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Castine Tide Times

Maine · Station 8414672 · Updated Aug 5, 2026

Castine runs a mean tidal range of about 9.7 ft. This month the highest water, 12.1 ft, comes on the evening of Aug 12, and the lowest, a -1.1 ft minus tide, on the morning of Aug 13.

Nearest gauge measuring live water level: Bar Harbor (8413320), about 29 mi away — high and low tides here run on average about 13 min later.

Predictedno live gauge

Next high tide 10.8 ft at 4:26 PM

Predicted

Monthly tide calendar

Flood & low finder Flood tide ≥ ft Low tide ≤ ft

🌊 Biggest flood tides at Castine this month: Aug 10, Aug 11, Aug 12, Aug 14, Aug 15, Aug 16. 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 Castine this month: Aug 10, Aug 11, Aug 12, Aug 13, Aug 14, Aug 15, Aug 16, Aug 30. These drain the flats and expose the oyster rock — prime for sight-fishing and clamming.

August 2026

Sun

Mon

Tue

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Thu

Fri

Sat

1H:10.8L:0.2H:10.1L:1.0

2H:10.7L:0.2H:10.4L:0.8

3H:10.5L:0.3H:10.6L:0.7

4H:10.3L:0.4H:10.7L:0.6

5🌗H:10.0L:0.7H:10.8L:0.6

6🌗H:9.7L:0.9H:10.8L:0.5

7🌗H:9.4L:1.1H:10.9

8L:0.4H:9.3L:1.2H:11.0

9L:0.2H:9.4L:1.1H:11.3

10L:-0.2H:9.7L:0.7H:11.6

11L:-0.6H:10.2L:0.3H:11.9

12🌑L:-0.9H:10.6L:-0.0H:12.1

13🌑L:-1.1H:11.0L:-0.3

14🌑H:12.1L:-1.1H:11.2L:-0.3

15🌑H:11.8L:-0.8H:11.2L:-0.2

16H:11.3L:-0.3H:11.1L:0.0

17H:10.7L:0.2H:10.8L:0.4

18H:10.1L:0.9H:10.4L:0.8

19🌓H:9.4L:1.5H:10.0L:1.2

20🌓H:8.9L:2.0H:9.7

21🌓L:1.5H:8.5L:2.3H:9.5

22🌓L:1.6H:8.4L:2.4H:9.5

23L:1.5H:8.4L:2.3H:9.7

24L:1.3H:8.6L:2.0H:9.9

25L:1.0H:9.0L:1.7H:10.3

26L:0.7H:9.4L:1.3H:10.5

27🌕L:0.4H:9.8L:1.0H:10.8

28🌕L:0.2H:10.1L:0.7

29🌕H:10.9L:0.0H:10.5L:0.4

30H:10.9L:-0.0H:10.8L:0.2

31H:10.9L:0.0H:11.0L:0.0

Best fishing times (solunar)

Major and minor solunar windows for Castine — 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 🌗	4:45–6:45 AM 5:10–7:10 PM	9:54–11:54 PM 12:22–2:22 PM	34
Thu Aug 6 🌗	5:41–7:41 AM 6:06–8:06 PM	10:31–12:31 AM 1:42–3:42 PM	40
Fri Aug 7 🌗	6:41–8:41 AM 7:06–9:06 PM	— 3:01–5:01 PM	53
Sat Aug 8 🌘	7:44–9:44 AM 8:09–10:09 PM	11:20–1:20 AM 4:11–6:11 PM	66
Sun Aug 9 🌘	8:49–10:49 AM 9:14–11:14 PM	12:22–2:22 AM 5:10–7:10 PM	76
Mon Aug 10 🌘	9:52–11:52 AM 10:17–12:17 AM	1:36–3:36 AM 5:56–7:56 PM	85
Tue Aug 11 🌘	10:51–12:51 PM 11:16–1:16 AM	2:56–4:56 AM 6:30–8:30 PM	92

Predictions & observations: NOAA CO-OPS station 8414672. 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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