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Bishops Head, Hooper Strait tide times

Today, Sunday, October 18, 2026: high tide at 7:39 AM (1.7 ft) and 8:00 PM (1.9 ft); low tide at 2:07 AM (0.7 ft) and 1:55 PM (0.6 ft). Water temperature 56.1 F at Bishops Head.

NOAA station 8571421 · Reference station · MLLW datum · times in EDT · sunrise 7:16 AM, sunset 6:22 PM · first quarter (51% lit)

Low tide▼
2:07AM
0.7FT MLLW
low
High tide▲
7:39AM
1.7FT MLLW
high
Low tide▼
1:55PM
0.6FT MLLW
low
High tide▲
8:00PM
1.9FT MLLW
high
Water temp°F
56.1
13.4C
Bishops Head
0.511.5212 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM12 AM2:07 AM0.7 ft7:39 AM1.7 ft1:55 PM0.6 ft8:00 PM1.9 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 7:39 AM (1.7 ft).

First Quarter 51% litSunrise 7:16 AMSunset 6:22 PMDaylight 11h 06mEDT

Next 7 days at Bishops Head, Hooper Strait

DateTide 1Tide 2Tide 3Tide 4SunriseSunsetMoon
Sun Oct 18today2:07 AM0.7 ft7:39 AM1.7 ft1:55 PM0.6 ft8:00 PM1.9 ft7:16 AM6:22 PM 51%
Mon Oct 192:58 AM0.7 ft8:39 AM1.7 ft2:54 PM0.6 ft9:02 PM1.9 ft7:17 AM6:21 PM 61%
Tue Oct 203:47 AM0.6 ft9:38 AM1.8 ft3:52 PM0.5 ft9:59 PM1.9 ft7:18 AM6:20 PM 71%
Wed Oct 214:33 AM0.6 ft10:29 AM1.9 ft4:49 PM0.5 ft10:48 PM2.0 ft7:19 AM6:18 PM 80%
Thu Oct 225:17 AM0.5 ft11:14 AM2.0 ft5:43 PM0.4 ft11:33 PM2.0 ft7:20 AM6:17 PM 88%
Fri Oct 235:59 AM0.4 ft11:55 AM2.1 ft6:35 PM0.3 ft 7:21 AM6:16 PM 94%
Sat Oct 2412:15 AM2.0 ft6:40 AM0.3 ft12:34 PM2.2 ft7:25 PM0.3 ft7:22 AM6:14 PM 98%

Water temperature near Bishops Head, Hooper Strait

405060708090
56.1 F (13.4 C)
NOAA CO-OPS station 8571421 (this station's own sensor), read 5:00 AM local, October 18, 2026

Over the past 30 days this sensor ranged from 54.5 to 82.9 F. Typical for October here is 65.0 F (5-year hourly mean; range 51.8 to 76.3), so today is 8.9 F below typical.

