Belfast tide chart
Maine · Belfast · NOAA station 8415191 · times in local time (EDT)
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Tides today, Sunday, October 11
- Low 5:43 AM 0.0 ft
- High 11:55 AM 11.6 ft
- Low 6:10 PM -0.5 ft
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Sunrise 6:46 AM · Sunset 6:00 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
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Tide times this week
| Day | High and low tides | Sunrise / sunset | Moon |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun Oct 11 | L 5:43 AM 0.0 ftH 11:55 AM 11.6 ftL 6:10 PM -0.5 ft | 6:46 AM / 6:00 PM | New moon (0%) |
| Mon Oct 12 | H 12:23 AM 10.9 ftL 6:24 AM 0.4 ftH 12:35 PM 11.4 ftL 6:52 PM -0.3 ft | 6:48 AM / 5:58 PM | New moon (2%) |
| Tue Oct 13 | H 1:05 AM 10.5 ftL 7:03 AM 0.8 ftH 1:14 PM 11.1 ftL 7:33 PM 0.1 ft | 6:49 AM / 5:57 PM | Waxing crescent (6%) |
| Wed Oct 14 | H 1:47 AM 10.1 ftL 7:43 AM 1.3 ftH 1:54 PM 10.8 ftL 8:15 PM 0.5 ft | 6:50 AM / 5:55 PM | Waxing crescent (12%) |
| Thu Oct 15 | H 2:30 AM 9.6 ftL 8:25 AM 1.8 ftH 2:36 PM 10.4 ftL 9:00 PM 0.9 ft | 6:51 AM / 5:53 PM | Waxing crescent (19%) |
| Fri Oct 16 | H 3:15 AM 9.2 ftL 9:10 AM 2.2 ftH 3:22 PM 9.9 ftL 9:47 PM 1.4 ft | 6:53 AM / 5:52 PM | Waxing crescent (28%) |
| Sat Oct 17 | H 4:04 AM 8.8 ftL 9:59 AM 2.5 ftH 4:13 PM 9.6 ftL 10:39 PM 1.6 ft | 6:54 AM / 5:50 PM | First quarter (38%) |
Tidal currents near Belfast
From NOAA's current predictions for Temple Heights, NNE of, W Penobscot Bay at 15 ft depth, 5.7 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 (5°) and the ebb toward the S (175°). The strongest current this week is 0.7 knots.
| Day | Slack water and peak currents |
|---|---|
| Sun Oct 11 | Slack 12:17 AMEbb 2:44 AM 0.7 knSlack 6:10 AMFlood 9:17 AM 0.6 knSlack 12:25 PMEbb 3:06 PM 0.7 knSlack 6:37 PMFlood 9:47 PM 0.6 kn |
| Mon Oct 12 | Slack 1:00 AMEbb 3:27 AM 0.6 knSlack 6:53 AMFlood 9:56 AM 0.6 knSlack 1:02 PMEbb 3:48 PM 0.7 knSlack 7:20 PMFlood 10:29 PM 0.6 kn |
| Tue Oct 13 | Slack 1:42 AMEbb 4:10 AM 0.6 knSlack 7:37 AMFlood 10:38 AM 0.5 knSlack 1:38 PMEbb 4:31 PM 0.6 knSlack 8:06 PMFlood 11:13 PM 0.5 kn |
| Wed Oct 14 | Slack 2:21 AMEbb 4:53 AM 0.6 knSlack 8:23 AMFlood 11:24 AM 0.5 knSlack 2:17 PMEbb 5:16 PM 0.6 knSlack 8:59 PM |
| Thu Oct 15 | Flood 12:02 AM 0.5 knSlack 3:00 AMEbb 5:37 AM 0.5 knSlack 9:10 AMFlood 12:13 PM 0.4 knSlack 2:59 PMEbb 6:04 PM 0.6 knSlack 9:56 PM |
| Fri Oct 16 | Flood 12:53 AM 0.4 knSlack 3:41 AMEbb 6:23 AM 0.5 knSlack 9:59 AMFlood 1:03 PM 0.4 knSlack 3:43 PMEbb 6:54 PM 0.5 knSlack 10:56 PM |
| Sat Oct 17 | Flood 1:45 AM 0.4 knSlack 4:26 AMEbb 7:12 AM 0.5 knSlack 10:49 AMFlood 1:53 PM 0.4 knSlack 4:28 PMEbb 7:47 PM 0.5 knSlack 11:51 PM |
Current predictions can differ a lot over short distances: check the station location on NOAA before planning a passage.
