Gardiner Tides Today
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Gardiner runs a mean tidal range of about 5.5 ft. This month the highest water, 7.5 ft, comes on the afternoon of Nov 26, and the lowest, a -0.3 ft minus tide, on the evening of Nov 26.
| Low tide | 3:16 AM | 0.2 ft |
| High tide | 8:57 AM | 5.8 ft |
| Low tide | 3:38 PM | 0.6 ft |
| High tide | 9:22 PM | 6.3 ft |
Today on the water at Gardiner
Today at Gardiner: high tide at 8:57 AM (5.8 ft) and 9:22 PM (6.3 ft), low tide at 3:16 AM (0.2 ft) and 3:38 PM (0.6 ft). The National Weather Service forecast for Tuesday is slight chance light rain with E winds 0 to 5 mph, 63°F. Sunrise is at 6:17 AM and sunset at 4:27 PM.
| Period | Forecast | Wind | Temp |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overnight | Cloudy | 0 mph | 47°F |
| Tuesday | Slight Chance Light Rain | E 0 to 5 mph | 63°F |
Forecast: National Weather Service point forecast for this location.
Where Gardiner is
Gardiner sits at 44.2333° N, 69.7667° W on the Gulf of Maine, at Randolph, ME, in Kennebec County. The station here is a historical NOAA reference station: a gauge measured the tide at this spot from 1933 until 2005, and NOAA still publishes harmonic predictions from that record. There is no live reading here today. The closest gauge measuring live water level is Portland (NOAA 8418150), 46.3 mi away, and high and low water here run on average about 227 min later than there. The nearest weather station is Augusta, Augusta State Airport, an airport reporting wind, visibility and sky cover, but no water temperature, 6.2 mi away.
The tide at Gardiner
Gardiner 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 6.5 ft, and 6.0 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: 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 Gardiner about 7.1 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 Gardiner from the 1983-2001 National Tidal Datum Epoch; mean higher high water is 6.5 ft above it and mean sea level 3.4 ft. These datums are controlled from NOAA's Portland, ME gauge. Source: NOAA CO-OPS station 8417134, established 1933, gauge removed 2005. 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 Gardiner
- Richmond: 10.1 mi, tides about 47 min earlier
- Sheepscot (below rapids): 14.6 mi, tides about 207 min earlier
- Bowdoinham, Cathance River: 16.8 mi, tides about 69 min earlier
- Wiscasset: 16.9 mi, tides about 217 min earlier
- Sturgeon Island, Merrymeeting Bay: 17.7 mi, tides about 105 min earlier
TidalMapMonthly tide calendar
🌊 Biggest flood tides at Gardiner this month: Nov 23, 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 Gardiner this month: Nov 24, Nov 25, Nov 26, Nov 27, Nov 29, Nov 30. 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 Gardiner, 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 🌗 | 6:04–8:04 AM 6:29–8:29 PM | — 12:54–2:54 PM | 47 |
| Wed Nov 4 🌗 | 6:52–8:52 AM 7:17–9:17 PM | 12:15–2:15 AM 1:15–3:15 PM | 61 |
| Thu Nov 5 🌘 | 7:38–9:38 AM 8:03–10:03 PM | 1:29–3:29 AM 1:34–3:34 PM | 73 |
| Fri Nov 6 🌘 | 8:23–10:23 AM 8:48–10:48 PM | 2:40–4:40 AM 1:54–3:54 PM | 83 |
| Sat Nov 7 🌘 | 9:08–11:08 AM 9:33–11:33 PM | 3:51–5:51 AM 2:15–4:15 PM | 91 |
| Sun Nov 8 🌘 | 9:54–11:54 AM 10:19–12:19 AM | 5:01–7:01 AM 2:39–4:39 PM | 97 |
| Mon Nov 9 🌑 | 10:42–12:42 PM 11:07–1:07 AM | 6:09–8:09 AM 3:08–5:08 PM | 99 |
Predictions & observations: NOAA CO-OPS station 8417134. 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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