Shorebite

Sassafras River, Betterton tide chart

Maryland · near Aberdeen Proving Ground (8 mi) · NOAA station 8573704 · times in local time (EDT)

Tides today, Sunday, October 11

12 AM6 AM12 PM6 PM4:29 AM · 0.2 ft10:20 AM · 1.6 ft4:11 PM · 0.1 ft10:42 PM · 2.2 ft2.2 ft
  • Low 4:29 AM 0.2 ft
  • High 10:20 AM 1.6 ft
  • Low 4:11 PM 0.1 ft
  • High 10:42 PM 2.2 ft

Sunrise 7:10 AM · Sunset 6:33 PM · New moon (0%)

Fishing forecast

Hour by hour at Sassafras River, Betterton
98Excellent

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 Sassafras River, Betterton

    Loading the National Weather Service forecast… Open it on weather.gov.

    Marine forecast: Chesapeake Bay north of Pooles Island MD

    Loading the latest National Weather Service forecast… Open it on weather.gov.

    • Water temperature —
    • Nearest weather buoy Baltimore (27 mi): waves, wind and water temperature
    Marine radio: weather channels and VHF

    NOAA Weather Radio

    • 162.500 MHz WX6 WXK97, Sudlersville, MD (16 mi)
    • 162.400 MHz WX2 KEC83, Baltimore, MD (36 mi)

    To get alerts on a weather alert radio, program county code 024029 (Kent).

    VHF marine channels

    • 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

    Weather radio broadcasts are continuous; VHF channels are the US standard. Local harbors and bridges may use others, so check your chart.

    Live readings from NOAA and the National Weather Service, loaded when you open this page.

    How was it out there?

    Been to Sassafras River, Betterton recently? Tap what you saw to help the next person. No account needed.

    Recent reports

    • No reports in the last 30 days yet. Be the first.

    Reports are from visitors and may be wrong. Inappropriate ones are removed.

    Tide times this week

    DayHigh and low tidesSunrise / sunsetMoon
    Sun Oct 11L 4:29 AM 0.2 ftH 10:20 AM 1.6 ftL 4:11 PM 0.1 ftH 10:42 PM 2.2 ft7:10 AM / 6:33 PMNew moon (0%)
    Mon Oct 12L 5:17 AM 0.2 ftH 11:03 AM 1.6 ftL 4:46 PM 0.2 ftH 11:18 PM 2.2 ft7:11 AM / 6:31 PMNew moon (2%)
    Tue Oct 13L 6:03 AM 0.2 ftH 11:43 AM 1.4 ftL 5:19 PM 0.2 ftH 11:54 PM 2.2 ft7:12 AM / 6:30 PMWaxing crescent (6%)
    Wed Oct 14L 6:49 AM 0.2 ftH 12:25 PM 1.3 ftL 5:54 PM 0.2 ft7:13 AM / 6:28 PMWaxing crescent (12%)
    Thu Oct 15H 12:32 AM 2.2 ftL 7:35 AM 0.3 ftH 1:09 PM 1.2 ftL 6:32 PM 0.3 ft7:14 AM / 6:27 PMWaxing crescent (19%)
    Fri Oct 16H 1:13 AM 2.1 ftL 8:23 AM 0.4 ftH 1:59 PM 1.2 ftL 7:13 PM 0.3 ft7:15 AM / 6:25 PMWaxing crescent (28%)
    Sat Oct 17H 1:59 AM 2.1 ftL 9:14 AM 0.4 ftH 2:56 PM 1.2 ftL 8:02 PM 0.4 ft7:16 AM / 6:24 PMFirst quarter (38%)

    Tidal currents near Sassafras River, Betterton

    From NOAA's current predictions for Grove Point, 1.2 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 E (95°) and the ebb toward the WNW (288°). The strongest current this week is 0.6 knots.

