TideAhead
MarylandNOAA 8573125

Cliffs Point Tides & Coastal Conditions

Official tide predictions, weather observations and forecasts, marine-grid context, astronomy, and jurisdiction-specific rules for this NOAA station.

All official layers availableUpdated 12:13 AM EDT

Current Conditions

Tide predictions are relative to MLLW. NWS point and marine-grid forecasts can differ at exposed shorelines.

Derived tide now
1.1ft
rising · Between official extrema · Station 8573125
Next high tide
5:44 AM
Thu, Sep 242.4 ft
Next low tide
12:19 PM
Thu, Sep 241.0 ft
Current Weather
62°F

Clear

Observed

ENE 11 mph

Observed
Tide Forecast
NOAA Cliffs Point · Station 8573125 · MLLW datum · local time
Subordinate station · NOAA reference station 8574680
currentDerived continuous curve
NOAA provides official high/low predictions for this subordinate station. The dashed curve and tide-now height are bounded half-cosine estimates between adjacent official extrema; no values are extrapolated beyond them.
-1 ft0.3 ft1.5 ft2.8 ft4 ft2.4 ft1.0 ft2.1 ft1.0 ft2.3 ft0.9 ft2.2 ft1.0 ftThu, Sep 2412:09 AMThu, Sep 2412:08 PMFri, Sep 2512:07 AMFri, Sep 2512:02 PMFri, Sep 2511:56 PM
Dots are official NOAA high/low predictions. The dashed line is a bounded half-cosine estimate between adjacent extrema; it is not an official six-minute NOAA prediction and is never extrapolated beyond those points. Times are shown in the place's local timezone.

Weather, Light & Marine

Conditions that affect shoreline access, small craft, fishing and surf.

Air

Temperature62°FObserved

Humidity62%Observed

Pressure1029 mbObserved

Wind

SustainedENE 11 mphObserved

Gusts31 mphObserved

Rain chance0%Model

Marine

Wave height0.0 ftModel

DirectionCalm / No DirectionModel

Water72.9°FObservedNOAA Annapolis · 20.0 mi Away
Sun & Moon

Sunrise6:54 AM

Sunset6:58 PM

MoonWaxing Gibbous

Hourly Forecast
Model
National Weather Service point forecast when the live feed is available.
Local date & timeConditionsTempWindGustsRain
Thu, Sep 24, 202612:00 AMMostly Clear58°FNE 15 mph28 mph0%
Thu, Sep 24, 20261:00 AMMostly Clear57°FNE 15 mph28 mph0%
Thu, Sep 24, 20262:00 AMPartly Cloudy57°FNE 15 mph28 mph0%
Thu, Sep 24, 20263:00 AMPartly Cloudy57°FNE 15 mph29 mph0%
Thu, Sep 24, 20264:00 AMPartly Cloudy56°FNE 15 mph30 mph0%
Thu, Sep 24, 20265:00 AMPartly Cloudy55°FNE 15 mph29 mph0%
Thu, Sep 24, 20266:00 AMMostly Sunny54°FNE 15 mph30 mph0%
Thu, Sep 24, 20267:00 AMMostly Sunny54°FNE 15 mph29 mph0%
Thu, Sep 24, 20268:00 AMMostly Sunny55°FNE 20 mph29 mph0%
Thu, Sep 24, 20269:00 AMMostly Sunny56°FNE 20 mph29 mph0%
Thu, Sep 24, 202610:00 AMPartly Sunny60°FNE 20 mph29 mph0%
Thu, Sep 24, 202611:00 AMPartly Sunny62°FNE 20 mph28 mph0%

Fishing, Crabbing & Surfing Analysis

These scores use the available tide, wind, and marine data. They do not predict catches, report local activity, or replace safety notices.

72/100 · Good
Fishing
Environmental planning guidance, not a catch guarantee.

Best planning window

2 hours around the next tide change

  • Moderate wind11 mph sustained wind
  • Mostly dry0% precipitation chance
  • Moving waterA rising tide can improve nearshore feeding activity
69/100 · Good
Crabbing
Conditions are secondary to seasons, closures and safety.

Best planning window

Near slack water, if the marine area is open

  • Regulations requiredConfirm the marine area is open before setting gear
  • Moderate tidal exchange1.3 ft range in the next cycle
23/100 · Poor
Surfing
Offshore model guidance with nearshore uncertainty.

Best planning window

Compare swell direction, local wind and tide before leaving

  • Limited swell0.0 ft NWS forecast waves
  • Wave period not publishedThe surf score uses available NWS wave height and local wind only
  • Nearshore uncertaintyOffshore model conditions are not the same as breaking-wave height at this beach
Maryland Department of Natural Resources fishing rulesMaryland · state or territoryNOAA Fisheries federal recreational fishing resourcesU.S. federal waters · federalNational Weather Service rip-current safetyUnited States · safety
Nearby NOAA Tide Stations
Official station locations from the national NOAA CO-OPS tide-prediction catalog.

Cliffs Wharf

NOAA 8573137 · MD

0.3 mi

Centreville Landing, Corsica River

NOAA 8573006 · MD

5.1 mi

Deep Landing, Swan Creek

NOAA 8573211 · MD

6.9 mi

Queenstown

NOAA 8572867 · MD

7.7 mi

Chestertown

NOAA 8573343 · MD

8.1 mi

Tolchester Beach

NOAA 8573364 · MD

9.2 mi

Sources And Confidence

NOAA CO-OPS official high/low tide predictions at Cliffs Pointofficial-forecast

Fetched Thu, Sep 24 at 12:13 AM

National Weather Service observation and hourly forecastofficial-forecast

Fetched Thu, Sep 24 at 12:13 AM

National Weather Service coastal marine gridofficial-forecast

Fetched Thu, Sep 24 at 12:13 AM

NOAA CO-OPS water temperature at Annapolisobserved

Fetched Thu, Sep 24 at 12:13 AM

U.S. Naval Observatory astronomical applicationsofficial-calculation

Fetched Thu, Sep 24 at 12:13 AM

Not for navigation. Conditions can change faster than source update intervals. Always check local warnings, closures and on-site conditions.