Tides / Maryland / Charles County / Lower Cedar Point
Lower Cedar Point
Tide station
NOAA station Lower Cedar Point, Md. in Charles 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. NOAA adjusts this prediction from WASHINGTON.
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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 Lower Cedar Point. 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.
Thursday
The moon is a waxing crescent, about 19% lit. The larger tides fall nearer the new moon and the full moon. Sunrise is 7:17 AM and sunset is 6:30 PM. The tides are a low of 0.4 ft at 12:52 AM, a high of 1.5 ft at 7:16 AM, a low of 0.4 ft at 12:28 PM, and a high of 1.7 ft at 7:20 PM. The high at 7:16 AM is 1 minute before sunrise. The high at 7:20 PM is 50 minutes after sunset.
Friday
The moon is a waxing crescent, about 28% lit. The larger tides fall nearer the new moon and the full moon. Sunrise is 7:18 AM and sunset is 6:29 PM. The tides are a low of 0.4 ft at 1:35 AM, a high of 1.4 ft at 8:04 AM, a low of 0.4 ft at 1:09 PM, and a high of 1.7 ft at 8:05 PM. The high at 8:04 AM is 46 minutes after sunrise. The high at 8:05 PM is 96 minutes after sunset. The forecast is Patchy Fog then Partly Sunny, 81°F, wind 5 to 13 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 7:19 AM and sunset is 6:27 PM. The tides are a low of 0.5 ft at 2:17 AM, a high of 1.4 ft at 8:53 AM, a low of 0.5 ft at 1:55 PM, and a high of 1.6 ft at 8:54 PM. The high at 8:53 AM is 94 minutes after sunrise. The forecast is Chance Rain Showers, 55°F, wind 21 to 24 mph N. That forecast is rough water.
Sunday
The moon is a first quarter, about 49% lit, so the highs run smaller. Sunrise is 7:20 AM and sunset is 6:26 PM. The tides are a low of 0.5 ft at 3:02 AM, a high of 1.4 ft at 9:45 AM, a low of 0.5 ft at 2:49 PM, and a high of 1.5 ft at 9:49 PM. No high or low this day falls within two hours of sunrise or sunset, so this day is not highlighted. The forecast is Sunny, 58°F, wind 9 mph NE.
Monday
The moon is a first quarter, about 60% lit, so the highs run smaller. Sunrise is 7:21 AM and sunset is 6:25 PM. The tides are a low of 0.5 ft at 3:52 AM, a high of 1.4 ft at 10:43 AM, a low of 0.5 ft at 3:52 PM, and a high of 1.5 ft at 10:54 PM. No high or low this day falls within two hours of sunrise or sunset, so this day is not highlighted. The forecast is Sunny, 62°F, wind 6 mph NE.
Thursday, Friday, and Saturday are the days in this snapshot where a turn meets sunrise or sunset.
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Sun and moon
- First light
- 5:49 AM
- Nautical twilight begins
- 6:20 AM
- Dawn
- 6:50 AM
- Blue hour, morning
- 6:50 AM to 7:01 AM
- Golden hour, morning
- 7:01 AM to 7:53 AM
- Sunrise
- 7:17 AM
- Solar noon
- 12:54 PM
- Golden hour, evening
- 5:54 PM to 6:46 PM
- Sunset
- 6:30 PM
- Blue hour, evening
- 6:46 PM to 6:56 PM
- Dusk
- 6:56 PM
- Nautical twilight ends
- 7:27 PM
- Last light
- 7:58 PM
- Day length
- 11 hours 13 minutes
- Moon
- Waxing Crescent, about 23% lit
- Moonrise
- 12:24 PM
- Moonset
- 9:24 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.
Marinas
- Aqualand Marina1.7 mi
- Machodoc Creek Marina4.2 mi
- Bayside Marina6.4 mi
- Nightingale Marina6.5 mi
- Ice House Marina6.5 mi
- Monroe Bay Marina6.8 mi
Beaches
- Wicomico Beach6.1 mi
Parks
- Crain Memorial Park2.1 mi
- Wayside Park2.5 mi
- Barnesfield Park2.7 mi
- Zekiah Swamp Natural Environment Area5.7 mi
- Town Hill6.1 mi
- Torrey Smith Recreation Park6.2 mi
Nature reserves
- Farmer Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program Easement3.6 mi
- Grove Property Charles Undesignated4.9 mi
- Zekiah Swamp Natural Environment Area5.9 mi
- Chotank State Natural Area Preserve7.7 mi
Nearby tide stations
- Mathias Point5.7 mi · Charles County
- Mills Point (south of)7.8 mi · St. Mary's County
- Goose Creek8.8 mi · Charles County
- Benedict20 mi · Charles County
- Indian Head21 mi · Charles County
- Broomes Island24 mi · Calvert 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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