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McCready's Creek, Fishing Bay tide chart

Maryland · near Mount Vernon (11 mi) · NOAA station 8571559 · times in local time (EDT)

Tides today, Sunday, October 11

12 AM6 AM12 PM6 PM2:33 AM · 2.2 ft9:05 AM · 0.0 ft2:57 PM · 2.5 ft9:50 PM · 0.1 ft2.5 ft
  • High 2:33 AM 2.2 ft
  • Low 9:05 AM 0.0 ft
  • High 2:57 PM 2.5 ft
  • Low 9:50 PM 0.1 ft

Sunrise 7:09 AM · Sunset 6:33 PM · New moon (0%)

Fishing forecast

Hour by hour at McCready's Creek, Fishing Bay
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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 McCready's Creek, Fishing Bay

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    Tide times this week

    DayHigh and low tidesSunrise / sunsetMoon
    Sun Oct 11H 2:33 AM 2.2 ftL 9:05 AM 0.0 ftH 2:57 PM 2.5 ftL 9:50 PM 0.1 ft7:09 AM / 6:33 PMNew moon (0%)
    Mon Oct 12H 3:13 AM 2.1 ftL 9:37 AM 0.1 ftH 3:35 PM 2.5 ftL 10:32 PM 0.1 ft7:10 AM / 6:32 PMNew moon (2%)
    Tue Oct 13H 3:52 AM 2.0 ftL 10:08 AM 0.1 ftH 4:12 PM 2.4 ftL 11:13 PM 0.3 ft7:11 AM / 6:30 PMWaxing crescent (6%)
    Wed Oct 14H 4:32 AM 2.0 ftL 10:41 AM 0.2 ftH 4:50 PM 2.3 ftL 11:52 PM 0.4 ft7:12 AM / 6:29 PMWaxing crescent (12%)
    Thu Oct 15H 5:13 AM 1.9 ftL 11:19 AM 0.2 ftH 5:31 PM 2.2 ft7:13 AM / 6:27 PMWaxing crescent (19%)
    Fri Oct 16L 12:34 AM 0.5 ftH 5:56 AM 1.9 ftL 12:04 PM 0.3 ftH 6:15 PM 2.1 ft7:14 AM / 6:26 PMWaxing crescent (28%)
    Sat Oct 17L 1:20 AM 0.5 ftH 6:45 AM 1.8 ftL 12:57 PM 0.4 ftH 7:06 PM 2.0 ft7:15 AM / 6:25 PMFirst quarter (38%)

    Tidal currents near McCready's Creek, Fishing Bay

    From NOAA's current predictions for Roaring Point, WSW of Nanticoke River at 18 ft depth, 5.1 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 N (356°) and the ebb toward the S (181°). The strongest current this week is 1.6 knots.

    DaySlack water and peak currents
    Sun Oct 11Flood 12:55 AM 0.8 knSlack 4:30 AMEbb 6:57 AM 1.1 knSlack 10:09 AMFlood 1:11 PM 1.6 knSlack 5:37 PMEbb 7:47 PM 1.1 knSlack 11:41 PM
    Mon Oct 12Flood 1:28 AM 0.6 knSlack 4:53 AMEbb 7:31 AM 1.1 knSlack 10:44 AMFlood 1:51 PM 1.6 knSlack 6:26 PMEbb 8:33 PM 0.9 kn
    Tue Oct 13Slack 12:30 AMFlood 2:03 AM 0.4 knSlack 5:16 AMEbb 8:07 AM 1.0 knSlack 11:23 AMFlood 2:33 PM 1.5 knSlack 7:14 PMEbb 9:20 PM 0.8 kn
    Wed Oct 14Slack 1:18 AMFlood 2:43 AM 0.3 knSlack 5:45 AMEbb 8:48 AM 0.9 knSlack 12:05 PMFlood 3:15 PM 1.4 knSlack 8:00 PMEbb 10:07 PM 0.7 kn
    Thu Oct 15Slack 2:03 AMFlood 3:26 AM 0.3 knSlack 6:27 AMEbb 9:37 AM 0.8 knSlack 12:51 PMFlood 3:55 PM 1.2 knSlack 8:42 PMEbb 10:54 PM 0.6 kn
    Fri Oct 16Slack 2:45 AMFlood 4:11 AM 0.3 knSlack 7:26 AMEbb 10:34 AM 0.6 knSlack 1:41 PMFlood 4:35 PM 1.0 knSlack 9:20 PMEbb 11:41 PM 0.6 kn
    Sat Oct 17Slack 3:26 AMFlood 4:57 AM 0.4 knSlack 8:40 AMEbb 11:36 AM 0.5 knSlack 2:32 PMFlood 5:17 PM 0.9 knSlack 9:58 PM

