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King tides in Maryland, 2026

The biggest predicted tide in Maryland in 2026 reaches 3.9 ft above MLLW at Bladensburg, Md. on Monday, May 18, at 10:09 AMlocal time. Below are all of the year's king tide windows — the top 1% of predicted highs — for NOAA reference stations along the Marylandcoast. King tides are perigean spring tides: they arrive when a full or new moon lines up with the moon's closest approach to Earth, and they preview the flooding that sea level rise will make routine. Read how king tides work.

Annapolis (US Naval Academy)

King tides (1.8 ft and above) at NOAA station 8575512. Full year: 2026 tide table.

  • Jun 14–16 — peaks 1.9 ft at 6:07 AM
  • Jul 12–14 — peaks 1.9 ft at 5:02 AM
  • Aug 10–11 — peaks 1.9 ft at 3:55 AM

Baltimore, Fort McHenry

King tides (2.1 ft and above) at NOAA station 8574680. Full year: 2026 tide table.

  • Jun 14–16 — peaks 2.2 ft at 7:20 AM
  • Jul 12–14 — peaks 2.2 ft at 6:13 AM
  • Aug 10–11 — peaks 2.1 ft at 6:04 AM

Barren Island

King tides (1.8 ft and above) at NOAA station 8571579. Full year: 2026 tide table.

  • May 17 — peaks 1.8 ft at 2:42 AM
  • Jun 15 — peaks 1.8 ft at 2:30 AM
  • Aug 12–13 — peaks 1.8 ft at 3:00 AM
  • Aug 28–29 — peaks 1.8 ft at 3:16 AM
  • Sep 10–11 — peaks 1.8 ft at 1:57 AM

Bishops Head, Hooper Strait

King tides (2.6 ft and above) at NOAA station 8571421. Full year: 2026 tide table.

  • May 17–19 — peaks 2.6 ft at 2:51 AM
  • Jun 15–17 — peaks 2.6 ft at 2:38 AM
  • Jul 15 — peaks 2.6 ft at 2:28 AM
  • Aug 13 — peaks 2.6 ft at 2:14 AM

Bladensburg, Md.

King tides (3.7 ft and above) at NOAA station 8579997. Full year: 2026 tide table.

  • Apr 19–20 — peaks 3.8 ft at 10:28 AM
  • May 16–19 — peaks 3.9 ft at 10:09 AM
  • Jun 15–16 — peaks 3.8 ft at 9:00 AM

Buntings Bridge

King tides (0.9 ft and above) at NOAA station 8570691. Full year: 2026 tide table.

  • Apr 18–20 — peaks 0.9 ft at 1:45 AM
  • May 15 — peaks 0.9 ft at 11:45 PM
  • May 17–18 — peaks 0.9 ft at 12:38 AM
  • Jun 13 — peaks 0.9 ft at 11:31 PM
  • Jun 15 — peaks 0.9 ft at 12:25 AM

Cambridge

King tides (2.4 ft and above) at NOAA station 8571892. Full year: 2026 tide table.

  • May 17–18 — peaks 2.4 ft at 4:45 AM
  • Jun 14–16 — peaks 2.5 ft at 4:31 AM
  • Jul 13–14 — peaks 2.4 ft at 4:21 AM
  • Aug 12 — peaks 2.4 ft at 4:09 AM

Chesapeake City, Maryland

King tides (3.5 ft and above) at NOAA station 8573927. Full year: 2026 tide table.

  • Aug 31–1 — peaks 3.5 ft at 1:37 AM
  • Sep 11 — peaks 3.6 ft at 11:48 PM
  • Sep 13 — peaks 3.6 ft at 12:30 AM
  • Sep 27 — peaks 3.6 ft at 11:51 PM
  • Sep 29–30 — peaks 3.6 ft at 12:30 AM
  • Oct 10 — peaks 3.5 ft at 11:24 PM

NOAA CO-OPS harmonic predictions, datum MLLW, station local time. Actual water level can run higher with storms, onshore wind, and low pressure — king tide + storm is the flooding combination to watch. Predictions are for planning, not navigation.

Also available: Maryland king tides 2027.