Matapeake Tides Today
Near Stevensville · Kent Island · Queen Anne's County, MD · NOAA 8572770
- High2:38AM1.2 ft
- Low8:41AM0.2 ft
- High3:22PM1.4 ft
- Low9:29PM0.4 ft
Local Eastern time. Heights in feet above average low water (MLLW). Shaded bands are today's best fishing windows.
Fishing Outlook
No tide change lands near sunrise or sunset, and tide strength is about average.
Best Windows Today
- 7:41 to 9:41 AMaround low tide
- 2:22 to 4:22 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
- Major8:44 to 10:44 AMmoon overhead
- Minor2:52 to 3:52 PMmoonset
- Major9:06 to 11:06 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 high tide at 4:09 PM lands near sunset, and the tides are among the strongest this week.
Best Windows Today
- 8:19 to 10:19 AMaround low tide
- 3:09 to 5:09 PMaround high tide
Tides here are small, so wind can move the water more than the moon does.
Solunar Times
- Minor4:32 to 5:32 AMmoonrise
- Major9:29 to 11:29 AMmoon overhead
- Minor3:17 to 4:17 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 68°Chance light rain 31% rainN 5 mph
- TonightLow 48°Mostly cloudy 3% rainN 5 to 20 mph
- SaturdayHigh 59°Sunny 1% rainNW 15 to 20 mph
Boating Forecast
Chesapeake Bay from Sandy Point to North Beach MD · issued Fri 12:30 PM
- This Afternoon
- NE winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. Showers.
- Tonight
- S winds 5 kt...becoming NW 15 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt in the late evening and overnight. Waves 1 to 2 ft.
- Sat
- NW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt. Waves 2 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 | 3:22 AM 1.1 ft4:09 PM 1.4 ft | 9:19 AM 0.2 ft10:25 PM 0.4 ft | ||
| SundayNov 8 | 4:02 AM 1.1 ft4:52 PM 1.5 ft | 9:54 AM 0.1 ft11:17 PM 0.4 ft | ||
| MondayNov 9 | 4:39 AM 1.0 ft5:33 PM 1.5 ft | 10:30 AM 0.1 ft | ||
| TuesdayNov 10 | 5:14 AM 0.9 ft6:13 PM 1.5 ft | 12:05 AM 0.4 ft11:06 AM 0.1 ft | ||
| WednesdayNov 11 | 5:50 AM 0.9 ft6:52 PM 1.5 ft | 12:51 AM 0.4 ft11:44 AM 0.0 ft | ||
| ThursdayNov 12 | 6:27 AM 0.8 ft7:31 PM 1.5 ft | 1:35 AM 0.5 ft12:23 PM 0.1 ft | ||
| FridayNov 13 | 7:07 AM 0.8 ft8:12 PM 1.4 ft | 2:18 AM 0.5 ft1:06 PM 0.1 ft |
About the Tides at Matapeake
Matapeake 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 1.3 feet.
Over the next two weeks the biggest tides come on Wednesday, November 11, when the water moves about 1.5 feet. The lowest water is 0.0 ft on Saturday, November 21 at 7:45 AM, and the highest is 1.5 ft on Tuesday, November 10 at 6:13 PM.
NOAA predicts the tides here from years of measurements at station 8572770.
Official NOAA prediction for station 8572770, Matapeake, Kent Island. Updated Fri, 06 Nov 2026 17:46 GMT.