Best fishing times at Belfast
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 | 80 · Excellent | 1:00 PM–2:00 PM, 1:00 AM–2:00 AM | 11:47 PM–1:47 AM, 12:10 PM–2:10 PM | 7:33 AM–8:33 AM, 5:37 PM–6:37 PM |
| Mon Oct 12 | 69 · Good | 2:00 PM–3:00 PM, 1:00 AM–2:00 AM | 12:33 AM–2:33 AM, 12:56 PM–2:56 PM | 8:42 AM–9:42 AM, 6:02 PM–7:02 PM |
| Tue Oct 13 | 61 · Good | 2:00 AM–3:00 AM, 2:00 PM–4:00 PM | 1:20 AM–3:20 AM, 1:44 PM–3:44 PM | 9:50 AM–10:50 AM, 6:33 PM–7:33 PM |
| Wed Oct 14 | 52 · Fair | 3:00 PM–5:00 PM, 3:00 AM–4:00 AM | 2:09 AM–4:09 AM, 2:34 PM–4:34 PM | 10:54 AM–11:54 AM, 7:10 PM–8:10 PM |
| Thu Oct 15 | 46 · Fair | 4:00 PM–6:00 PM | 2:59 AM–4:59 AM, 3:25 PM–5:25 PM | 11:52 AM–12:52 PM, 7:57 PM–8:57 PM |
| Fri Oct 16 | 44 · Fair | 5:00 PM–6:00 PM | 3:50 AM–5:50 AM, 4:16 PM–6:16 PM | 12:42 PM–1:42 PM, 8:52 PM–9:52 PM |
| Sat Oct 17 | 48 · Fair | 5:00 PM–7:00 PM | 4:41 AM–6:41 AM, 5:05 PM–7:05 PM | 1:22 PM–2:22 PM, 9:53 PM–10:53 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.
- 0.0 ft at 4:04 PM on Saturday, October 24
- 0.7 ft at 3:19 PM on Friday, October 23
- 0.8 ft at 7:03 AM on Tuesday, October 13
- 1.3 ft at 7:43 AM on Wednesday, October 14
- 1.4 ft at 2:33 PM on Thursday, October 22
- 1.8 ft at 8:25 AM on Thursday, October 15
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 | L 5:43 AM 0.0 ftH 11:55 AM 11.6 ftL 6:10 PM -0.5 ft | 6:46 AM / 6:00 PM |
| Mon Oct 12 | H 12:23 AM 10.9 ftL 6:24 AM 0.4 ftH 12:35 PM 11.4 ftL 6:52 PM -0.3 ft | 6:48 AM / 5:58 PM |
| Tue Oct 13 | H 1:05 AM 10.5 ftL 7:03 AM 0.8 ftH 1:14 PM 11.1 ftL 7:33 PM 0.1 ft | 6:49 AM / 5:57 PM |
| Wed Oct 14 | H 1:47 AM 10.1 ftL 7:43 AM 1.3 ftH 1:54 PM 10.8 ftL 8:15 PM 0.5 ft | 6:50 AM / 5:55 PM |
| Thu Oct 15 | H 2:30 AM 9.6 ftL 8:25 AM 1.8 ftH 2:36 PM 10.4 ftL 9:00 PM 0.9 ft | 6:51 AM / 5:53 PM |
| Fri Oct 16 | H 3:15 AM 9.2 ftL 9:10 AM 2.2 ftH 3:22 PM 9.9 ftL 9:47 PM 1.4 ft | 6:53 AM / 5:52 PM |
| Sat Oct 17 | H 4:04 AM 8.8 ftL 9:59 AM 2.5 ftH 4:13 PM 9.6 ftL 10:39 PM 1.6 ft | 6:54 AM / 5:50 PM |
| Sun Oct 18 | H 4:57 AM 8.6 ftL 10:53 AM 2.7 ftH 5:08 PM 9.4 ftL 11:35 PM 1.8 ft | 6:55 AM / 5:48 PM |
| Mon Oct 19 | H 5:54 AM 8.5 ftL 11:51 AM 2.7 ftH 6:07 PM 9.3 ft | 6:56 AM / 5:47 PM |
| Tue Oct 20 | L 12:30 AM 1.7 ftH 6:50 AM 8.7 ftL 12:49 PM 2.4 ftH 7:04 PM 9.4 ft | 6:58 AM / 5:45 PM |
