Water temp
69.1°F
NOAA CO-OPS 8575512 updated 12:06 PM
Waters · Coast · MD · Mon, Sep 28
Annapolis tide chart today next low 12:50 PM
Bite index 5/10 — Picky — the middle of the day carries it.
Work for it.
5/10
Picky
Today's bite windows
12 AM6 AMNoon6 PM11 PM
10Peak 9 8Strong 7 6Good 5 4Slow 3 2 1Dead
Major
1:03 AM–3:03 AM
Moon overhead
Minor
8:38 AM–9:38 AM
Moonset
Major
1:29 PM–3:29 PM
Moon underfoot
Minor
7:11 PM–8:11 PM
Moonrise
Sunrise 6:59 AM · sunset 6:53 PM · tomorrow's first major 1:55 AM–3:55 AM · windows on every water
Solunar · computed updated 12:14 PM
Conditions right now
Tide level
1.155ft
-1 ft in 24h
NOAA CO-OPS 8575512 updated 12:06 PM
Pressure
29.9inHg
rising fast · +4.4 hPa/12h
NOAA KNAK updated 10:54 AM
Wind
5mph
NOAA KNAK updated 10:54 AM
Moon
95% waning
Solunar · computed updated 12:14 PM
What this means
Striped bass
69°F sits in the sweet spot. Work the first few feet early.
Work shallow to mid.
Catfish
69°F is on the cool side. Slow everything down.
Work mid to deep.
Annapolis tide times
| Day | Tide | Time | Height |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mon, Sep 28 | Low | 12:56 AM | 0.7 ft |
| High | 6:32 AM | 1.5 ft | |
| Low | 12:50 PM | 0.4 ft | |
| High | 7:27 PM | 1.7 ft | |
| Tue, Sep 29 | Low | 1:49 AM | 0.8 ft |
| High | 7:09 AM | 1.4 ft | |
| Low | 1:29 PM | 0.3 ft | |
| High | 8:16 PM | 1.8 ft | |
| Wed, Sep 30 | Low | 2:44 AM | 0.8 ft |
| High | 7:50 AM | 1.3 ft | |
| Low | 2:12 PM | 0.3 ft |
Predicted heights above MLLW. The bite windows above already fold these swings in.
NOAA CO-OPS 8575512 updated 12:14 PM
Annapolis water level today
1.155 ft above MLLW down 1.00 ft in 24 hours
That sits 37% of the way up the band it has held over the last 9 days, between 0 and 3.16 ft. Over the week it is down0.36ft.
09-19 0.00–3.16 ft 09-28
NOAA CO-OPS 8575512 updated 12:06 PM
The week ahead
| Tue | 7 | Biting | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wed | 7 | Biting | |
| Thu | 7 | Biting | |
| Fri | 8 | On fire | |
| Sat | 8 | On fire | |
| Sun | 8 | On fire | |
| Mon | 7 | Biting |
Forecast days carry solunar and the wind outlook. Pressure and gauge movement land the morning of.
Annapolis boat ramps and public fishing access
Maryland Department of Natural Resources lists 21 public access points on the Annapolis waterfront within 12 mi of our gauge. These are the 8 closest to our gauge — the farthest one the agency lists sits 1.6 mi away.
- City Dock 0.6 miRestrooms: YesAccessible parking: 2Fee or permit: YesHours: Varies by Season
- First Street Pocket Park 0.6 miFee or permit: NoHours: Day Light
- Severn Avenue Pocket Park 0.7 miFee or permit: NoHours: Day Light
- Leon Wolfe Park 0.8 miFee or permit: NoHours: Sunrise to sunset
- Jonas Green Park 0.9 miRamp surface: SandBoarding piers: YesRestrooms: YesAccessible parking: 4Fee or permit: NoHours: Dawn to Dusk
- Fifth Street Pocket Park 0.9 miRamp surface: ConcreteFee or permit: NoHours: Day Light
- Shipwright St. dinghy dock 0.9 miFee or permit: NoHours: Sunrise to sunset
- Acton Cove Park 0.9 miFee or permit: NoHours: Day Light
Access data from Maryland Department of Natural Resources. Distances are straight-line from our gauge, not driving distance.
Maryland Department of Natural Resources · public access inventory
Before you go
A Maryland fishing license covers this water — $32 a year for residents. Maryland DNR sets the rules and is the one that counts.
What it costs, and who is exempt →Nearby waters today
- 5 Picky Ocean City MD · 141 km
- 7 Biting Atlantic City NJ · 183 km
- 6 Biting Raystown Lake PA · 207 km
- 5 Picky Caddo Lake LA · 1716 km
- 8 On fire Bitterroot River MT · 3153 km
Questions people ask about Annapolis
Answered from the same readings as the rest of this page. Where we have no basis for an answer, there is no entry — spot-by-spot local knowledge is not something we can claim for Annapolis.
- Is it worth fishing Annapolis today?
- 5 out of 10 — picky. Work for it. The strongest stretch is 1:03 AM–3:03 AM. That number is worked out fresh each morning from the solunar windows, the pressure trend, the water level and the water temperature.
- What time should you fish Annapolis?
- Today's major windows run 1:03 AM–3:03 AM and 1:29 PM–3:29 PM, with minor windows at 8:38 AM–9:38 AM and 7:11 PM–8:11 PM. Sunrise is 6:59 AM and sunset 6:53 PM. A major landing on first or last light is the stretch worth setting an alarm for.
- What is the water temperature at Annapolis?
- 69.1°F, read at 12:06 PM from NOAA CO-OPS station 8575512. That is 0.2 degrees warmer than 24 hours ago.
- What is the water level at Annapolis right now?
- 1.155 ft above MLLW, read at 12:06 PM from NOAA CO-OPS station 8575512. Over 24 hours it is down 1.00 ft.
- Are water levels rising or falling at Annapolis?
- Falling. The lake is down 1.00 ft in 24 hours and down 0.36 ft over the week. Over the last 9 days it has held between 0 and 3.16 ft. Every figure here is a difference between two gauge readings, not a forecast — what the level does next depends on rain and on what the dam releases.
- Can you eat the fish you catch in Annapolis?
- That is a health question and it belongs with the state, not with us. MD publishes fish consumption advisories through its health or environmental agency, and those are the ones that count. We give no eating advice.
- Do you need a licence to fish Annapolis?
- Yes. A Maryland fishing license covers this water, required from age 16. Maryland DNR sets the rules and is the one that counts.
- What size fish can you keep in Maryland?
- It depends on the species, and several have slot limits rather than a simple minimum. Open to harvest today: striped bass (rockfish), summer flounder (fluke), red drum (redfish), spotted seatrout (speckled trout). Seasons here change mid-year by agency order, so the status is re-checked every morning.
Striped bass (rockfish) limits · Summer flounder (fluke) limits · Red drum (redfish) limits · Spotted seatrout (speckled trout) limits · Check a length against the rules
Where these numbers come from
- Solunar computed 12:14 PM
- NOAA KNAK Annapolis, United States Naval Academy 10:54 AM
- NOAA LWX gridded forecast 10:53 AM
- NOAA CO-OPS 8575512 Annapolis 12:06 PM
Chesapeake Bay at the mouth of the Severn River. The station reports water level and temperature for the middle bay.
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