Williston tides today
- Tide now 2.9 ft ↑ rising · high 8:53 pm (3.1 ft)
- Best time tomorrow 8:40–9:20 pm average day · 6/10
- Wind · air 6 mph · 58 °F from the E, gusts 12 · partly cloudy
- Sun 7:26 am–6:08 pm 10 h 41 min of daylight
- Moon 91% · 7:45 pm waning gibbous · rises at 7:45 pm
- Pressure 30.36 inHg steady · falling tomorrow
- Coefficient 85 average coefficient · spring tides Oct 26–28
- Major solunar period 1:38–3:38 am today's activity: medium
Today in Williston there are high tides at 8:05 am (1.9 ft) and 8:53 pm (3.1 ft) and low tides at 3:00 am and 1:43 pm. Tide coefficient 85. Right now the tide is rising toward the high tide at 8:53 pm. The sun rises at 7:26 am and sets at 6:08 pm: 10 h 41 min of daylight. The moon is 91% illuminated (waning gibbous) and rises at 7:45 pm. Major solunar periods run from 1:38 am to 3:38 am and from 2:10 pm to 4:10 pm. The next spring tides arrive from October 26 to 28. There's a light breeze from the east (6 mph). Partly cloudy, 58 °F.
Fishing in Williston today
Best time to fish
Solunar activity today: medium- Low tide at 3:00 am
- Major period 1:38–3:38 am
- Rising pressure (+0.17 inHg in 24 h) and light onshore wind (6 mph)
- Waning gibbous: a bit more activity than at the quarters
- Highest tide coefficient today: 85 (average tides)
Your day at a glance
The best window, 2:30 am to 3:40 am, combines the 3:00 am low tide, a major period and a light onshore breeze, though with rising pressure. Also worth a try from 7:00 am to 8:00 am, with the 8:05 am high tide and sunrise, though with rising pressure. Also good from 12:40 pm to 2:40 pm, with the 1:43 pm low tide and a major period.
Species with the most records nearby: summer flounder, spot, longfin inshore squid and Atlantic croaker. October is one of the months when these are seen most: longfin inshore squid and Atlantic croaker. What you can catch
Tides in Williston
Today's high and low tides
- ▼ Low tide 3:00 am 0.8 ft
- ▲ High tide 8:05 am 1.9 ft · coef. 85
- ▼ Low tide 1:43 pm 0.2 ft
- ▲ Next high tide 8:53 pm 3.1 ft · coef. 83
↑ Rising The tide is rising. 1 h 6 min to high tide at 8:53 pm.
Tide coefficient 85 for the 8:05 am high tide and 83 for the 8:53 pm high tide. Average coefficient. The water rises and falls 2.8 ft between the highest high and the lowest low: a large range for this place. 70 is an average tide here; 90 and above means spring tides; below 45, neap tides. What is the tide coefficient?
2026 extremes: the highest tide of the year is on June 15 (3.4 ft) and the lowest, on February 1 (-1.0 ft).
Mixed: two high and two low tides a day, but of quite different heights.
Heights above mean lower low water (MLLW), the zero of US nautical charts. Astronomical prediction: wind and air pressure can raise or lower the water by a few inches, and more in a storm. Not for navigation. MLLW
Tide coefficient and range in October
The biggest tides of the month came from October 9 to 11 (coefficient 86, 2.4 ft range). The smallest, from October 18 to 19 (coefficient 44, 1.5 ft).
