Bishops Head tide times
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Bishops Head at a glance
- Tides
- Twice a day
- Typical range
- 2.1 fthigh to low
- Highest of 2027
- 2.7 ftThu, Sep 30
- Lowest of 2027
- -0.6 ftSat, Jan 23
- Record high
- 5.1 ftOct 30, 2021
- High water after the moon
- 1 h 19 min
The tide at Bishops Head
- Pattern
- Twice-daily
Two high tides and two low tides a day, about 12 h 25 min apart. The two highs are close: on average just 0.3 ft apart. Form number 0.22. - Typical range
- 2.1 ft from the higher high to the lower low on an average day (0.63 m) - a smaller range than 61% of the 235 places on this site.
- After the moon
- High water comes about 1 h 19 min after the moon is highest in the sky.
2027: the biggest and smallest tides
| Thu, Sep 30 | 2:09 pm | 2.7 ft | |
| Tue, Aug 3 | 2:25 am | 2.6 ft | |
| Wed, Sep 1 | 2:07 am | 2.6 ft |
| Sat, Jan 23 | 8:06 am | -0.6 ft | in daylight |
| Sun, Feb 21 | 7:57 am | -0.5 ft | in daylight |
| Tue, Feb 9 | 9:39 pm | -0.4 ft | in the dark |
| Sat, Jan 23 | 8:06 am | -0.6 ft | |
| Sun, Feb 21 | 7:57 am | -0.5 ft | |
| Sat, Feb 6 | 7:32 am | -0.4 ft |
213 low tides in 2027 drop below zero - below the average lower low water - and uncover more shore than usual.
Records
- Highest water recorded
- 5.1 ft (1.56 m) on Oct 30, 2021 - 3.1 ft above the average higher high.
- Lowest water recorded
- -2.2 ft (-0.66 m) on Mar 3, 2018.
- Highest tide the moon and sun can raise
- 2.7 ft (0.83 m) - the highest astronomical tide in NOAA’s 19-year cycle, which falls on Sep 20, 2028.
Tide times nearby
- Solomons Island23 mi west
- Cambridge24 mi north
- Lewisetta28 mi southwest
- Windmill Point44 mi south
- Wachapreague46 mi southeast
See the moon move the ocean - the same tide, on a globe seen from the moon.
Heights are above mean lower low water (MLLW), the zero of US charts; times are local. The year’s tides are NOAA’s official predictions - wind and air pressure can move the real water a foot or more. Form number: (K1+O1)/(M2+S2) from NOAA’s harmonic constants - below 0.25 twice-daily, above 3 once-daily. Maryland, 38.220°N 76.038°W. Predictions and records: NOAA CO-OPS, station 8571421. Not for navigation or safety. For a boat, a crossing of sand that floods, or a swim, use the official tables and local advice. No ads, no tracking.