Lyme, highway bridge Tides Today
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Lyme, highway bridge runs a mean tidal range of about 3.2 ft. This month the highest water, 4.5 ft, comes on the morning of Nov 25, and the lowest, a -0.4 ft minus tide, on the evening of Nov 25.
| High tide | 5:46 AM | 3.3 ft |
| Low tide | 11:44 AM | 0.5 ft |
| High tide | 6:14 PM | 3.4 ft |
Today on the water at Lyme, highway bridge
Today at Lyme, highway bridge: high tide at 5:46 AM (3.3 ft) and 6:14 PM (3.4 ft), low tide at 11:44 AM (0.5 ft). The National Weather Service forecast for Tuesday is sunny with SW winds 5 to 9 mph, 69°F. Sunrise is at 6:22 AM and sunset at 4:43 PM.
| Period | Forecast | Wind | Temp |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overnight | Clear | SW 6 mph | 50°F |
| Tuesday | Sunny | SW 5 to 9 mph | 69°F |
Forecast: National Weather Service point forecast for this location.
Where Lyme, highway bridge is
Lyme, highway bridge sits at 41.3217° N, 72.3500° W on Long Island Sound, about 1 mi north of Old Saybrook Center, CT, in Middlesex County. The station here is a subordinate tide prediction point. NOAA has no gauge in the water at this spot; its times and heights are published as offsets from a reference gauge, named below. The closest gauge measuring live water level is New London, State Pier (NOAA 8461490), 13.6 mi away, and high and low water here run on average about 82 min later than there. The nearest weather station is Chester, Chester Airport, an airport reporting wind, visibility and sky cover, but no water temperature, 9.2 mi away.
The tide at Lyme, highway bridge
Lyme, highway bridge 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 3.8 ft, and 3.3 ft between the average high and the average low, a moderate 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 Lyme, highway bridge about 3.6 hours after the moon passes overhead. That lag is local, which is why high water does not line up with the moon.
- NOAA predicts tides here from New London, State Pier, station 8461490. High tide comes about 96 min later and low tide about 69 min later than there.
- High tide heights run about 1.26 times the reference.
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 Lyme, highway bridge from the 1983-2001 National Tidal Datum Epoch; mean higher high water is 3.8 ft above it and mean sea level 1.8 ft. These datums are controlled from NOAA's New London, CT gauge. Source: NOAA CO-OPS station 8462764, established 1987, gauge removed 1987. The tide times and heights are published as time and height offsets from its reference gauge; TidalMap republishes them daily and does not alter them.
Tide stations near Lyme, highway bridge
- Essex: 2.6 mi, tides about 16 min later
- Saybrook Point: 2.7 mi, tides about 20 min earlier
- Saybrook Jetty: 4.1 mi, tides about 24 min earlier
- Westbrook, Duck Island Roads: 7.3 mi, tides about 7 min earlier
- Hadlyme: 7.9 mi, tides about 58 min later
TidalMapMonthly tide calendar
🌊 Biggest flood tides at Lyme, highway bridge this month: Nov 7, Nov 8, Nov 9, Nov 22, Nov 23, Nov 24, Nov 25, Nov 26, Nov 27. 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 Lyme, highway bridge this month: Nov 22, Nov 23, Nov 24, Nov 25, Nov 26, Nov 27, Nov 28, 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 Lyme, highway bridge, 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 🌗 | 6:15–8:15 AM 6:40–8:40 PM | 11:15–1:15 AM 1:01–3:01 PM | 47 |
| Wed Nov 4 🌗 | 7:03–9:03 AM 7:28–9:28 PM | 12:29–2:29 AM 1:24–3:24 PM | 61 |
| Thu Nov 5 🌘 | 7:49–9:49 AM 8:14–10:14 PM | 1:39–3:39 AM 1:46–3:46 PM | 73 |
| Fri Nov 6 🌘 | 8:33–10:33 AM 8:58–10:58 PM | 2:48–4:48 AM 2:08–4:08 PM | 83 |
| Sat Nov 7 🌘 | 9:19–11:19 AM 9:44–11:44 PM | 3:56–5:56 AM 2:32–4:32 PM | 91 |
| Sun Nov 8 🌘 | 10:05–12:05 PM 10:30–12:30 AM | 5:04–7:04 AM 2:58–4:58 PM | 97 |
| Mon Nov 9 🌑 | 10:53–12:53 PM 11:18–1:18 AM | 6:10–8:10 AM 3:29–5:29 PM | 99 |
Predictions & observations: NOAA CO-OPS station 8462764. 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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