Water temperature is the nearest NOAA reading to Bishops Head, Hooper Strait, not a measurement at the tide gauge itself. 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    7:00 AM6:47 PM 72%
Fri Oct 2    7:01 AM6:46 PM 62%
Sat Oct 3    7:02 AM6:44 PM 52%
Sun Oct 4    7:03 AM6:43 PM 41%
Mon Oct 5    7:04 AM6:41 PM 31%
Tue Oct 6    7:05 AM6:40 PM 22%
Wed Oct 7    7:06 AM6:38 PM 14%
Thu Oct 8    7:07 AM6:37 PM 7%
Fri Oct 9    7:07 AM6:35 PM 3%
Sat Oct 10    7:08 AM6:34 PM 0%
Sun Oct 11    7:09 AM6:32 PM 0%
Mon Oct 12    7:10 AM6:31 PM 2%
Tue Oct 13    7:11 AM6:29 PM 7%
Wed Oct 14    7:12 AM6:28 PM 13%
Thu Oct 15    7:13 AM6:27 PM 21%
Fri Oct 1612:29 AM0.6 ft5:54 AM1.8 ft12:08 PM0.5 ft6:08 PM2.0 ft7:14 AM6:25 PM 30%
Sat Oct 171:17 AM0.7 ft6:43 AM1.7 ft12:59 PM0.5 ft7:01 PM1.9 ft7:15 AM6:24 PM 40%
Sun Oct 18today2:07 AM0.7 ft7:39 AM1.7 ft1:55 PM0.6 ft8:00 PM1.9 ft7:16 AM6:22 PM 51%
Mon Oct 192:58 AM0.7 ft8:39 AM1.7 ft2:54 PM0.6 ft9:02 PM1.9 ft7:17 AM6:21 PM 61%
Tue Oct 203:47 AM0.6 ft9:38 AM1.8 ft3:52 PM0.5 ft9:59 PM1.9 ft7:18 AM6:20 PM 71%
Wed Oct 214:33 AM0.6 ft10:29 AM1.9 ft4:49 PM0.5 ft10:48 PM2.0 ft7:19 AM6:18 PM 80%
Thu Oct 225:17 AM0.5 ft11:14 AM2.0 ft5:43 PM0.4 ft11:33 PM2.0 ft7:20 AM6:17 PM 88%
Fri Oct 235:59 AM0.4 ft11:55 AM2.1 ft6:35 PM0.3 ft 7:21 AM6:16 PM 94%
Sat Oct 2412:15 AM2.0 ft6:40 AM0.3 ft12:34 PM2.2 ft7:25 PM0.3 ft7:22 AM6:14 PM 98%
Sun Oct 2512:57 AM2.1 ft7:21 AM0.2 ft1:14 PM2.3 ft8:14 PM0.2 ft7:23 AM6:13 PM 100%
Mon Oct 261:40 AM2.1 ft8:04 AM0.1 ft1:57 PM2.4 ft9:03 PM0.2 ft7:24 AM6:12 PM 99%
Tue Oct 272:25 AM2.0 ft8:49 AM0.1 ft2:42 PM2.4 ft9:53 PM0.2 ft7:25 AM6:11 PM 97%
Wed Oct 283:12 AM2.0 ft9:37 AM0.1 ft3:30 PM2.4 ft10:45 PM0.2 ft7:26 AM6:09 PM 92%
Thu Oct 294:02 AM2.0 ft10:28 AM0.1 ft4:22 PM2.4 ft11:41 PM0.3 ft7:27 AM6:08 PM 85%
Fri Oct 304:56 AM2.0 ft11:26 AM0.2 ft5:18 PM2.3 ft 7:28 AM6:07 PM 77%
Sat Oct 3112:41 AM0.4 ft5:54 AM1.9 ft12:30 PM0.3 ft6:20 PM2.2 ft7:29 AM6:06 PM 68%

