Annapolis tides today
The Annapolis station is at the US Naval Academy on the Severn River, near the middle of Chesapeake Bay.
Shaded: night. Green bands: solunar periods (thick = major, thin = minor). Heights in feet above Mean Lower Low Water, the zero of NOAA charts.
Annapolis, MD · Tuesday, October 13
Tide rising, 1.3 ft now
High 8:11 PM
1.7 ft · in 2 h 30 min
| Low | 1:53 AM | 0.7 ft |
| High | 7:07 AM | 1.3 ft |
| Low | 1:22 PM | 0.3 ft |
| High | 8:11 PM | 1.7 ft |
Tide coefficient 111 (average), range 1.4 ft
Sunrise 7:14 AM · sunset 6:30 PM
Waxing crescent, 9% lit · fishing day ★★★☆
Solunar: major 1:46 AM–3:46 AM, minor 9:55 AM–10:55 AM, major 2:10 PM–4:10 PM, minor 7:20 PM–8:20 PM
Annapolis tide table, next 7 days
| Day | High tides | Low tides | Coef. | Sun | Moon |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7:07 AM 1.3 ft · 8:11 PM 1.7 ft | 1:53 AM 0.7 ft · 1:22 PM 0.3 ft | 111 | 7:14 AM–6:30 PM | Waxing crescent ★★★☆ | |
| 7:46 AM 1.2 ft · 8:53 PM 1.6 ft | 2:39 AM 0.8 ft · 2:00 PM 0.3 ft | 107 | 7:15 AM–6:29 PM | Waxing crescent ★★☆☆ | |
| 8:26 AM 1.2 ft · 9:37 PM 1.6 ft | 3:25 AM 0.8 ft · 2:40 PM 0.4 ft | 99 | 7:16 AM–6:27 PM | Waxing crescent ★★☆☆ | |
| 9:11 AM 1.1 ft · 10:24 PM 1.5 ft | 4:12 AM 0.8 ft · 3:23 PM 0.4 ft | 92 | 7:17 AM–6:26 PM | First quarter ★★☆☆ | |
| 10:01 AM 1.1 ft · 11:15 PM 1.5 ft | 5:02 AM 0.8 ft · 4:11 PM 0.5 ft | 85 | 7:18 AM–6:24 PM | First quarter ★★☆☆ | |
| 10:59 AM 1.1 ft | 5:54 AM 0.8 ft · 5:05 PM 0.5 ft | 49 | 7:19 AM–6:23 PM | First quarter ★★☆☆ | |
| 12:07 AM 1.5 ft · 12:01 PM 1.1 ft | 6:45 AM 0.8 ft · 6:04 PM 0.5 ft | 78 | 7:20 AM–6:22 PM | First quarter ★★☆☆ |
Plan around the tide at Annapolis
- Wed Oct 14, 9:51 AM to 5:17 PM7 h 26 min · lowest 0.3 ft at 2:00 PM
- Thu Oct 15, 10:24 AM to 5:58 PM7 h 34 min · lowest 0.4 ft at 2:40 PM
- Fri Oct 16, 11:00 AM to 6:26 PM7 h 26 min · lowest 0.4 ft at 3:23 PM
- Sat Oct 17, 11:42 AM to 6:24 PM6 h 42 min · lowest 0.5 ft at 4:01 PM
- Sun Oct 18, 7:19 AM to 8:50 AM1 h 31 min · lowest 0.9 ft at 7:19 AM
- Sun Oct 18, 12:32 PM to 6:23 PM5 h 51 min · lowest 0.5 ft at 5:05 PM
- Mon Oct 19, 7:20 AM to 9:52 AM2 h 32 min · lowest 0.8 ft at 7:20 AM
- Mon Oct 19, 1:36 PM to 6:22 PM4 h 46 min · lowest 0.5 ft at 6:04 PM
A falling tide uncovers sand bars and tide pools first; plan to be back before the water rises past the level you chose. Not for navigation.
Station Annapolis (US Naval Academy) (NOAA 8575512). Predicted astronomical tide: wind, river flow and storms can move the real water by a foot or more. 1.2 ft is the average daily range here.
