Bangor Tides Today
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Bangor runs a mean tidal range of about 12.5 ft. This month the highest water, 16.0 ft, comes on the morning of Nov 26, and the lowest, a -1.4 ft minus tide, on the evening of Nov 26.
| High tide | 5:06 AM | 12.7 ft |
| Low tide | 11:48 AM | 1.2 ft |
| High tide | 5:30 PM | 13.2 ft |
Today on the water at Bangor
Today at Bangor: high tide at 5:06 AM (12.7 ft) and 5:30 PM (13.2 ft), low tide at 11:48 AM (1.2 ft). The National Weather Service forecast for Tuesday is chance light rain with E winds 0 to 6 mph, 61°F. Sunrise is at 6:14 AM and sunset at 4:22 PM.
| Period | Forecast | Wind | Temp |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overnight | Chance Light Rain | 0 mph | 47°F |
| Tuesday | Chance Light Rain | E 0 to 6 mph | 61°F |
Forecast: National Weather Service point forecast for this location.
Where Bangor is
Bangor sits at 44.7850° N, 68.7667° W on the Gulf of Maine, at Brewer, ME, in Penobscot County. The station here is a historical NOAA reference station: a gauge measured the tide at this spot from 1970 until 2006, and NOAA still publishes harmonic predictions from that record. There is no live reading here today. The closest gauge measuring live water level is Bar Harbor (NOAA 8413320), 38.8 mi away, and high and low water here run on average about 17 min later than there. The nearest weather station is Bangor, Bangor International Airport, an airport reporting wind, visibility and sky cover, but no water temperature, 2.7 mi away.
The tide at Bangor
Bangor has a semidiurnal tide: two highs and two lows a day of about the same size, roughly 12 hours 25 minutes apart. This month's predictions average 1.9 high tides a day here. The mean range from lower low to higher high is 14.3 ft, and 13.4 ft between the average high and the average low, a very large tide, among the biggest in the United States. On an average day the higher high tops the lower high by 0.5 ft and the lower low sits 0.3 ft below the other low. For the water around it: Gulf of Maine tides are semidiurnal and large, 9 ft at Boston rising past 18 ft toward the Bay of Fundy.
About this station
- High tide reaches Bangor about 3.2 hours after the moon passes overhead. That lag is local, which is why high water does not line up with the moon.
Datum and source
Heights on this page are feet above mean lower low water (MLLW), the zero NOAA's nautical charts use for soundings. A predicted 0.0 ft low is the average of the lower low each day; a minus tide is water below chart datum, and a 2 ft high means 2 ft more water than the chart shows. NOAA fixes MLLW at Bangor from the 1983-2001 National Tidal Datum Epoch; mean higher high water is 14.3 ft above it and mean sea level 7.0 ft. These datums are controlled from NOAA's Bar Harbor, ME gauge. Source: NOAA CO-OPS station 8414612, established 1970, gauge removed 2006. The tide times and heights are NOAA's official harmonic predictions for this station; TidalMap republishes them daily and does not alter them.
Tide stations near Bangor
- Winterport: 10.9 mi, tides about 4 min earlier
- Bucksport: 14.8 mi, tides about 13 min earlier
- Sandy Point: 19.4 mi, tides about 10 min earlier
- Ellsworth, Union River: 24.2 mi, tides at about the same time
- Belfast: 27.4 mi, tides about 10 min earlier
TidalMapMonthly tide calendar
🌊 Biggest flood tides at Bangor this month: Nov 23, Nov 24, Nov 25, Nov 26, Nov 27, Nov 28, Nov 29. These spring highs push water up into the grass and over the oyster rock; prime for poling into flooded marsh for tailing reds.
🔻 Negative (minus) low tides at Bangor this month: Nov 23, Nov 24, Nov 25, Nov 26, Nov 27, Nov 28, Nov 29, Nov 30. These drain the flats and expose the oyster rock, prime for sight-fishing and clamming.
Best fishing times (solunar)
Major and minor solunar windows for Bangor, peak feeding activity is around the moon overhead/underfoot (majors) and moonrise/moonset (minors). Score is the day's activity coefficient (0–100).
| Day | Major windows | Minor windows | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| Today 🌗 | 6:00–8:00 AM 6:25–8:25 PM | — 12:50–2:50 PM | 47 |
| Wed Nov 4 🌗 | 6:48–8:48 AM 7:13–9:13 PM | 12:11–2:11 AM 1:11–3:11 PM | 61 |
| Thu Nov 5 🌘 | 7:34–9:34 AM 7:59–9:59 PM | 1:25–3:25 AM 1:30–3:30 PM | 73 |
| Fri Nov 6 🌘 | 8:19–10:19 AM 8:44–10:44 PM | 2:37–4:37 AM 1:49–3:49 PM | 83 |
| Sat Nov 7 🌘 | 9:04–11:04 AM 9:29–11:29 PM | 3:48–5:48 AM 2:10–4:10 PM | 91 |
| Sun Nov 8 🌘 | 9:50–11:50 AM 10:15–12:15 AM | 4:58–6:58 AM 2:33–4:33 PM | 97 |
| Mon Nov 9 🌑 | 10:38–12:38 PM 11:03–1:03 AM | 6:07–8:07 AM 3:02–5:02 PM | 99 |
Predictions & observations: NOAA CO-OPS station 8414612. Solunar windows computed from the moon's position for this location. Times shown in the station's local time. Not for navigation.
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