Prince Point Tides Today
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Prince Point runs a mean tidal range of about 9.0 ft. This month the highest water, 11.5 ft, comes on the morning of Nov 26, and the lowest, a -1.5 ft minus tide, on the evening of Nov 25.
| High tide | 5:46 AM | 9.0 ft |
| Low tide | 11:48 AM | 1.0 ft |
| High tide | 6:05 PM | 9.5 ft |
Today on the water at Prince Point
Today at Prince Point: high tide at 5:46 AM (9.0 ft) and 6:05 PM (9.5 ft), low tide at 11:48 AM (1.0 ft). The National Weather Service forecast for Tuesday is mostly cloudy with NE winds 0 to 5 mph, 62°F. Sunrise is at 6:18 AM and sunset at 4:30 PM.
| Period | Forecast | Wind | Temp |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overnight | Cloudy | 0 mph | 49°F |
| Tuesday | Mostly Cloudy | NE 0 to 5 mph | 62°F |
Forecast: National Weather Service point forecast for this location.
Where Prince Point is
Prince Point sits at 43.7617° N, 70.1733° W on the Gulf of Maine, about 1 mi west of Cousins Island, ME. 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 Portland (NOAA 8418150), 8.0 mi away, and the tide here runs on nearly the same clock. The nearest weather station is Portland, ME, a shore station reporting wind and, at most sites, water temperature, 8.2 mi away.
The tide at Prince Point
Prince Point 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 9.9 ft, and 9.2 ft between the average high and the average low, a large tide. On an average day the higher high tops the lower high by 0.5 ft and the lower low sits 0.3 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 Prince Point 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 Portland, station 8418150. High tide comes at the same time and low tide about 1 min later than there.
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 Prince Point from the 1983-2001 National Tidal Datum Epoch; mean higher high water is 9.9 ft above it and mean sea level 4.9 ft. These datums are controlled from NOAA's Portland, ME gauge. Source: NOAA CO-OPS station 8417948, established 1979, gauge removed 1979. 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 Prince Point
- Doyle Point: 1.8 mi, tides about 3 min earlier
- Falmouth Foreside: 2.6 mi, tides at about the same time
- Great Chebeague Island: 3.2 mi, tides at about the same time
- Long Island: 5.0 mi, tides at about the same time
- Cow Island: 5.0 mi, tides at about the same time
TidalMapMonthly tide calendar
🌊 Biggest flood tides at Prince Point this month: 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 Prince Point this month: Nov 7, Nov 8, Nov 9, Nov 10, Nov 22, Nov 23, Nov 24, Nov 25, Nov 26, Nov 27, Nov 28, Nov 29 …. 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 Prince Point, 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 🌗 | 6:06–8:06 AM 6:31–8:31 PM | 11:02–1:02 AM 12:55–2:55 PM | 47 |
| Wed Nov 4 🌗 | 6:54–8:54 AM 7:19–9:19 PM | 12:17–2:17 AM 1:16–3:16 PM | 61 |
| Thu Nov 5 🌘 | 7:40–9:40 AM 8:05–10:05 PM | 1:30–3:30 AM 1:36–3:36 PM | 73 |
| Fri Nov 6 🌘 | 8:25–10:25 AM 8:50–10:50 PM | 2:42–4:42 AM 1:56–3:56 PM | 83 |
| Sat Nov 7 🌘 | 9:10–11:10 AM 9:35–11:35 PM | 3:52–5:52 AM 2:18–4:18 PM | 91 |
| Sun Nov 8 🌘 | 9:56–11:56 AM 10:21–12:21 AM | 5:01–7:01 AM 2:42–4:42 PM | 97 |
| Mon Nov 9 🌑 | 10:44–12:44 PM 11:09–1:09 AM | 6:09–8:09 AM 3:11–5:11 PM | 99 |
Predictions & observations: NOAA CO-OPS station 8417948. 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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