Ponce Tides Today
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Ponce runs a mean tidal range of about 0.7 ft. This month the highest water, 1.0 ft, comes on the afternoon of Nov 26, and the lowest, a -0.2 ft minus tide, on the morning of Nov 26.
| Low tide | 2:18 AM | 0.3 ft |
| High tide | 10:30 AM | 0.7 ft |
Today on the water at Ponce
Today at Ponce: high tide at 10:30 AM (0.7 ft), low tide at 2:18 AM (0.3 ft). The National Weather Service forecast for today is chance showers and thunderstorms with WSW winds 2 to 8 mph, 86°F. Sunrise is at 6:27 AM and sunset at 5:53 PM.
| Period | Forecast | Wind | Temp |
|---|---|---|---|
| Today | Chance Showers And Thunderstorms | WSW 2 to 8 mph | 86°F |
| Tonight | Scattered Rain Showers | W 1 to 5 mph | 77°F |
Forecast: National Weather Service point forecast for this location.
Where Ponce is
Ponce sits at 17.9696° N, 66.6199° W on the northeastern Caribbean, at Ponce, PR. The station here is a historical NOAA reference station: a gauge measured the tide at this spot from 2020 until 2021, and NOAA still publishes harmonic predictions from that record. There is no live reading here today. The closest gauge measuring live water level is Magueyes Island (NOAA 9759110), 28.0 mi away, and high and low water here run on average about 14 min later than there. The nearest weather station is Ponce, Mercedita Airport, an airport reporting wind, visibility and sky cover, but no water temperature, 4.8 mi away.
The tide at Ponce
Ponce has a diurnal tide: usually one high and one low a day, with the daily rhythm shifting about 50 minutes later each day and fading near the moon's equatorial crossing. This month's predictions average 1.1 high tides a day here. The mean range from lower low to higher high is 0.7 ft, a small tide. For the water around it: Tides around Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands are small, about a foot, and lean diurnal, so one high and one low a day is common.
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 Ponce from the 1983-2001 National Tidal Datum Epoch; mean higher high water is 0.7 ft above it and mean sea level 0.3 ft. These datums are controlled from NOAA's Magueyes Island, PR gauge. Source: NOAA CO-OPS station 9757487, established 2020, gauge removed 2021. 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 Ponce
- Las Mareas: 30.5 mi, tides about 28 min earlier
- Arecibo: 35.7 mi, tides about 86 min earlier
- Joyuda: 38.4 mi, tides about 84 min earlier
- San Juan: 47.3 mi, tides about 50 min earlier
- Aguadilla: 49.1 mi, tides about 91 min earlier
TidalMapMonthly tide calendar
🌊 Biggest flood tides of the month at Ponce this month: Nov 1, Nov 23, Nov 24, Nov 25, Nov 26, Nov 27, Nov 28. These spring highs run the highest water of the month.
🔻 Lowest tides of the month at Ponce this month: Nov 10, Nov 11, Nov 12, Nov 13, Nov 14, Nov 15, Nov 24, Nov 25, Nov 26, Nov 27, Nov 28, Nov 29. These minus lows are when flats and bars dry out.
Best fishing times (solunar)
Major and minor solunar windows for Ponce, 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 🌘 | 8:25–10:25 AM 8:50–10:50 PM | 2:14–4:14 AM 2:31–4:31 PM | 73 |
| Fri Nov 6 🌘 | 9:10–11:10 AM 9:35–11:35 PM | 3:08–5:08 AM 3:08–5:08 PM | 83 |
| Sat Nov 7 🌘 | 9:55–11:55 AM 10:20–12:20 AM | 4:01–6:01 AM 3:45–5:45 PM | 91 |
| Sun Nov 8 🌘 | 10:41–12:41 PM 11:06–1:06 AM | 4:55–6:55 AM 4:24–6:24 PM | 97 |
| Mon Nov 9 🌑 | 11:29–1:29 PM 11:54–1:54 AM | 5:49–7:49 AM 5:07–7:07 PM | 99 |
| Tue Nov 10 🌑 | 12:18–2:18 PM 12:43–2:43 AM | 6:43–8:43 AM 5:52–7:52 PM | 99 |
| Wed Nov 11 🌑 | 1:09–3:09 PM 1:34–3:34 AM | 7:36–9:36 AM 6:41–8:41 PM | 95 |
Predictions & observations: NOAA CO-OPS station 9757487. 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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