| Wed Oct 21 | L 1:23 AM 1.5 ftH 7:42 AM 9.1 ftL 1:43 PM 2.0 ftH 7:57 PM 9.7 ft | 6:59 AM / 5:43 PM |
| Thu Oct 22 | L 2:11 AM 1.2 ftH 8:29 AM 9.7 ftL 2:33 PM 1.4 ftH 8:46 PM 10.1 ft | 7:00 AM / 5:42 PM |
| Fri Oct 23 | L 2:56 AM 0.8 ftH 9:12 AM 10.3 ftL 3:19 PM 0.7 ftH 9:32 PM 10.4 ft | 7:02 AM / 5:40 PM |
| Sat Oct 24 | L 3:37 AM 0.4 ftH 9:52 AM 10.9 ftL 4:04 PM 0.0 ftH 10:17 PM 10.8 ft | 7:03 AM / 5:38 PM |
| Sun Oct 25 | L 4:18 AM 0.2 ftH 10:33 AM 11.6 ftL 4:47 PM -0.6 ftH 11:01 PM 11.0 ft | 7:04 AM / 5:37 PM |
| Mon Oct 26 | L 5:00 AM 0.0 ftH 11:14 AM 12.0 ftL 5:31 PM -1.0 ftH 11:45 PM 11.2 ft | 7:06 AM / 5:35 PM |
| Tue Oct 27 | L 5:43 AM -0.1 ftH 11:57 AM 12.3 ftL 6:17 PM -1.2 ft | 7:07 AM / 5:34 PM |
| Wed Oct 28 | H 12:32 AM 11.1 ftL 6:28 AM 0.0 ftH 12:43 PM 12.4 ftL 7:06 PM -1.2 ft | 7:08 AM / 5:32 PM |
| Thu Oct 29 | H 1:21 AM 10.9 ftL 7:17 AM 0.3 ftH 1:33 PM 12.2 ftL 7:58 PM -1.0 ft | 7:10 AM / 5:31 PM |
| Fri Oct 30 | H 2:15 AM 10.6 ftL 8:11 AM 0.6 ftH 2:28 PM 11.9 ftL 8:55 PM -0.6 ft | 7:11 AM / 5:30 PM |
| Sat Oct 31 | H 3:13 AM 10.2 ftL 9:10 AM 0.9 ftH 3:28 PM 11.4 ftL 9:57 PM -0.2 ft | 7:12 AM / 5:28 PM |
| Sun Nov 1 | H 3:16 AM 9.9 ftL 9:16 AM 1.2 ftH 3:34 PM 11.0 ftL 10:03 PM 0.2 ft | 6:14 AM / 4:27 PM |
| Mon Nov 2 | H 4:23 AM 9.8 ftL 10:26 AM 1.3 ftH 4:44 PM 10.6 ftL 11:09 PM 0.3 ft | 6:15 AM / 4:25 PM |
| Tue Nov 3 | H 5:31 AM 9.9 ftL 11:37 AM 1.2 ftH 5:54 PM 10.5 ft | 6:16 AM / 4:24 PM |
| Wed Nov 4 | L 12:13 AM 0.4 ftH 6:34 AM 10.2 ftL 12:43 PM 0.8 ftH 6:59 PM 10.5 ft | 6:18 AM / 4:23 PM |
| Thu Nov 5 | L 1:12 AM 0.3 ftH 7:32 AM 10.6 ftL 1:43 PM 0.4 ftH 7:58 PM 10.6 ft | 6:19 AM / 4:21 PM |
| Fri Nov 6 | L 2:05 AM 0.3 ftH 8:23 AM 11.0 ftL 2:36 PM 0.0 ftH 8:50 PM 10.6 ft | 6:21 AM / 4:20 PM |
| Sat Nov 7 | L 2:53 AM 0.3 ftH 9:09 AM 11.3 ftL 3:25 PM -0.3 ftH 9:38 PM 10.6 ft | 6:22 AM / 4:19 PM |
| Sun Nov 8 | L 3:38 AM 0.5 ftH 9:51 AM 11.4 ftL 4:09 PM -0.4 ftH 10:22 PM 10.4 ft | 6:23 AM / 4:18 PM |
| Mon Nov 9 | L 4:19 AM 0.7 ftH 10:31 AM 11.3 ftL 4:50 PM -0.3 ftH 11:04 PM 10.3 ft | 6:25 AM / 4:16 PM |
| Tue Nov 10 | L 4:59 AM 1.0 ftH 11:09 AM 11.2 ftL 5:30 PM -0.1 ftH 11:43 PM 10.0 ft | 6:26 AM / 4:15 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 Belfast
Distances from the tide station. Places from © OpenStreetMap contributors; links open in Google Maps.
