Indian Head, Md. tide chart
Maryland · near Indian Head (1 mi) · NOAA station 8579381 · times in local time (EDT)
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Tides today, Sunday, October 11
- Low 2:19 AM 0.2 ft
- High 8:54 AM 2.1 ft
- Low 2:26 PM 0.2 ft
- High 9:12 PM 2.3 ft
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Sunrise 7:14 AM · Sunset 6:38 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 | L 2:19 AM 0.2 ftH 8:54 AM 2.1 ftL 2:26 PM 0.2 ftH 9:12 PM 2.3 ft | 7:14 AM / 6:38 PM | New moon (0%) |
| Mon Oct 12 | L 3:04 AM 0.2 ftH 9:37 AM 2.0 ftL 3:03 PM 0.3 ftH 9:51 PM 2.2 ft | 7:15 AM / 6:36 PM | New moon (2%) |
| Tue Oct 13 | L 3:48 AM 0.3 ftH 10:19 AM 1.9 ftL 3:38 PM 0.4 ftH 10:31 PM 2.2 ft | 7:16 AM / 6:35 PM | Waxing crescent (6%) |
| Wed Oct 14 | L 4:32 AM 0.4 ftH 11:03 AM 1.9 ftL 4:14 PM 0.4 ftH 11:11 PM 2.1 ft | 7:17 AM / 6:33 PM | Waxing crescent (12%) |
| Thu Oct 15 | L 5:15 AM 0.5 ftH 11:50 AM 1.8 ftL 4:51 PM 0.5 ftH 11:54 PM 2.1 ft | 7:18 AM / 6:32 PM | Waxing crescent (19%) |
| Fri Oct 16 | L 5:58 AM 0.5 ftH 12:38 PM 1.7 ftL 5:32 PM 0.5 ft | 7:19 AM / 6:30 PM | Waxing crescent (28%) |
| Sat Oct 17 | H 12:39 AM 2.0 ftL 6:40 AM 0.6 ftH 1:27 PM 1.7 ftL 6:18 PM 0.6 ft | 7:20 AM / 6:29 PM | First quarter (38%) |
Tidal currents near Indian Head, Md.
From NOAA's current predictions for Freestone Point, 2.3 miles east of, 0.8 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 NNE (30°) and the ebb toward the SW (229°). The strongest current this week is 1.0 knots.
| Day | Slack water and peak currents |
|---|---|
| Sun Oct 11 | Ebb 12:11 AM 0.9 knSlack 3:41 AMFlood 6:21 AM 0.6 knSlack 8:37 AMEbb 11:59 AM 0.7 knSlack 2:49 PMFlood 6:24 PM 1.0 knSlack 9:22 PM |
| Mon Oct 12 | Ebb 12:57 AM 0.9 knSlack 4:33 AMFlood 7:07 AM 0.5 knSlack 9:19 AMEbb 12:39 PM 0.6 knSlack 3:26 PMFlood 7:05 PM 1.0 knSlack 10:05 PM |
| Tue Oct 13 | Ebb 1:43 AM 0.9 knSlack 5:24 AMFlood 7:53 AM 0.5 knSlack 10:02 AMEbb 1:20 PM 0.6 knSlack 4:03 PMFlood 7:47 PM 1.0 knSlack 10:49 PM |
| Wed Oct 14 | Ebb 2:28 AM 0.9 knSlack 6:15 AMFlood 8:40 AM 0.4 knSlack 10:47 AMEbb 2:02 PM 0.5 knSlack 4:42 PMFlood 8:29 PM 0.9 knSlack 11:33 PM |
| Thu Oct 15 | Ebb 3:15 AM 0.8 knSlack 7:07 AMFlood 9:30 AM 0.3 knSlack 11:37 AMEbb 2:48 PM 0.4 knSlack 5:23 PMFlood 9:15 PM 0.8 kn |
| Fri Oct 16 | Slack 12:19 AMEbb 4:04 AM 0.8 knSlack 8:00 AMFlood 10:24 AM 0.3 knSlack 12:34 PMEbb 3:39 PM 0.3 knSlack 6:11 PMFlood 10:04 PM 0.8 kn |
| Sat Oct 17 | Slack 1:07 AMEbb 4:56 AM 0.7 knSlack 8:52 AMFlood 11:21 AM 0.3 knSlack 1:38 PMEbb 4:38 PM 0.3 knSlack 7:06 PMFlood 10:59 PM 0.7 kn |
Current predictions can differ a lot over short distances: check the station location on NOAA before planning a passage.
