Southwest Harbor Tide Times
Southwest Harbor runs a mean tidal range of about 9.9 ft. This month the highest water, 12.2 ft, comes on the evening of Aug 12, and the lowest, a -1.1 ft minus tide, on the morning of Aug 13.
Nearest gauge measuring live water level: Bar Harbor (8413320), about 10 mi away — high and low tides here run on average about 14 min earlier.
Monthly tide calendar
🌊 Biggest flood tides at Southwest Harbor this month: Aug 10, Aug 11, Aug 12, Aug 14, Aug 15, Aug 16. 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 Southwest Harbor this month: Aug 10, Aug 11, Aug 12, Aug 13, Aug 14, Aug 15, Aug 16, Aug 30. 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 Southwest Harbor — 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 🌗 | 4:43–6:43 AM 5:08–7:08 PM | 9:52–11:52 PM 12:19–2:19 PM | 34 |
| Thu Aug 6 🌗 | 5:39–7:39 AM 6:04–8:04 PM | 10:30–12:30 AM 1:40–3:40 PM | 40 |
| Fri Aug 7 🌗 | 6:39–8:39 AM 7:04–9:04 PM | — 2:58–4:58 PM | 53 |
| Sat Aug 8 🌘 | 7:42–9:42 AM 8:07–10:07 PM | 11:19–1:19 AM 4:09–6:09 PM | 66 |
| Sun Aug 9 🌘 | 8:47–10:47 AM 9:12–11:12 PM | 12:21–2:21 AM 5:07–7:07 PM | 76 |
| Mon Aug 10 🌘 | 9:50–11:50 AM 10:15–12:15 AM | 1:34–3:34 AM 5:53–7:53 PM | 85 |
| Tue Aug 11 🌘 | 10:49–12:49 PM 11:14–1:14 AM | 2:54–4:54 AM 6:28–8:28 PM | 92 |
Predictions & observations: NOAA CO-OPS station 8413564. 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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