Fish in the waters around Belfast
35 kinds of fish, sharks and rays have been recorded within 15 km (about 9 miles) of this spot, most often Sea Trout, Atlantic Salmon, Winter Flounder. The bar shows how many records each has.
- Sea Trout Salmo truttaSalt water · 122 records
- Atlantic Salmon Salmo salarSalt water · 67 records
- Winter Flounder Pseudopleuronectes americanusSalt water · 22 records
- Alewife Alosa pseudoharengusSalt water · 15 records
- Rainbow Smelt Osmerus mordaxSalt water · 11 records
- Atlantic Herring Clupea harengusSalt water · 11 records
- Atlantic Seasnail Liparis atlanticusSalt water · 10 records
- Red Hake Urophycis chussSalt water · 8 records
- Windowpane Scophthalmus aquosusSalt water · 7 records
- Silver Hake Merluccius bilinearisSalt water · 7 records
- Radiated Shanny Ulvaria subbifurcataSalt water · 7 records
- Rock Gunnel Pholis gunnellusSalt water · 6 records
- Wrymouth Cryptacanthodes maculatusSalt water · 5 records
- Sockeye Salmon Oncorhynchus nerkaSalt water · 5 records
- American Plaice Hippoglossoides platessoidesSalt water · 4 records
- Blueback Herring Alosa aestivalisSalt water · 4 records
- White Hake Urophycis tenuisSalt water · 4 records
- Atlantic Tomcod Microgadus tomcodSalt water · 4 records
- Sea Raven Hemitripterus americanusSalt water · 4 records
- Atlantic Silverside Menidia menidiaSalt water · 3 records
- King Salmon Oncorhynchus tshawytschaSalt water · 3 records
- American Eel Anguilla rostrataSalt water · 3 records
- Fourbeard Rockling Enchelyopus cimbriusSalt water · 3 records
- Atlantic Mackerel Scomber scombrusSalt water · 2 records
- Butterfish Peprilus triacanthusSalt water · 2 records
- Burbot Lota lotaBrackish water · 2 records
- Atlantic Menhaden Brevoortia tyrannusSalt water · 2 records
- Banded Killifish Fundulus diaphanusBrackish water · 2 records
- Acadian Redfish Sebastes fasciatusSalt water · 1 record
- Shorthorn Sculpin Myoxocephalus scorpiusSalt water · 1 record
- Grubby Myoxocephalus aenaeusSalt water · 1 record
- Longhorn Sculpin Myoxocephalus octodecemspinosusSalt water · 1 record
- Alligatorfish Aspidophoroides monopterygiusSalt water · 1 record
- Golden Shiner Notemigonus crysoleucasBrackish water · 1 record
- Yellow Perch Perca flavescensBrackish water · 1 record
Fresh water nearby · 5 species
Rivers, creeks and ponds within 15 km, not the tidal water itself.
- Smallmouth Bass Micropterus dolomieuFresh water · 10 records
- Chain Pickerel Esox nigerFresh water · 1 record
- Creek Chub Semotilus atromaculatusFresh water · 1 record
- Northern Redbelly Dace Chrosomus eosFresh water · 1 record
- Finescale Dace Chrosomus neogaeusFresh 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 Belfast
Belfast 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 9.9 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 13.6 ft, and again around Sunday, October 11 (12.0 ft). Those spring tides follow the new and full moon by a day or two. The calmest day is Monday, October 19, with only 7.5 ft between the day's highest and lowest water.
The lowest tide of the month is -1.2 ft at 6:17 PM on Tuesday, October 27. There are 16 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 12.4 ft at 12:43 PM on Wednesday, October 28. Onshore wind or a storm can push the real water level above that.
This is a subordinate station: NOAA calculates its times and heights by adjusting a nearby reference station, so expect them to be a few minutes or a few tenths of a foot off on any given day.
Station details
- NOAA station ID: 8415191
- Type: subordinate (adjusted from a reference station)
- Location: 44.4267, -69.0050
Reference station: Bar Harbor.
Nearby tide stations
- Fort Point, Penobscot River 10 mi
- Castine 11 mi
- Sandy Point 11 mi
- Bucksport 14 mi
- Gross Point, Eastern Channel 14 mi
- Winterport 17 mi