Bath tide chart
Maine · North Bath · NOAA station 8417227 · times in local time (EDT)
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Tides today, Sunday, October 11
- High 12:43 AM 7.5 ft
- Low 6:53 AM -0.1 ft
- High 12:56 PM 8.0 ft
- Low 7:23 PM -0.5 ft
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Sunrise 6:49 AM · Sunset 6:04 PM · New moon (0%)
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Biting around here in October
- Striped bass In seasonMoving water at dawn and dusk; outgoing tide at inlets and river mouths
- Bluefish In seasonLook for birds working bait on a moving tide
- Tautog In seasonTight to rocks and jetties around slack water
- Scup (porgy) In seasonHard bottom, any tide
General seasonal guide for New England. Seasons, sizes and limits vary, so check your state rules before keeping fish.
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Tide times this week
| Day | High and low tides | Sunrise / sunset | Moon |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun Oct 11 | H 12:43 AM 7.5 ftL 6:53 AM -0.1 ftH 12:56 PM 8.0 ftL 7:23 PM -0.5 ft | 6:49 AM / 6:04 PM | New moon (0%) |
| Mon Oct 12 | H 1:24 AM 7.2 ftL 7:33 AM 0.1 ftH 1:35 PM 7.9 ftL 8:05 PM -0.4 ft | 6:50 AM / 6:02 PM | New moon (2%) |
| Tue Oct 13 | H 2:04 AM 7.0 ftL 8:12 AM 0.4 ftH 2:13 PM 7.8 ftL 8:46 PM -0.2 ft | 6:52 AM / 6:00 PM | Waxing crescent (6%) |
| Wed Oct 14 | H 2:45 AM 6.7 ftL 8:51 AM 0.7 ftH 2:53 PM 7.6 ftL 9:28 PM 0.0 ft | 6:53 AM / 5:59 PM | Waxing crescent (12%) |
| Thu Oct 15 | H 3:27 AM 6.5 ftL 9:33 AM 1.0 ftH 3:36 PM 7.3 ftL 10:13 PM 0.3 ft | 6:54 AM / 5:57 PM | Waxing crescent (19%) |
| Fri Oct 16 | H 4:13 AM 6.2 ftL 10:18 AM 1.2 ftH 4:23 PM 7.1 ftL 11:03 PM 0.6 ft | 6:55 AM / 5:55 PM | Waxing crescent (28%) |
| Sat Oct 17 | H 5:03 AM 6.0 ftL 11:10 AM 1.4 ftH 5:14 PM 6.8 ftL 11:58 PM 0.8 ft | 6:57 AM / 5:54 PM | First quarter (38%) |
Tidal currents near Bath
From NOAA's current predictions for Bath Iron Works, Kennebec River at 4 ft depth, 1.5 miles away. Slack is when the current turns and the water is calmest; flood runs in with the rising tide and ebb runs out with the falling tide. Times are the peak of each run, in knots. The flood runs toward the N (4°) and the ebb toward the S (178°). The strongest current this week is 2.8 knots.
