Mid-Atlantic
Poplar Island
Maryland · NOAA station 8572271 · Tide predictions
38.7583, -76.3750
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48-hour outlook
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The next seven days
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On the water nearby
Gooses Reef buoy · 14 mi S · Station 44062
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Nearby tide stations
- Tilghman Island, Ferry Cove, Eastern Bay · 2.6 mi E
- Avalon, Dogwood Harbor · 4.0 mi SE
- Kent Point Marina · 5.4 mi N
- Claiborne, Eastern Bay · 7.4 mi NE
- St. Michaels, San Domingo Creek · 7.7 mi E
Plan ahead
2027 tide extremes for this station
Highest predicted high tide: 2.0 ft — Mon Aug 2 · 4:43 AM
Lowest predicted low tide: -0.6 ft — Fri Jan 22 · 9:34 AM
Biggest single-day swing: 1.8 ft on Sat Jul 3
Best daytime minus tides of 2027
| Date | Low tide | Height |
|---|---|---|
| Fri Jan 22 | 9:34 AM | -0.6 ft |
| Thu Jan 21 | 8:37 AM | -0.6 ft |
| Sat Jan 23 | 10:31 AM | -0.6 ft |
| Wed Jan 20 | 7:37 AM | -0.6 ft |
| Sun Jan 24 | 11:27 AM | -0.5 ft |
| Fri Feb 19 | 8:29 AM | -0.4 ft |
| Sat Feb 20 | 9:28 AM | -0.4 ft |
| Thu Feb 18 | 7:27 AM | -0.4 ft |
| Thu Jan 7 | 9:36 AM | -0.4 ft |
| Wed Jan 6 | 8:56 AM | -0.4 ft |
170 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
Poplar Island 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.