Tide and solunar table · this week
| Day | Sun | Tide 1 | Tide 2 | Tide 3 | Tide 4 | Coef. | Moon | Major periods | Activity |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Today, Wed 28 | 7:26 am · 6:08 pm | Low tide 3:00 am · 0.8 ft | High tide 8:05 am · 1.9 ft | Low tide 1:43 pm · 0.2 ft | High tide 8:53 pm · 3.1 ft | Coef. 85 | 91% | Major periods 1:38 am · 2:10 pm | Medium |
| Thu 29 | 7:27 am · 6:06 pm | Low tide 3:55 am · 0.8 ft | High tide 8:53 am · 1.8 ft | Low tide 2:32 pm · 0.2 ft | High tide 9:45 pm · 3.0 ft | Coef. 81 | 84% | Major periods 2:42 am · 3:15 pm | Medium |
| Fri 30 | 7:28 am · 6:05 pm | Low tide 4:55 am · 0.9 ft | High tide 9:45 am · 1.7 ft | Low tide 3:28 pm · 0.3 ft | High tide 10:45 pm · 2.9 ft | Coef. 75 | 74% | Major periods 3:47 am · 4:18 pm | Medium |
| Sat 31 | 7:30 am · 6:04 pm | Low tide 5:55 am · 0.9 ft | High tide 10:47 am · 1.7 ft | Low tide 4:39 pm · 0.4 ft | High tide 11:53 pm · 2.7 ft | Coef. 70 | 63% | Major periods 4:49 am · 5:19 pm | Medium |
| Sun 1 | 6:31 am · 5:03 pm | Low tide 5:50 am · 0.9 ft | High tide 11:02 am · 1.7 ft | Low tide 4:59 pm · 0.5 ft | High tide 11:58 pm · 2.6 ft | Coef. 66 | Last quarter | Major periods 4:47 am · 5:14 pm | Medium |
| Mon 2 | 6:32 am · 5:02 pm | Low tide 6:44 am · 0.8 ft | High tide 12:12 pm · 1.8 ft | Low tide 6:14 pm · 0.6 ft | — | Coef. 65 | 41% | Major periods 5:40 am · 6:05 pm | Medium |
| Tue 3 | 6:33 am · 5:01 pm | High tide 12:57 am · 2.4 ft | Low tide 7:37 am · 0.7 ft | High tide 1:20 pm · 2.0 ft | Low tide 7:33 pm · 0.6 ft | Coef. 68 | 30% | Major periods 6:29 am · 6:52 pm | Medium |
▲ high tide · ▼ low tide · heights above MLLW. Major periods: start time; they last 2 hours. Activity: based on the moon phase and the solunar periods.
Where this tide comes from
Williston has no station of its own, so we use the tide at Dover Bridge (NOAA), 9.5 mi away. On the open coast the difference is usually a few minutes and inches; inside estuaries, rivers and enclosed bays it can be much larger. It is a NOAA subordinate station: its times and heights come from the Baltimore reference station with the official corrections.
Station data attribution: Slackwater database (https://github.com/openwatersio/slackwater-database)
The sea at Williston
Sea state
The wave model doesn't reach Williston: it's on inland water (an estuary, sound or sheltered bay) or far from the open sea. Wind is still available right here.
Wind on the coast and offshore
The model doesn't separate offshore wind here: it's the same as on the coast.
Offshore wind. The coast faces west and the wind blows from land out to sea: calm shore and clean waves, but watch the drift out to sea.
Forecast from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0) with models from ECMWF, NOAA, Météo-France, DWD, Copernicus Marine and CAMS. Updated at 7:47 pm (local time).
Nearest marine station
This is a real measurement of the sea, not a forecast. Data from station CXLM2, NOAA National Data Buoy Center (public domain).
Weather in Williston
Now in Williston
- Low / high
- 44 / 68 °F
- Rain
- 0.00 in · 0%
- Clouds
- 59%
- Humidity
- 80%
- Dew pointDew point
- 52 °F
- Visibility
- 11 mi
- UV indexUV
- 0 · low
- Air qualityAir
- Good · 38
- Saharan dust
- No
Pressure and fishing
- ↗ RisingRising Anglers say fish bite less for a while
- → SteadySteady · now Anglers expect normal activity
- ↘ FallingFalling Anglers say fish feed more before the change
Steady now (+0.01 inHg in 3 hours). Over the next 48 hours: −0.17 inHg. Steady pressure: anglers expect normal activity. Fast changes, either way, tend to affect fishing.
Today, hour by hourHour by hour
Bars: mean wind. Dashed line: gusts. Arrows point where the wind blows to.
