Bucksport tide chart
Maine · Bucksport · NOAA station 8414684 · times in local time (EDT)
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Tides today, Sunday, October 11
- Low 5:50 AM 0.0 ft
- High 11:42 AM 12.0 ft
- Low 6:17 PM -0.5 ft
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Sunrise 6:46 AM · Sunset 5:59 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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Marine forecast: Penobscot Bay
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- Nearest weather buoy Buoy F01 - Penobscot Bay (37 mi): waves, wind and water temperature
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- 162.400 MHz WX2 KEC93, Ellsworth, ME (14 mi)
- 162.550 MHz WX1 KHB54, Milo, ME (48 mi)
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- Ch 13 Bridge-to-bridge (big ships, drawbridges)
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Tide times this week
| Day | High and low tides | Sunrise / sunset | Moon |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun Oct 11 | L 5:50 AM 0.0 ftH 11:42 AM 12.0 ftL 6:17 PM -0.5 ft | 6:46 AM / 5:59 PM | New moon (0%) |
| Mon Oct 12 | H 12:10 AM 11.3 ftL 6:31 AM 0.4 ftH 12:22 PM 11.9 ftL 6:59 PM -0.3 ft | 6:47 AM / 5:58 PM | New moon (2%) |
| Tue Oct 13 | H 12:52 AM 10.9 ftL 7:10 AM 0.8 ftH 1:01 PM 11.6 ftL 7:40 PM 0.1 ft | 6:48 AM / 5:56 PM | Waxing crescent (6%) |
| Wed Oct 14 | H 1:34 AM 10.5 ftL 7:50 AM 1.3 ftH 1:41 PM 11.2 ftL 8:22 PM 0.5 ft | 6:49 AM / 5:54 PM | Waxing crescent (12%) |
| Thu Oct 15 | H 2:17 AM 10.0 ftL 8:32 AM 1.7 ftH 2:23 PM 10.8 ftL 9:07 PM 0.9 ft | 6:51 AM / 5:52 PM | Waxing crescent (19%) |
| Fri Oct 16 | H 3:02 AM 9.6 ftL 9:17 AM 2.1 ftH 3:09 PM 10.4 ftL 9:54 PM 1.3 ft | 6:52 AM / 5:51 PM | Waxing crescent (28%) |
| Sat Oct 17 | H 3:51 AM 9.2 ftL 10:06 AM 2.4 ftH 4:00 PM 10.0 ftL 10:46 PM 1.6 ft | 6:53 AM / 5:49 PM | First quarter (38%) |
Tidal currents near Bucksport
From NOAA's current predictions for Bucksport, Penobscot River at 12 ft depth, 0.3 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 WNW (292°) and the ebb toward the ESE (113°). The strongest current this week is 2.9 knots.
| Day | Slack water and peak currents |
|---|---|
| Sun Oct 11 | Ebb 3:21 AM 2.6 knSlack 6:24 AMFlood 9:28 AM 2.8 knSlack 11:53 AMEbb 3:44 PM 2.7 knSlack 6:53 PMFlood 9:53 PM 2.7 kn |
| Mon Oct 12 | Slack 12:19 AMEbb 4:06 AM 2.4 knSlack 7:03 AMFlood 10:15 AM 2.6 knSlack 12:32 PMEbb 4:30 PM 2.6 knSlack 7:32 PMFlood 10:41 PM 2.5 kn |
| Tue Oct 13 | Slack 12:58 AMEbb 4:53 AM 2.3 knSlack 7:40 AMFlood 11:03 AM 2.4 knSlack 1:11 PMEbb 5:16 PM 2.4 knSlack 8:11 PMFlood 11:30 PM 2.4 kn |
| Wed Oct 14 | Slack 1:38 AMEbb 5:39 AM 2.1 knSlack 8:18 AMFlood 11:52 AM 2.2 knSlack 1:51 PMEbb 6:03 PM 2.2 knSlack 8:50 PM |
| Thu Oct 15 | Flood 12:19 AM 2.2 knSlack 2:18 AMEbb 6:26 AM 1.9 knSlack 8:58 AMFlood 12:41 PM 2.0 knSlack 2:33 PMEbb 6:49 PM 2.0 knSlack 9:34 PM |
| Fri Oct 16 | Flood 1:08 AM 2.0 knSlack 3:02 AMEbb 7:13 AM 1.7 knSlack 9:43 AMFlood 1:30 PM 1.9 knSlack 3:18 PMEbb 7:37 PM 1.8 knSlack 10:24 PM |
| Sat Oct 17 | Flood 1:58 AM 1.8 knSlack 3:48 AMEbb 8:04 AM 1.5 knSlack 10:34 AMFlood 2:20 PM 1.7 knSlack 4:07 PMEbb 8:31 PM 1.7 knSlack 11:18 PM |
Current predictions can differ a lot over short distances: check the station location on NOAA before planning a passage.
