Bridgeport Tides Today
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Bridgeport runs a mean tidal range of about 6.5 ft. This month the highest water, 8.2 ft, comes on the morning of Nov 25, and the lowest, a -0.7 ft minus tide, on the evening of Nov 25.
| Low tide | 12:49 AM | 0.4 ft |
| High tide | 7:00 AM | 7.0 ft |
| Low tide | 1:20 PM | 0.5 ft |
| High tide | 7:26 PM | 6.8 ft |
Today on the water at Bridgeport
Today at Bridgeport: high tide at 7:00 AM (7.0 ft) and 7:26 PM (6.8 ft), low tide at 12:49 AM (0.4 ft) and 1:20 PM (0.5 ft). The National Weather Service forecast for this afternoon is sunny with S winds 9 mph, 70°F. The water at the gauge reads 60°F. Sunrise is at 6:26 AM and sunset at 4:46 PM.
| Period | Forecast | Wind | Temp |
|---|---|---|---|
| This Afternoon | Sunny | S 9 mph | 70°F |
| Tonight | Partly Cloudy | SW 3 to 7 mph | 57°F |
Forecast: National Weather Service point forecast for this location.
Where Bridgeport is
Bridgeport sits at 41.1758° N, 73.1840° W on Long Island Sound, at Bridgeport, CT, in Fairfield County. The station here is a live gauge in NOAA's National Water Level Observation Network, the reference network the rest of the coast's tide predictions are tied to. It has been in NOAA's records since 1932. The nearest weather station is Bridgeport, CT, a shore station reporting wind and, at most sites, water temperature, 0.2 mi away.
The tide at Bridgeport
Bridgeport 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 7.3 ft, and 6.7 ft between the average high and the average low, a large tide. On an average day the higher high tops the lower high by 0.3 ft and the lower low sits 0.2 ft below the other low. For the water around it: Sound tides are semidiurnal and grow from 2 to 3 ft at the eastern entrance to 7 ft or more at the western end.
About this station
- High tide reaches Bridgeport about 3.8 hours after the moon passes overhead. That lag is local, which is why high water does not line up with the moon.
- Highest water on record: 13.0 ft on Oct 30, 2012.
- Lowest on record: -4.6 ft on Feb 2, 1976.
- The National Weather Service counts 8.9 ft as minor flooding here, 10.4 ft as moderate and 11.4 ft as major.
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 Bridgeport from the 1983-2001 National Tidal Datum Epoch; mean higher high water is 7.3 ft above it and mean sea level 3.6 ft. The land survey datum NAVD88, the zero on topographic maps and flood maps, is 3.8 ft above MLLW here, so a water level on this page converts to NAVD88 by subtracting that amount. Source: NOAA CO-OPS station 8467150, a National Water Level Observation Network gauge, established 1932. The tide times and heights are NOAA's official harmonic predictions for this station; TidalMap republishes them daily and does not alter them. The observed line is the gauge's own six-minute water level feed.
Tide stations near Bridgeport
- Stratford, I-95 bridge: 4.2 mi, tides about 23 min later
- Long Hill: 8.5 mi, tides about 58 min later
- Shelton: 10.5 mi, tides about 62 min later
- South Norwalk: 13.2 mi, tides about 8 min later
- Rowayton, Fivemile River: 15.6 mi, tides at about the same time
TidalMapMonthly tide calendar
🌊 Biggest flood tides of the month at Bridgeport this month: Nov 7, Nov 8, Nov 9, Nov 22, Nov 23, Nov 24, Nov 25, Nov 26, Nov 27. These spring highs run the highest water of the month.
🔻 Lowest tides of the month at Bridgeport this month: Nov 7, Nov 8, Nov 9, Nov 22, Nov 23, Nov 24, Nov 25, Nov 26, Nov 27, Nov 28, Nov 29. These minus lows are when flats and bars dry out.
Best fishing times (solunar)
Major and minor solunar windows for Bridgeport, 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 🌗 | 7:06–9:06 AM 7:31–9:31 PM | 12:32–2:32 AM 1:27–3:27 PM | 61 |
| Thu Nov 5 🌘 | 7:52–9:52 AM 8:17–10:17 PM | 1:43–3:43 AM 1:50–3:50 PM | 73 |
| Fri Nov 6 🌘 | 8:37–10:37 AM 9:02–11:02 PM | 2:52–4:52 AM 2:12–4:12 PM | 83 |
| Sat Nov 7 🌘 | 9:22–11:22 AM 9:47–11:47 PM | 3:59–5:59 AM 2:35–4:35 PM | 91 |
| Sun Nov 8 🌘 | 10:08–12:08 PM 10:33–12:33 AM | 5:07–7:07 AM 3:02–5:02 PM | 97 |
| Mon Nov 9 🌑 | 10:56–12:56 PM 11:21–1:21 AM | 6:13–8:13 AM 3:33–5:33 PM | 99 |
| Tue Nov 10 🌑 | 11:45–1:45 PM 12:10–2:10 AM | 7:17–9:17 AM 4:11–6:11 PM | 99 |
Predictions & observations: NOAA CO-OPS station 8467150. 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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