| Time | 12:00 am | 3:00 am | 6:00 am | 9:00 am | 12:00 pm | 3:00 pm | 6:00 pm | 9:00 pm |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sky | Clear | Clear | Clear | Clear sky | Mainly clear | Partly cloudy | Overcast | Partly cloudy |
| Temperature | 49° | 47° | 44° | 52° | 65° | 67° | 62° | 56° |
| Wind (mph) | 2 ENE | 6 NW | 3 N | 4 NNE | 8 E | 6 E | 5 E | 6 ESE |
| Gusts | 8 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 12 | 13 |
| Rain | 0.00 in | 0.00 in | 0.00 in | 0.00 in | 0.00 in | 0.00 in | 0.00 in | 0.00 in |
- 9:00 pm 56° 6 ESE
- 12:00 am 53° 4 SE
- 3:00 am 50° 4 SE
- 6:00 am 48° 4 SE
- 9:00 am 52° 0 ESE
- 12:00 pm 67° 4 SW
- 3:00 pm 71° 3 WSW
- 6:00 pm 65° 1 SW
Next 14 daysComing days
| Day | Sky | Low / high | Max wind | High tides |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Today · 28 | 44 / 68 °F | 9 mph ENE | 8:05 am · 8:53 pm | |
| Thu 29 | 47 / 71 °F | 5 mph S | 8:53 am · 9:45 pm | |
| Fri 30 | 52 / 73 °F | 7 mph WNW | 9:45 am · 10:45 pm | |
| Sat 31 | 43 / 63 °F | 5 mph N | 10:47 am · 11:53 pm | |
| Sun 1 | 44 / 67 °F | 3 mph SSE | 11:02 am · 11:58 pm | |
| Mon 2 | 48 / 68 °F | 3 mph S | 12:12 pm | |
| Tue 3 | 50 / 70 °F | 6 mph E | 12:57 am · 1:20 pm | |
| Wed 4 | 53 / 70 °F | 7 mph E | 1:54 am · 2:27 pm | |
| Thu 5 | 56 / 69 °F | 8 mph SE | 2:46 am · 3:26 pm | |
| Fri 6 | 53 / 67 °F | 7 mph W | 3:32 am · 4:17 pm | |
| Sat 7 | 48 / 63 °F | 7 mph NW | 4:14 am · 5:03 pm | |
| Sun 8 | 42 / 60 °F | 6 mph NNW | 4:56 am · 5:47 pm | |
| Mon 9 | 37 / 57 °F | 7 mph N | 5:39 am · 6:30 pm | |
| Tue 10 | 36 / 60 °F | 4 mph NE | 6:23 am · 7:10 pm |
- Thu 29 Mainly clear 47° / 71° 5 mph
- Fri 30 Clear sky 52° / 73° 7 mph
- Sat 31 Overcast 43° / 63° 5 mph
- Sun 1 Overcast 44° / 67° 3 mph
- Mon 2 Overcast 48° / 68° 3 mph
- Tue 3 Mainly clear 50° / 70° 6 mph
- Wed 4 Clear sky 53° / 70° 7 mph
Each day comes from the best model covering this spot: regional ones first (HRRR and NBM in the U.S., AROME, ICON-EU), then ECMWF; day 16, NOAA GFS. Waves: Météo-France up to day 10, then ECMWF WAM, coarser and further offshore. High tides: our own tide calculation.
- The models They agree · high confidence for the next few days. See the models →
- Outlook Next few weeks, compared with normal: warmer and a bit wetter. See the outlook →
- Normal Today, warmer than normal for late October (+3.3 °F; normal high: 65 °F). Climate by month →
Forecast from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0) with models from ECMWF, NOAA, Météo-France, DWD, Copernicus Marine and CAMS. Updated at 7:47 pm (local time).
The sun in Williston
Sunrise and sunset
- First light 6:28 am
- Full dark 7:06 pm
- Civil dawn 6:59 am
- Civil dusk 6:35 pm
- Solar noon 12:47 pm (38° high)
- Daylight 10 h 41 min (−2 min)
- Evening golden hour 5:30 pm
- Full dark 7:06 pm
Golden hour and the day-night map
Today the sun is 92,354,715 mi away and looks 32′ 11″ across.
The moon in Williston
Moon phase and position
Today the moon is 226,429 mi away and looks 32′ 47″ across.
Solunar periods
Today's activity: medium- 1:38–3:38 am Major · the moon passes overhead · high activity
- 2:10–4:10 pm Major · the moon passes underfoot · high activity
- 10:02–11:02 am Minor · moonset · medium activity
- 7:15–8:15 pm Minor · moonrise · medium activity
According to solunar theory, fish feed more when the moon passes overhead or underfoot (major periods, about 2 h) and when it rises or sets (minor periods, 1 h). It works best around new and full moon.
Upcoming moon phases
2026 moon calendar →- Last quarter Sun, Nov 1 · 3:29 pmNov 1 in 4 days
- New moon Mon, Nov 9 · 2:03 amNov 9 in 12 days
- First quarter Tue, Nov 17 · 6:48 amNov 17 in 20 days
- Full moon Tue, Nov 24 · 9:54 amNov 24 in 27 days
Perigee on October 28, 226,426 mi away, coinciding with the spring tides from October 26 to 28: they will be stronger than usual.
