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Mills Point (south of), Wicomico Riv., Md. tide chart

Maryland · near Cobb Island (5 mi) · NOAA station 8578551 · times in local time (EDT)

Tides today, Sunday, October 11

12 AM6 AM12 PM6 PM4:03 AM · 2.1 ft9:54 AM · 0.2 ft4:21 PM · 2.3 ft10:32 PM · 0.2 ft2.3 ft
  • High 4:03 AM 2.1 ft
  • Low 9:54 AM 0.2 ft
  • High 4:21 PM 2.3 ft
  • Low 10:32 PM 0.2 ft

Sunrise 7:13 AM · Sunset 6:36 PM · New moon (0%)

Fishing forecast

Hour by hour at Mills Point (south of), Wicomico Riv., Md.
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Best times

1:00 AM–2:00 AM 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 Mills Point (south of), Wicomico Riv., Md.

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    Tide times this week

    DayHigh and low tidesSunrise / sunsetMoon
    Sun Oct 11H 4:03 AM 2.1 ftL 9:54 AM 0.2 ftH 4:21 PM 2.3 ftL 10:32 PM 0.2 ft7:13 AM / 6:36 PMNew moon (0%)
    Mon Oct 12H 4:46 AM 2.0 ftL 10:31 AM 0.3 ftH 5:00 PM 2.2 ftL 11:16 PM 0.3 ft7:14 AM / 6:35 PMNew moon (2%)
    Tue Oct 13H 5:28 AM 1.9 ftL 11:06 AM 0.4 ftH 5:40 PM 2.2 ft7:15 AM / 6:34 PMWaxing crescent (6%)
    Wed Oct 14L 12:00 AM 0.4 ftH 6:12 AM 1.9 ftL 11:42 AM 0.4 ftH 6:20 PM 2.1 ft7:16 AM / 6:32 PMWaxing crescent (12%)
    Thu Oct 15L 12:43 AM 0.5 ftH 6:59 AM 1.8 ftL 12:19 PM 0.5 ftH 7:03 PM 2.1 ft7:17 AM / 6:31 PMWaxing crescent (19%)
    Fri Oct 16L 1:26 AM 0.5 ftH 7:47 AM 1.7 ftL 1:00 PM 0.5 ftH 7:48 PM 2.0 ft7:18 AM / 6:29 PMWaxing crescent (28%)
    Sat Oct 17L 2:08 AM 0.6 ftH 8:36 AM 1.7 ftL 1:46 PM 0.6 ftH 8:37 PM 1.9 ft7:19 AM / 6:28 PMFirst quarter (38%)

    Tidal currents near Mills Point (south of), Wicomico Riv., Md.

    From NOAA's current predictions for Rock Point, Wicomico River entrance, 3.7 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 (19°) and the ebb toward the S (174°). The strongest current this week is 0.9 knots.

    DaySlack water and peak currents
    Sun Oct 11Flood 1:35 AM 0.4 knSlack 4:06 AMEbb 7:09 AM 0.8 knSlack 10:01 AMFlood 1:51 PM 0.8 knSlack 5:13 PMEbb 7:59 PM 0.8 knSlack 11:33 PM
    Mon Oct 12Flood 2:08 AM 0.3 knSlack 4:29 AMEbb 7:43 AM 0.8 knSlack 10:36 AMFlood 2:31 PM 0.8 knSlack 6:02 PMEbb 8:45 PM 0.7 kn
    Tue Oct 13Slack 12:22 AMFlood 2:43 AM 0.2 knSlack 4:52 AMEbb 8:19 AM 0.8 knSlack 11:15 AMFlood 3:13 PM 0.7 knSlack 6:50 PMEbb 9:32 PM 0.6 kn
    Wed Oct 14Slack 1:10 AMFlood 3:23 AM 0.2 knSlack 5:21 AMEbb 9:00 AM 0.7 knSlack 11:57 AMFlood 3:55 PM 0.7 knSlack 7:36 PMEbb 10:19 PM 0.5 kn
    Thu Oct 15Slack 1:55 AMFlood 4:06 AM 0.2 knSlack 6:03 AMEbb 9:49 AM 0.6 knSlack 12:43 PMFlood 4:35 PM 0.6 knSlack 8:18 PMEbb 11:06 PM 0.5 kn
    Fri Oct 16Slack 2:37 AMFlood 4:51 AM 0.2 knSlack 7:02 AMEbb 10:46 AM 0.5 knSlack 1:33 PMFlood 5:15 PM 0.5 knSlack 8:56 PMEbb 11:53 PM 0.4 kn
    Sat Oct 17Slack 3:18 AMFlood 5:37 AM 0.2 knSlack 8:16 AMEbb 11:48 AM 0.4 knSlack 2:24 PMFlood 5:57 PM 0.4 knSlack 9:34 PM

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

    Best fishing times at Mills Point (south of), Wicomico Riv., 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.