Best fishing times at Bucksport
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, 7:00 AM–8:00 AM | 11:46 PM–1:46 AM, 12:09 PM–2:09 PM | 7:33 AM–8:33 AM, 5:36 PM–6:36 PM |
| Mon Oct 12 | 70 · Good | 1:00 AM–2:00 AM, 1:00 PM–3:00 PM | 12:32 AM–2:32 AM, 12:55 PM–2:55 PM | 8:42 AM–9:42 AM, 6:01 PM–7:01 PM |
| Tue Oct 13 | 61 · Good | 2:00 AM–3:00 AM, 2:00 PM–4:00 PM | 1:19 AM–3:19 AM, 1:43 PM–3:43 PM | 9:50 AM–10:50 AM, 6:31 PM–7:31 PM |
| Wed Oct 14 | 51 · Fair | 3:00 PM–5:00 PM, 3:00 AM–4:00 AM | 2:08 AM–4:08 AM, 2:33 PM–4:33 PM | 10:54 AM–11:54 AM, 7:09 PM–8:09 PM |
| Thu Oct 15 | 45 · Fair | 4:00 PM–6:00 PM | 2:58 AM–4:58 AM, 3:24 PM–5:24 PM | 11:52 AM–12:52 PM, 7:55 PM–8:55 PM |
| Fri Oct 16 | 44 · Fair | 5:00 PM–6:00 PM | 3:49 AM–5:49 AM, 4:15 PM–6:15 PM | 12:41 PM–1:41 PM, 8:50 PM–9:50 PM |
| Sat Oct 17 | 48 · Fair | 5:00 PM–7:00 PM | 4:40 AM–6:40 AM, 5:04 PM–7:04 PM | 1:22 PM–2:22 PM, 9:52 PM–10:52 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 4:11 PM on Saturday, October 24
- 0.7 ft at 3:26 PM on Friday, October 23
- 0.8 ft at 7:10 AM on Tuesday, October 13
- 1.3 ft at 7:50 AM on Wednesday, October 14
- 1.4 ft at 2:40 PM on Thursday, October 22
- 1.7 ft at 8:32 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 5:50 AM 0.0 ftH 11:42 AM 12.0 ftL 6:17 PM -0.5 ft | 6:46 AM / 5:59 PM |
| Mon Oct 12 | H 12:10 AM 11.3 ftL 6:31 AM 0.4 ftH 12:22 PM 11.9 ftL 6:59 PM -0.3 ft | 6:47 AM / 5:58 PM |
| Tue Oct 13 | H 12:52 AM 10.9 ftL 7:10 AM 0.8 ftH 1:01 PM 11.6 ftL 7:40 PM 0.1 ft | 6:48 AM / 5:56 PM |
| Wed Oct 14 | H 1:34 AM 10.5 ftL 7:50 AM 1.3 ftH 1:41 PM 11.2 ftL 8:22 PM 0.5 ft | 6:49 AM / 5:54 PM |
| Thu Oct 15 | H 2:17 AM 10.0 ftL 8:32 AM 1.7 ftH 2:23 PM 10.8 ftL 9:07 PM 0.9 ft | 6:51 AM / 5:52 PM |
| Fri Oct 16 | H 3:02 AM 9.6 ftL 9:17 AM 2.1 ftH 3:09 PM 10.4 ftL 9:54 PM 1.3 ft | 6:52 AM / 5:51 PM |
| Sat Oct 17 | H 3:51 AM 9.2 ftL 10:06 AM 2.4 ftH 4:00 PM 10.0 ftL 10:46 PM 1.6 ft | 6:53 AM / 5:49 PM |
| Sun Oct 18 | H 4:44 AM 8.9 ftL 11:00 AM 2.6 ftH 4:55 PM 9.8 ftL 11:42 PM 1.7 ft | 6:55 AM / 5:47 PM |
| Mon Oct 19 | H 5:41 AM 8.9 ftL 11:58 AM 2.6 ftH 5:54 PM 9.7 ft | 6:56 AM / 5:46 PM |
| Tue Oct 20 | L 12:37 AM 1.7 ftH 6:37 AM 9.1 ftL 12:56 PM 2.4 ftH 6:51 PM 9.8 ft | 6:57 AM / 5:44 PM |
| Wed Oct 21 | L 1:30 AM 1.5 ftH 7:29 AM 9.5 ftL 1:50 PM 1.9 ftH 7:44 PM 10.1 ft | 6:58 AM / 5:42 PM |
