Tides / Maryland / Anne Arundel County / Matapeake
Matapeake
Tide station
NOAA station Matapeake, Kent Island in Anne Arundel County, Maryland. Heights are feet above mean lower low water. Tide times on this page are local time at this station (EDT). If you are in another timezone, these clocks are not your phone's time. People also look this chart up as Stevensville.
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Tide station
Predicted rise and fall
This column is the NOAA prediction. It is the expected high and low from the moon and the sun, in feet above mean lower low water. It is not a flood warning, and it is not the depth under the boat.
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Five-day fishing snapshot
This is the next five days at Matapeake. It uses the tide prediction at this station, the sun and moon at this coordinate, and the National Weather Service forecast. A day is highlighted when a high or low falls within two hours of sunrise or sunset. Tide and sun times are local time at this station.
Friday
The moon is a waxing crescent, about 28% lit. The larger tides fall nearer the new moon and the full moon. Sunrise is 7:16 AM and sunset is 6:26 PM. The tides are a low of 0.7 ft at 4:30 AM, a high of 1.0 ft at 9:16 AM, a low of 0.3 ft at 3:21 PM, and a high of 1.6 ft at 10:32 PM. The high at 9:16 AM is 120 minutes after sunrise. The forecast is Patchy Fog then Partly Sunny, 78°F, wind 10 to 15 mph S.
Saturday
The moon is a waxing crescent, about 38% lit. The larger tides fall nearer the new moon and the full moon. Sunrise is 7:17 AM and sunset is 6:24 PM. The tides are a low of 0.7 ft at 5:23 AM, a high of 1.0 ft at 10:07 AM, a low of 0.3 ft at 4:12 PM, and a high of 1.5 ft at 11:23 PM. The low at 5:23 AM is 114 minutes before sunrise. The forecast is Rain Showers Likely then Mostly Sunny, 56°F, wind 25 to 30 mph N. That forecast is rough water.
Sunday
The moon is a first quarter, about 49% lit, so the highs run smaller. Sunrise is 7:18 AM and sunset is 6:23 PM. The tides are a low of 0.7 ft at 6:14 AM, a high of 1.0 ft at 11:08 AM, and a low of 0.4 ft at 5:09 PM. The low at 6:14 AM is 64 minutes before sunrise. The low at 5:09 PM is 74 minutes before sunset. The forecast is Sunny, 57°F, wind 10 to 20 mph NE.
Monday
The moon is a first quarter, about 60% lit, so the highs run smaller. Sunrise is 7:19 AM and sunset is 6:22 PM. The tides are a high of 1.5 ft at 12:16 AM, a low of 0.7 ft at 7:01 AM, a high of 1.0 ft at 12:13 PM, and a low of 0.4 ft at 6:10 PM. The low at 7:01 AM is 18 minutes before sunrise. The low at 6:10 PM is 12 minutes before sunset. The forecast is Slight Chance Rain Showers, 61°F, wind 15 to 20 mph NE.
Tuesday
The moon is a waxing gibbous, about 70% lit. The larger tides fall nearer the new moon and the full moon. Sunrise is 7:20 AM and sunset is 6:20 PM. The tides are a high of 1.4 ft at 1:07 AM, a low of 0.6 ft at 7:43 AM, a high of 1.1 ft at 1:18 PM, and a low of 0.5 ft at 7:13 PM. The low at 7:43 AM is 23 minutes after sunrise. The low at 7:13 PM is 53 minutes after sunset. The forecast is Mostly Sunny, 65°F, wind 15 mph N.
Friday, Saturday, Sunday, Monday, and Tuesday are the days in this snapshot where a turn meets sunrise or sunset.
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Sun and moon
- First light
- 5:47 AM
- Nautical twilight begins
- 6:18 AM
- Dawn
- 6:49 AM
- Blue hour, morning
- 6:49 AM to 6:59 AM
- Golden hour, morning
- 6:59 AM to 7:52 AM
- Sunrise
- 7:16 AM
- Solar noon
- 12:51 PM
- Golden hour, evening
- 5:49 PM to 6:42 PM
- Sunset
- 6:25 PM
- Blue hour, evening
- 6:42 PM to 6:52 PM
- Dusk
- 6:52 PM
- Nautical twilight ends
- 7:23 PM
- Last light
- 7:54 PM
- Day length
- 11 hours 9 minutes
- Moon
- First Quarter, about 32% lit
- Moonrise
- 1:15 PM
- Moonset
- 10:13 PM
The larger tides, called spring tides, fall near the new moon and the full moon. The smaller neap tides fall near the quarters. Light times are for this coordinate, in local time at this station.
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On the water nearby
The closest named places from OpenStreetMap. A place with no name on that map is left off. Private and customer-only launches are labeled.
Boat ramps
- Sandy Point State Park4.6 mi
- Sandy Point State Park4.6 mi
- Sandy Point State Park4.6 mi
- Sandy Point State Park4.6 mi
- Sandy Point State Park4.6 mi
- Sandy Point State Park4.6 mi
Marinas
- Bay Bridge Marina2.0 mi
- Kentmorr Marina2.9 mi
- Island View Marina3.8 mi
- Top Knotch Marina4.1 mi
- Castle Marina4.4 mi
- Sandy Point State Park4.6 mi
Beaches
- South Beach Area4.4 mi
- East Beach Area4.7 mi
- Bay Ridge Beach5.4 mi
- North Beach5.5 mi
- South Beach6.1 mi
- Sparrows Beach6.3 mi
Parks
- Mowbray Park1.3 mi
- Batts Neck Park1.4 mi
- Terrapin Nature Area2.6 mi
- Stevensville Historic District2.7 mi
- Terrapin Beach Park2.9 mi
- Old Love Point Park3.3 mi
Nature reserves
- Matapeake Park0.2 mi
- Kent Island Research Wildlife Management Area3.8 mi
- Holly Conservation Easement4.7 mi
- Sandy Point State Park5.1 mi
- Bodkin Island5.6 mi
- Love Point State Park5.9 mi
Nearby tide stations
- Highland Beach5.7 mi · Anne Arundel County
- Love Point5.9 mi · Queen Anne's County
- Kent Island Narrows6.0 mi · Queen Anne's County
- Annapolis (US Naval Academy)7.0 mi · Anne Arundel County
- Kent Point Marina8.3 mi · Talbot County
- Mountain Point8.4 mi · Anne Arundel County
Flood gauge
Measured water, not the tide
This column is a different instrument. A flood gauge reports the water level that is there now and the stages where flooding starts. The orange square on the map is that gauge. It is often not on top of the tide station.
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