    DayBite scoreBest timesMajor periodsMinor periods
    Sun Oct 1198 · Excellent1:00 AM–2:00 AM, 1:00 PM–2:00 PM12:19 AM–2:19 AM, 12:42 PM–2:42 PM7:53 AM–8:53 AM, 6:23 PM–7:23 PM
    Mon Oct 1284 · Excellent2:00 PM–3:00 PM, 7:00 PM–8:00 PM1:05 AM–3:05 AM, 1:28 PM–3:28 PM8:57 AM–9:57 AM, 6:53 PM–7:53 PM
    Tue Oct 1367 · Good3:00 PM–4:00 PM, 2:00 AM–3:00 AM1:52 AM–3:52 AM, 2:17 PM–4:17 PM10:01 AM–11:01 AM, 7:28 PM–8:28 PM
    Wed Oct 1455 · Good3:00 AM–4:00 AM, 3:00 PM–5:00 PM2:41 AM–4:41 AM, 3:06 PM–5:06 PM11:01 AM–12:01 PM, 8:09 PM–9:09 PM
    Thu Oct 1545 · Fair4:00 AM–5:00 AM, 4:00 PM–6:00 PM3:32 AM–5:32 AM, 3:57 PM–5:57 PM11:57 AM–12:57 PM, 8:57 PM–9:57 PM
    Fri Oct 1647 · Fair5:00 PM–7:00 PM, 5:00 AM–6:00 AM4:23 AM–6:23 AM, 4:48 PM–6:48 PM12:47 PM–1:47 PM, 9:51 PM–10:51 PM
    Sat Oct 1747 · Fair6:00 PM–7:00 PM5:13 AM–7:13 AM, 5:38 PM–7:38 PM1:30 PM–2:30 PM, 10:49 PM–11:49 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. 0.2 ft at 9:54 AM on Sunday, October 11
    2. 0.3 ft at 7:44 AM on Saturday, October 24
    3. 0.3 ft at 10:31 AM on Monday, October 12
    4. 0.4 ft at 11:06 AM on Tuesday, October 13
    5. 0.4 ft at 11:42 AM on Wednesday, October 14
    6. 0.5 ft at 5:48 PM on Wednesday, October 21