| Thu Oct 22 | L 2:18 AM 1.1 ftH 8:16 AM 10.1 ftL 2:40 PM 1.4 ftH 8:33 PM 10.5 ft | 7:00 AM / 5:41 PM |
| Fri Oct 23 | L 3:03 AM 0.8 ftH 8:59 AM 10.7 ftL 3:26 PM 0.7 ftH 9:19 PM 10.9 ft | 7:01 AM / 5:39 PM |
| Sat Oct 24 | L 3:44 AM 0.4 ftH 9:39 AM 11.4 ftL 4:11 PM 0.0 ftH 10:04 PM 11.2 ft | 7:02 AM / 5:37 PM |
| Sun Oct 25 | L 4:25 AM 0.2 ftH 10:20 AM 12.0 ftL 4:54 PM -0.6 ftH 10:48 PM 11.5 ft | 7:04 AM / 5:36 PM |
| Mon Oct 26 | L 5:07 AM 0.0 ftH 11:01 AM 12.5 ftL 5:38 PM -1.0 ftH 11:32 PM 11.6 ft | 7:05 AM / 5:34 PM |
| Tue Oct 27 | L 5:50 AM -0.1 ftH 11:44 AM 12.8 ftL 6:24 PM -1.2 ft | 7:06 AM / 5:33 PM |
| Wed Oct 28 | H 12:19 AM 11.6 ftL 6:35 AM 0.0 ftH 12:30 PM 12.9 ftL 7:13 PM -1.2 ft | 7:08 AM / 5:31 PM |
| Thu Oct 29 | H 1:08 AM 11.4 ftL 7:24 AM 0.3 ftH 1:20 PM 12.7 ftL 8:05 PM -0.9 ft | 7:09 AM / 5:30 PM |
| Fri Oct 30 | H 2:02 AM 11.0 ftL 8:18 AM 0.6 ftH 2:15 PM 12.4 ftL 9:02 PM -0.6 ft | 7:10 AM / 5:28 PM |
| Sat Oct 31 | H 3:00 AM 10.7 ftL 9:17 AM 0.9 ftH 3:15 PM 11.9 ftL 10:04 PM -0.2 ft | 7:12 AM / 5:27 PM |
| Sun Nov 1 | H 3:03 AM 10.3 ftL 9:23 AM 1.2 ftH 3:21 PM 11.4 ftL 10:10 PM 0.2 ft | 6:13 AM / 4:26 PM |
| Mon Nov 2 | H 4:10 AM 10.2 ftL 10:33 AM 1.3 ftH 4:31 PM 11.1 ftL 11:16 PM 0.3 ft | 6:15 AM / 4:24 PM |
| Tue Nov 3 | H 5:18 AM 10.3 ftL 11:44 AM 1.1 ftH 5:41 PM 10.9 ft | 6:16 AM / 4:23 PM |
| Wed Nov 4 | L 12:20 AM 0.4 ftH 6:21 AM 10.7 ftL 12:50 PM 0.8 ftH 6:46 PM 10.9 ft | 6:17 AM / 4:22 PM |
| Thu Nov 5 | L 1:19 AM 0.3 ftH 7:19 AM 11.1 ftL 1:50 PM 0.4 ftH 7:45 PM 11.0 ft | 6:19 AM / 4:20 PM |
| Fri Nov 6 | L 2:12 AM 0.3 ftH 8:10 AM 11.5 ftL 2:43 PM 0.0 ftH 8:37 PM 11.0 ft | 6:20 AM / 4:19 PM |
| Sat Nov 7 | L 3:00 AM 0.3 ftH 8:56 AM 11.7 ftL 3:32 PM -0.3 ftH 9:25 PM 11.0 ft | 6:21 AM / 4:18 PM |
| Sun Nov 8 | L 3:45 AM 0.5 ftH 9:38 AM 11.8 ftL 4:16 PM -0.4 ftH 10:09 PM 10.9 ft | 6:23 AM / 4:17 PM |
| Mon Nov 9 | L 4:26 AM 0.7 ftH 10:18 AM 11.8 ftL 4:57 PM -0.3 ftH 10:51 PM 10.7 ft | 6:24 AM / 4:15 PM |
| Tue Nov 10 | L 5:06 AM 1.0 ftH 10:56 AM 11.7 ftL 5:37 PM -0.1 ftH 11:30 PM 10.4 ft | 6:26 AM / 4:14 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 Bucksport
Beaches
- Sandy Point Beach 4.5 mi
Boat ramps
- Verona Island Boat Landing 0.5 mi
- Boat ramp 2.1 mi
- Boat ramp 3.4 mi
- Craig Brook National Fish Hatchery Boat Ramp 5.5 mi
Marinas
- Stock Springs Boat Marina 5.7 mi
Distances from the tide station. Places from © OpenStreetMap contributors; links open in Google Maps.