Published by Radif Partners · How the tides are computed · predictions downloaded October 13, 2026
Tide times for Annapolis come from the National Ocean Service prediction for station 8575512, Annapolis (US Naval Academy). The tide here is mixed: two highs and two lows most days, but of unequal size, the two highs of a day differing by 0.4 ft on average, for an average daily range of 1.2 ft between the higher high and the lower low. Around the new and full moon the range grows to about 1.5 ft on one day in ten, and at the quarter moons it shrinks to 0.9 ft. Heights are in feet above Mean Lower Low Water, the zero of nautical charts, so a negative number is water below that zero: 161 of the 457 days from October 1, 2026 to December 31, 2027 have one, down to -0.7 ft on January 22, 2027. The highest predicted tide of that period is 1.9 ft on July 3, 2027. Clock times are Eastern Time, daylight saving time included.
A one-foot tide in a sailing capital
Annapolis sees only 1.2 ft between low and high on an average day. Chesapeake Bay is long and shallow, and the tide that enters at the Virginia capes loses much of its height on the way up: near the mouth the range is two to three feet, here barely more than one. For sailors on the Severn, that small rise matters less than the wind, which can raise or lower the bay by a foot or more over a day or two.
The tide climbs the bay in hours
The tide wave takes most of a tidal cycle to travel up the Chesapeake, so places a few miles apart turn at different times. NOAA predicts Thomas Point Shoal Light, south of Annapolis, from Baltimore with high water nearly two hours earlier, and the South River at Edgewater about the same; the Magothy River at Mountain Point turns within minutes of Baltimore. Comparing the two reference stations directly, the highs and lows at Annapolis come one to two hours ahead of Baltimore, whose average range is 1.4 ft.
Mixed tide, lopsided days
The upper bay has a mixed tide: the two highs of a day can differ noticeably, and on some days one of them hardly shows. The lowest predicted low of this period is -0.7 ft, on January 22, 2027; a winter northwest wind on top of it can expose unusual stretches of the creek bottoms. For the Maryland coast, Ocean City has a true Atlantic tide.
Highest and lowest tides at Annapolis, 2026 to 2027
The six highest highs and six lowest lows predicted for Annapolis (US Naval Academy) between October 1, 2026 and December 31, 2027, one per day. The high-water dates are the king tides of this station; the low-water dates are the best days to see the flats, bars and tide pools.
| Highest highs | Time | Height |
|---|---|---|
| July 3, 2027 | 5:16 AM | 1.9 ft |
| July 4, 2027 | 6:09 AM | 1.9 ft |
| August 1, 2027 | 5:00 AM | 1.9 ft |
| August 2, 2027 | 5:52 AM | 1.9 ft |
| July 5, 2027 | 7:00 AM | 1.8 ft |
| July 31, 2027 | 4:05 AM | 1.8 ft |
| Lowest lows | Time | Height |
|---|---|---|
| January 22, 2027 | 10:30 AM | -0.7 ft |
| January 21, 2027 | 9:31 AM | -0.7 ft |
| January 23, 2027 | 11:27 AM | -0.7 ft |
| January 20, 2027 | 8:30 AM | -0.7 ft |
| January 19, 2027 | 7:29 AM | -0.6 ft |
| January 24, 2027 | 12:22 PM | -0.6 ft |
Tidal datums at station 8575512
NOAA's averages over the 1983-2001 epoch, measured from the chart zero (MLLW). Average range of the tide (MN): 1.0 ft; great diurnal range (GT): 1.4 ft.
| Datum | Meaning | Height above MLLW |
|---|---|---|
| MHHW | Mean Higher High Water | 1.4 ft |
| MHW | Mean High Water | 1.2 ft |
| MSL | Mean Sea Level | 0.7 ft |
| MLW | Mean Low Water | 0.2 ft |
| MLLW | Mean Lower Low Water (chart zero) | 0.0 ft |
Other stations nearby
- Baltimore tides: Baltimore, Fort McHenry, average range 1.4 ft, highest predicted tide 2.2 ft on July 4, 2027
- Ocean City tides: Ocean City Inlet, average range 2.3 ft, highest predicted tide 3.1 ft on October 1, 2027