Vaill Island Tides Today
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Vaill Island runs a mean tidal range of about 8.8 ft. This month the highest water, 11.3 ft, comes on the morning of Nov 26, and the lowest, a -1.6 ft minus tide, on the evening of Nov 25.
| High tide | 5:51 AM | 8.8 ft |
| Low tide | 11:48 AM | 1.1 ft |
| High tide | 6:10 PM | 9.3 ft |
Today on the water at Vaill Island
Today at Vaill Island: high tide at 5:51 AM (8.8 ft) and 6:10 PM (9.3 ft), low tide at 11:48 AM (1.1 ft). The National Weather Service forecast for Tuesday is mostly cloudy with NE winds 0 to 5 mph, 58°F. Sunrise is at 6:17 AM and sunset at 4:30 PM.
| Period | Forecast | Wind | Temp |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overnight | Mostly Cloudy | 0 mph | 52°F |
| Tuesday | Mostly Cloudy | NE 0 to 5 mph | 58°F |
Forecast: National Weather Service point forecast for this location.
Where Vaill Island is
Vaill Island sits at 43.6767° N, 70.1550° W on the Gulf of Maine, about 1 mi northeast of Portland, ME, in Cumberland County. 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), 4.6 mi away, and high and low water here run on average about 3 min later than there. The nearest weather station is Portland, ME, a shore station reporting wind and, at most sites, water temperature, 4.8 mi away.
The tide at Vaill Island
Vaill Island 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. 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
- NOAA predicts tides here from Portland, station 8418150. High tide comes about 5 min later 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 publishes no datums for this point. Its predictions are offsets from Portland and are referenced to MLLW there. Source: NOAA CO-OPS station 8417911. 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 Vaill Island
- Long Island: 1.2 mi, tides about 4 min earlier
- Cow Island: 2.0 mi, tides about 4 min earlier
- Great Diamond Island: 2.3 mi, tides about 3 min earlier
- Cliff Island, Luckse Sound: 2.6 mi, tides about 5 min earlier
- Peak Island: 2.7 mi, tides about 9 min earlier
TidalMapMonthly tide calendar
🌊 Biggest flood tides at Vaill Island 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 Vaill Island 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 Vaill Island, 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 12:54–2:54 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 🌘 | 8:24–10:24 AM 8:49–10:49 PM | 2:41–4:41 AM 1:56–3:56 PM | 83 |
| Sat Nov 7 🌘 | 9:10–11:10 AM 9:35–11:35 PM | 3:51–5:51 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 🌑 | 10:43–12:43 PM 11:08–1:08 AM | 6:09–8:09 AM 3:12–5:12 PM | 99 |
Predictions & observations: NOAA CO-OPS station 8417911. 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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