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

    Best fishing times at McCready's Creek, Fishing Bay

    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, 12:39 PM–2:39 PM7:49 AM–8:49 AM, 6:20 PM–7:20 PM
    Mon Oct 1276 · Excellent1:00 AM–2:00 AM, 6:00 PM–8:00 PM1:02 AM–3:02 AM, 1:25 PM–3:25 PM8:54 AM–9:54 AM, 6:50 PM–7:50 PM
    Tue Oct 1358 · Good2:00 AM–3:00 AM, 7:00 PM–8:00 PM1:49 AM–3:49 AM, 2:13 PM–4:13 PM9:57 AM–10:57 AM, 7:24 PM–8:24 PM
    Wed Oct 1442 · Fair3:00 AM–4:00 AM, 3:00 PM–4:00 PM2:38 AM–4:38 AM, 3:03 PM–5:03 PM10:58 AM–11:58 AM, 8:05 PM–9:05 PM
    Thu Oct 1527 · Slow3:28 AM–5:28 AM, 3:54 PM–5:54 PM11:54 AM–12:54 PM, 8:53 PM–9:53 PM
    Fri Oct 1631 · Slow5:00 PM–6:00 PM4:19 AM–6:19 AM, 4:45 PM–6:45 PM12:44 PM–1:44 PM, 9:47 PM–10:47 PM
    Sat Oct 1735 · Fair6:00 PM–7:00 PM5:10 AM–7:10 AM, 5:34 PM–7:34 PM1:27 PM–2:27 PM, 10:46 PM–11:46 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. 0.0 ft at 9:05 AM on Sunday, October 11
    2. 0.1 ft at 9:37 AM on Monday, October 12
    3. 0.1 ft at 10:08 AM on Tuesday, October 13
    4. 0.2 ft at 10:41 AM on Wednesday, October 14
    5. 0.2 ft at 5:56 PM on Thursday, October 22
    6. 0.2 ft at 11:19 AM on Thursday, October 15