| Day | Slack water and peak currents |
|---|---|
| Sun Oct 11 | Slack 2:13 AMEbb 4:45 AM 2.5 knSlack 8:39 AMFlood 12:03 PM 2.1 knSlack 2:33 PMEbb 5:13 PM 2.8 knSlack 9:18 PM |
| Mon Oct 12 | Flood 12:35 AM 2.0 knSlack 3:00 AMEbb 5:29 AM 2.4 knSlack 9:23 AMFlood 12:35 PM 2.0 knSlack 3:17 PMEbb 5:56 PM 2.7 knSlack 10:08 PM |
| Tue Oct 13 | Flood 1:21 AM 1.8 knSlack 3:47 AMEbb 6:14 AM 2.2 knSlack 10:07 AMFlood 12:58 PM 1.9 knSlack 4:00 PMEbb 6:40 PM 2.5 knSlack 10:56 PM |
| Wed Oct 14 | Flood 2:05 AM 1.6 knSlack 4:33 AMEbb 7:00 AM 2.1 knSlack 10:52 AMFlood 1:28 PM 1.7 knSlack 4:43 PMEbb 7:25 PM 2.4 knSlack 11:45 PM |
| Thu Oct 15 | Flood 2:41 AM 1.4 knSlack 5:20 AMEbb 7:47 AM 1.9 knSlack 11:38 AMFlood 2:06 PM 1.6 knSlack 5:25 PMEbb 8:10 PM 2.2 kn |
| Fri Oct 16 | Slack 12:34 AMFlood 3:07 AM 1.3 knSlack 6:06 AMEbb 8:35 AM 1.8 knSlack 12:26 PMFlood 2:48 PM 1.6 knSlack 6:08 PMEbb 8:56 PM 2.1 kn |
| Sat Oct 17 | Slack 1:24 AMFlood 3:39 AM 1.2 knSlack 6:54 AMEbb 9:23 AM 1.6 knSlack 1:17 PMFlood 3:33 PM 1.5 knSlack 6:53 PMEbb 9:42 PM 2.0 kn |
Current predictions can differ a lot over short distances: check the station location on NOAA before planning a passage.
Best fishing times at Bath
The bite score (0 to 100) adds up what anglers watch most: moving water (a tide running harder than usual here scores higher), solunar periods (major periods of about two hours centred on the moon overhead or underfoot, minor periods of about an hour on moonrise and moonset), dawn and dusk light, and how close it is to the new or full moon. Best times are the stretches of the day scoring near that day's top.
| Day | Bite score | Best times | Major periods | Minor periods |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun Oct 11 | 71 · Good | 5:00 PM–7:00 PM, 1:00 PM–2:00 PM | 11:50 PM–1:50 AM, 12:13 PM–2:13 PM | 7:35 AM–8:35 AM, 5:41 PM–6:41 PM |
| Mon Oct 12 | 66 · Good | 6:00 PM–7:00 PM | 12:36 AM–2:36 AM, 12:59 PM–2:59 PM | 8:44 AM–9:44 AM, 6:07 PM–7:07 PM |
| Tue Oct 13 | 53 · Fair | 5:00 PM–7:00 PM, 10:00 AM–11:00 AM | 1:23 AM–3:23 AM, 1:48 PM–3:48 PM | 9:52 AM–10:52 AM, 6:38 PM–7:38 PM |
| Wed Oct 14 | 40 · Fair | 11:00 AM–12:00 PM | 2:12 AM–4:12 AM, 2:37 PM–4:37 PM | 10:55 AM–11:55 AM, 7:16 PM–8:16 PM |
| Thu Oct 15 | 36 · Fair | 4:00 PM–6:00 PM | 3:03 AM–5:03 AM, 3:28 PM–5:28 PM | 11:53 AM–12:53 PM, 8:03 PM–9:03 PM |
| Fri Oct 16 | 38 · Fair | 5:00 PM–6:00 PM | 3:54 AM–5:54 AM, 4:19 PM–6:19 PM | 12:42 PM–1:42 PM, 8:58 PM–9:58 PM |
| Sat Oct 17 | 39 · Fair | 6:00 PM–7:00 PM | 4:44 AM–6:44 AM, 5:09 PM–7:09 PM | 1:23 PM–2:23 PM, 9:59 PM–10:59 PM |
A planning aid, not a guarantee. Wind, water clarity, bait and pressure changes matter too; the forecast above adds live wind and pressure when you open the page.
Best daylight low tides in the next two weeks
The lowest water that falls between sunrise and sunset, for tide pooling and beachcombing.