Fish in the waters around Bucksport
26 kinds of fish, sharks and rays have been recorded within 15 km (about 9 miles) of this spot, most often Atlantic Salmon, Sea Trout, Rainbow Smelt. The bar shows how many records each has.
- Atlantic Salmon Salmo salarSalt water · 173 records
- Sea Trout Salmo truttaSalt water · 44 records
- Rainbow Smelt Osmerus mordaxSalt water · 17 records
- Pink Salmon Oncorhynchus gorbuschaSalt water · 8 records
- Sockeye Salmon Oncorhynchus nerkaSalt water · 5 records
- King Salmon Oncorhynchus tshawytschaSalt water · 3 records
- Banded Killifish Fundulus diaphanusBrackish water · 3 records
- Brook Trout Salvelinus fontinalisSalt water · 2 records
- White Sucker Catostomus commersoniiBrackish water · 2 records
- Yellow Perch Perca flavescensBrackish water · 2 records
- Winter Flounder Pseudopleuronectes americanusSalt water · 2 records
- American Eel Anguilla rostrataSalt water · 2 records
- Shorthorn Sculpin Myoxocephalus scorpiusSalt water · 1 record
- Lake Whitefish Coregonus clupeaformisBrackish water · 1 record
- Pumpkinseed Lepomis gibbosusBrackish water · 1 record
- White Perch Morone americanaSalt water · 1 record
- Windowpane Scophthalmus aquosusSalt water · 1 record
- Blueback Herring Alosa aestivalisSalt water · 1 record
- Alewife Alosa pseudoharengusSalt water · 1 record
- Longnose Sucker Catostomus catostomusBrackish water · 1 record
- Chum Salmon Oncorhynchus ketaSalt water · 1 record
- Rainbow Trout Oncorhynchus mykissSalt water · 1 record
- Coho Salmon Oncorhynchus kisutchSalt water · 1 record
- Fourspine Stickleback Apeltes quadracusSalt water · 1 record
- Lumpfish Cyclopterus lumpusSalt water · 1 record
- Sea Raven Hemitripterus americanusSalt water · 1 record
Fresh water nearby · 7 species
Rivers, creeks and ponds within 15 km, not the tidal water itself.
- Largemouth Bass Micropterus salmoidesFresh water · 9 records
- Smallmouth Bass Micropterus dolomieuFresh water · 9 records
- Redbreast Sunfish Lepomis auritusFresh water · 3 records
- Chain Pickerel Esox nigerFresh water · 2 records
- Creek Chub Semotilus atromaculatusFresh water · 2 records
- Fallfish Semotilus corporalisFresh water · 2 records
- Common Shiner Luxilus cornutusFresh water · 2 records
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 Bucksport
Bucksport 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 10.3 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 14.0 ft, and again around Sunday, October 11 (12.5 ft). Those spring tides follow the new and full moon by a day or two. The calmest day is Monday, October 19, with only 7.9 ft between the day's highest and lowest water.
The lowest tide of the month is -1.2 ft at 6:24 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 12.9 ft at 12:30 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: 8414684
- Type: subordinate (adjusted from a reference station)
- Location: 44.5717, -68.8017
Reference station: Bar Harbor.
Nearby tide stations
- Gross Point, Eastern Channel 3 mi
- Sandy Point 5 mi
- Winterport 5 mi
- Fort Point, Penobscot River 7 mi
- Castine 13 mi
- Belfast 14 mi