0.3 ft7:16 AM / 6:24 PMFirst quarter (38%)

    Best fishing times at Hillsboro, Tuckahoe Creek

    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 1192 · Excellent6:00 PM–7:00 PM, 1:00 PM–2:00 PM12:16 AM–2:16 AM, 12:38 PM–2:38 PM7:50 AM–8:50 AM, 6:18 PM–7:18 PM
    Mon Oct 1280 · Excellent6:00 PM–8:00 PM, 1:00 AM–3:00 AM1:01 AM–3:01 AM, 1:25 PM–3:25 PM8:55 AM–9:55 AM, 6:48 PM–7:48 PM
    Tue Oct 1368 · Good2:00 AM–3:00 AM, 7:00 PM–8:00 PM1:49 AM–3:49 AM, 2:13 PM–4:13 PM9:59 AM–10:59 AM, 7:22 PM–8:22 PM
    Wed Oct 1456 · Good3:00 AM–4:00 AM2:38 AM–4:38 AM, 3:03 PM–5:03 PM11:00 AM–12:00 PM, 8:03 PM–9:03 PM
    Thu Oct 1546 · Fair4:00 AM–5:00 AM, 4:00 PM–5:00 PM3:28 AM–5:28 AM, 3:54 PM–5:54 PM11:56 AM–12:56 PM, 8:51 PM–9:51 PM
    Fri Oct 1647 · Fair5:00 PM–6:00 PM, 5:00 AM–6:00 AM4:19 AM–6:19 AM, 4:44 PM–6:44 PM12:46 PM–1:46 PM, 9:45 PM–10:45 PM
    Sat Oct 1755 · Good6:00 PM–7:00 PM, 6:00 AM–7:00 AM5:09 AM–7:09 AM, 5:34 PM–7:34 PM1:28 PM–2:28 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. 0.1 ft at 4:45 PM on Tuesday, October 13
    2. 0.2 ft at 4:01 PM on Monday, October 12
    3. 0.2 ft at 5:29 PM on Wednesday, October 14
    4. 0.2 ft at 3:16 PM on Sunday, October 11
    5. 0.2 ft at 6:14 PM on Thursday, October 15
    6. 0.3 ft at 1:30 PM on Saturday, October 24