- -0.1 ft at 6:53 AM on Sunday, October 11
- -0.1 ft at 5:26 PM on Saturday, October 24
- 0.1 ft at 7:33 AM on Monday, October 12
- 0.4 ft at 4:41 PM on Friday, October 23
- 0.4 ft at 8:12 AM on Tuesday, October 13
- 0.7 ft at 8:51 AM on Wednesday, October 14
Tide table: October 11 to November 10, 2026
Full 2026 tide table Full 2027 tide table
| Day | High and low tides | Sunrise / sunset |
|---|---|---|
| Sun Oct 11 | H 12:43 AM 7.5 ftL 6:53 AM -0.1 ftH 12:56 PM 8.0 ftL 7:23 PM -0.5 ft | 6:49 AM / 6:04 PM |
| Mon Oct 12 | H 1:24 AM 7.2 ftL 7:33 AM 0.1 ftH 1:35 PM 7.9 ftL 8:05 PM -0.4 ft | 6:50 AM / 6:02 PM |
| Tue Oct 13 | H 2:04 AM 7.0 ftL 8:12 AM 0.4 ftH 2:13 PM 7.8 ftL 8:46 PM -0.2 ft | 6:52 AM / 6:00 PM |
| Wed Oct 14 | H 2:45 AM 6.7 ftL 8:51 AM 0.7 ftH 2:53 PM 7.6 ftL 9:28 PM 0.0 ft | 6:53 AM / 5:59 PM |
| Thu Oct 15 | H 3:27 AM 6.5 ftL 9:33 AM 1.0 ftH 3:36 PM 7.3 ftL 10:13 PM 0.3 ft | 6:54 AM / 5:57 PM |
| Fri Oct 16 | H 4:13 AM 6.2 ftL 10:18 AM 1.2 ftH 4:23 PM 7.1 ftL 11:03 PM 0.6 ft | 6:55 AM / 5:55 PM |
| Sat Oct 17 | H 5:03 AM 6.0 ftL 11:10 AM 1.4 ftH 5:14 PM 6.8 ftL 11:58 PM 0.8 ft | 6:57 AM / 5:54 PM |
| Sun Oct 18 | H 5:57 AM 5.8 ftL 12:08 PM 1.6 ftH 6:10 PM 6.7 ft | 6:58 AM / 5:52 PM |
| Mon Oct 19 | L 12:56 AM 0.9 ftH 6:55 AM 5.8 ftL 1:10 PM 1.6 ftH 7:09 PM 6.6 ft | 6:59 AM / 5:50 PM |
| Tue Oct 20 | L 1:53 AM 0.8 ftH 7:53 AM 6.0 ftL 2:09 PM 1.4 ftH 8:08 PM 6.6 ft | 7:00 AM / 5:49 PM |
| Wed Oct 21 | L 2:45 AM 0.8 ftH 8:48 AM 6.2 ftL 3:04 PM 1.1 ftH 9:03 PM 6.7 ft | 7:02 AM / 5:47 PM |
| Thu Oct 22 | L 3:33 AM 0.6 ftH 9:36 AM 6.6 ftL 3:55 PM 0.8 ftH 9:54 PM 6.8 ft | 7:03 AM / 5:46 PM |
| Fri Oct 23 | L 4:16 AM 0.5 ftH 10:20 AM 7.0 ftL 4:41 PM 0.4 ftH 10:41 PM 7.0 ft | 7:04 AM / 5:44 PM |
| Sat Oct 24 | L 4:57 AM 0.3 ftH 11:00 AM 7.5 ftL 5:26 PM -0.1 ftH 11:25 PM 7.2 ft | 7:05 AM / 5:43 PM |
| Sun Oct 25 | L 5:37 AM 0.2 ftH 11:40 AM 8.0 ftL 6:09 PM -0.5 ft | 7:07 AM / 5:41 PM |
| Mon Oct 26 | H 12:08 AM 7.3 ftL 6:17 AM 0.1 ftH 12:21 PM 8.3 ftL 6:53 PM -0.8 ft | 7:08 AM / 5:39 PM |
| Tue Oct 27 | H 12:52 AM 7.3 ftL 6:59 AM 0.0 ftH 1:04 PM 8.6 ftL 7:39 PM -1.0 ft | 7:09 AM / 5:38 PM |
