Rockport Tides Today
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Rockport runs a mean tidal range of about 8.5 ft. This month the highest water, 11.0 ft, comes on the morning of Nov 26, and the lowest, a -1.5 ft minus tide, on the evening of Nov 26.
| Low tide | 12:32 AM | 0.1 ft |
| High tide | 6:56 AM | 9.1 ft |
| Low tide | 1:02 PM | 0.5 ft |
| High tide | 7:20 PM | 9.2 ft |
Today on the water at Rockport
Today at Rockport: high tide at 6:56 AM (9.1 ft) and 7:20 PM (9.2 ft), low tide at 12:32 AM (0.1 ft) and 1:02 PM (0.5 ft). The National Weather Service forecast for today is mostly sunny with SW winds 10 mph, 68°F. Sunrise is at 6:19 AM and sunset at 4:33 PM.
| Period | Forecast | Wind | Temp |
|---|---|---|---|
| Today | Mostly Sunny | SW 10 mph | 68°F |
| Tonight | Partly Cloudy | SW 10 mph | 57°F |
Forecast: National Weather Service point forecast for this location.
Where Rockport is
Rockport sits at 42.6583° N, 70.6150° W on the Gulf of Maine, at Rockport, MA, in Essex County. The station here is a historical NOAA reference station: a gauge measured the tide at this spot from 1992 until 1992, and NOAA still publishes harmonic predictions from that record. There is no live reading here today. The closest gauge measuring live water level is Seavey Island (NOAA 8419870), 29.8 mi away, and high and low water here run on average about 10 min earlier than there. The nearest weather station is Buoy A01 - Massachusetts Bay, an offshore buoy reporting wind, waves and water temperature, 9.7 mi away.
The tide at Rockport
Rockport 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 9.5 ft, and 8.7 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 0.3 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 Rockport about 3.7 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 Rockport from the 1983-2001 National Tidal Datum Epoch; mean higher high water is 9.5 ft above it and mean sea level 4.7 ft. These datums are controlled from NOAA's Boston, MA gauge. Source: NOAA CO-OPS station 8441551, established 1992, gauge removed 1992. 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 Rockport
- Annisquam, Lobster Cove: 3.1 mi, tides about 3 min later
- Gloucester Harbor: 4.0 mi, tides at about the same time
- Essex: 8.4 mi, tides about 21 min later
- Plum Island Sound (south end): 9.5 mi, tides about 22 min later
- Beverly, Beverly Harbor: 16.1 mi, tides about 6 min later
TidalMapMonthly tide calendar
🌊 Biggest flood tides at Rockport 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 Rockport this month: Nov 1, Nov 2, Nov 6, Nov 7, Nov 8, Nov 9, Nov 22, Nov 23, Nov 24, Nov 25, Nov 26, Nov 27 …. 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 Rockport, 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 🌗 | 6:56–8:56 AM 7:21–9:21 PM | 12:20–2:20 AM 1:17–3:17 PM | 61 |
| Thu Nov 5 🌘 | 7:41–9:41 AM 8:06–10:06 PM | 1:32–3:32 AM 1:38–3:38 PM | 73 |
| Fri Nov 6 🌘 | 8:26–10:26 AM 8:51–10:51 PM | 2:42–4:42 AM 1:59–3:59 PM | 83 |
| Sat Nov 7 🌘 | 9:11–11:11 AM 9:36–11:36 PM | 3:51–5:51 AM 2:22–4:22 PM | 91 |
| Sun Nov 8 🌘 | 9:58–11:58 AM 10:23–12:23 AM | 5:00–7:00 AM 2:47–4:47 PM | 97 |
| Mon Nov 9 🌑 | 10:45–12:45 PM 11:10–1:10 AM | 6:07–8:07 AM 3:17–5:17 PM | 99 |
| Tue Nov 10 🌑 | 11:35–1:35 PM 12:00–2:00 AM | 7:12–9:12 AM 3:54–5:54 PM | 99 |
Predictions & observations: NOAA CO-OPS station 8441551. 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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