Ocean City Tide Chart (MD)

Tue Sep 8 at Ocean City: high tide at 5:59 AM (2.2 ft) and 6:36 PM (2.9 ft); low tide at 12:11 AM (0.4 ft) and 12:06 PM (0.0 ft) — measured for NOAA's in-town Ocean City station #8570282.

Tue SeWed SeThu SeFri Se 3.0 ft -0.3 ft
Ocean City tide curve to 3.0 ft, Sep 8–Sep 11: highs (3.0 ft, teal) and lows (-0.3 ft, amber), Ocean City local time.

Ocean City (MD) tide times, Sep 8 – Sep 16

DayTimeTideHeight
Tue Sep 812:11 AMLow0.4 ft (0.12 m)
5:59 AMHigh2.2 ft (0.67 m)
12:06 PMLow0.0 ft (0.00 m)
6:36 PMHigh2.9 ft (0.90 m)
Wed Sep 91:02 AMLow0.2 ft (0.05 m)
6:54 AMHigh2.4 ft (0.73 m)
1:04 PMLow-0.2 ft (-0.05 m)
7:26 PMHigh3.0 ft (0.90 m)
Thu Sep 101:48 AMLow0.0 ft (0.00 m)
7:45 AMHigh2.6 ft (0.78 m)
1:57 PMLow-0.3 ft (-0.08 m)
8:13 PMHigh2.9 ft (0.89 m)
Fri Sep 112:30 AMLow-0.1 ft (-0.03 m)
8:32 AMHigh2.7 ft (0.83 m)
2:46 PMLow-0.3 ft (-0.08 m)
8:57 PMHigh2.8 ft (0.86 m)
Sat Sep 123:09 AMLow-0.1 ft (-0.04 m)
9:17 AMHigh2.8 ft (0.86 m)
3:32 PMLow-0.2 ft (-0.05 m)
9:39 PMHigh2.7 ft (0.81 m)
Sun Sep 133:47 AMLow-0.1 ft (-0.02 m)
10:00 AMHigh2.8 ft (0.86 m)
4:18 PMLow-0.0 ft (0.00 m)
10:20 PMHigh2.5 ft (0.76 m)
Mon Sep 144:26 AMLow0.1 ft (0.03 m)
10:43 AMHigh2.8 ft (0.85 m)
5:04 PMLow0.2 ft (0.07 m)
11:01 PMHigh2.3 ft (0.70 m)
Tue Sep 155:05 AMLow0.3 ft (0.09 m)
11:26 AMHigh2.7 ft (0.83 m)
5:51 PMLow0.5 ft (0.15 m)
11:43 PMHigh2.1 ft (0.65 m)
Wed Sep 165:47 AMLow0.5 ft (0.15 m)
12:11 PMHigh2.6 ft (0.79 m)
6:41 PMLow0.7 ft (0.23 m)

Ocean City is semidiurnal — paired highs (2.2 and 2.9 ft today) and paired lows of similar size. An average swing here this week moves 2.6 ft of water. A 3.2 ft swing — Ocean City's biggest this table — runs from the 1:57 PM low on Thu Sep 10 into the next high. Ocean City tops out at 3.0 ft (Wed Sep 9 7:26 PM) and bottoms at -0.3 ft (Fri Sep 11 2:46 PM).

Moving-water windows — Ocean City

Ocean City mid-swing times below mark predicted peak flow on its 2.6 ft average cycle (why moving water matters):

Fishing near Ocean City

Tide charts near Ocean City

Ocean City numbers: NOAA CO-OPS #8570282 (Ocean City (isle of Wight Bay)), 0.2 km off Ocean City center; this open-water pick beat 4 closer-in candidates. Onshore wind or a storm can push real water at Ocean City above the 3.0 ft predicted peak; offshore wind can hold it under. All Ocean City times station-local, refreshed 2026-09-08.

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