Tolchester Beach Tides Today
Kent County, MD · NOAA 8573364
- High4:21AM1.3 ft
- Low10:34AM0.2 ft
- High5:04PM1.7 ft
- Low11:40PM0.3 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 5:04 PM lands near sunset, and the tides are among the strongest this week.
Best Windows Today
- 9:34 to 11:34 AMaround low tide
- 4:04 to 6:04 PMaround high tide
Solunar Times
- Minor3:27 to 4:27 AMmoonrise
- Major8:44 to 10:44 AMmoon overhead
- Minor2:51 to 3:51 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 5:50 PM lands near sunset, and the tides are among the strongest this week.
Best Windows Today
- 10:12 AM to 12:12 PMaround low tide
- 4:50 to 6:50 PMaround high tide
Solunar Times
- Minor4:32 to 5:32 AMmoonrise
- Major9:28 to 11:28 AMmoon overhead
- Minor3:16 to 4:16 PMmoonset
- Major9:51 to 11:51 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 67°Slight chance light rain 24% rainW 5 mph
- TonightLow 52°Mostly cloudy 2% rainNW 5 to 15 mph
- SaturdayHigh 60°Sunny 1% rainNW 15 to 20 mph
Boating Forecast
Chesapeake Bay from Pooles Island to Sandy Point MD · issued Fri 12:30 PM
- This Afternoon
- E winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. Showers.
- Tonight
- SW winds 5 kt...becoming NW 10 to 15 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 | 5:05 AM 1.2 ft5:50 PM 1.8 ft | 11:12 AM 0.1 ft | ||
| SundayNov 8 | 5:46 AM 1.2 ft6:32 PM 1.8 ft | 12:32 AM 0.3 ft11:49 AM 0.1 ft | ||
| MondayNov 9 | 6:27 AM 1.1 ft7:12 PM 1.8 ft | 1:19 AM 0.3 ft12:25 PM 0.1 ft | ||
| TuesdayNov 10 | 7:08 AM 1.1 ft7:51 PM 1.8 ft | 2:03 AM 0.4 ft1:01 PM 0.1 ft | ||
| WednesdayNov 11 | 7:49 AM 1.0 ft8:29 PM 1.7 ft | 2:46 AM 0.4 ft1:38 PM 0.2 ft | ||
| ThursdayNov 12 | 8:32 AM 1.0 ft9:10 PM 1.7 ft | 3:29 AM 0.4 ft2:15 PM 0.2 ft | ||
| FridayNov 13 | 9:17 AM 0.9 ft9:52 PM 1.6 ft | 4:13 AM 0.4 ft2:56 PM 0.2 ft |
About the Tides at Tolchester Beach
Tolchester 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 1.4 feet.
Over the next two weeks the biggest tides come on Sunday, November 8, when the water moves about 1.7 feet. The lowest water is 0.0 ft on Saturday, November 21 at 9:28 AM, and the highest is 1.8 ft on Sunday, November 8 at 6:32 PM.
NOAA station 8573364 here measures the water live and reports its temperature. Minor flooding starts when the water reaches 3.5 ft.
Official NOAA prediction for station 8573364, Tolchester Beach. Updated Fri, 06 Nov 2026 17:46 GMT.