Mid-Atlantic
Bishops Head
Hooper Strait · Maryland · NOAA station 8571421 · Tide predictions
38.2200, -76.0383
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48-hour outlook
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The next seven days
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H = high tide · L = low tide · highs & lows in local time
On the water nearby
Potomac buoy · 21 mi SW · Station 44042
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Nearby tide stations
- Hooper Strait Light · 2.1 mi W
- Sharkfin Shoal Light · 3.1 mi SE
- McCready's Creek, Fishing Bay · 5.8 mi N
- Chance · 6.1 mi SE
- Roaring Point · 7.0 mi NE
Plan ahead
2027 tide extremes for this station
Highest predicted high tide: 2.7 ft — Thu Sep 30 · 2:09 PM
Lowest predicted low tide: -0.6 ft — Sat Jan 23 · 8:06 AM
Biggest single-day swing: 2.4 ft on Tue Aug 3
Best daytime minus tides of 2027
| Date | Low tide | Height |
|---|---|---|
| Sat Jan 23 | 8:06 AM | -0.6 ft |
| Fri Jan 22 | 7:10 AM | -0.6 ft |
| Sun Jan 24 | 9:01 AM | -0.6 ft |
| Mon Jan 25 | 9:56 AM | -0.5 ft |
| Sun Feb 21 | 7:57 AM | -0.5 ft |
| Sat Feb 20 | 7:02 AM | -0.4 ft |
| Mon Feb 22 | 8:49 AM | -0.4 ft |
| Tue Jan 26 | 10:51 AM | -0.4 ft |
| Tue Feb 23 | 9:40 AM | -0.4 ft |
| Sat Feb 6 | 7:32 AM | -0.4 ft |
213 minus tides (below 0 ft) are predicted here in 2027. The table shows up to the 10 lowest that fall between 7 AM and 7 PM — the ones worth planning a clam dig or tidepool walk around.
About this station
Bishops Head, Hooper Strait is one of NOAA's reference tide stations — its predictions are computed directly from harmonic analysis of water levels observed here, and other nearby stations are calculated from it.
Barrier islands, big bays, and river tides: Chesapeake and Delaware bays carry the tide deep inland, and a nor'easter can hold water in, or blow it out, for days at a time.