    Tide table: October 11 to November 10, 2026

    Full 2026 tide table Full 2027 tide table

    DayHigh and low tidesSunrise / sunset
    Sun Oct 11H 2:33 AM 2.2 ftL 9:05 AM 0.0 ftH 2:57 PM 2.5 ftL 9:50 PM 0.1 ft7:09 AM / 6:33 PM
    Mon Oct 12H 3:13 AM 2.1 ftL 9:37 AM 0.1 ftH 3:35 PM 2.5 ftL 10:32 PM 0.1 ft7:10 AM / 6:32 PM
    Tue Oct 13H 3:52 AM 2.0 ftL 10:08 AM 0.1 ftH 4:12 PM 2.4 ftL 11:13 PM 0.3 ft7:11 AM / 6:30 PM
    Wed Oct 14H 4:32 AM 2.0 ftL 10:41 AM 0.2 ftH 4:50 PM 2.3 ftL 11:52 PM 0.4 ft7:12 AM / 6:29 PM
    Thu Oct 15H 5:13 AM 1.9 ftL 11:19 AM 0.2 ftH 5:31 PM 2.2 ft7:13 AM / 6:27 PM
    Fri Oct 16L 12:34 AM 0.5 ftH 5:56 AM 1.9 ftL 12:04 PM 0.3 ftH 6:15 PM 2.1 ft7:14 AM / 6:26 PM
    Sat Oct 17L 1:20 AM 0.5 ftH 6:45 AM 1.8 ftL 12:57 PM 0.4 ftH 7:06 PM 2.0 ft7:15 AM / 6:25 PM
    Sun Oct 18L 2:12 AM 0.5 ftH 7:41 AM 1.8 ftL 1:56 PM 0.4 ftH 8:04 PM 1.9 ft7:16 AM / 6:23 PM
    Mon Oct 19L 3:07 AM 0.5 ftH 8:42 AM 1.8 ftL 2:58 PM 0.4 ftH 9:07 PM 2.0 ft7:17 AM / 6:22 PM
    Tue Oct 20L 4:01 AM 0.4 ftH 9:44 AM 1.8 ftL 4:00 PM 0.4 ftH 10:09 PM 2.0 ft7:18 AM / 6:20 PM
    Wed Oct 21L 4:52 AM 0.3 ftH 10:40 AM 1.9 ftL 4:59 PM 0.3 ftH 11:03 PM 2.1 ft7:19 AM / 6:19 PM
    Thu Oct 22L 5:38 AM 0.2 ftH 11:29 AM 2.1 ftL 5:56 PM 0.2 ftH 11:51 PM 2.2 ft7:20 AM / 6:18 PM
    Fri Oct 23L 6:22 AM 0.1 ftH 12:13 PM 2.2 ftL 6:51 PM 0.1 ft7:21 AM / 6:17 PM
    Sat Oct 24H 12:37 AM 2.2 ftL 7:03 AM 0.1 ftH 12:56 PM 2.4 ftL 7:44 PM 0.0 ft7:22 AM / 6:15 PM
    Sun Oct 25H 1:21 AM 2.2 ftL 7:44 AM 0.0 ftH 1:38 PM 2.6 ftL 8:36 PM 0.0 ft7:23 AM / 6:14 PM
    Mon Oct 26H 2:05 AM 2.2 ftL 8:25 AM -0.1 ftH 2:22 PM 2.7 ftL 9:27 PM 0.0 ft7:24 AM / 6:13 PM
    Tue Oct 27H 2:50 AM 2.2 ftL 9:10 AM -0.1 ftH 3:09 PM 2.8 ftL 10:17 PM 0.0 ft7:25 AM / 6:12 PM
    Wed Oct 28H 3:37 AM 2.1 ftL 9:57 AM -0.1 ftH 3:58 PM 2.7 ftL 11:09 PM 0.1 ft7:26 AM / 6:10 PM
    Thu Oct 29H 4:27 AM 2.1 ftL 10:49 AM -0.1 ftH 4:50 PM 2.6 ft7:27 AM / 6:09 PM
    Fri Oct 30L 12:04 AM 0.1 ftH 5:20 AM 2.1 ftL 11:47 AM 0.0 ftH 5:46 PM 2.5 ft7:29 AM / 6:08 PM
    Sat Oct 31L 1:02 AM 0.2 ftH 6:18 AM 2.0 ftL 12:52 PM 0.1 ftH 6:47 PM 2.4 ft7:30 AM / 6:07 PM
    Sun Nov 1L 1:03 AM 0.2 ftH 6:23 AM 2.0 ftL 1:01 PM 0.1 ftH 6:54 PM 2.2 ft6:31 AM / 5:06 PM
    Mon Nov 2L 2:04 AM 0.2 ftH 7:33 AM 2.0 ftL 2:11 PM 0.2 ftH 8:04 PM 2.2 ft6:32 AM / 5:05 PM
    Tue Nov 3L 3:03 AM 0.2 ftH 8:45 AM 2.1 ftL 3:19 PM 0.2 ftH 9:10 PM 2.2 ft6:33 AM / 5:04 PM
    Wed Nov 4L 3:58 AM 0.1 ftH 9:49 AM 2.2 ftL 4:23 PM 0.2 ftH 10:08 PM 2.2 ft6:34 AM / 5:03 PM
    Thu Nov 5L 4:49 AM 0.0 ftH 10:44 AM 2.3 ftL 5:22 PM 0.1 ftH 10:59 PM 2.2 ft6:35 AM / 5:01 PM
    Fri Nov 6L 5:36 AM 0.0 ftH 11:32 AM 2.4 ftL 6:16 PM 0.1 ftH 11:45 PM 2.1 ft6:36 AM / 5:01 PM
    Sat Nov 7L 6:18 AM 0.0 ftH 12:15 PM 2.4 ftL 7:06 PM 0.1 ft6:37 AM / 5:00 PM
    Sun Nov 8H 12:28 AM 2.1 ftL 6:56 AM 0.1 ftH 12:55 PM 2.5 ftL 7:52 PM 0.1 ft6:38 AM / 4:59 PM
    Mon Nov 9H 1:08 AM 2.0 ftL 7:31 AM 0.1 ftH 1:33 PM 2.5 ftL 8:34 PM 0.2 ft6:39 AM / 4:58 PM
    Tue Nov 10H 1:48 AM 2.0 ftL 8:05 AM 0.1 ftH 2:10 PM 2.4 ftL 9:12 PM 0.2 ft6:41 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 McCready's Creek, Fishing Bay

