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COASTAL FISHING PLANNER

Ocean City Fishing Conditions Today

Shore, pier and nearshore recreational fishing conditions.

Fishing Score82.9Good

0–100 composite planning score · not a raw environmental measurement

Best Fishing Time4:00 PM–7:00 PM

Confidence: Medium

Today82.9Good

4:00 PM–7:00 PM

Tomorrow83.2Good

10:00 AM–1:00 PM

NEXT 24 HOURS

24-Hour Fishing Conditions Forecast

0–100 score · Local time · Safety hard-stop hours show NOT RECOMMENDED

1:00 PM

73.5Medium

2:00 PM

62.5Medium

3:00 PM

76.5Medium

4:00 PM

85Medium

5:00 PM

87.3Medium

6:00 PM

80.1Medium

7:00 PM

66.8Medium

8:00 PM

60.6Medium

9:00 PM

74.2Medium

10:00 PM

79.5Medium

11:00 PM

80.4Medium

12:00 AM

73.7Medium

1:00 AM

61.1Medium

2:00 AM

55.9Medium

3:00 AM

69.5Medium

4:00 AM

78.5Medium

5:00 AM

80.9Medium

6:00 AM

80Medium

7:00 AM

72.1Medium

8:00 AM

58.2Medium

9:00 AM

70.8Medium

10:00 AM

81.5Medium

11:00 AM

86.3Medium

12:00 PM

84.2Medium

BREAKDOWN

Why this score?

Factor scores are normalized from 0–100. They are scoring inputs, not raw weather or ocean measurements.

Tide movement score95.2

Wind score100

Wave / sea state score100

Weather score100

Time of day score85

Moon / Solunar score69.8

Water temperature score—

COASTAL CONDITIONS

Wind, waves and weather

Wind9.0 mph

Gust12.7 mph

Wave height3.0 ft

Wave period11.0 sec

Rain chance0%

Water temp—

TIDE CONTEXT

Today’s tide turning points

For detailed tide charts, use the Tide page.

Low12:58 AM0.1 ft

High7:14 AM4.5 ft

Low1:37 PM-0.0 ft

High7:34 PM3.9 ft

EXPLANATION

What is driving today’s result?

Nearshore wave exposure is the main factor keeping today's Fishing Score from being stronger. Tide movement, winds, and nearshore waves are otherwise favorable, but those positives do not outweigh that constraint.

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TRANSPARENCY

Data sources & methodology

Tides & water observations: NOAA/NOS/CO-OPS. NOAA station: Ocean City (Fishing Pier), MD (8570280).

Weather, wind, waves & alerts: NOAA National Weather Service.

Fishing Score & Best Fishing Time: calculated by CoastalNow from the source data above using published rule-based methodology.

Solar & lunar context: calculated locally by CoastalNow; lunar influence has low weight and is not presented as a catch guarantee.

Forecast: Oct 25, 2026 12:25 PM EDT · Safety alerts: Oct 25, 2026 1:12 PM EDT · Tides: Oct 25, 2026 12:23 PM EDT

Fishing Score is a CoastalNow planning metric and is not an official NOAA/NWS product or safety determination. CoastalNow is not affiliated with or endorsed by NOAA or the National Weather Service.

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Planning metric, not a safety guarantee.

Fishing Score is a planning metric, not a safety guarantee. Official warnings and local guidance always take priority.