November 2026 tide table

DateTide 1Tide 2Tide 3Tide 4SunriseSunsetMoon
Sun Nov 11:42 AM0.4 ft5:59 AM1.9 ft12:40 PM0.4 ft6:29 PM2.1 ft6:31 AM5:05 PM 57%
Mon Nov 21:44 AM0.4 ft7:10 AM1.9 ft1:51 PM0.4 ft7:44 PM2.1 ft6:32 AM5:04 PM 46%
Tue Nov 32:43 AM0.4 ft8:22 AM2.0 ft3:00 PM0.4 ft8:54 PM2.0 ft6:33 AM5:03 PM 36%
Wed Nov 43:39 AM0.4 ft9:26 AM2.1 ft4:06 PM0.3 ft9:54 PM2.0 ft6:34 AM5:02 PM 26%
Thu Nov 54:31 AM0.3 ft10:21 AM2.2 ft5:06 PM0.3 ft10:45 PM2.0 ft6:35 AM5:01 PM 17%
Fri Nov 65:19 AM0.2 ft11:10 AM2.3 ft6:01 PM0.2 ft11:32 PM2.0 ft6:36 AM5:00 PM 10%
Sat Nov 76:03 AM0.2 ft11:54 AM2.3 ft6:51 PM0.2 ft 6:37 AM4:59 PM 5%
Sun Nov 812:16 AM1.9 ft6:44 AM0.2 ft12:35 PM2.3 ft7:37 PM0.1 ft6:38 AM4:58 PM 1%
Mon Nov 912:58 AM1.8 ft7:23 AM0.1 ft1:14 PM2.2 ft8:20 PM0.1 ft6:39 AM4:57 PM 0%
Tue Nov 101:39 AM1.8 ft8:00 AM0.2 ft1:53 PM2.1 ft9:00 PM0.2 ft6:40 AM4:56 PM 1%
Wed Nov 112:20 AM1.7 ft8:37 AM0.2 ft2:32 PM2.0 ft9:39 PM0.2 ft6:41 AM4:55 PM 4%
Thu Nov 123:01 AM1.6 ft9:14 AM0.2 ft3:11 PM1.9 ft10:17 PM0.3 ft6:42 AM4:54 PM 10%
Fri Nov 133:42 AM1.6 ft9:54 AM0.2 ft3:51 PM1.9 ft10:55 PM0.3 ft6:43 AM4:53 PM 17%
Sat Nov 144:24 AM1.6 ft10:37 AM0.3 ft4:33 PM1.8 ft11:36 PM0.4 ft6:45 AM4:53 PM 25%
Sun Nov 155:08 AM1.5 ft11:25 AM0.3 ft5:18 PM1.7 ft 6:46 AM4:52 PM 35%
Mon Nov 1612:19 AM0.4 ft5:55 AM1.5 ft12:18 PM0.3 ft6:07 PM1.7 ft6:47 AM4:51 PM 45%
Tue Nov 171:03 AM0.3 ft6:48 AM1.6 ft1:14 PM0.4 ft7:01 PM1.7 ft6:48 AM4:50 PM 56%
Wed Nov 181:49 AM0.3 ft7:43 AM1.6 ft2:13 PM0.3 ft7:58 PM1.6 ft6:49 AM4:50 PM 66%
Thu Nov 192:35 AM0.2 ft8:36 AM1.7 ft3:12 PM0.3 ft8:54 PM1.6 ft6:50 AM4:49 PM 76%
Fri Nov 203:20 AM0.1 ft9:26 AM1.8 ft4:10 PM0.2 ft9:47 PM1.6 ft6:51 AM4:49 PM 84%
Sat Nov 214:07 AM0.0 ft10:13 AM1.9 ft5:07 PM0.1 ft10:38 PM1.7 ft6:52 AM4:48 PM 91%
Sun Nov 224:55 AM-0.0 ft10:59 AM2.1 ft6:02 PM0.0 ft11:26 PM1.7 ft6:53 AM4:48 PM 96%
Mon Nov 235:44 AM-0.1 ft11:46 AM2.1 ft6:56 PM-0.1 ft 6:54 AM4:47 PM 99%
Tue Nov 2412:15 AM1.7 ft6:35 AM-0.2 ft12:33 PM2.2 ft7:48 PM-0.1 ft6:55 AM4:47 PM 100%
Wed Nov 251:04 AM1.7 ft7:27 AM-0.2 ft1:23 PM2.2 ft8:40 PM-0.1 ft6:56 AM4:46 PM 98%
Thu Nov 261:55 AM1.7 ft8:22 AM-0.2 ft2:16 PM2.2 ft9:33 PM-0.1 ft6:57 AM4:46 PM 95%
Fri Nov 272:48 AM1.8 ft9:18 AM-0.1 ft3:10 PM2.2 ft10:28 PM-0.0 ft6:58 AM4:45 PM 89%
Sat Nov 283:44 AM1.8 ft10:18 AM-0.1 ft4:07 PM2.1 ft11:23 PM0.0 ft6:59 AM4:45 PM 81%
Sun Nov 294:43 AM1.8 ft11:22 AM0.0 ft5:08 PM2.0 ft 7:00 AM4:45 PM 73%
Mon Nov 3012:20 AM0.1 ft5:46 AM1.8 ft12:29 PM0.1 ft6:11 PM1.8 ft7:01 AM4:45 PM 63%

Tidal datums at Bishops Head, Hooper Strait

Heights on this page are above mean lower low water (MLLW), the chart datum. NOAA's accepted datums for station 8571421, in feet above MLLW:

MHHW

31.01 ft
Mean higher high water

MHW

30.85 ft
Mean high water

MSL

29.97 ft
Mean sea level

MLW

29.09 ft
Mean low water

MN

1.76 ft
Mean range

GT

2.06 ft
Diurnal range

Highest observed water level: 34.07 ft above MLLW on October 30, 2021. Tidal datum epoch 1983-2001.

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Questions

What time is high tide at Bishops Head, Hooper Strait today?

High tide at Bishops Head, Hooper Strait, Maryland on Sunday, October 18, 2026 is at 7:39 AM (1.7 ft above MLLW) and 8:00 PM (1.9 ft above MLLW), NOAA prediction, local time.

What time is low tide at Bishops Head, Hooper Strait today?

Low tide at Bishops Head, Hooper Strait on Sunday, October 18, 2026 is at 2:07 AM (0.7 ft) and 1:55 PM (0.6 ft).

What is the water temperature at Bishops Head, Hooper Strait?

The nearest NOAA water-temperature reading to Bishops Head, Hooper Strait is 56.1 F at Bishops Head, 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 8571421.