Where to fish in Williston
Piers, ramps and tackle shops nearby
Map: OpenFreeMap · © OpenMapTiles · © OpenStreetMap contributors
- Two Johns Landing 0.7 mi
- Boat ramp 2.0 mi
- New Bridge Landing 3.4 mi
- Boat ramp 3.6 mi
- Boat ramp 4.0 mi
- Reese Landing 4.2 mi
- Coveys Landing 5.8 mi
- Boat ramp 6.7 mi
- Kingston Landing 7.1 mi
- Boat ramp 7.8 mi
- Tackle shop 4.1 mi
Within 9.3 mi. A spot may be missing or closed. Open the map on OpenStreetMap · Missing one? Add it to OpenStreetMap
Spots: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) and Overture Maps.
Water depth
Shallow, gradualShallow, gradual bottom: 0 ft at 0.6 mi.
From the shoreline (1,100 ft from Williston) out to sea, heading northwest.
How far from shore
- 16 ft deepnot within 0.6 mi
- 33 ft deepnot within 0.6 mi
- 66 ft deepnot within 0.6 mi
- 164 ft deepnot within 0.6 mi
For fishing, swimming and diving
- Shore fishing. Very shallow: the water doesn't reach 16 ft within 0.6 mi. Cast far from the beach, ideally around high tide.
- Swimming. A very gentle way in with plenty of shallow water, good for kids. At low tide the water can be far out.
- Diving. Shallow: the water doesn't reach 33 ft within 0.6 mi. For deeper dives, take a boat farther out.
Inside bays, estuaries and harbors the bottom changes a lot from spot to spot (channels and shoals): use this only as a rough guide. There is land ahead (an island, a headland or the far shore) 0.6 mi out. The profile is turned slightly from the coast so it does not run into an island or a headland. Where the bottom comes up to the surface there are shoals, rocks or an islet next to the profile.
Source: NOAA U.S. Coastal Relief Model (public domain), cells of about 300 ft; depth below mean sea level. For reference only: not for navigation or anchoring.
Tides near WillistonTides nearby
- Denton3.9 mi
- West Denton4.0 mi
- Hillsboro7.6 mi
- Queen Anne8.4 mi
- Greensboro10 mi
- Federalsburg10 mi
- Choptank12 mi
- Easton13 mi
- Secretary16 mi
- Trappe16 mi
Williston at a glance
- Town or city of about 155 people. Coordinates: 38.831° N, 75.851° W.
- It is 36 mi east of Annapolis, the main place in Maryland. The sun rises 3 min earlier and sets 2 min earlier than in Annapolis.
- The nearest tide station, Dover Bridge, is 9.5 mi to the southwest.
- Its coast faces west.
- Beaches and harbors nearby: Todd Wharf (2.1 mi), Ganey Wharf (3.7 mi).
Questions about WillistonQuestions
What time is high tide today in Williston?
Today in Williston there are high tides at 8:05 am (1.9 ft) and 8:53 pm (3.1 ft) and low tides at 3:00 am and 1:43 pm. Tide coefficient 85.
What time is sunset today in Williston?
At 6:08 pm. There is light until the end of civil twilight, at 6:35 pm.
What time is sunrise tomorrow in Williston?
At 7:27 am. First light comes at 6:29 am.
What phase is the moon today?
Waning gibbous, 91% illuminated. New moon on Mon, Nov 9 · 2:03 am.
When are the next spring tides?
From October 26 to 28, together with the lunar perigee: they will be stronger than usual.
What are today's solunar periods?
Major 1:38–3:38 am, Minor 10:02–11:02 am, Major 2:10–4:10 pm, Minor 7:15–8:15 pm. Today's activity is medium.
What's the weather like today in Williston?
Overcast, from 44 °F to 68 °F, with a light breeze from the east (6 mph) and a 0% chance of rain.
When is the best time to visit Williston?
The best time to visit Williston is from May to June and from August to October: highs of 69 °F to 85 °F, about 9 rainy days a month and 6 hours of sunshine a day.
Can I use this data for navigation?
No. These are predictions for fishing and leisure; for navigation, use the official publications.
Where this data comes from
Tide: NOAA station Dover Bridge (public domain), via Slackwater database. Sun and moon: our own calculation with astronomy-engine. Places: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Coastline: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).