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Barren Island tide times

Today, Sunday, October 18, 2026: high tide at 8:14 AM (1.3 ft) and 9:04 PM (1.4 ft); low tide at 2:25 AM (0.7 ft) and 2:30 PM (0.5 ft). Water temperature 68.9 F at buoy SLIM2 (10 mi away).

NOAA station 8571579 · Reference station · MLLW datum · times in EDT · sunrise 7:17 AM, sunset 6:23 PM · first quarter (51% lit)

Low tide▼
2:25AM
0.7FT MLLW
low
High tide▲
8:14AM
1.3FT MLLW
high
Low tide▼
2:30PM
0.5FT MLLW
low
High tide▲
9:04PM
1.4FT MLLW
high
Water temp°F
68.9
20.5C
buoy SLIM2, 10 mi
0.511.512 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM12 AM2:25 AM0.7 ft8:14 AM1.3 ft2:30 PM0.5 ft9:04 PM1.4 ftnow 5:20 AM
predicted height above MLLWnightnow (build time; your browser updates it)

As of 5:20 AM the tide is rising toward high tide at 8:14 AM (1.3 ft).

First Quarter 51% litSunrise 7:17 AMSunset 6:23 PMDaylight 11h 05mEDT

Next 7 days at Barren Island

DateTide 1Tide 2Tide 3Tide 4SunriseSunsetMoon
Sun Oct 18today2:25 AM0.7 ft8:14 AM1.3 ft2:30 PM0.5 ft9:04 PM1.4 ft7:17 AM6:23 PM 51%
Mon Oct 193:25 AM0.6 ft9:23 AM1.3 ft3:32 PM0.5 ft10:04 PM1.4 ft7:18 AM6:22 PM 61%
Tue Oct 204:16 AM0.6 ft10:22 AM1.4 ft4:26 PM0.4 ft10:51 PM1.5 ft7:19 AM6:20 PM 71%
Wed Oct 215:00 AM0.5 ft11:11 AM1.4 ft5:15 PM0.4 ft11:32 PM1.5 ft7:20 AM6:19 PM 80%
Thu Oct 225:41 AM0.4 ft11:55 AM1.5 ft6:03 PM0.3 ft 7:21 AM6:18 PM 88%
Fri Oct 2312:12 AM1.5 ft6:22 AM0.3 ft12:37 PM1.6 ft6:51 PM0.3 ft7:22 AM6:16 PM 94%
Sat Oct 2412:51 AM1.6 ft7:02 AM0.2 ft1:17 PM1.7 ft7:37 PM0.2 ft7:23 AM6:15 PM 98%

Water temperature near Barren Island

405060708090
68.9 F (20.5 C)
NDBC buoy SLIM2 (8577330 - Solomons Island, MD), 10 mi away, observed 08:48 UTC October 18, 2026

Water temperature is the nearest NOAA reading to Barren Island, not a measurement at the tide gauge itself (this station has no water-temperature sensor). See water temperature by state for every sensor and buoy.

Tide tables

High (▲) and low (▼) tides in EDT with sunrise, sunset and moon illumination. CSV of today's tides for every Maryland station.

