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Ocean City (Isle of Wight Bay) Tides Today

Worcester County, MD · NOAA 8570282

Right nowFri Nov 6
Next tide
Today69°W 8 to 13 mph · Showers and thunderstorms
5:23 AM2.6 ft11:43 AM0.2 ft5:39 PM2.3 ft11:47 PM0.1 ft
  1. High5:23AM2.6 ft
  2. Low11:43AM0.2 ft
  3. High5:39PM2.3 ft
  4. Low11:47PM0.1 ft

Local Eastern time. Heights in feet above average low water (MLLW). Shaded bands are today's best fishing windows.

Fishing Outlook

The high tide at 5:23 AM lands near sunrise, and the tides are among the strongest this week.

Best Windows Today

  • 4:23 to 6:23 AMaround high tide
  • 10:43 AM to 12:43 PMaround low tide
  • 4:39 to 6:39 PMaround high tide

Solunar Times

  • Minor3:22 to 4:22 AMmoonrise
  • Major8:39 to 10:39 AMmoon overhead
  • Minor2:47 to 3:47 PMmoonset
  • Major9:01 to 11:01 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

  • TodayHigh 69°Showers and thunderstorms 100% rainW 8 to 13 mph
  • TonightLow 51°Showers and thunderstorms 100% rainN 3 to 12 mph
  • SaturdayHigh 59°SunnyNW 13 to 16 mph

Boating Forecast

Coastal waters from Fenwick Island DE to Chincoteague VA out 20 NM · issued Fri 10:49 AM

Rest Of Today
SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas around 4 ft, occasionally to 6 ft. Wave Detail: SE 4 ft at 9 seconds. Showers with a slight chance of tstms late this morning, then showers with a chance of tstms this afternoon.
Tonight
N winds 5 to 10 kt with gusts up to 15 kt, becoming NW 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft, occasionally to 6 ft. Wave Detail: SE 4 ft at 9 seconds. Showers in the evening. A chance of showers after midnight.
Sat
NW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft, occasionally to 7 ft. Wave Detail: SE 4 ft at 10 seconds and NW 3 ft at 4 seconds.

From the National Weather Service. Arrows point the way the wind blows.

DayFishingHigh TidesLow TidesMoon
SaturdayNov 7Good6:06 AM 2.7 ft6:21 PM 2.2 ft12:32 PM 0.1 ft
SundayNov 8Good6:46 AM 2.8 ft7:02 PM 2.2 ft12:26 AM 0.0 ft1:15 PM 0.1 ft
MondayNov 9Good7:26 AM 2.8 ft7:42 PM 2.1 ft1:04 AM 0.0 ft1:55 PM 0.1 ft
TuesdayNov 10Good8:06 AM 2.8 ft8:22 PM 2.0 ft1:41 AM 0.1 ft2:34 PM 0.2 ft
WednesdayNov 11Fair8:47 AM 2.8 ft9:03 PM 2.0 ft2:19 AM 0.2 ft3:14 PM 0.3 ft
ThursdayNov 12Good9:29 AM 2.7 ft9:45 PM 1.9 ft2:58 AM 0.3 ft3:55 PM 0.5 ft
FridayNov 13Good10:12 AM 2.6 ft10:27 PM 1.9 ft3:39 AM 0.4 ft4:40 PM 0.7 ft

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, 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 2.2 feet.

Over the next two weeks the biggest tides come on Monday, November 9, when the water moves about 2.8 feet. The lowest water is 0.0 ft on Sunday, November 8 at 12:26 AM, and the highest is 2.8 ft on Monday, November 9 at 7:26 AM.

NOAA works out the times here from its reference station at Ocean City (Fishing Pier), adjusted for this location.

Official NOAA prediction for station 8570282, Ocean City (Isle of Wight Bay), timed from its reference station Ocean City (Fishing Pier) (8570280). Updated Fri, 06 Nov 2026 17:46 GMT.