Fort Point, Penobscot River Tides Today
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Fort Point, Penobscot River runs a mean tidal range of about 10.2 ft. This month the highest water, 13.0 ft, comes on the morning of Nov 26, and the lowest, a -1.7 ft minus tide, on the evening of Nov 26.
| Low tide | 12:23 AM | 0.0 ft |
| High tide | 6:45 AM | 10.9 ft |
| Low tide | 12:55 PM | 0.5 ft |
| High tide | 7:10 PM | 11.0 ft |
Today on the water at Fort Point, Penobscot River
Today at Fort Point, Penobscot River: high tide at 6:45 AM (10.9 ft) and 7:10 PM (11.0 ft), low tide at 12:23 AM (0.0 ft) and 12:55 PM (0.5 ft). The National Weather Service forecast for today is partly sunny with S winds 0 to 5 mph, 63°F. Sunrise is at 6:15 AM and sunset at 4:22 PM.
| Period | Forecast | Wind | Temp |
|---|---|---|---|
| Today | Partly Sunny | S 0 to 5 mph | 63°F |
| Tonight | Partly Cloudy | S 0 to 5 mph | 51°F |
Forecast: National Weather Service point forecast for this location.
Where Fort Point, Penobscot River is
Fort Point, Penobscot River sits at 44.4717° N, 68.8133° W on the Gulf of Maine, about 4 mi east of Searsport, ME. The station here is a historical NOAA reference station: a gauge measured the tide at this spot from 1908 until 1999, 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), 30.5 mi away, and high and low water here run on average about 9 min later than there. The nearest weather station is Bar Harbor, Hancock County-Bar Harbor Airport, an airport reporting wind, visibility and sky cover, but no water temperature, 22.1 mi away.
The tide at Fort Point, Penobscot River
Fort Point, Penobscot River 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 11.2 ft, and 10.4 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 Fort Point, Penobscot River 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.
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 Fort Point, Penobscot River from the 1983-2001 National Tidal Datum Epoch; mean higher high water is 11.2 ft above it and mean sea level 5.6 ft. These datums are controlled from NOAA's Portland, ME gauge. Source: NOAA CO-OPS station 8414721, established 1908, gauge removed 1999. 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 Fort Point, Penobscot River
- Sandy Point: 2.3 mi, tides at about the same time
- Castine: 5.9 mi, tides about 4 min later
- Belfast: 10.0 mi, tides at about the same time
- Winterport: 11.5 mi, tides about 3 min later
- Blue Hill Harbor: 13.1 mi, tides at about the same time
TidalMapMonthly tide calendar
🌊 Biggest flood tides at Fort Point, Penobscot River this month: 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 Fort Point, Penobscot River this month: Nov 1, Nov 2, Nov 6, Nov 7, Nov 8, Nov 9, Nov 10, Nov 22, Nov 23, Nov 24, Nov 25, Nov 26 …. 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 Fort Point, Penobscot River, 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 🌗 | 6:48–8:48 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 1:50–3:50 PM | 83 |
| Sat Nov 7 🌘 | 9:04–11:04 AM 9:29–11:29 PM | 3:47–5:47 AM 2:10–4:10 PM | 91 |
| Sun Nov 8 🌘 | 9:50–11:50 AM 10:15–12:15 AM | 4:57–6:57 AM 2:34–4:34 PM | 97 |
| Mon Nov 9 🌑 | 10:38–12:38 PM 11:03–1:03 AM | 6:06–8:06 AM 3:03–5:03 PM | 99 |
| Tue Nov 10 🌑 | 11:27–1:27 PM 11:52–1:52 AM | 7:12–9:12 AM 3:38–5:38 PM | 99 |
Predictions & observations: NOAA CO-OPS station 8414721. 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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