Chesapeake Beach Tides Today
Calvert County, MD · NOAA 8576363
- High1:06AM1.1 ft
- Low7:20AM0.2 ft
- High1:47PM1.4 ft
- Low8:18PM0.4 ft
Local Eastern time. Heights in feet above average low water (MLLW). Shaded bands are today's best fishing windows.
Fishing Outlook
The low tide at 7:20 AM lands near sunrise, and the tides are among the strongest this week.
Best Windows Today
- 6:20 to 8:20 AMaround low tide
- 12:47 to 2:47 PMaround high tide
Tides here are small, so wind can move the water more than the moon does.
Solunar Times
- Minor3:28 to 4:28 AMmoonrise
- Major8:45 to 10:45 AMmoon overhead
- Minor2:53 to 3:53 PMmoonset
- Major9:07 to 11:07 PMmoon underfoot
Major periods are the two hours around the moon overhead or underfoot. Minor periods are the hour around moonrise and moonset.
Fishing Outlook
The low tide at 7:55 AM lands near sunrise, and the tides are among the strongest this week.
Best Windows Today
- 6:55 to 8:55 AMaround low tide
- 1:33 to 3:33 PMaround high tide
Tides here are small, so wind can move the water more than the moon does.
Solunar Times
- Minor4:33 to 5:33 AMmoonrise
- Major9:29 to 11:29 AMmoon overhead
- Minor3:18 to 4:18 PMmoonset
- Major9:52 to 11:52 PMmoon underfoot
Major periods are the two hours around the moon overhead or underfoot. Minor periods are the hour around moonrise and moonset.
Fishing here? See Maryland fishing license info and size and bag limits from the Maryland Department of Natural Resources.
Weather and Wind
- This AfternoonHigh 66°Rain showers 96% rainNE 6 mph
- TonightLow 46°Isolated rain showers then mostly cloudy 18% rainW 5 to 14 mph
- SaturdayHigh 59°Sunny 1% rainNW 14 mph
Boating Forecast
Chesapeake Bay from North Beach to Drum Point MD · issued Fri 12:30 PM
- This Afternoon
- N winds 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt... diminishing to 5 kt late. Waves 1 ft. Showers.
- Tonight
- SE winds 5 kt...becoming NW 15 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt in the late evening and overnight. Waves 1 ft...building to 3 ft after midnight.
- Sat
- NW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft.
From the National Weather Service. Arrows point the way the wind blows.
Next 7 Days
30 Day Tide Table| Day | Fishing | High Tides | Low Tides | Moon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SaturdayNov 7 | 1:48 AM 1.1 ft2:33 PM 1.5 ft | 7:55 AM 0.1 ft9:12 PM 0.4 ft | ||
| SundayNov 8 | 2:29 AM 1.0 ft3:18 PM 1.5 ft | 8:29 AM 0.1 ft10:03 PM 0.4 ft | ||
| MondayNov 9 | 3:12 AM 1.0 ft4:00 PM 1.5 ft | 9:04 AM 0.1 ft10:49 PM 0.4 ft | ||
| TuesdayNov 10 | 3:56 AM 0.9 ft4:40 PM 1.5 ft | 9:39 AM 0.1 ft11:32 PM 0.4 ft | ||
| WednesdayNov 11 | 4:39 AM 0.9 ft5:19 PM 1.4 ft | 10:14 AM 0.2 ft | ||
| ThursdayNov 12 | 5:19 AM 0.9 ft5:57 PM 1.4 ft | 12:15 AM 0.4 ft10:48 AM 0.2 ft | ||
| FridayNov 13 | 5:59 AM 0.8 ft6:37 PM 1.3 ft | 1:01 AM 0.4 ft11:22 AM 0.2 ft |
About the Tides at Chesapeake Beach
Chesapeake Beach gets two high tides and two low tides most days, and they are not a matched pair. One high or one low each day is clearly bigger than the other. On a typical day the water rises and falls about 1.1 feet.
Over the next two weeks the biggest tides come on Sunday, November 8, when the water moves about 1.4 feet. The lowest water is 0.0 ft on Saturday, November 21 at 6:17 AM, and the highest is 1.5 ft on Sunday, November 8 at 3:18 PM.
NOAA works out the times here from its reference station at Baltimore, Fort McHenry, adjusted for this location.
Official NOAA prediction for station 8576363, Chesapeake Beach, timed from its reference station Baltimore, Fort McHenry (8574680). Updated Fri, 06 Nov 2026 17:46 GMT.