New Bedford Harbor, Marine Terminal Tides Today
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New Bedford Harbor, Marine Terminal runs a mean tidal range of about 3.4 ft. This month the highest water, 4.8 ft, comes on the morning of Nov 25, and the lowest, a -0.5 ft minus tide, on the morning of Nov 25.
| High tide | 2:25 AM | 3.7 ft |
| Low tide | 9:19 AM | 0.6 ft |
| High tide | 2:55 PM | 3.7 ft |
| Low tide | 10:08 PM | 0.4 ft |
Today on the water at New Bedford Harbor, Marine Terminal
Today at New Bedford Harbor, Marine Terminal: high tide at 2:25 AM (3.7 ft) and 2:55 PM (3.7 ft), low tide at 9:19 AM (0.6 ft) and 10:08 PM (0.4 ft). The National Weather Service forecast for Tuesday is mostly sunny with SW winds 12 mph, 66°F. Sunrise is at 6:16 AM and sunset at 4:37 PM.
| Period | Forecast | Wind | Temp |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overnight | Mostly Cloudy | SW 9 mph | 51°F |
| Tuesday | Mostly Sunny | SW 12 mph | 66°F |
Forecast: National Weather Service point forecast for this location.
Where New Bedford Harbor, Marine Terminal is
New Bedford Harbor, Marine Terminal sits at 41.6212° N, 70.9137° W on the southern New England coast, at New Bedford, MA. The station here is a live gauge in a NOAA PORTS harbor system, reporting water level in near real time for commercial traffic. It has been in NOAA's records since 2022. The nearest weather station is New Bedford, Barrier Gate, MA, a shore station reporting wind and, at most sites, water temperature, 0.4 mi away.
The tide at New Bedford Harbor, Marine Terminal
New Bedford Harbor, Marine Terminal 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 4.0 ft, and 3.6 ft between the average high and the average low, a moderate tide. On an average day the higher high tops the lower high by 0.2 ft and the lower low sits 0.1 ft below the other low. For the water around it: Tides along Narragansett Bay, Buzzards Bay and the islands are semidiurnal but vary sharply over short distances, from 1 ft on Nantucket Sound to 4 ft in Narragansett Bay.
About this station
- High tide reaches New Bedford Harbor, Marine Terminal about 0.4 hours after the moon passes overhead. That lag is local, which is why high water does not line up with the moon.
- Highest water on record: 5.9 ft on Oct 18, 2024.
- Lowest on record: -1.4 ft on Feb 18, 2025.
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 New Bedford Harbor, Marine Terminal from the 1983-2001 National Tidal Datum Epoch; mean higher high water is 4.0 ft above it and mean sea level 1.8 ft. These datums are controlled from NOAA's Newport, RI gauge. Source: NOAA CO-OPS station 8447636, established 2022. The tide times and heights are NOAA's official harmonic predictions for this station; TidalMap republishes them daily and does not alter them. The observed line is the gauge's own six-minute water level feed.
Tide stations near New Bedford Harbor, Marine Terminal
- Mattapoisett, Mattapoisett Harbor: 5.7 mi, tides at about the same time
- Hix Bridge, East Branch: 9.0 mi, tides about 111 min later
- Great Hill: 12.0 mi, tides about 7 min later
- Westport Harbor: 12.1 mi, tides about 7 min later
- Quicks Hole, North side: 12.3 mi, tides about 22 min earlier
TidalMapMonthly tide calendar
🌊 Biggest flood tides at New Bedford Harbor, Marine Terminal this month: Nov 7, Nov 8, Nov 9, Nov 23, Nov 24, Nov 25, Nov 26, Nov 27, Nov 28. 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 New Bedford Harbor, Marine Terminal this month: Nov 21, 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 New Bedford Harbor, Marine Terminal, 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 🌗 | 6:09–8:09 AM 6:34–8:34 PM | 11:09–1:09 AM 12:55–2:55 PM | 47 |
| Wed Nov 4 🌗 | 6:57–8:57 AM 7:22–9:22 PM | 12:22–2:22 AM 1:18–3:18 PM | 61 |
| Thu Nov 5 🌘 | 7:43–9:43 AM 8:08–10:08 PM | 1:33–3:33 AM 1:40–3:40 PM | 73 |
| Fri Nov 6 🌘 | 8:28–10:28 AM 8:53–10:53 PM | 2:43–4:43 AM 2:02–4:02 PM | 83 |
| Sat Nov 7 🌘 | 9:13–11:13 AM 9:38–11:38 PM | 3:51–5:51 AM 2:25–4:25 PM | 91 |
| Sun Nov 8 🌘 | 9:59–11:59 AM 10:24–12:24 AM | 4:58–6:58 AM 2:51–4:51 PM | 97 |
| Mon Nov 9 🌑 | 10:47–12:47 PM 11:12–1:12 AM | 6:05–8:05 AM 3:22–5:22 PM | 99 |
Predictions & observations: NOAA CO-OPS station 8447636. 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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