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Ocean City (Isle of Wight Bay) tide chart

Maryland · Ocean City · NOAA station 8570282 · times in local time (EDT)

Tides today, Sunday, October 11

12 AM6 AM12 PM6 PM2:35 AM · 0.0 ft8:51 AM · 2.9 ft3:13 PM · 0.0 ft9:10 PM · 2.4 ft2.9 ft
  • Low 2:35 AM 0.0 ft
  • High 8:51 AM 2.9 ft
  • Low 3:13 PM 0.0 ft
  • High 9:10 PM 2.4 ft

Sunrise 7:06 AM · Sunset 6:30 PM · New moon (0%)

Fishing forecast

Hour by hour at Ocean City (Isle of Wight Bay)
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 Ocean City (Isle of Wight Bay)

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    Marine forecast: Coastal waters from Fenwick Island DE to Chincoteague VA out 20 NM

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    • 162.550 MHz WX1 WXJ94, Lewes, DE (22 mi)
    • 162.475 MHz WX3 KEC92, Salisbury, DE (32 mi)

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    • Ch 16 Distress, safety and calling
    • Ch 9 Boater-to-boater calling
    • Ch 22A Coast Guard safety broadcasts
    • Ch 13 Bridge-to-bridge (big ships, drawbridges)
    • Ch 68, 69, 71, 72, 78A Recreational chat

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    Tide times this week

    DayHigh and low tidesSunrise / sunsetMoon
    Sun Oct 11L 2:35 AM 0.0 ftH 8:51 AM 2.9 ftL 3:13 PM 0.0 ftH 9:10 PM 2.4 ft7:06 AM / 6:30 PMNew moon (0%)
    Mon Oct 12L 3:12 AM 0.1 ftH 9:31 AM 2.9 ftL 3:55 PM 0.1 ftH 9:50 PM 2.3 ft7:07 AM / 6:28 PMNew moon (2%)
    Tue Oct 13L 3:49 AM 0.2 ftH 10:12 AM 2.9 ftL 4:37 PM 0.3 ftH 10:30 PM 2.2 ft7:08 AM / 6:27 PMWaxing crescent (6%)
    Wed Oct 14L 4:28 AM 0.4 ftH 10:54 AM 2.8 ftL 5:21 PM 0.6 ftH 11:12 PM 2.0 ft7:09 AM / 6:25 PMWaxing crescent (12%)
    Thu Oct 15L 5:09 AM 0.6 ftH 11:38 AM 2.6 ftL 6:08 PM 0.8 ftH 11:55 PM 1.9 ft7:10 AM / 6:24 PMWaxing crescent (19%)
    Fri Oct 16L 5:54 AM 0.7 ftH 12:26 PM 2.5 ftL 6:59 PM 1.0 ft7:11 AM / 6:22 PMWaxing crescent (28%)
    Sat Oct 17H 12:43 AM 1.8 ftL 6:44 AM 0.9 ftH 1:18 PM 2.4 ftL 7:54 PM 1.1 ft7:12 AM / 6:21 PMFirst quarter (38%)

    Best fishing times at Ocean City (Isle of Wight 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 PM12:12 AM–2:12 AM, 12:35 PM–2:35 PM7:46 AM–8:46 AM, 6:16 PM–7:16 PM
    Mon Oct 1274 · Good1:00 PM–3:00 PM, 1:00 AM–2:00 AM12:58 AM–2:58 AM, 1:21 PM–3:21 PM8:50 AM–9:50 AM, 6:46 PM–7:46 PM
    Tue Oct 1358 · Good2:00 AM–3:00 AM, 2:00 PM–4:00 PM1:45 AM–3:45 AM, 2:09 PM–4:09 PM9:53 AM–10:53 AM, 7:21 PM–8:21 PM
    Wed Oct 1443 · Fair3:00 PM–4:00 PM, 3:00 AM–4:00 AM2:34 AM–4:34 AM, 2:59 PM–4:59 PM10:54 AM–11:54 AM, 8:02 PM–9:02 PM
    Thu Oct 1530 · Slow3:25 AM–5:25 AM, 3:50 PM–5:50 PM11:50 AM–12:50 PM, 8:49 PM–9:49 PM
    Fri Oct 1631 · Slow5:00 PM–6:00 PM4:15 AM–6:15 AM, 4:41 PM–6:41 PM12:40 PM–1:40 PM, 9:43 PM–10:43 PM
    Sat Oct 1734 · Slow6:00 PM–7:00 PM5:06 AM–7:06 AM, 5:30 PM–7:30 PM1:23 PM–2:23 PM, 10:42 PM–11:42 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 3:13 PM on Sunday, October 11
    2. 0.1 ft at 3:55 PM on Monday, October 12
    3. 0.2 ft at 1:11 PM on Saturday, October 24
    4. 0.3 ft at 4:37 PM on Tuesday, October 13
    5. 0.4 ft at 12:22 PM on Friday, October 23
    6. 0.6 ft at 5:21 PM on Wednesday, October 14