| Wed Oct 28 | H 1:38 AM 7.3 ftL 7:43 AM 0.0 ftH 1:50 PM 8.7 ftL 8:26 PM -1.0 ft | 7:11 AM / 5:37 PM |
| Thu Oct 29 | H 2:27 AM 7.2 ftL 8:31 AM 0.0 ftH 2:40 PM 8.7 ftL 9:18 PM -0.9 ft | 7:12 AM / 5:35 PM |
| Fri Oct 30 | H 3:20 AM 7.1 ftL 9:24 AM 0.2 ftH 3:34 PM 8.5 ftL 10:13 PM -0.7 ft | 7:13 AM / 5:34 PM |
| Sat Oct 31 | H 4:17 AM 7.0 ftL 10:22 AM 0.3 ftH 4:33 PM 8.2 ftL 11:13 PM -0.5 ft | 7:15 AM / 5:32 PM |
| Sun Nov 1 | H 4:18 AM 6.8 ftL 10:27 AM 0.5 ftH 4:36 PM 7.9 ftL 11:17 PM -0.3 ft | 6:16 AM / 4:31 PM |
| Mon Nov 2 | H 5:23 AM 6.8 ftL 11:37 AM 0.5 ftH 5:43 PM 7.6 ft | 6:17 AM / 4:30 PM |
| Tue Nov 3 | L 12:21 AM -0.2 ftH 6:30 AM 7.0 ftL 12:47 PM 0.4 ftH 6:51 PM 7.4 ft | 6:19 AM / 4:28 PM |
| Wed Nov 4 | L 1:22 AM -0.2 ftH 7:35 AM 7.2 ftL 1:52 PM 0.2 ftH 7:59 PM 7.3 ft | 6:20 AM / 4:27 PM |
| Thu Nov 5 | L 2:19 AM -0.1 ftH 8:34 AM 7.5 ftL 2:51 PM 0.0 ftH 9:00 PM 7.2 ft | 6:21 AM / 4:26 PM |
| Fri Nov 6 | L 3:11 AM -0.1 ftH 9:26 AM 7.8 ftL 3:46 PM -0.2 ftH 9:54 PM 7.1 ft | 6:23 AM / 4:24 PM |
| Sat Nov 7 | L 4:00 AM 0.0 ftH 10:12 AM 7.9 ftL 4:35 PM -0.4 ftH 10:42 PM 7.0 ft | 6:24 AM / 4:23 PM |
| Sun Nov 8 | L 4:45 AM 0.2 ftH 10:53 AM 7.9 ftL 5:21 PM -0.4 ftH 11:25 PM 6.9 ft | 6:25 AM / 4:22 PM |
| Mon Nov 9 | L 5:27 AM 0.4 ftH 11:31 AM 7.9 ftL 6:03 PM -0.4 ft | 6:27 AM / 4:21 PM |
| Tue Nov 10 | H 12:04 AM 6.7 ftL 6:06 AM 0.6 ftH 12:08 PM 7.8 ftL 6:43 PM -0.3 ft | 6:28 AM / 4:20 PM |
Heights are in feet above mean lower low water (MLLW), the zero line on most US nautical charts. A minus height means the water drops below that line.
Around Bath
Beaches
- Thomas Point Beach 4.4 mi
Boat ramps
- Boat ramp 0.3 mi
- North End Boat Launch 0.3 mi
- Boat ramp 1.1 mi
- Boat ramp 2.0 mi
Fishing piers and docks
- blaisdell peir 2.1 mi
- parker family deering pier 2.3 mi
Distances from the tide station. Places from © OpenStreetMap contributors; links open in Google Maps.
Fish in the waters around Bath
33 kinds of fish, sharks and rays have been recorded within 15 km (about 9 miles) of this spot, most often Sea Trout, Mummichog, Alewife. The bar shows how many records each has.
