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Essex Tide Times

Massachusetts · Station 8441771 · Updated Aug 5, 2026

Essex runs a mean tidal range of about 8.7 ft. This month the highest water, 11.2 ft, comes on the morning of Aug 13, and the lowest, a -0.8 ft minus tide, on the morning of Aug 13.

Nearest gauge measuring live water level: Boston (8443970), about 24 mi away — high and low tides here run on average about 18 min later.

Predictedno live gauge

Next high tide 10.0 ft at 4:52 PM

Predicted

Monthly tide calendar

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

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

August 2026

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Mon

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Fri

Sat

1H:9.9L:0.3H:9.2L:0.8

2H:9.8L:0.4H:9.4L:0.7

3H:9.7L:0.4H:9.7L:0.7

4H:9.4L:0.6H:9.9L:0.8

5🌗H:9.1L:0.9H:10.0L:0.8

6🌗H:8.7L:1.1H:10.0

7🌗L:0.8H:8.4L:1.3H:10.0

8L:0.7H:8.2L:1.4H:10.1

9L:0.5H:8.3L:1.2H:10.4

10L:0.1H:8.7L:0.9H:10.7

11L:-0.3H:9.2L:0.4H:11.0

12🌑L:-0.6H:9.6L:0.0

13🌑H:11.2L:-0.8H:10.0L:-0.3

14🌑H:11.1L:-0.8H:10.2L:-0.3

15🌑H:10.9L:-0.6H:10.3L:-0.2

16H:10.4L:-0.3H:10.2L:0.1

17H:9.8L:0.2H:9.9L:0.5

18H:9.2L:0.8H:9.6L:1.0

19🌓H:8.6L:1.3H:9.3L:1.4

20🌓H:8.1L:1.8H:9.0

21🌓L:1.7H:7.7L:2.2H:8.8

22🌓L:1.8H:7.5L:2.4H:8.7

23L:1.8H:7.6L:2.3H:8.8

24L:1.6H:7.8L:2.1H:9.0

25L:1.3H:8.1L:1.8H:9.3

26L:1.0H:8.5L:1.4H:9.6

27🌕L:0.7H:8.9L:1.0H:9.8

28🌕L:0.4H:9.2L:0.6

29🌕H:9.9L:0.3H:9.6L:0.4

30H:10.0L:0.2H:9.9L:0.2

31H:9.9L:0.2H:10.1L:0.2

Best fishing times (solunar)

Major and minor solunar windows for Essex — 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 🌗	4:53–6:53 AM 5:18–7:18 PM	10:08–12:08 AM 12:25–2:25 PM	34
Thu Aug 6 🌗	5:49–7:49 AM 6:14–8:14 PM	10:47–12:47 AM 1:44–3:44 PM	40
Fri Aug 7 🌗	6:49–8:49 AM 7:14–9:14 PM	— 3:01–5:01 PM	53
Sat Aug 8 🌘	7:52–9:52 AM 8:17–10:17 PM	11:37–1:37 AM 4:11–6:11 PM	66
Sun Aug 9 🌘	8:57–10:57 AM 9:22–11:22 PM	12:39–2:39 AM 5:10–7:10 PM	76
Mon Aug 10 🌘	10:00–12:00 PM 10:25–12:25 AM	1:52–3:52 AM 5:57–7:57 PM	85
Tue Aug 11 🌘	10:59–12:59 PM 11:24–1:24 AM	3:11–5:11 AM 6:33–8:33 PM	92

Predictions & observations: NOAA CO-OPS station 8441771. 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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