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Matinicus Harbor, Wheaton Island tide chart

Maine · near Vinalhaven (13 mi) · NOAA station 8414876 · times in local time (EDT)

Tides today, Sunday, October 11

12 AM6 AM12 PM6 PM5:12 AM · 0.0 ft11:51 AM · 10.1 ft5:39 PM · -0.4 ft10.1 ft
  • Low 5:12 AM 0.0 ft
  • High 11:51 AM 10.1 ft
  • Low 5:39 PM -0.4 ft

Sunrise 6:45 AM · Sunset 6:00 PM · New moon (0%)

Fishing forecast

Hour by hour at Matinicus Harbor, Wheaton Island
85Excellent

Best times

1:00 PM–2:00 PM and 1:00 AM–2:00 AM

New moon (0% lit)

    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.

    Weather and conditions at Matinicus Harbor, Wheaton Island

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    Marine forecast: Coastal Waters from Stonington, ME to Port Clyde, ME out 25 NM

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    Marine radio: weather channels and VHF

    NOAA Weather Radio

    • 162.475 MHz WX3 WSM60, Dresden, ME (44 mi)
    • 162.400 MHz WX2 KEC93, Ellsworth, ME (51 mi)

    VHF marine channels

    • Ch 16 Distress, safety and calling
    • Ch 9 Boater-to-boater calling
    • Ch 22A Coast Guard safety broadcasts
    • Ch 13 Bridge-to-bridge (big ships, drawbridges)
    • Ch 68, 69, 71, 72, 78A Recreational chat

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    Tide times this week

    DayHigh and low tidesSunrise / sunsetMoon
    Sun Oct 11L 5:12 AM 0.0 ftH 11:51 AM 10.1 ftL 5:39 PM -0.4 ft6:45 AM / 6:00 PMNew moon (0%)
    Mon Oct 12H 12:19 AM 9.5 ftL 5:53 AM 0.3 ftH 12:31 PM 10.0 ftL 6:21 PM -0.2 ft6:47 AM / 5:59 PMNew moon (2%)
    Tue Oct 13H 1:01 AM 9.2 ftL 6:32 AM 0.7 ftH 1:10 PM 9.8 ftL 7:02 PM 0.1 ft6:48 AM / 5:57 PMWaxing crescent (6%)
    Wed Oct 14H 1:43 AM 8.8 ftL 7:12 AM 1.1 ftH 1:50 PM 9.4 ftL 7:44 PM 0.4 ft6:49 AM / 5:55 PMWaxing crescent (12%)
    Thu Oct 15H 2:26 AM 8.4 ftL 7:54 AM 1.5 ftH 2:32 PM 9.1 ftL 8:29 PM 0.8 ft6:50 AM / 5:53 PMWaxing crescent (19%)
    Fri Oct 16H 3:11 AM 8.0 ftL 8:39 AM 1.8 ftH 3:18 PM 8.7 ftL 9:16 PM 1.1 ft6:51 AM / 5:52 PMWaxing crescent (28%)
    Sat Oct 17H 4:00 AM 7.7 ftL 9:28 AM 2.1 ftH 4:09 PM 8.4 ftL 10:08 PM 1.4 ft6:53 AM / 5:50 PMFirst quarter (38%)

    Best fishing times at Matinicus Harbor, Wheaton Island

    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.

    DayBite scoreBest timesMajor periodsMinor periods
    Sun Oct 1185 · Excellent1:00 PM–2:00 PM, 1:00 AM–2:00 AM11:47 PM–1:47 AM, 12:09 PM–2:09 PM7:31 AM–8:31 AM, 5:38 PM–6:38 PM
    Mon Oct 1274 · Good2:00 PM–3:00 PM, 1:00 AM–2:00 AM12:32 AM–2:32 AM, 12:56 PM–2:56 PM8:40 AM–9:40 AM, 6:03 PM–7:03 PM
    Tue Oct 1366 · Good2:00 AM–3:00 AM, 2:00 PM–4:00 PM1:19 AM–3:19 AM, 1:44 PM–3:44 PM9:47 AM–10:47 AM, 6:34 PM–7:34 PM
    Wed Oct 1456 · Good3:00 PM–5:00 PM, 3:00 AM–4:00 AM2:08 AM–4:08 AM, 2:33 PM–4:33 PM10:51 AM–11:51 AM, 7:13 PM–8:13 PM
    Thu Oct 1550 · Fair4:00 PM–6:00 PM2:59 AM–4:59 AM, 3:24 PM–5:24 PM11:49 AM–12:49 PM, 7:59 PM–8:59 PM
    Fri Oct 1648 · Fair5:00 PM–6:00 PM3:50 AM–5:50 AM, 4:15 PM–6:15 PM12:38 PM–1:38 PM, 8:54 PM–9:54 PM
    Sat Oct 1752 · Fair5:00 PM–7:00 PM4:40 AM–6:40 AM, 5:05 PM–7:05 PM1:19 PM–2:19 PM, 9:55 PM–10:55 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.