    DaySlack water and peak currents
    Sun Oct 11Ebb 1:01 AM 0.4 knSlack 4:30 AMFlood 7:08 AM 0.3 knSlack 9:56 AMEbb 12:49 PM 0.3 knSlack 3:38 PMFlood 7:11 PM 0.6 knSlack 10:41 PM
    Mon Oct 12Ebb 1:47 AM 0.4 knSlack 5:22 AMFlood 7:54 AM 0.3 knSlack 10:38 AMEbb 1:29 PM 0.3 knSlack 4:15 PMFlood 7:52 PM 0.6 knSlack 11:24 PM
    Tue Oct 13Ebb 2:33 AM 0.4 knSlack 6:13 AMFlood 8:40 AM 0.2 knSlack 11:21 AMEbb 2:10 PM 0.2 knSlack 4:52 PMFlood 8:34 PM 0.5 kn
    Wed Oct 14Slack 12:08 AMEbb 3:18 AM 0.4 knSlack 7:04 AMFlood 9:27 AM 0.2 knSlack 12:06 PMEbb 2:52 PM 0.2 knSlack 5:31 PMFlood 9:16 PM 0.5 kn
    Thu Oct 15Slack 12:52 AMEbb 4:05 AM 0.4 knSlack 7:56 AMFlood 10:17 AM 0.2 knSlack 12:56 PMEbb 3:38 PM 0.2 knSlack 6:12 PMFlood 10:02 PM 0.5 kn
    Fri Oct 16Slack 1:38 AMEbb 4:54 AM 0.3 knSlack 8:49 AMFlood 11:11 AM 0.2 knSlack 1:53 PMEbb 4:29 PM 0.1 knSlack 7:00 PMFlood 10:51 PM 0.4 kn
    Sat Oct 17Slack 2:26 AMEbb 5:46 AM 0.3 knSlack 9:41 AMFlood 12:08 PM 0.2 knSlack 2:57 PMEbb 5:28 PM 0.1 knSlack 7:55 PMFlood 11:46 PM 0.4 kn

