Mid-Atlantic
Barren Island
Maryland · NOAA station 8571579 · Tide predictions
38.3417, -76.2650
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48-hour outlook
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The next seven days
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H = high tide · L = low tide · highs & lows in local time
On the water nearby
Gooses Reef buoy · 17 mi NW · Station 44062
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Nearby tide stations
- Middle Hooper Island · 4.5 mi SE
- Smithville Road Bridge, Beaverdam Creek · 6.2 mi N
- Cove Point · 8.0 mi NW
- Taylors Island, Slaughter Creek · 8.8 mi N
- Solomons Island · 10.3 mi W
Plan ahead
2027 tide extremes for this station
Highest predicted high tide: 1.9 ft — Thu Sep 30 · 2:49 PM
Lowest predicted low tide: -0.5 ft — Fri Jan 22 · 7:20 AM
Biggest single-day swing: 1.8 ft on Fri Jan 22
Best daytime minus tides of 2027
| Date | Low tide | Height |
|---|---|---|
| Fri Jan 22 | 7:20 AM | -0.5 ft |
| Sat Jan 23 | 8:12 AM | -0.5 ft |
| Sun Jan 24 | 9:04 AM | -0.5 ft |
| Sat Feb 20 | 7:13 AM | -0.4 ft |
| Sun Feb 21 | 8:04 AM | -0.4 ft |
| Mon Jan 25 | 10:00 AM | -0.4 ft |
| Mon Dec 27 | 7:21 AM | -0.3 ft |
| Tue Dec 14 | 7:41 AM | -0.3 ft |
| Wed Dec 15 | 8:27 AM | -0.3 ft |
| Tue Dec 28 | 8:00 AM | -0.3 ft |
187 minus tides (below 0 ft) are predicted here in 2027. The table shows up to the 10 lowest that fall between 7 AM and 7 PM — the ones worth planning a clam dig or tidepool walk around.
About this station
Barren Island is one of NOAA's reference tide stations — its predictions are computed directly from harmonic analysis of water levels observed here, and other nearby stations are calculated from it.
Barrier islands, big bays, and river tides: Chesapeake and Delaware bays carry the tide deep inland, and a nor'easter can hold water in, or blow it out, for days at a time.