Mackerel Cove, Swans Island Tides Today
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Mackerel Cove, Swans Island runs a mean tidal range of about 10.0 ft. This month the highest water, 12.9 ft, comes on the morning of Nov 26, and the lowest, a -1.9 ft minus tide, on the evening of Nov 26.
| High tide | 5:36 AM | 10.1 ft |
| Low tide | 11:45 AM | 1.1 ft |
| High tide | 5:55 PM | 10.5 ft |
Today on the water at Mackerel Cove, Swans Island
Today at Mackerel Cove, Swans Island: high tide at 5:36 AM (10.1 ft) and 5:55 PM (10.5 ft), low tide at 11:45 AM (1.1 ft). The National Weather Service forecast for Tuesday is mostly cloudy then slight chance light rain with NE winds 2 to 7 mph, 56°F. Sunrise is at 6:12 AM and sunset at 4:22 PM.
| Period | Forecast | Wind | Temp |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overnight | Cloudy | NW 2 mph | 50°F |
| Tuesday | Mostly Cloudy then Slight Chance Light Rain | NE 2 to 7 mph | 56°F |
Forecast: National Weather Service point forecast for this location.
Where Mackerel Cove, Swans Island is
Mackerel Cove, Swans Island sits at 44.1700° N, 68.4350° W on the Gulf of Maine, about 8 mi southwest of Southwest Harbor, ME. The station here is a historical NOAA reference station: a gauge measured the tide at this spot from 1994 until 1994, 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), 19.1 mi away, and high and low water here run on average about 8 min later than there. The nearest weather station is Buoy I01 - Eastern Maine Shelf, an offshore buoy reporting wind, waves and water temperature, 16.7 mi away.
The tide at Mackerel Cove, Swans Island
Mackerel Cove, Swans Island 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 10.9 ft, and 10.1 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 Mackerel Cove, Swans Island about 3.5 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 Mackerel Cove, Swans Island from the 1983-2001 National Tidal Datum Epoch; mean higher high water is 10.9 ft above it and mean sea level 5.5 ft. These datums are controlled from NOAA's Bar Harbor, ME gauge. Source: NOAA CO-OPS station 8413825, established 1994, gauge removed 1994. 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 Mackerel Cove, Swans Island
- Burnt Coat Harbor, Swans Island: 1.9 mi, tides about 5 min earlier
- Bass Harbor: 6.4 mi, tides about 19 min earlier
- Oceanville, Deer Isle: 9.3 mi, tides at about the same time
- Southwest Harbor: 9.4 mi, tides about 21 min earlier
- Center Harbor: 9.9 mi, tides at about the same time
TidalMapMonthly tide calendar
🌊 Biggest flood tides at Mackerel Cove, Swans Island 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 Mackerel Cove, Swans Island this month: Nov 1, Nov 7, Nov 8, Nov 9, Nov 10, Nov 22, Nov 23, Nov 24, Nov 25, Nov 26, Nov 27, Nov 28 …. 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 Mackerel Cove, Swans Island, 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 🌗 | 5:58–7:58 AM 6:23–8:23 PM | — 12:48–2:48 PM | 47 |
| Wed Nov 4 🌗 | 6:47–8:47 AM 7:12–9:12 PM | 12:10–2:10 AM 1:09–3:09 PM | 61 |
| Thu Nov 5 🌘 | 7:32–9:32 AM 7:57–9:57 PM | 1:23–3:23 AM 1:29–3:29 PM | 73 |
| Fri Nov 6 🌘 | 8:17–10:17 AM 8:42–10:42 PM | 2:35–4:35 AM 1:48–3:48 PM | 83 |
| Sat Nov 7 🌘 | 9:02–11:02 AM 9:27–11:27 PM | 3:45–5:45 AM 2:10–4:10 PM | 91 |
| Sun Nov 8 🌘 | 9:49–11:49 AM 10:14–12:14 AM | 4:55–6:55 AM 2:34–4:34 PM | 97 |
| Mon Nov 9 🌑 | 10:36–12:36 PM 11:01–1:01 AM | 6:04–8:04 AM 3:03–5:03 PM | 99 |
Predictions & observations: NOAA CO-OPS station 8413825. 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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