Mid-Atlantic
Ocean City Inlet
Maryland · NOAA station 8570283 · Tide predictions
38.3283, -75.0917
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48-hour outlook
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The next seven days
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On the water nearby
Bethany Beach, DE (263) buoy · 15 mi N · Station 44084
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Nearby tide stations
- Ocean City (Isle of Wight Bay) · 0.2 mi N
- OCEAN CITY (FISHING PIER) · 0.5 mi E
- Keydash, Isle of Wight Bay · 1.0 mi N
- Little Assawoman Bay · 8.9 mi N
- South Point, Sinepuxent Neck · 9.5 mi SW
Plan ahead
2027 tide extremes for this station
Highest predicted high tide: 3.1 ft — Fri Oct 1 · 9:22 AM
Lowest predicted low tide: -0.8 ft — Sat Jan 23 · 1:35 AM
Biggest single-day swing: 3.4 ft on Sat Jan 23
Best daytime minus tides of 2027
| Date | Low tide | Height |
|---|---|---|
| Sat Jan 23 | 2:29 PM | -0.5 ft |
| Sun Jan 24 | 3:15 PM | -0.5 ft |
| Sun Feb 21 | 2:03 PM | -0.5 ft |
| Mon Feb 22 | 2:46 PM | -0.5 ft |
| Fri Jan 22 | 1:42 PM | -0.4 ft |
| Mon Jan 25 | 4:03 PM | -0.4 ft |
| Sat Feb 20 | 1:20 PM | -0.4 ft |
| Tue Feb 23 | 3:29 PM | -0.4 ft |
| Tue Jan 26 | 4:50 PM | -0.3 ft |
| Thu Feb 11 | 4:35 PM | -0.3 ft |
186 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
Ocean City Inlet 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.