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

    Best fishing times at Sassafras River, Betterton

    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 PM12:16 AM–2:16 AM, 12:39 PM–2:39 PM7:52 AM–8:52 AM, 6:18 PM–7:18 PM
    Mon Oct 1285 · Excellent1:00 AM–3:00 AM, 2:00 PM–3:00 PM1:02 AM–3:02 AM, 1:25 PM–3:25 PM8:57 AM–9:57 AM, 6:47 PM–7:47 PM
    Tue Oct 1372 · Good2:00 AM–3:00 AM1:49 AM–3:49 AM, 2:13 PM–4:13 PM10:01 AM–11:01 AM, 7:21 PM–8:21 PM
    Wed Oct 1457 · Good3:00 AM–4:00 AM2:38 AM–4:38 AM, 3:03 PM–5:03 PM11:02 AM–12:02 PM, 8:02 PM–9:02 PM
    Thu Oct 1547 · Fair4:00 AM–5:00 AM3:29 AM–5:29 AM, 3:54 PM–5:54 PM11:58 AM–12:58 PM, 8:49 PM–9:49 PM
    Fri Oct 1649 · Fair5:00 AM–6:00 AM, 5:00 PM–6:00 PM4:19 AM–6:19 AM, 4:45 PM–6:45 PM12:48 PM–1:48 PM, 9:43 PM–10:43 PM
    Sat Oct 1756 · Good6:00 AM–7:00 AM, 6:00 PM–7:00 PM5:10 AM–7:10 AM, 5:34 PM–7:34 PM1:31 PM–2:31 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. 0.1 ft at 4:11 PM on Sunday, October 11
    2. 0.2 ft at 4:46 PM on Monday, October 12
    3. 0.2 ft at 2:15 PM on Saturday, October 24
    4. 0.2 ft at 5:19 PM on Tuesday, October 13
    5. 0.2 ft at 1:40 PM on Friday, October 23
    6. 0.2 ft at 5:54 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 4:29 AM 0.2 ftH 10:20 AM 1.6 ftL 4:11 PM 0.1 ftH 10:42 PM 2.2 ft7:10 AM / 6:33 PM
    Mon Oct 12L 5:17 AM 0.2 ftH 11:03 AM 1.6 ftL 4:46 PM 0.2 ftH 11:18 PM 2.2 ft7:11 AM / 6:31 PM
    Tue Oct 13L 6:03 AM 0.2 ftH 11:43 AM 1.4 ftL 5:19 PM 0.2 ftH 11:54 PM 2.2 ft7:12 AM / 6:30 PM
    Wed Oct 14L 6:49 AM 0.2 ftH 12:25 PM 1.3 ftL 5:54 PM 0.2 ft7:13 AM / 6:28 PM
    Thu Oct 15H 12:32 AM 2.2 ftL 7:35 AM 0.3 ftH 1:09 PM 1.2 ftL 6:32 PM 0.3 ft7:14 AM / 6:27 PM
    Fri Oct 16H 1:13 AM 2.1 ftL 8:23 AM 0.4 ftH 1:59 PM 1.2 ftL 7:13 PM 0.3 ft7:15 AM / 6:25 PM
    Sat Oct 17H 1:59 AM 2.1 ftL 9:14 AM 0.4 ftH 2:56 PM 1.2 ftL 8:02 PM 0.4 ft7:16 AM / 6:24 PM
    Sun Oct 18H 2:48 AM 2.0 ftL 10:06 AM 0.4 ftH 3:57 PM 1.2 ftL 8:58 PM 0.5 ft7:18 AM / 6:22 PM
    Mon Oct 19H 3:41 AM 1.9 ftL 10:57 AM 0.4 ftH 4:57 PM 1.3 ftL 10:04 PM 0.6 ft7:19 AM / 6:21 PM
    Tue Oct 20H 4:36 AM 1.9 ftL 11:44 AM 0.3 ftH 5:52 PM 1.4 ftL 11:15 PM 0.6 ft7:20 AM / 6:19 PM
    Wed Oct 21H 5:32 AM 1.8 ftL 12:26 PM 0.3 ftH 6:41 PM 1.5 ft7:21 AM / 6:18 PM
    Thu Oct 22L 12:22 AM 0.5 ftH 6:29 AM 1.8 ftL 1:04 PM 0.2 ftH 7:24 PM 1.7 ft7:22 AM / 6:17 PM
    Fri Oct 23L 1:23 AM 0.4 ftH 7:24 AM 1.7 ftL 1:40 PM 0.2 ftH 8:04 PM 1.9 ft7:23 AM / 6:15 PM
    Sat Oct 24L 2:18 AM 0.3 ftH 8:17 AM 1.7 ftL 2:15 PM 0.2 ftH 8:42 PM 2.1 ft7:24 AM / 6:14 PM
    Sun Oct 25L 3:10 AM 0.2 ftH 9:05 AM 1.6 ftL 2:50 PM 0.1 ftH 9:21 PM 2.2 ft7:25 AM / 6:13 PM
    Mon Oct 26L 4:00 AM 0.1 ftH 9:49 AM 1.5 ftL 3:27 PM 0.1 ftH 10:00 PM 2.4 ft7:26 AM / 6:11 PM
    Tue Oct 27L 4:48 AM 0.1 ftH 10:32 AM 1.4 ftL 4:06 PM 0.1 ftH 10:42 PM 2.4 ft7:27 AM / 6:10 PM
    Wed Oct 28L 5:36 AM 0.1 ftH 11:14 AM 1.4 ftL 4:49 PM 0.1 ftH 11:27 PM 2.4 ft7:28 AM / 6:09 PM
    Thu Oct 29L 6:25 AM 0.2 ftH 11:59 AM 1.3 ftL 5:36 PM 0.1 ft7:29 AM / 6:08 PM
    Fri Oct 30H 12:15 AM 2.4 ftL 7:16 AM 0.3 ftH 12:52 PM 1.3 ftL 6:29 PM 0.1 ft7:30 AM / 6:07 PM
    Sat Oct 31H 1:09 AM 2.2 ftL 8:11 AM 0.3 ftH 1:55 PM 1.3 ftL 7:28 PM 0.2 ft7:32 AM / 6:05 PM
    Sun Nov 1H 1:09 AM 2.1 ftL 8:10 AM 0.4 ftH 2:09 PM 1.3 ftL 7:37 PM 0.4 ft6:33 AM / 5:04 PM
    Mon Nov 2H 2:15 AM 1.9 ftL 9:13 AM 0.3 ftH 3:23 PM 1.4 ftL 8:57 PM 0.5 ft6:34 AM / 5:03 PM
    Tue Nov 3H 3:24 AM 1.8 ftL 10:14 AM 0.3 ftH 4:33 PM 1.6 ftL 10:21 PM 0.5 ft6:35 AM / 5:02 PM
    Wed Nov 4H 4:32 AM 1.7 ftL 11:09 AM 0.2 ftH 5:35 PM 1.8 ftL 11:38 PM 0.4 ft6:36 AM / 5:01 PM
    Thu Nov 5H 5:37 AM 1.7 ftL 11:58 AM 0.2 ftH 6:30 PM 1.9 ft6:37 AM / 5:00 PM
    Fri Nov 6L 12:44 AM 0.3 ftH 6:37 AM 1.6 ftL 12:42 PM 0.2 ftH 7:18 PM 2.0 ft6:38 AM / 4:59 PM
    Sat Nov 7L 1:42 AM 0.3 ftH 7:32 AM 1.6 ftL 1:23 PM 0.1 ftH 8:00 PM 2.2 ft6:39 AM / 4:58 PM
    Sun Nov 8L 2:34 AM 0.2 ftH 8:20 AM 1.5 ftL 2:01 PM 0.1 ftH 8:39 PM 2.2 ft6:41 AM / 4:57 PM
    Mon Nov 9L 3:22 AM 0.2 ftH 9:04 AM 1.5 ftL 2:37 PM 0.2 ftH 9:16 PM 2.3 ft6:42 AM / 4:56 PM
    Tue Nov 10L 4:07 AM 0.2 ftH 9:44 AM 1.4 ftL 3:12 PM 0.2 ftH 9:51 PM 2.3 ft6:43 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 Sassafras River, Betterton

