Belfast Tides Today
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Belfast runs a mean tidal range of about 10.0 ft. This month the highest water, 12.7 ft, comes on the morning of Nov 26, and the lowest, a -1.6 ft minus tide, on the afternoon of Nov 25.
| High tide | 5:31 AM | 9.9 ft |
| Low tide | 11:37 AM | 1.2 ft |
| High tide | 5:54 PM | 10.5 ft |
Today on the water at Belfast
Today at Belfast: high tide at 5:31 AM (9.9 ft) and 5:54 PM (10.5 ft), low tide at 11:37 AM (1.2 ft). The National Weather Service forecast for Tuesday is chance light rain with E winds 0 to 5 mph, 62°F. Sunrise is at 6:14 AM and sunset at 4:24 PM.
| Period | Forecast | Wind | Temp |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overnight | Cloudy | 0 mph | 48°F |
| Tuesday | Chance Light Rain | E 0 to 5 mph | 62°F |
Forecast: National Weather Service point forecast for this location.
Where Belfast is
Belfast sits at 44.4267° N, 69.0050° W on the Gulf of Maine, at Belfast, ME, in Waldo County. The station here is a subordinate tide prediction point. NOAA has no gauge in the water at this spot; its times and heights are published as offsets from a reference gauge, named below. The closest gauge measuring live water level is Bar Harbor (NOAA 8413320), 39.6 mi away, and high and low water here run on average about 6 min later than there. The nearest weather station is Rockland, Knox County Regional Airport, an airport reporting wind, visibility and sky cover, but no water temperature, 25.3 mi away.
The tide at Belfast
Belfast 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 11.0 ft, and 10.2 ft between the average high and the average low, a large tide. On an average day the higher high tops the lower high by 0.4 ft and the lower low sits 0.4 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 Belfast about 3.4 hours after the moon passes overhead. That lag is local, which is why high water does not line up with the moon.
- NOAA predicts tides here from Bar Harbor, station 8413320. High tide comes about 9 min later and low tide about 4 min later than there.
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 Belfast from the 1983-2001 National Tidal Datum Epoch; mean higher high water is 11.0 ft above it and mean sea level 5.6 ft. The land survey datum NAVD88, the zero on topographic maps and flood maps, is 5.8 ft above MLLW here, so a water level on this page converts to NAVD88 by subtracting that amount. These datums are controlled from NOAA's Rockland, ME gauge. Source: NOAA CO-OPS station 8415191, established 1983, gauge removed 1985. The tide times and heights are published as time and height offsets from its reference gauge; TidalMap republishes them daily and does not alter them.
Tide stations near Belfast
- Castine: 10.6 mi, tides about 6 min later
- Sandy Point: 11.2 mi, tides at about the same time
- Bucksport: 14.2 mi, tides about 3 min earlier
- Winterport: 16.6 mi, tides about 6 min later
- Little Deer Isle: 18.0 mi, tides about 8 min later
TidalMapMonthly tide calendar
🌊 Biggest flood tides at Belfast this month: Nov 23, Nov 24, Nov 25, Nov 26, Nov 27, Nov 28. 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 Belfast this month: Nov 6, Nov 7, Nov 8, Nov 9, Nov 10, Nov 22, Nov 23, Nov 24, Nov 25, Nov 26, Nov 27, Nov 28 …. 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 Belfast, 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 🌗 | 6:01–8:01 AM 6:26–8:26 PM | — 12:51–2:51 PM | 47 |
| Wed Nov 4 🌗 | 6:49–8:49 AM 7:14–9:14 PM | 12:12–2:12 AM 1:12–3:12 PM | 61 |
| Thu Nov 5 🌘 | 7:35–9:35 AM 8:00–10:00 PM | 1:26–3:26 AM 1:31–3:31 PM | 73 |
| Fri Nov 6 🌘 | 8:20–10:20 AM 8:45–10:45 PM | 2:37–4:37 AM 1:50–3:50 PM | 83 |
| Sat Nov 7 🌘 | 9:05–11:05 AM 9:30–11:30 PM | 3:48–5:48 AM 2:11–4:11 PM | 91 |
| Sun Nov 8 🌘 | 9:51–11:51 AM 10:16–12:16 AM | 4:58–6:58 AM 2:35–4:35 PM | 97 |
| Mon Nov 9 🌑 | 10:39–12:39 PM 11:04–1:04 AM | 6:07–8:07 AM 3:04–5:04 PM | 99 |
Predictions & observations: NOAA CO-OPS station 8415191. 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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