Best fishing times at Indian Head, Md.
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 | 85 · Excellent | 6:00 PM–7:00 PM | 12:21 AM–2:21 AM, 12:43 PM–2:43 PM | 7:55 AM–8:55 AM, 6:24 PM–7:24 PM |
| Mon Oct 12 | 72 · Good | 6:00 PM–8:00 PM, 1:00 AM–2:00 AM | 1:06 AM–3:06 AM, 1:30 PM–3:30 PM | 9:00 AM–10:00 AM, 6:54 PM–7:54 PM |
| Tue Oct 13 | 55 · Good | 2:00 AM–3:00 AM, 7:00 PM–8:00 PM | 1:54 AM–3:54 AM, 2:18 PM–4:18 PM | 10:03 AM–11:03 AM, 7:28 PM–8:28 PM |
| Wed Oct 14 | 38 · Fair | 3:00 AM–4:00 AM | 2:43 AM–4:43 AM, 3:08 PM–5:08 PM | 11:04 AM–12:04 PM, 8:09 PM–9:09 PM |
| Thu Oct 15 | 27 · Slow | 3:33 AM–5:33 AM, 3:59 PM–5:59 PM | 12:00 PM–1:00 PM, 8:57 PM–9:57 PM | |
| Fri Oct 16 | 31 · Slow | 6:00 PM–7:00 PM | 4:24 AM–6:24 AM, 4:49 PM–6:49 PM | 12:50 PM–1:50 PM, 9:51 PM–10:51 PM |
| Sat Oct 17 | 32 · Slow | 6:00 PM–7:00 PM | 5:14 AM–7:14 AM, 5:39 PM–7:39 PM | 1:32 PM–2:32 PM, 10:50 PM–11:50 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 2:26 PM on Sunday, October 11
- 0.3 ft at 12:16 PM on Saturday, October 24
- 0.3 ft at 3:03 PM on Monday, October 12
- 0.3 ft at 11:31 AM on Friday, October 23
- 0.4 ft at 3:38 PM on Tuesday, October 13
- 0.4 ft at 4:14 PM on Wednesday, October 14
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 | L 2:19 AM 0.2 ftH 8:54 AM 2.1 ftL 2:26 PM 0.2 ftH 9:12 PM 2.3 ft | 7:14 AM / 6:38 PM |
| Mon Oct 12 | L 3:04 AM 0.2 ftH 9:37 AM 2.0 ftL 3:03 PM 0.3 ftH 9:51 PM 2.2 ft | 7:15 AM / 6:36 PM |
| Tue Oct 13 | L 3:48 AM 0.3 ftH 10:19 AM 1.9 ftL 3:38 PM 0.4 ftH 10:31 PM 2.2 ft | 7:16 AM / 6:35 PM |
| Wed Oct 14 | L 4:32 AM 0.4 ftH 11:03 AM 1.9 ftL 4:14 PM 0.4 ftH 11:11 PM 2.1 ft | 7:17 AM / 6:33 PM |
| Thu Oct 15 | L 5:15 AM 0.5 ftH 11:50 AM 1.8 ftL 4:51 PM 0.5 ftH 11:54 PM 2.1 ft | 7:18 AM / 6:32 PM |
| Fri Oct 16 | L 5:58 AM 0.5 ftH 12:38 PM 1.7 ftL 5:32 PM 0.5 ft | 7:19 AM / 6:30 PM |
| Sat Oct 17 | H 12:39 AM 2.0 ftL 6:40 AM 0.6 ftH 1:27 PM 1.7 ftL 6:18 PM 0.6 ft | 7:20 AM / 6:29 PM |
| Sun Oct 18 | H 1:28 AM 1.9 ftL 7:25 AM 0.6 ftH 2:19 PM 1.7 ftL 7:12 PM 0.6 ft | 7:21 AM / 6:28 PM |
| Mon Oct 19 | H 2:23 AM 1.9 ftL 8:15 AM 0.6 ftH 3:17 PM 1.7 ftL 8:15 PM 0.6 ft | 7:22 AM / 6:26 PM |
| Tue Oct 20 | H 3:28 AM 1.8 ftL 9:07 AM 0.6 ftH 4:14 PM 1.7 ftL 9:20 PM 0.6 ft | 7:23 AM / 6:25 PM |