- Sea Trout Salmo truttaSalt water · 87 records
- Mummichog Fundulus heteroclitusSalt water · 21 records
- Alewife Alosa pseudoharengusSalt water · 20 records
- Rainbow Trout Oncorhynchus mykissSalt water · 20 records
- Atlantic Tomcod Microgadus tomcodSalt water · 18 records
- Atlantic Salmon Salmo salarSalt water · 16 records
- Fourspine Stickleback Apeltes quadracusSalt water · 15 records
- Ninespine Stickleback Pungitius pungitiusSalt water · 15 records
- Rainbow Smelt Osmerus mordaxSalt water · 14 records
- Smooth Flounder Pleuronectes putnamiSalt water · 14 records
- Winter Flounder Pseudopleuronectes americanusSalt water · 12 records
- Grubby Myoxocephalus aenaeusSalt water · 10 records
- Atlantic Silverside Menidia menidiaSalt water · 9 records
- White Hake Urophycis tenuisSalt water · 9 records
- White Sucker Catostomus commersoniiBrackish water · 7 records
- Three-spined Stickleback Gasterosteus aculeatusSalt water · 7 records
- American Eel Anguilla rostrataSalt water · 7 records
- Northern Pipefish Syngnathus fuscusSalt water · 6 records
- Atlantic Mackerel Scomber scombrusSalt water · 6 records
- Striped Bass Morone saxatilisSalt water · 6 records
- Atlantic Herring Clupea harengusSalt water · 6 records
- Blackspotted Stickleback Gasterosteus wheatlandiSalt water · 5 records
- Golden Shiner Notemigonus crysoleucasBrackish water · 5 records
- Blueback Herring Alosa aestivalisSalt water · 4 records
- Atlantic Menhaden Brevoortia tyrannusSalt water · 4 records
- Cunner Tautogolabrus adspersusSalt water · 3 records
- Common Skate Leucoraja erinaceaSalt water · 3 records
- Rock Gunnel Pholis gunnellusSalt water · 3 records
- White Catfish Ameiurus catusBrackish water · 2 records
- White Perch Morone americanaSalt water · 2 records
- Banded Killifish Fundulus diaphanusBrackish water · 2 records
- Sea Raven Hemitripterus americanusSalt water · 2 records
- Round Whitefish Prosopium cylindraceumBrackish water · 1 record
Fresh water nearby · 7 species
Rivers, creeks and ponds within 15 km, not the tidal water itself.
- Smallmouth Bass Micropterus dolomieuFresh water · 40 records
- Largemouth Bass Micropterus salmoidesFresh water · 5 records
- Chain Pickerel Esox nigerFresh water · 3 records
- Black Crappie Pomoxis nigromaculatusFresh water · 2 records
- Brown Bullhead Ameiurus nebulosusFresh water · 1 record
- Brook Stickleback Culaea inconstansFresh water · 1 record
- Creek Chub Semotilus atromaculatusFresh water · 1 record
Records from GBIF datasets released under CC0 or CC BY 4.0 (museum collections, surveys and community sightings). It shows what has been found here, not a complete list. Check your state rules before keeping fish.
About the tides at Bath
Bath gets two high tides and two low tides almost every day, and the two highs are close in height. Over the next month the water typically rises or falls about 7.0 ft between a high and the next low.
The biggest swings in this window come around Wednesday, October 28, when the day's range reaches 9.7 ft, and again around Sunday, October 11 (8.5 ft). Those spring tides follow the new and full moon by a day or two. The calmest day is Monday, October 19, with only 5.7 ft between the day's highest and lowest water.
The lowest tide of the month is -1.0 ft at 8:26 PM on Wednesday, October 28. There are 24 minus tides (lows below the chart's zero line) in this window: the best times for tide pools, clamming and walking the flats.
The highest predicted tide is 8.7 ft at 1:50 PM on Wednesday, October 28. Onshore wind or a storm can push the real water level above that.
This is a reference (harmonic) station: NOAA predicts its tides directly from years of measured water levels here, which makes it among the most reliable predictions on the coast.
Station details
- NOAA station ID: 8417227
- Type: reference (harmonic)
- Location: 43.9250, -69.8150