October 2026 tide table

DateTide 1Tide 2Tide 3Tide 4SunriseSunsetMoon
Thu Oct 1    7:01 AM6:48 PM 72%
Fri Oct 2    7:02 AM6:47 PM 62%
Sat Oct 3    7:03 AM6:45 PM 52%
Sun Oct 4    7:04 AM6:44 PM 41%
Mon Oct 5    7:05 AM6:42 PM 31%
Tue Oct 6    7:06 AM6:41 PM 22%
Wed Oct 7    7:07 AM6:39 PM 14%
Thu Oct 8    7:08 AM6:38 PM 7%
Fri Oct 9    7:08 AM6:36 PM 3%
Sat Oct 10    7:09 AM6:35 PM 0%
Sun Oct 11    7:10 AM6:33 PM 0%
Mon Oct 12    7:11 AM6:32 PM 2%
Tue Oct 13    7:12 AM6:30 PM 7%
Wed Oct 14    7:13 AM6:29 PM 13%
Thu Oct 15    7:14 AM6:27 PM 21%
Fri Oct 1612:37 AM0.6 ft6:21 AM1.4 ft12:35 PM0.4 ft7:01 PM1.5 ft7:15 AM6:26 PM 30%
Sat Oct 171:28 AM0.7 ft7:12 AM1.3 ft1:29 PM0.5 ft7:58 PM1.4 ft7:16 AM6:25 PM 40%
Sun Oct 18today2:25 AM0.7 ft8:14 AM1.3 ft2:30 PM0.5 ft9:04 PM1.4 ft7:17 AM6:23 PM 51%
Mon Oct 193:25 AM0.6 ft9:23 AM1.3 ft3:32 PM0.5 ft10:04 PM1.4 ft7:18 AM6:22 PM 61%
Tue Oct 204:16 AM0.6 ft10:22 AM1.4 ft4:26 PM0.4 ft10:51 PM1.5 ft7:19 AM6:20 PM 71%
Wed Oct 215:00 AM0.5 ft11:11 AM1.4 ft5:15 PM0.4 ft11:32 PM1.5 ft7:20 AM6:19 PM 80%
Thu Oct 225:41 AM0.4 ft11:55 AM1.5 ft6:03 PM0.3 ft 7:21 AM6:18 PM 88%
Fri Oct 2312:12 AM1.5 ft6:22 AM0.3 ft12:37 PM1.6 ft6:51 PM0.3 ft7:22 AM6:16 PM 94%
Sat Oct 2412:51 AM1.6 ft7:02 AM0.2 ft1:17 PM1.7 ft7:37 PM0.2 ft7:23 AM6:15 PM 98%
Sun Oct 251:30 AM1.6 ft7:42 AM0.1 ft1:56 PM1.7 ft8:20 PM0.2 ft7:24 AM6:14 PM 100%
Mon Oct 262:07 AM1.6 ft8:20 AM0.1 ft2:33 PM1.8 ft9:03 PM0.2 ft7:25 AM6:13 PM 99%
Tue Oct 272:45 AM1.6 ft9:00 AM0.0 ft3:13 PM1.8 ft9:47 PM0.2 ft7:26 AM6:11 PM 97%
Wed Oct 283:25 AM1.5 ft9:43 AM0.0 ft3:58 PM1.7 ft10:36 PM0.3 ft7:27 AM6:10 PM 92%
Thu Oct 294:10 AM1.5 ft10:32 AM0.1 ft4:52 PM1.6 ft11:32 PM0.4 ft7:28 AM6:09 PM 85%
Fri Oct 305:05 AM1.4 ft11:31 AM0.1 ft5:56 PM1.5 ft 7:29 AM6:08 PM 77%
Sat Oct 3112:35 AM0.4 ft6:08 AM1.3 ft12:38 PM0.2 ft7:06 PM1.4 ft7:31 AM6:07 PM 68%