    Tide table: October 11 to November 10, 2026

    Full 2026 tide table Full 2027 tide table

    DayHigh and low tidesSunrise / sunset
    Sun Oct 11L 3:06 AM 0.4 ftH 9:08 AM 2.2 ftL 3:16 PM 0.2 ftH 9:44 PM 2.7 ft7:10 AM / 6:32 PM
    Mon Oct 12L 3:54 AM 0.4 ftH 9:51 AM 2.2 ftL 4:01 PM 0.2 ftH 10:27 PM 2.7 ft7:11 AM / 6:31 PM
    Tue Oct 13L 4:41 AM 0.4 ftH 10:33 AM 2.2 ftL 4:45 PM 0.1 ftH 11:09 PM 2.7 ft7:12 AM / 6:30 PM
    Wed Oct 14L 5:26 AM 0.4 ftH 11:12 AM 2.2 ftL 5:29 PM 0.2 ftH 11:49 PM 2.7 ft7:13 AM / 6:28 PM
    Thu Oct 15L 6:11 AM 0.4 ftH 11:51 AM 2.2 ftL 6:14 PM 0.2 ft7:14 AM / 6:27 PM
    Fri Oct 16H 12:29 AM 2.7 ftL 6:56 AM 0.5 ftH 12:30 PM 2.2 ftL 7:00 PM 0.2 ft7:15 AM / 6:25 PM
    Sat Oct 17H 1:11 AM 2.7 ftL 7:43 AM 0.5 ftH 1:11 PM 2.2 ftL 7:48 PM 0.3 ft7:16 AM / 6:24 PM
    Sun Oct 18H 1:55 AM 2.6 ftL 8:31 AM 0.5 ftH 1:56 PM 2.1 ftL 8:38 PM 0.3 ft7:17 AM / 6:22 PM
    Mon Oct 19H 2:41 AM 2.5 ftL 9:20 AM 0.5 ftH 2:48 PM 2.1 ftL 9:31 PM 0.4 ft7:18 AM / 6:21 PM
    Tue Oct 20H 3:32 AM 2.5 ftL 10:10 AM 0.5 ftH 3:47 PM 2.1 ftL 10:26 PM 0.4 ft7:19 AM / 6:20 PM
    Wed Oct 21H 4:25 AM 2.4 ftL 11:01 AM 0.5 ftH 4:50 PM 2.2 ftL 11:22 PM 0.5 ft7:20 AM / 6:18 PM
    Thu Oct 22H 5:19 AM 2.3 ftL 11:52 AM 0.5 ftH 5:52 PM 2.3 ft7:21 AM / 6:17 PM
    Fri Oct 23L 12:19 AM 0.5 ftH 6:13 AM 2.3 ftL 12:41 PM 0.4 ftH 6:50 PM 2.4 ft7:22 AM / 6:16 PM
    Sat Oct 24L 1:15 AM 0.5 ftH 7:04 AM 2.2 ftL 1:30 PM 0.3 ftH 7:44 PM 2.6 ft7:23 AM / 6:14 PM
    Sun Oct 25L 2:10 AM 0.5 ftH 7:52 AM 2.2 ftL 2:18 PM 0.2 ftH 8:35 PM 2.7 ft7:24 AM / 6:13 PM
    Mon Oct 26L 3:02 AM 0.4 ftH 8:40 AM 2.1 ftL 3:05 PM 0.1 ftH 9:25 PM 2.9 ft7:25 AM / 6:12 PM
    Tue Oct 27L 3:52 AM 0.4 ftH 9:26 AM 2.1 ftL 3:52 PM 0.0 ftH 10:14 PM 2.9 ft7:26 AM / 6:10 PM
    Wed Oct 28L 4:41 AM 0.4 ftH 10:12 AM 2.1 ftL 4:39 PM 0.0 ftH 11:02 PM 3.0 ft7:27 AM / 6:09 PM
    Thu Oct 29L 5:30 AM 0.4 ftH 11:00 AM 2.2 ftL 5:28 PM 0.0 ftH 11:51 PM 3.0 ft7:28 AM / 6:08 PM
    Fri Oct 30L 6:19 AM 0.4 ftH 11:49 AM 2.2 ftL 6:19 PM 0.0 ft7:29 AM / 6:07 PM
    Sat Oct 31H 12:40 AM 2.9 ftL 7:09 AM 0.4 ftH 12:41 PM 2.2 ftL 7:12 PM 0.1 ft7:30 AM / 6:06 PM
    Sun Nov 1H 1:30 AM 2.8 ftL 6:59 AM 0.4 ftH 12:37 PM 2.2 ftL 7:08 PM 0.1 ft6:31 AM / 5:04 PM
    Mon Nov 2H 1:22 AM 2.7 ftL 7:51 AM 0.4 ftH 1:38 PM 2.2 ftL 8:05 PM 0.2 ft6:33 AM / 5:03 PM
    Tue Nov 3H 2:15 AM 2.6 ftL 8:43 AM 0.3 ftH 2:44 PM 2.3 ftL 9:03 PM 0.4 ft6:34 AM / 5:02 PM
    Wed Nov 4H 3:11 AM 2.4 ftL 9:35 AM 0.3 ftH 3:51 PM 2.4 ftL 10:02 PM 0.5 ft6:35 AM / 5:01 PM
    Thu Nov 5H 4:08 AM 2.3 ftL 10:27 AM 0.3 ftH 4:54 PM 2.5 ftL 11:00 PM 0.5 ft6:36 AM / 5:00 PM
    Fri Nov 6H 5:04 AM 2.2 ftL 11:19 AM 0.2 ftH 5:52 PM 2.5 ftL 11:57 PM 0.5 ft6:37 AM / 4:59 PM
    Sat Nov 7H 5:57 AM 2.2 ftL 12:09 PM 0.2 ftH 6:44 PM 2.6 ft6:38 AM / 4:58 PM
    Sun Nov 8L 12:51 AM 0.5 ftH 6:47 AM 2.1 ftL 12:58 PM 0.2 ftH 7:33 PM 2.7 ft6:39 AM / 4:57 PM
    Mon Nov 9L 1:42 AM 0.5 ftH 7:34 AM 2.1 ftL 1:45 PM 0.2 ftH 8:17 PM 2.7 ft6:40 AM / 4:56 PM
    Tue Nov 10L 2:29 AM 0.5 ftH 8:19 AM 2.1 ftL 2:31 PM 0.2 ftH 9:00 PM 2.7 ft6:42 AM / 4:55 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 Hillsboro, Tuckahoe Creek