    Tide table: October 11 to November 10, 2026

    Full 2026 tide table Full 2027 tide table

    DayHigh and low tidesSunrise / sunset
    Sun Oct 11L 2:35 AM 0.0 ftH 8:51 AM 2.9 ftL 3:13 PM 0.0 ftH 9:10 PM 2.4 ft7:06 AM / 6:30 PM
    Mon Oct 12L 3:12 AM 0.1 ftH 9:31 AM 2.9 ftL 3:55 PM 0.1 ftH 9:50 PM 2.3 ft7:07 AM / 6:28 PM
    Tue Oct 13L 3:49 AM 0.2 ftH 10:12 AM 2.9 ftL 4:37 PM 0.3 ftH 10:30 PM 2.2 ft7:08 AM / 6:27 PM
    Wed Oct 14L 4:28 AM 0.4 ftH 10:54 AM 2.8 ftL 5:21 PM 0.6 ftH 11:12 PM 2.0 ft7:09 AM / 6:25 PM
    Thu Oct 15L 5:09 AM 0.6 ftH 11:38 AM 2.6 ftL 6:08 PM 0.8 ftH 11:55 PM 1.9 ft7:10 AM / 6:24 PM
    Fri Oct 16L 5:54 AM 0.7 ftH 12:26 PM 2.5 ftL 6:59 PM 1.0 ft7:11 AM / 6:22 PM
    Sat Oct 17H 12:43 AM 1.8 ftL 6:44 AM 0.9 ftH 1:18 PM 2.4 ftL 7:54 PM 1.1 ft7:12 AM / 6:21 PM
    Sun Oct 18H 1:37 AM 1.8 ftL 7:40 AM 1.0 ftH 2:15 PM 2.4 ftL 8:49 PM 1.1 ft7:13 AM / 6:20 PM
    Mon Oct 19H 2:37 AM 1.8 ftL 8:39 AM 1.0 ftH 3:15 PM 2.3 ftL 9:41 PM 1.1 ft7:14 AM / 6:18 PM
    Tue Oct 20H 3:40 AM 1.9 ftL 9:38 AM 0.9 ftH 4:11 PM 2.4 ftL 10:30 PM 0.9 ft7:15 AM / 6:17 PM
    Wed Oct 21H 4:36 AM 2.1 ftL 10:35 AM 0.8 ftH 5:01 PM 2.5 ftL 11:15 PM 0.7 ft7:16 AM / 6:15 PM
    Thu Oct 22H 5:25 AM 2.3 ftL 11:30 AM 0.6 ftH 5:47 PM 2.5 ftL 11:58 PM 0.5 ft7:17 AM / 6:14 PM
    Fri Oct 23H 6:11 AM 2.6 ftL 12:22 PM 0.4 ftH 6:31 PM 2.6 ft7:18 AM / 6:13 PM
    Sat Oct 24L 12:40 AM 0.3 ftH 6:55 AM 2.8 ftL 1:11 PM 0.2 ftH 7:15 PM 2.6 ft7:19 AM / 6:12 PM
    Sun Oct 25L 1:21 AM 0.1 ftH 7:39 AM 3.0 ftL 2:00 PM 0.0 ftH 7:59 PM 2.6 ft7:20 AM / 6:10 PM
    Mon Oct 26L 2:03 AM -0.1 ftH 8:24 AM 3.2 ftL 2:48 PM -0.1 ftH 8:45 PM 2.5 ft7:21 AM / 6:09 PM
    Tue Oct 27L 2:47 AM -0.2 ftH 9:11 AM 3.3 ftL 3:37 PM -0.1 ftH 9:32 PM 2.5 ft7:22 AM / 6:08 PM
    Wed Oct 28L 3:32 AM -0.2 ftH 10:01 AM 3.3 ftL 4:28 PM 0.0 ftH 10:21 PM 2.3 ft7:23 AM / 6:07 PM
    Thu Oct 29L 4:21 AM -0.1 ftH 10:53 AM 3.2 ftL 5:23 PM 0.1 ftH 11:13 PM 2.2 ft7:24 AM / 6:05 PM
    Fri Oct 30L 5:15 AM 0.0 ftH 11:47 AM 3.1 ftL 6:22 PM 0.3 ft7:25 AM / 6:04 PM
    Sat Oct 31H 12:09 AM 2.1 ftL 6:14 AM 0.1 ftH 12:46 PM 2.9 ftL 7:25 PM 0.4 ft7:26 AM / 6:03 PM
    Sun Nov 1H 1:10 AM 2.0 ftL 6:19 AM 0.3 ftH 12:50 PM 2.8 ftL 7:29 PM 0.5 ft6:27 AM / 5:02 PM
    Mon Nov 2H 1:20 AM 2.0 ftL 7:28 AM 0.4 ftH 1:57 PM 2.6 ftL 8:31 PM 0.4 ft6:28 AM / 5:01 PM
    Tue Nov 3H 2:33 AM 2.1 ftL 8:37 AM 0.4 ftH 3:04 PM 2.5 ftL 9:28 PM 0.3 ft6:29 AM / 5:00 PM
    Wed Nov 4H 3:40 AM 2.2 ftL 9:45 AM 0.3 ftH 4:03 PM 2.4 ftL 10:20 PM 0.2 ft6:30 AM / 4:59 PM
    Thu Nov 5H 4:36 AM 2.4 ftL 10:48 AM 0.3 ftH 4:54 PM 2.4 ftL 11:05 PM 0.1 ft6:31 AM / 4:58 PM
    Fri Nov 6H 5:23 AM 2.6 ftL 11:43 AM 0.2 ftH 5:39 PM 2.3 ftL 11:47 PM 0.1 ft6:33 AM / 4:57 PM
    Sat Nov 7H 6:06 AM 2.7 ftL 12:32 PM 0.1 ftH 6:21 PM 2.2 ft6:34 AM / 4:56 PM
    Sun Nov 8L 12:26 AM 0.0 ftH 6:46 AM 2.8 ftL 1:15 PM 0.1 ftH 7:02 PM 2.2 ft6:35 AM / 4:55 PM
    Mon Nov 9L 1:04 AM 0.0 ftH 7:26 AM 2.8 ftL 1:55 PM 0.1 ftH 7:42 PM 2.1 ft6:36 AM / 4:54 PM
    Tue Nov 10L 1:41 AM 0.1 ftH 8:06 AM 2.8 ftL 2:34 PM 0.2 ftH 8:22 PM 2.0 ft6:37 AM / 4:53 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 Ocean City (Isle of Wight Bay)

