Ocean City tide times · NOAA station Ocean City Inlet
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Ocean City at a glance
- Tides
- Twice a day, unequal
- Typical range
- 2.5 fthigh to low
- Highest of 2027
- 3.1 ftFri, Oct 1
- Lowest of 2027
- -0.8 ftSat, Jan 23
- Record high
- 6.1 ftFeb 5, 1998
- High water after the moon
- 7 h 43 min
The tide at Ocean City
- Pattern
- Mixed, mainly twice-daily
Two highs and two lows on most days, but unequal ones. On average the higher high stands 0.4 ft above the lower high, and the lower low sits 0.3 ft below the higher low. Form number 0.30. - Typical range
- 2.5 ft from the higher high to the lower low on an average day (0.75 m) - a smaller range than 55% of the 235 places on this site. The mean range, high to low, is 2.1 ft.
- After the moon
- High water comes about 7 h 43 min after the moon is highest in the sky.
2027: the biggest and smallest tides
| Fri, Oct 1 | 9:22 am | 3.1 ft | |
| Fri, Oct 29 | 8:17 am | 3.0 ft | |
| Mon, Aug 2 | 9:00 pm | 3.0 ft |
| Sat, Jan 23 | 1:35 am | -0.8 ft | in the dark |
| Sun, Feb 21 | 1:25 am | -0.7 ft | in the dark |
| Wed, Dec 15 | 1:57 am | -0.5 ft | in the dark |
| Sat, Jan 23 | 2:29 pm | -0.5 ft | |
| Sun, Feb 21 | 2:03 pm | -0.5 ft | |
| Thu, Feb 11 | 4:35 pm | -0.3 ft |
186 low tides in 2027 drop below zero - below the average lower low water - and uncover more shore than usual.
Records
- Highest water recorded
- 6.1 ft (1.85 m) on Feb 5, 1998 - 3.6 ft above the average higher high.
- Lowest water recorded
- -2.5 ft (-0.76 m) on Jan 6, 2018.
- Highest tide the moon and sun can raise
- 3.3 ft (0.99 m) - the highest astronomical tide in NOAA’s 19-year cycle, which fell on Oct 28, 2011.
Tide times nearby
- Lewes31 mi north
- Cape May45 mi north
- Brandywine Shoal Light46 mi north
- Bishops Head52 mi west
- Cambridge55 mi west
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, 38.328°N 75.092°W. Predictions and records: NOAA CO-OPS, station 8570283. 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.