    Boat ramps

    Fishing piers and docks

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

    Fish in the waters around Hillsboro, Tuckahoe Creek

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

    • Alewife Alosa pseudoharengusSalt water · 532 records
    • Striped Bass Morone saxatilisSalt water · 391 records
    • Yellow Perch Perca flavescensBrackish water · 41 records
    • Banded Killifish Fundulus diaphanusBrackish water · 39 records
    • White Perch Morone americanaSalt water · 34 records
    • Spottail Shiner Notropis hudsoniusBrackish water · 31 records
    • Pumpkinseed Lepomis gibbosusBrackish water · 25 records
    • Common Carp Cyprinus carpioBrackish water · 23 records
    • American Eel Anguilla rostrataSalt water · 18 records
    • Gizzard Shad Dorosoma cepedianumSalt water · 11 records
    • White Catfish Ameiurus catusBrackish water · 10 records
    • Golden Shiner Notemigonus crysoleucasBrackish water · 8 records
    • Mummichog Fundulus heteroclitusSalt water · 7 records
    • White Sucker Catostomus commersoniiBrackish water · 6 records
    • Inland Silverside Menidia beryllinaSalt water · 5 records
    • Redfin Pickerel Esox americanusBrackish water · 5 records
    • Bay Anchovy Anchoa mitchilliSalt water · 4 records
    • Eastern Mosquitofish Gambusia holbrookiBrackish water · 2 records
    • Hogchoker Trinectes maculatusSalt water · 2 records
    • Atlantic Silverside Menidia menidiaSalt water · 2 records
    • Blueback Herring Alosa aestivalisSalt water · 2 records
    • Striped Killifish Fundulus majalisSalt water · 2 records
    Fresh water nearby · 18 species

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

    • Largemouth Bass Micropterus salmoidesFresh water · 233 records
    • Black Crappie Pomoxis nigromaculatusFresh water · 58 records
    • Chain Pickerel Esox nigerFresh water · 55 records
    • Bluegill Lepomis macrochirusFresh water · 39 records
    • Tessellated Darter Etheostoma olmstediFresh water · 32 records
    • Satinfin Shiner Cyprinella analostanaFresh water · 29 records
    • Channel Catfish Ictalurus punctatusFresh water · 21 records
    • Brown Bullhead Ameiurus nebulosusFresh water · 12 records
    • Green Sunfish Lepomis cyanellusFresh water · 10 records
    • Blacknose Dace Rhinichthys atratulusFresh water · 9 records
    • Eastern Creek Chubsucker Erimyzon oblongusFresh water · 6 records
    • Redbreast Sunfish Lepomis auritusFresh water · 5 records
    • Redear Sunfish Lepomis microlophusFresh water · 5 records
    • Fallfish Semotilus corporalisFresh water · 2 records
    • Silverjaw Minnow Notropis buccatusFresh water · 2 records
    • Bridle Shiner Notropis bifrenatusFresh water · 2 records
    • Eastern Silvery Minnow Hybognathus regiusFresh water · 2 records
    • Pirate Perch Aphredoderus sayanusFresh 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 Hillsboro, Tuckahoe Creek

    Hillsboro, Tuckahoe Creek 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 2.1 ft between a high and the next low.

    The biggest swings in this window come around Thursday, October 29, when the day's range reaches 3.0 ft, and again around Tuesday, October 13 (2.6 ft). Those spring tides follow the new and full moon by a day or two. The calmest day is Thursday, October 22, with only 1.9 ft between the day's highest and lowest water.

    The lowest tide of the month is 0.0 ft at 5:28 PM on Thursday, October 29. There are 3 minus tides (lows below the chart's zero line) in this window: the best times for tide pools, clamming and walking the flats.

    The highest predicted tide is 3.0 ft at 11:02 PM on Wednesday, October 28. 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.

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