Conditions · MD

Maryland conditions

Weather, coastal forecasts, tides, water temperature and river flows, region by region. Fishing reports are separate: those come from people on the water.

Middle Chesapeake Bay

Sunrise: 7:06 AM
Sunset: 6:42 PM
Moon: Waning crescent · 14% lit

Air: 56°F
Wind: 0 mph
Sky: Clear

Coastal forecast · ANZ533

Chesapeake Bay from North Beach to Drum Point

Tonight: SE winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft.
Wednesday: S winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft.
Wednesday Night: S winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 2 ft.

Issued 757 PM EDT Tue Oct 6 2026

Coastal forecast · ANZ532

Chesapeake Bay from Sandy Point to North Beach

Tonight: S winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft.
Wednesday: S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft.
Wednesday Night: S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 2 ft.

Issued 757 PM EDT Tue Oct 6 2026

Coastal forecast · ANZ541

Choptank River to Cambridge MD and the Little Choptank River

Tonight: SE winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft.
Wednesday: S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft.
Wednesday Night: S winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 ft.

Issued 757 PM EDT Tue Oct 6 2026

Coastal forecast · ANZ540

Eastern Bay

Tonight: SE winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft or less.
Wednesday: S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft.
Wednesday Night: S winds 10 kt. Waves 1 ft.

Issued 757 PM EDT Tue Oct 6 2026

Tides today

Annapolis (US Naval Academy), MD
Serves Severn River and Annapolis (Hacketts to Tolly Point)
High 2:24a 1.6 ftLow 8:49a 0.8 ftHigh 2:17p 1.3 ftLow 8:30p 0.5 ft
Avalon, Dogwood Harbor, MD
Serves Lower Choptank River (Cambridge to the Mouth), Tilghman Island and Black Walnut Point
High 12:48a 2.2 ftLow 7:58a 0.9 ftHigh 12:56p 1.7 ftLow 7:36p 0.7 ft
Chesapeake Beach, MD
Serves Chesapeake Beach and Breezy Point
High 12:55a 1.6 ftLow 7:41a 0.7 ftHigh 1:03p 1.3 ftLow 7:19p 0.5 ft
Claiborne, Eastern Bay, MD
Serves Eastern Bay
High 1:16a 1.8 ftLow 8:18a 0.7 ftHigh 1:24p 1.4 ftLow 7:56p 0.6 ft
Hillsboro, Tuckahoe Creek, MD
Serves Upper Choptank River (Dover Bridge to Greensboro)
High 4:41a 2.5 ftLow 11:02a 0.5 ftHigh 5:00p 2.2 ftLow 11:21p 0.3 ft
Kent Island Narrows, MD
Serves Kent Narrows, Wye River and Wye Island
High 2:12a 2.0 ftLow 9:23a 0.8 ftHigh 2:20p 1.6 ftLow 9:01p 0.6 ft
Kent Point Marina, MD
Serves Bloody Point to Sharps Island Light
High 1:29a 1.6 ftLow 7:55a 0.6 ftHigh 1:32p 1.4 ftLow 7:52p 0.3 ft
Matapeake, Kent Island, MD
Serves Kent Island Fishing Piers (Matapeake and Romancoke)
High 2:20a 1.6 ftLow 8:54a 0.6 ftHigh 2:36p 1.2 ftLow 8:24p 0.4 ft
Poplar Island, MD
Serves Poplar Island
High 1:10a 1.8 ftLow 7:46a 0.8 ftHigh 1:13p 1.5 ftLow 7:35p 0.5 ft
Taylors Island, Slaughter Creek, MD
Serves Little Choptank River and Taylors Island
High 12:27a 2.0 ftLow 7:46a 0.8 ftHigh 12:35p 1.6 ftLow 7:24p 0.6 ft
Thomas Point Shoal Light, MD
Serves South, West and Rhode Rivers, Thomas Point
High 1:46a 1.5 ftLow 8:35a 0.6 ftHigh 1:54p 1.2 ftLow 8:13p 0.5 ft

Water temperature

Annapolis, MD
Serves Bloody Point to Sharps Island Light, Eastern Bay, Kent Island Fishing Piers (Matapeake and Romancoke), Kent Narrows, Love Point Rocks, Magothy River, Sandy Point State Park, Severn River and Annapolis (Hacketts to Tolly Point), South, West and Rhode Rivers, Thomas Point
70°F
Cambridge, MD
Serves Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge, Little Choptank River and Taylors Island, Lower Choptank River (Cambridge to the Mouth)
68°F

River flows

Tuckahoe Creek Near Ruthsburg, MD
Serves Tuckahoe Creek and Tuckahoe State Park
24 cfs0.59 ft gaugeas of 8:45 PM

Sources: National Weather Service, NOAA Tides & Currents, USGS. Sunrise, sunset and moon phase are calculated. Readings refresh every 15 minutes; always check official forecasts before going out.