    Boat ramps

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

    Fish in the waters around McCready's Creek, Fishing Bay

    37 kinds of fish, sharks and rays have been recorded within 15 km (about 9 miles) of this spot, most often Cownose Ray, Atlantic Menhaden, White Catfish. The bar shows how many records each has.

    • Cownose Ray Rhinoptera bonasusSalt water · 39 records
    • Atlantic Menhaden Brevoortia tyrannusSalt water · 8 records
    • White Catfish Ameiurus catusBrackish water · 6 records
    • Bay Anchovy Anchoa mitchilliSalt water · 6 records
    • Spotted Seatrout Cynoscion nebulosusSalt water · 4 records
    • Atlantic Silverside Menidia menidiaSalt water · 4 records
    • Striped Killifish Fundulus majalisSalt water · 4 records
    • Spot Croaker Leiostomus xanthurusSalt water · 4 records
    • Mummichog Fundulus heteroclitusSalt water · 4 records
    • Striped Bass Morone saxatilisSalt water · 3 records
    • Alewife Alosa pseudoharengusSalt water · 3 records
    • Sheepshead Minnow Cyprinodon variegatusSalt water · 3 records
    • Northern Pipefish Syngnathus fuscusSalt water · 2 records
    • Butterfish Peprilus triacanthusSalt water · 2 records
    • American Harvestfish Peprilus paruSalt water · 2 records
    • Atlantic Croaker Micropogonias undulatusSalt water · 2 records
    • Striped Burrfish Chilomycterus schoepfiiSalt water · 2 records
    • Hogchoker Trinectes maculatusSalt water · 2 records
    • Summer Flounder Paralichthys dentatusSalt water · 2 records
    • Windowpane Scophthalmus aquosusSalt water · 2 records
    • Silver Hake Merluccius bilinearisSalt water · 2 records
    • Smooth Dogfish Mustelus canisSalt water · 2 records
    • Atlantic Needlefish Strongylura marinaSalt water · 2 records
    • Clearnose Skate Raja eglanteriaSalt water · 2 records
    • Longnose Gar Lepisosteus osseusBrackish water · 1 record
    • American Halfbeak Hyporhamphus meekiSalt water · 1 record
    • Pigfish Orthopristis chrysopteraSalt water · 1 record
    • Black Sea Bass Centropristis striataSalt water · 1 record
    • Porgy Stenotomus chrysopsSalt water · 1 record
    • White Perch Morone americanaSalt water · 1 record
    • Weakfish Cynoscion regalisSalt water · 1 record
    • Silver Croaker Bairdiella chrysouraSalt water · 1 record
    • Orange Filefish Aluterus schoepfiiSalt water · 1 record
    • Northern Puffer Sphoeroides maculatusSalt water · 1 record
    • Blackcheek Tonguefish Symphurus plagiusaSalt water · 1 record
    • Skilletfish Gobiesox strumosusSalt water · 1 record
    • Rough Silverside Membras martinicaSalt water · 1 record
    Fresh water nearby · 3 species

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

    • Northern Snakehead Channa argusFresh water · 2 records
    • Tessellated Darter Etheostoma olmstediFresh water · 1 record
    • Black Crappie Pomoxis nigromaculatusFresh 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 McCready's Creek, Fishing Bay

    McCready's Creek, Fishing Bay 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 2.0 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 2.9 ft, and again around Sunday, October 11 (2.5 ft). Those spring tides follow the new and full moon by a day or two. The calmest day is Monday, October 19, with only 1.5 ft between the day's highest and lowest water.

    The lowest tide of the month is -0.1 ft at 9:57 AM on Wednesday, October 28. There are 9 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 2.8 ft at 3:09 PM on Tuesday, October 27. 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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