November 2026 tide table

DateTide 1Tide 2Tide 3Tide 4SunriseSunsetMoon
Sun Nov 11:43 AM0.5 ft6:19 AM1.3 ft12:51 PM0.3 ft7:29 PM1.4 ft6:32 AM5:06 PM 57%
Mon Nov 21:57 AM0.5 ft7:45 AM1.3 ft2:11 PM0.3 ft8:52 PM1.4 ft6:33 AM5:04 PM 46%
Tue Nov 33:04 AM0.4 ft9:07 AM1.3 ft3:22 PM0.3 ft9:53 PM1.4 ft6:34 AM5:03 PM 36%
Wed Nov 44:00 AM0.3 ft10:11 AM1.4 ft4:24 PM0.2 ft10:43 PM1.4 ft6:35 AM5:02 PM 26%
Thu Nov 54:51 AM0.2 ft11:05 AM1.5 ft5:22 PM0.2 ft11:29 PM1.4 ft6:36 AM5:01 PM 17%
Fri Nov 65:38 AM0.1 ft11:54 AM1.6 ft6:16 PM0.2 ft 6:37 AM5:00 PM 10%
Sat Nov 712:11 AM1.4 ft6:22 AM0.1 ft12:38 PM1.6 ft7:02 PM0.1 ft6:38 AM4:59 PM 5%
Sun Nov 812:51 AM1.4 ft7:02 AM0.0 ft1:18 PM1.6 ft7:43 PM0.1 ft6:39 AM4:58 PM 1%
Mon Nov 91:28 AM1.4 ft7:39 AM0.0 ft1:54 PM1.6 ft8:21 PM0.2 ft6:40 AM4:57 PM 0%
Tue Nov 102:04 AM1.3 ft8:14 AM0.0 ft2:30 PM1.6 ft8:58 PM0.2 ft6:41 AM4:57 PM 1%
Wed Nov 112:40 AM1.3 ft8:49 AM0.1 ft3:08 PM1.5 ft9:36 PM0.3 ft6:42 AM4:56 PM 4%
Thu Nov 123:19 AM1.2 ft9:26 AM0.1 ft3:49 PM1.4 ft10:17 PM0.3 ft6:44 AM4:55 PM 10%
Fri Nov 134:02 AM1.2 ft10:08 AM0.2 ft4:34 PM1.3 ft11:01 PM0.4 ft6:45 AM4:54 PM 17%
Sat Nov 144:48 AM1.2 ft10:55 AM0.2 ft5:20 PM1.3 ft11:47 PM0.4 ft6:46 AM4:53 PM 25%
Sun Nov 155:37 AM1.1 ft11:47 AM0.3 ft6:09 PM1.2 ft 6:47 AM4:53 PM 35%
Mon Nov 1612:37 AM0.4 ft6:33 AM1.1 ft12:44 PM0.3 ft7:04 PM1.2 ft6:48 AM4:52 PM 45%
Tue Nov 171:32 AM0.4 ft7:39 AM1.1 ft1:48 PM0.3 ft8:06 PM1.2 ft6:49 AM4:51 PM 56%
Wed Nov 182:26 AM0.3 ft8:44 AM1.1 ft2:49 PM0.3 ft9:00 PM1.2 ft6:50 AM4:50 PM 66%
Thu Nov 193:12 AM0.2 ft9:36 AM1.2 ft3:42 PM0.2 ft9:46 PM1.2 ft6:51 AM4:50 PM 76%
Fri Nov 203:54 AM0.1 ft10:21 AM1.3 ft4:32 PM0.2 ft10:29 PM1.2 ft6:52 AM4:49 PM 84%
Sat Nov 214:36 AM-0.0 ft11:03 AM1.4 ft5:22 PM0.1 ft11:11 PM1.3 ft6:53 AM4:49 PM 91%
Sun Nov 225:20 AM-0.1 ft11:46 AM1.5 ft6:12 PM0.1 ft11:54 PM1.3 ft6:54 AM4:48 PM 96%
Mon Nov 236:06 AM-0.2 ft12:29 PM1.5 ft7:00 PM0.0 ft 6:55 AM4:48 PM 99%
Tue Nov 2412:38 AM1.3 ft6:52 AM-0.2 ft1:12 PM1.6 ft7:45 PM-0.0 ft6:56 AM4:47 PM 100%
Wed Nov 251:21 AM1.3 ft7:38 AM-0.3 ft1:57 PM1.6 ft8:31 PM0.0 ft6:57 AM4:47 PM 98%
Thu Nov 262:06 AM1.3 ft8:26 AM-0.2 ft2:45 PM1.5 ft9:21 PM0.1 ft6:58 AM4:46 PM 95%
Fri Nov 272:55 AM1.2 ft9:18 AM-0.2 ft3:41 PM1.4 ft10:18 PM0.1 ft6:59 AM4:46 PM 89%
Sat Nov 283:54 AM1.2 ft10:20 AM-0.1 ft4:46 PM1.3 ft11:20 PM0.1 ft7:00 AM4:46 PM 81%
Sun Nov 295:02 AM1.1 ft11:27 AM-0.0 ft5:52 PM1.2 ft 7:01 AM4:45 PM 73%
Mon Nov 3012:25 AM0.2 ft6:14 AM1.1 ft12:40 PM0.1 ft7:03 PM1.1 ft7:02 AM4:45 PM 63%

Tidal datums at Barren Island

Heights on this page are above mean lower low water (MLLW), the chart datum. NOAA's accepted datums for station 8571579, in feet above MLLW:

MHHW

30.53 ft
Mean higher high water

MHW

30.36 ft
Mean high water

MSL

29.77 ft
Mean sea level

MLW

29.14 ft
Mean low water

MN

1.22 ft
Mean range

GT

1.55 ft
Diurnal range

Highest observed water level: 32.11 ft above MLLW on March 21, 2003. Tidal datum epoch 1983-2001.

Nearby tide stations

Questions

What time is high tide at Barren Island today?

High tide at Barren Island, Maryland on Sunday, October 18, 2026 is at 8:14 AM (1.3 ft above MLLW) and 9:04 PM (1.4 ft above MLLW), NOAA prediction, local time.

What time is low tide at Barren Island today?

Low tide at Barren Island on Sunday, October 18, 2026 is at 2:25 AM (0.7 ft) and 2:30 PM (0.5 ft).

What is the water temperature at Barren Island?

The nearest NOAA water-temperature reading to Barren Island is 68.9 F at buoy SLIM2 (10 mi away), as of October 18, 2026.

Not for navigation. Predictions do not include weather; wind and pressure can move the real water level by a foot or more. Source: NOAA CO-OPS station 8571579.