| Wed Oct 21 | H 4:30 AM 1.8 ftL 9:57 AM 0.5 ftH 5:04 PM 1.8 ftL 10:20 PM 0.5 ft | 7:24 AM / 6:24 PM |
| Thu Oct 22 | H 5:24 AM 1.9 ftL 10:45 AM 0.4 ftH 5:48 PM 1.9 ftL 11:16 PM 0.4 ft | 7:25 AM / 6:22 PM |
| Fri Oct 23 | H 6:11 AM 1.9 ftL 11:31 AM 0.3 ftH 6:29 PM 2.0 ft | 7:26 AM / 6:21 PM |
| Sat Oct 24 | L 12:10 AM 0.3 ftH 6:55 AM 2.0 ftL 12:16 PM 0.3 ftH 7:09 PM 2.1 ft | 7:27 AM / 6:20 PM |
| Sun Oct 25 | L 1:01 AM 0.2 ftH 7:37 AM 2.0 ftL 12:59 PM 0.2 ftH 7:49 PM 2.2 ft | 7:28 AM / 6:18 PM |
| Mon Oct 26 | L 1:49 AM 0.2 ftH 8:19 AM 2.0 ftL 1:42 PM 0.1 ftH 8:30 PM 2.3 ft | 7:29 AM / 6:17 PM |
| Tue Oct 27 | L 2:38 AM 0.2 ftH 9:03 AM 2.0 ftL 2:26 PM 0.1 ftH 9:13 PM 2.3 ft | 7:31 AM / 6:16 PM |
| Wed Oct 28 | L 3:28 AM 0.2 ftH 9:48 AM 1.9 ftL 3:13 PM 0.2 ftH 9:59 PM 2.3 ft | 7:32 AM / 6:15 PM |
| Thu Oct 29 | L 4:21 AM 0.2 ftH 10:38 AM 1.9 ftL 4:07 PM 0.2 ftH 10:50 PM 2.2 ft | 7:33 AM / 6:13 PM |
| Fri Oct 30 | L 5:17 AM 0.3 ftH 11:34 AM 1.8 ftL 5:06 PM 0.3 ftH 11:46 PM 2.1 ft | 7:34 AM / 6:12 PM |
| Sat Oct 31 | L 6:13 AM 0.3 ftH 12:35 PM 1.8 ftL 6:08 PM 0.3 ft | 7:35 AM / 6:11 PM |
| Sun Nov 1 | H 12:47 AM 2.0 ftL 6:10 AM 0.3 ftH 12:39 PM 1.8 ftL 6:14 PM 0.3 ft | 6:36 AM / 5:10 PM |
| Mon Nov 2 | H 12:54 AM 1.9 ftL 7:10 AM 0.3 ftH 1:46 PM 1.8 ftL 7:24 PM 0.3 ft | 6:37 AM / 5:09 PM |
| Tue Nov 3 | H 2:08 AM 1.8 ftL 8:09 AM 0.3 ftH 2:55 PM 1.8 ftL 8:31 PM 0.3 ft | 6:38 AM / 5:08 PM |
| Wed Nov 4 | H 3:20 AM 1.8 ftL 9:05 AM 0.2 ftH 3:57 PM 1.9 ftL 9:33 PM 0.2 ft | 6:39 AM / 5:07 PM |
| Thu Nov 5 | H 4:22 AM 1.8 ftL 9:58 AM 0.2 ftH 4:51 PM 2.0 ftL 10:31 PM 0.2 ft | 6:40 AM / 5:06 PM |
| Fri Nov 6 | H 5:15 AM 1.9 ftL 10:48 AM 0.1 ftH 5:40 PM 2.0 ftL 11:25 PM 0.1 ft | 6:41 AM / 5:05 PM |
| Sat Nov 7 | H 6:04 AM 1.9 ftL 11:35 AM 0.1 ftH 6:25 PM 2.1 ft | 6:43 AM / 5:04 PM |
| Sun Nov 8 | L 12:14 AM 0.1 ftH 6:50 AM 1.9 ftL 12:18 PM 0.1 ftH 7:08 PM 2.1 ft | 6:44 AM / 5:03 PM |
| Mon Nov 9 | L 1:00 AM 0.1 ftH 7:34 AM 1.8 ftL 12:57 PM 0.1 ftH 7:48 PM 2.1 ft | 6:45 AM / 5:02 PM |
| Tue Nov 10 | L 1:43 AM 0.1 ftH 8:16 AM 1.8 ftL 1:34 PM 0.2 ftH 8:26 PM 2.1 ft | 6:46 AM / 5:01 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 Indian Head, Md.