    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 Ocean City (Isle of Wight Bay)

    40 kinds of fish, sharks and rays have been recorded within 15 km (about 9 miles) of this spot, most often Cownose Ray, Dusky Shark, Spotted Hake. The bar shows how many records each has.

    • Cownose Ray Rhinoptera bonasusSalt water · 1044 records
    • Dusky Shark Carcharhinus obscurusSalt water · 165 records
    • Spotted Hake Urophycis regiaSalt water · 146 records
    • Windowpane Scophthalmus aquosusSalt water · 139 records
    • Summer Flounder Paralichthys dentatusSalt water · 135 records
    • Smooth Dogfish Mustelus canisSalt water · 126 records
    • Butterfish Peprilus triacanthusSalt water · 116 records
    • Weakfish Cynoscion regalisSalt water · 107 records
    • Common Skate Leucoraja erinaceaSalt water · 101 records
    • Clearnose Skate Raja eglanteriaSalt water · 101 records
    • Bay Anchovy Anchoa mitchilliSalt water · 98 records
    • Spot Croaker Leiostomus xanthurusSalt water · 93 records
    • Atlantic Croaker Micropogonias undulatusSalt water · 78 records
    • Bluefish Pomatomus saltatrixSalt water · 78 records
    • Broad-striped Anchovy Anchoa hepsetusSalt water · 68 records
    • Striped Searobin Prionotus evolansSalt water · 65 records
    • Northern Puffer Sphoeroides maculatusSalt water · 59 records
    • Striped Cusk-eel Ophidion marginatumSalt water · 57 records
    • Red Hake Urophycis chussSalt water · 54 records
    • Silver Hake Merluccius bilinearisSalt water · 52 records
    • Hogchoker Trinectes maculatusSalt water · 51 records
    • Bullnose Eagle Ray Myliobatis freminvilleiSalt water · 51 records
    • Winter Skate Leucoraja ocellataSalt water · 51 records
    • Porgy Stenotomus chrysopsSalt water · 49 records
    • Northern Searobin Prionotus carolinusSalt water · 43 records
    • Blueback Herring Alosa aestivalisSalt water · 41 records
    • Alewife Alosa pseudoharengusSalt water · 41 records
    • Spurdog Squalus acanthiasSalt water · 39 records
    • Smallmouth Flounder Etropus microstomusSalt water · 37 records
    • Silver Croaker Bairdiella chrysouraSalt water · 35 records
    • American Shad Alosa sapidissimaSalt water · 32 records
    • Atlantic Herring Clupea harengusSalt water · 29 records
    • Atlantic Menhaden Brevoortia tyrannusSalt water · 27 records
    • Atlantic Moonfish Selene setapinnisSalt water · 25 records
    • Atlantic Silverside Menidia menidiaSalt water · 25 records
    • Black Sea Bass Centropristis striataSalt water · 24 records
    • Southern Kingfish Menticirrhus americanusSalt water · 24 records
    • Striped Burrfish Chilomycterus schoepfiiSalt water · 22 records
    • Gulf Minkfish Menticirrhus saxatilisSalt water · 21 records
    • Winter Flounder Pseudopleuronectes americanusSalt water · 21 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 Ocean City (Isle of Wight Bay)

    Ocean City (Isle of Wight Bay) 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 2.1 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 3.5 ft, and again around Sunday, October 11 (2.9 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 Monday, October 19, with only 1.4 ft between the day's highest and lowest water.

    The lowest tide of the month is -0.2 ft at 3:32 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 3.3 ft at 10:01 AM 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: Ocean City (Fishing Pier).

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