    Beaches

    Boat ramps

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

    Fish in the waters around Sassafras River, Betterton

    24 kinds of fish, sharks and rays have been recorded within 15 km (about 9 miles) of this spot, most often Rough Silverside, Spottail Shiner, Pumpkinseed. The bar shows how many records each has.

    • Rough Silverside Membras martinicaSalt water · 37 records
    • Spottail Shiner Notropis hudsoniusBrackish water · 26 records
    • Pumpkinseed Lepomis gibbosusBrackish water · 24 records
    • White Perch Morone americanaSalt water · 24 records
    • Common Carp Cyprinus carpioBrackish water · 21 records
    • Yellow Perch Perca flavescensBrackish water · 19 records
    • Banded Killifish Fundulus diaphanusBrackish water · 15 records
    • Gizzard Shad Dorosoma cepedianumSalt water · 13 records
    • American Eel Anguilla rostrataSalt water · 12 records
    • Blueback Herring Alosa aestivalisSalt water · 11 records
    • Striped Bass Morone saxatilisSalt water · 10 records
    • American Shad Alosa sapidissimaSalt water · 9 records
    • Goldfish Carassius auratusBrackish water · 9 records
    • Atlantic Needlefish Strongylura marinaSalt water · 9 records
    • White Catfish Ameiurus catusBrackish water · 8 records
    • Atlantic Silverside Menidia menidiaSalt water · 7 records
    • Alewife Alosa pseudoharengusSalt water · 7 records
    • Inland Silverside Menidia beryllinaSalt water · 6 records
    • Bay Anchovy Anchoa mitchilliSalt water · 6 records
    • Spot Croaker Leiostomus xanthurusSalt water · 5 records
    • Golden Shiner Notemigonus crysoleucasBrackish water · 4 records
    • Mummichog Fundulus heteroclitusSalt water · 4 records
    • Atlantic Menhaden Brevoortia tyrannusSalt water · 3 records
    • Blue Catfish Ictalurus furcatusBrackish water · 2 records
    Fresh water nearby · 16 species

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

    • Largemouth Bass Micropterus salmoidesFresh water · 99 records
    • Northern Snakehead Channa argusFresh water · 75 records
    • Black Crappie Pomoxis nigromaculatusFresh water · 26 records
    • Bluegill Lepomis macrochirusFresh water · 12 records
    • Brown Bullhead Ameiurus nebulosusFresh water · 10 records
    • Channel Catfish Ictalurus punctatusFresh water · 10 records
    • Tessellated Darter Etheostoma olmstediFresh water · 9 records
    • White Crappie Pomoxis annularisFresh water · 8 records
    • Eastern Silvery Minnow Hybognathus regiusFresh water · 6 records
    • Smallmouth Bass Micropterus dolomieuFresh water · 4 records
    • Chain Pickerel Esox nigerFresh water · 3 records
    • Golden Redhorse Moxostoma erythrurumFresh water · 3 records
    • Flathead Catfish Pylodictis olivarisFresh water · 2 records
    • Bridle Shiner Notropis bifrenatusFresh water · 2 records
    • Mississippi Silvery Minnow Hybognathus nuchalisFresh water · 2 records
    • Redear Sunfish Lepomis microlophusFresh 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 Sassafras River, Betterton

    Sassafras River, Betterton 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 1.5 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 2.4 ft, and again around Tuesday, November 10 (2.1 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 Wednesday, November 4, with only 1.5 ft between the day's highest and lowest water.

    The lowest tide of the month is 0.1 ft at 4:49 PM on Wednesday, October 28.

    The highest predicted tide is 2.4 ft at 10:42 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.

    Station details

    Nearby tide stations

    Put these tides on your website

    Free for marinas, bait shops, clubs, rentals and anyone else. Paste this where you want the tide card to appear:

    How it works