    Tide table: October 11 to November 10, 2026

    Full 2026 tide table Full 2027 tide table

    DayHigh and low tidesSunrise / sunset
    Sun Oct 11H 4:03 AM 2.1 ftL 9:54 AM 0.2 ftH 4:21 PM 2.3 ftL 10:32 PM 0.2 ft7:13 AM / 6:36 PM
    Mon Oct 12H 4:46 AM 2.0 ftL 10:31 AM 0.3 ftH 5:00 PM 2.2 ftL 11:16 PM 0.3 ft7:14 AM / 6:35 PM
    Tue Oct 13H 5:28 AM 1.9 ftL 11:06 AM 0.4 ftH 5:40 PM 2.2 ft7:15 AM / 6:34 PM
    Wed Oct 14L 12:00 AM 0.4 ftH 6:12 AM 1.9 ftL 11:42 AM 0.4 ftH 6:20 PM 2.1 ft7:16 AM / 6:32 PM
    Thu Oct 15L 12:43 AM 0.5 ftH 6:59 AM 1.8 ftL 12:19 PM 0.5 ftH 7:03 PM 2.1 ft7:17 AM / 6:31 PM
    Fri Oct 16L 1:26 AM 0.5 ftH 7:47 AM 1.7 ftL 1:00 PM 0.5 ftH 7:48 PM 2.0 ft7:18 AM / 6:29 PM
    Sat Oct 17L 2:08 AM 0.6 ftH 8:36 AM 1.7 ftL 1:46 PM 0.6 ftH 8:37 PM 1.9 ft7:19 AM / 6:28 PM
    Sun Oct 18L 2:53 AM 0.6 ftH 9:28 AM 1.7 ftL 2:40 PM 0.6 ftH 9:32 PM 1.9 ft7:19 AM / 6:26 PM
    Mon Oct 19L 3:43 AM 0.6 ftH 10:26 AM 1.7 ftL 3:43 PM 0.6 ftH 10:37 PM 1.8 ft7:20 AM / 6:25 PM
    Tue Oct 20L 4:35 AM 0.6 ftH 11:23 AM 1.7 ftL 4:48 PM 0.6 ftH 11:39 PM 1.8 ft7:21 AM / 6:24 PM
    Wed Oct 21L 5:25 AM 0.5 ftH 12:13 PM 1.8 ftL 5:48 PM 0.5 ft7:23 AM / 6:22 PM
    Thu Oct 22H 12:33 AM 1.9 ftL 6:13 AM 0.4 ftH 12:57 PM 1.9 ftL 6:44 PM 0.4 ft7:24 AM / 6:21 PM
    Fri Oct 23H 1:20 AM 1.9 ftL 6:59 AM 0.3 ftH 1:38 PM 2.0 ftL 7:38 PM 0.3 ft7:25 AM / 6:20 PM
    Sat Oct 24H 2:04 AM 2.0 ftL 7:44 AM 0.3 ftH 2:18 PM 2.1 ftL 8:29 PM 0.2 ft7:26 AM / 6:19 PM
    Sun Oct 25H 2:46 AM 2.0 ftL 8:27 AM 0.2 ftH 2:58 PM 2.2 ftL 9:17 PM 0.2 ft7:27 AM / 6:17 PM
    Mon Oct 26H 3:28 AM 2.0 ftL 9:10 AM 0.1 ftH 3:39 PM 2.3 ftL 10:06 PM 0.2 ft7:28 AM / 6:16 PM
    Tue Oct 27H 4:12 AM 2.0 ftL 9:54 AM 0.1 ftH 4:22 PM 2.3 ftL 10:56 PM 0.2 ft7:29 AM / 6:15 PM
    Wed Oct 28H 4:57 AM 1.9 ftL 10:41 AM 0.2 ftH 5:08 PM 2.3 ftL 11:49 PM 0.2 ft7:30 AM / 6:14 PM
    Thu Oct 29H 5:47 AM 1.9 ftL 11:35 AM 0.2 ftH 5:59 PM 2.2 ft7:31 AM / 6:12 PM
    Fri Oct 30L 12:45 AM 0.3 ftH 6:43 AM 1.8 ftL 12:34 PM 0.3 ftH 6:55 PM 2.1 ft7:32 AM / 6:11 PM
    Sat Oct 31L 1:41 AM 0.3 ftH 7:44 AM 1.8 ftL 1:36 PM 0.3 ftH 7:56 PM 2.0 ft7:33 AM / 6:10 PM
    Sun Nov 1L 1:38 AM 0.3 ftH 7:48 AM 1.8 ftL 1:42 PM 0.3 ftH 8:03 PM 1.9 ft6:34 AM / 5:09 PM
    Mon Nov 2L 2:38 AM 0.3 ftH 8:55 AM 1.8 ftL 2:52 PM 0.3 ftH 9:17 PM 1.8 ft6:35 AM / 5:08 PM
    Tue Nov 3L 3:37 AM 0.3 ftH 10:04 AM 1.8 ftL 3:59 PM 0.3 ftH 10:29 PM 1.8 ft6:36 AM / 5:07 PM
    Wed Nov 4L 4:33 AM 0.2 ftH 11:06 AM 1.9 ftL 5:01 PM 0.2 ftH 11:31 PM 1.8 ft6:37 AM / 5:06 PM
    Thu Nov 5L 5:26 AM 0.2 ftH 12:00 PM 2.0 ftL 5:59 PM 0.2 ft6:38 AM / 5:05 PM
    Fri Nov 6H 12:24 AM 1.9 ftL 6:16 AM 0.1 ftH 12:49 PM 2.0 ftL 6:53 PM 0.1 ft6:39 AM / 5:04 PM
    Sat Nov 7H 1:13 AM 1.9 ftL 7:03 AM 0.1 ftH 1:34 PM 2.1 ftL 7:42 PM 0.1 ft6:41 AM / 5:03 PM
    Sun Nov 8H 1:59 AM 1.9 ftL 7:46 AM 0.1 ftH 2:17 PM 2.1 ftL 8:28 PM 0.1 ft6:42 AM / 5:02 PM
    Mon Nov 9H 2:43 AM 1.8 ftL 8:25 AM 0.1 ftH 2:57 PM 2.1 ftL 9:11 PM 0.1 ft6:43 AM / 5:01 PM
    Tue Nov 10H 3:25 AM 1.8 ftL 9:02 AM 0.2 ftH 3:35 PM 2.1 ftL 9:53 PM 0.1 ft6:44 AM / 5:00 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 Mills Point (south of), Wicomico Riv., Md.

