Havre de Grace fishing times solunar & tides

The traditional solunar feeding periods for Havre de Grace over the next week, lined up with what the tide is doing, plus sunrise, sunset and the moon. Tides and times are for NOAA's Havre de Grace station.

Best times to fish today · Friday, October 16

Slow · Waxing Crescent

  • Major4:15 AM–6:15 AMMoon underfoot · tide falling · dawn
  • Minor12:45 PM–1:45 PMMoonrise · tide rising
  • Major4:41 PM–6:41 PMMoon overhead · tide falling · dusk
  • Minor9:38 PM–10:38 PMMoonset · tide rising

Tides today: High 1:40 AM (2.4 ft) · Low 9:13 AM (0.4 ft) · High 2:47 PM (1.7 ft) · Low 8:23 PM (0.4 ft) · Sun 7:13 AM–6:25 PM

Havre de Grace water temperature

68°F (20°C)

Cool and refreshing for a quick swim. About the same as this time yesterday.

Last 24 hours: 68°F to 68°F. Measured at 11:24 PM by NOAA's sensor at Chesapeake City, 15 mi away.

Solunar table: next 7 days

Havre de Grace solunar fishing times and tides, next 7 days
DayMajorMinorTidesRating
Fri Oct 164:15 AM–6:15 AM4:41 PM–6:41 PM12:45 PM–1:45 PM9:38 PM–10:38 PMH 1:40 AML 9:13 AMH 2:47 PML 8:23 PM Slow
Sat Oct 175:06 AM–7:06 AM5:31 PM–7:31 PM1:29 PM–2:29 PM10:37 PM–11:37 PMH 2:29 AML 10:00 AMH 3:42 PML 9:15 PM Slow
Sun Oct 185:56 AM–7:56 AM6:19 PM–8:19 PM2:05 PM–3:05 PMH 3:23 AML 10:50 AMH 4:39 PML 10:13 PM SlowFirst Quarter
Mon Oct 196:43 AM–8:43 AM7:06 PM–9:06 PM11:39 PM–12:39 AM2:36 PM–3:36 PMH 4:20 AML 11:40 AMH 5:35 PML 11:16 PM Slow
Tue Oct 207:28 AM–9:28 AM7:50 PM–9:50 PM12:42 AM–1:42 AM3:03 PM–4:03 PMH 5:21 AML 12:28 PMH 6:28 PM Fair
Wed Oct 218:12 AM–10:12 AM8:34 PM–10:34 PM1:46 AM–2:46 AM3:27 PM–4:27 PML 12:22 AMH 6:21 AML 1:14 PMH 7:16 PM Fair
Thu Oct 228:56 AM–10:56 AM9:18 PM–11:18 PM2:51 AM–3:51 AM3:50 PM–4:50 PML 1:27 AMH 7:18 AML 1:57 PMH 7:58 PM Good

How to use these times

The tide comes first in salt water. Most inshore fish feed when the water is moving: the first hours of the incoming tide, and the falling tide as bait drains out of the marsh and creeks. Slack water around the turn is usually slow.

Solunar periods are a traditional guide. John Alden Knight's 1926 theory holds that fish feed most when the moon is overhead or underfoot (major periods, about two hours) and around moonrise and moonset (minor periods, about an hour), and most of all near the new and full moon. Anglers swear by it; the science is mixed.

Stack the odds. A solunar period on a moving tide near dawn or dusk is the window to plan around.

Quick answers

What are the best fishing times in Havre de Grace today?

On Friday, October 16, the solunar periods in Havre de Grace are major 4:15 AM–6:15 AM and 4:41 PM–6:41 PM; minor 12:45 PM–1:45 PM and 9:38 PM–10:38 PM. The day rates slow by the traditional moon-phase scale (waxing crescent).

When does the tide turn in Havre de Grace today?

High tide is at 1:40 AM and 2:47 PM and low tide at 9:13 AM and 8:23 PM, from NOAA's predictions for Havre de Grace.

Moon times computed for the station's location; tide predictions from NOAA. Check local fishing regulations and licenses. Not for navigation.