Marinas
- Tyme N' Tyde Marina 4.1 mi
- Pilot House Marina 4.1 mi
- Hampton's Landing Marina 4.1 mi
- Belmont Bay Harbor Marina 4.6 mi
Fishing piers and docks
- Fisherman's Point 5.5 mi
- COL Joseph G. Swift Pier 5.6 mi
Distances from the tide station. Places from © OpenStreetMap contributors; links open in Google Maps.
Fish in the waters around Indian Head, Md.
24 kinds of fish, sharks and rays have been recorded within 15 km (about 9 miles) of this spot, most often Blueback Herring, Alewife, Goldfish. The bar shows how many records each has.
- Blueback Herring Alosa aestivalisSalt water · 5812 records
- Alewife Alosa pseudoharengusSalt water · 586 records
- Goldfish Carassius auratusBrackish water · 147 records
- Yellow Perch Perca flavescensBrackish water · 124 records
- Common Carp Cyprinus carpioBrackish water · 116 records
- White Perch Morone americanaSalt water · 108 records
- Pumpkinseed Lepomis gibbosusBrackish water · 102 records
- American Eel Anguilla rostrataSalt water · 85 records
- Spottail Shiner Notropis hudsoniusBrackish water · 82 records
- American Shad Alosa sapidissimaSalt water · 78 records
- Golden Shiner Notemigonus crysoleucasBrackish water · 70 records
- Gizzard Shad Dorosoma cepedianumSalt water · 70 records
- Banded Killifish Fundulus diaphanusBrackish water · 56 records
- Inland Silverside Menidia beryllinaSalt water · 37 records
- Eastern Mosquitofish Gambusia holbrookiBrackish water · 36 records
- Blue Catfish Ictalurus furcatusBrackish water · 26 records
- Atlantic Needlefish Strongylura marinaSalt water · 23 records
- Longnose Gar Lepisosteus osseusBrackish water · 17 records
- Striped Bass Morone saxatilisSalt water · 16 records
- White Catfish Ameiurus catusBrackish water · 14 records
- Mummichog Fundulus heteroclitusSalt water · 14 records
- Spot Croaker Leiostomus xanthurusSalt water · 13 records
- Hogchoker Trinectes maculatusSalt water · 11 records
- White Sucker Catostomus commersoniiBrackish water · 10 records
Fresh water nearby · 16 species
Rivers, creeks and ponds within 15 km, not the tidal water itself.
- Northern Snakehead Channa argusFresh water · 1594 records
- Largemouth Bass Micropterus salmoidesFresh water · 299 records
- Bluegill Lepomis macrochirusFresh water · 96 records
- Brown Bullhead Ameiurus nebulosusFresh water · 85 records
- Channel Catfish Ictalurus punctatusFresh water · 59 records
- Tessellated Darter Etheostoma olmstediFresh water · 55 records
- Black Crappie Pomoxis nigromaculatusFresh water · 28 records
- Redbreast Sunfish Lepomis auritusFresh water · 22 records
- Eastern Mudminnow Umbra pygmaeaFresh water · 21 records
- Bluespotted Sunfish Enneacanthus gloriosusFresh water · 20 records
- Quillback Carpiodes cyprinusFresh water · 17 records
- Bridle Shiner Notropis bifrenatusFresh water · 14 records
- Mississippi Silvery Minnow Hybognathus nuchalisFresh water · 14 records
- Eastern Creek Chubsucker Erimyzon oblongusFresh water · 13 records
- Blacknose Dace Rhinichthys atratulusFresh water · 11 records
- Swallowtail Shiner Notropis procneFresh water · 10 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 Indian Head, Md.
Indian Head, Md. 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 1.6 ft between a high and the next low.
The biggest swings in this window come around Tuesday, October 27, when the day's range reaches 2.2 ft, and again around Sunday, October 11 (2.1 ft). Those spring tides follow the new and full moon by a day or two. The calmest day is Monday, October 19, with only 1.3 ft between the day's highest and lowest water.
The lowest tide of the month is 0.1 ft at 12:14 AM on Sunday, November 8.
The highest predicted tide is 2.3 ft at 9:13 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
- NOAA station ID: 8579381
- Type: subordinate (adjusted from a reference station)
- Location: 38.6017, -77.1850
Reference station: Washington, Washington Channel, D.C..
Nearby tide stations
- Marshall Hall, Md. 7 mi
- Quantico, Va. 8 mi
- Liverpool Point, Md. 11 mi
- Goose Creek, Port Tobacco River, Md. 12 mi
- Riverside, Md. 15 mi
- Aquia Creek, Va. 16 mi