    Beaches

    Boat ramps

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

    Fish in the waters around Mills Point (south of), Wicomico Riv., Md.

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

    • Blue Catfish Ictalurus furcatusBrackish water · 1262 records
    • Blueback Herring Alosa aestivalisSalt water · 175 records
    • Alewife Alosa pseudoharengusSalt water · 110 records
    • Cownose Ray Rhinoptera bonasusSalt water · 20 records
    • Atlantic Silverside Menidia menidiaSalt water · 15 records
    • White Perch Morone americanaSalt water · 11 records
    • Striped Killifish Fundulus majalisSalt water · 11 records
    • Northern Pipefish Syngnathus fuscusSalt water · 10 records
    • Naked Goby Gobiosoma boscSalt water · 10 records
    • Banded Killifish Fundulus diaphanusBrackish water · 9 records
    • Mummichog Fundulus heteroclitusSalt water · 9 records
    • Fourspine Stickleback Apeltes quadracusSalt water · 8 records
    • Rainwater Killifish Lucania parvaSalt water · 7 records
    • Striped Bass Morone saxatilisSalt water · 7 records
    • American Eel Anguilla rostrataSalt water · 7 records
    • Skilletfish Gobiesox strumosusSalt water · 5 records
    • Inland Silverside Menidia beryllinaSalt water · 5 records
    • Oyster Toadfish Opsanus tauSalt water · 4 records
    • Yellow Perch Perca flavescensBrackish water · 4 records
    • Pumpkinseed Lepomis gibbosusBrackish water · 4 records
    • Rough Silverside Membras martinicaSalt water · 4 records
    • Gizzard Shad Dorosoma cepedianumSalt water · 4 records
    • Sheepshead Minnow Cyprinodon variegatusSalt water · 3 records
    • Bluefish Pomatomus saltatrixSalt water · 3 records
    • Atlantic Menhaden Brevoortia tyrannusSalt water · 3 records
    • Spottail Shiner Notropis hudsoniusBrackish water · 2 records
    • Green Goby Microgobius thalassinusSalt water · 2 records
    • Blackfinned Clingfish Gobiesox nigripinnisSalt water · 2 records
    • Bay Anchovy Anchoa mitchilliSalt water · 2 records
    • Spot Croaker Leiostomus xanthurusSalt water · 2 records
    • White Catfish Ameiurus catusBrackish water · 1 record
    • Shorthead Redhorse Moxostoma macrolepidotumBrackish water · 1 record
    • White Sucker Catostomus commersoniiBrackish water · 1 record
    • Golden Shiner Notemigonus crysoleucasBrackish water · 1 record
    Fresh water nearby · 6 species

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

    • Brown Bullhead Ameiurus nebulosusFresh water · 2 records
    • Rock Bass Ambloplites rupestrisFresh water · 2 records
    • Yellow Bullhead Ameiurus natalisFresh water · 1 record
    • Chain Pickerel Esox nigerFresh water · 1 record
    • Swallowtail Shiner Notropis procneFresh water · 1 record
    • Bluntnose Minnow Pimephales notatusFresh 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 Mills Point (south of), Wicomico Riv., Md.

    Mills Point (south of), Wicomico Riv., 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 (2.0 ft). Those spring tides follow the new and full moon by a day or two. The calmest day is Monday, October 19, with only 1.2 ft between the day's highest and lowest water.

    The lowest tide of the month is 0.1 ft at 7:42 PM on Saturday, November 7.

    The highest predicted tide is 2.3 ft at 4:22 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

    Reference station: Washington, Washington Channel, D.C..

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