    1. -0.4 ft at 5:39 PM on Sunday, October 11
    2. 0.0 ft at 3:33 PM on Saturday, October 24
    3. 0.6 ft at 2:48 PM on Friday, October 23
    4. 1.1 ft at 7:12 AM on Wednesday, October 14
    5. 1.1 ft at 2:02 PM on Thursday, October 22
    6. 1.5 ft at 7:54 AM on Thursday, October 15

    Tide table: October 11 to November 10, 2026

    Full 2026 tide table Full 2027 tide table

    DayHigh and low tidesSunrise / sunset
    Sun Oct 11L 5:12 AM 0.0 ftH 11:51 AM 10.1 ftL 5:39 PM -0.4 ft6:45 AM / 6:00 PM
    Mon Oct 12H 12:19 AM 9.5 ftL 5:53 AM 0.3 ftH 12:31 PM 10.0 ftL 6:21 PM -0.2 ft6:47 AM / 5:59 PM
    Tue Oct 13H 1:01 AM 9.2 ftL 6:32 AM 0.7 ftH 1:10 PM 9.8 ftL 7:02 PM 0.1 ft6:48 AM / 5:57 PM
    Wed Oct 14H 1:43 AM 8.8 ftL 7:12 AM 1.1 ftH 1:50 PM 9.4 ftL 7:44 PM 0.4 ft6:49 AM / 5:55 PM
    Thu Oct 15H 2:26 AM 8.4 ftL 7:54 AM 1.5 ftH 2:32 PM 9.1 ftL 8:29 PM 0.8 ft6:50 AM / 5:53 PM
    Fri Oct 16H 3:11 AM 8.0 ftL 8:39 AM 1.8 ftH 3:18 PM 8.7 ftL 9:16 PM 1.1 ft6:51 AM / 5:52 PM
    Sat Oct 17H 4:00 AM 7.7 ftL 9:28 AM 2.1 ftH 4:09 PM 8.4 ftL 10:08 PM 1.4 ft6:53 AM / 5:50 PM
    Sun Oct 18H 4:53 AM 7.5 ftL 10:22 AM 2.2 ftH 5:04 PM 8.2 ftL 11:04 PM 1.5 ft6:54 AM / 5:48 PM
    Mon Oct 19H 5:50 AM 7.5 ftL 11:20 AM 2.2 ftH 6:03 PM 8.2 ftL 11:59 PM 1.4 ft6:55 AM / 5:47 PM
    Tue Oct 20H 6:46 AM 7.6 ftL 12:18 PM 2.0 ftH 7:00 PM 8.3 ft6:56 AM / 5:45 PM
    Wed Oct 21L 12:52 AM 1.2 ftH 7:38 AM 8.0 ftL 1:12 PM 1.6 ftH 7:53 PM 8.5 ft6:58 AM / 5:44 PM
    Thu Oct 22L 1:40 AM 1.0 ftH 8:25 AM 8.5 ftL 2:02 PM 1.1 ftH 8:42 PM 8.8 ft6:59 AM / 5:42 PM
    Fri Oct 23L 2:25 AM 0.7 ftH 9:08 AM 9.0 ftL 2:48 PM 0.6 ftH 9:28 PM 9.2 ft7:00 AM / 5:40 PM
    Sat Oct 24L 3:06 AM 0.4 ftH 9:48 AM 9.6 ftL 3:33 PM 0.0 ftH 10:13 PM 9.4 ft7:02 AM / 5:39 PM
    Sun Oct 25L 3:47 AM 0.1 ftH 10:29 AM 10.1 ftL 4:16 PM -0.5 ftH 10:57 PM 9.7 ft7:03 AM / 5:37 PM
    Mon Oct 26L 4:29 AM 0.0 ftH 11:10 AM 10.5 ftL 5:00 PM -0.8 ftH 11:41 PM 9.8 ft7:04 AM / 5:36 PM
    Tue Oct 27L 5:12 AM 0.0 ftH 11:53 AM 10.8 ftL 5:46 PM -1.0 ft7:06 AM / 5:34 PM
    Wed Oct 28H 12:28 AM 9.7 ftL 5:57 AM 0.0 ftH 12:39 PM 10.9 ftL 6:35 PM -1.0 ft7:07 AM / 5:33 PM
    Thu Oct 29H 1:17 AM 9.6 ftL 6:46 AM 0.2 ftH 1:29 PM 10.7 ftL 7:27 PM -0.8 ft7:08 AM / 5:31 PM
    Fri Oct 30H 2:11 AM 9.3 ftL 7:40 AM 0.5 ftH 2:24 PM 10.4 ftL 8:24 PM -0.5 ft7:09 AM / 5:30 PM
    Sat Oct 31H 3:09 AM 9.0 ftL 8:39 AM 0.8 ftH 3:24 PM 10.0 ftL 9:26 PM -0.1 ft7:11 AM / 5:29 PM
    Sun Nov 1H 3:12 AM 8.7 ftL 8:45 AM 1.0 ftH 3:30 PM 9.6 ftL 9:32 PM 0.1 ft6:12 AM / 4:27 PM
    Mon Nov 2H 4:19 AM 8.6 ftL 9:55 AM 1.1 ftH 4:40 PM 9.3 ftL 10:38 PM 0.3 ft6:13 AM / 4:26 PM
    Tue Nov 3H 5:27 AM 8.7 ftL 11:06 AM 1.0 ftH 5:50 PM 9.2 ftL 11:42 PM 0.3 ft6:15 AM / 4:25 PM
    Wed Nov 4H 6:30 AM 9.0 ftL 12:12 PM 0.7 ftH 6:55 PM 9.2 ft6:16 AM / 4:23 PM
    Thu Nov 5L 12:41 AM 0.3 ftH 7:28 AM 9.3 ftL 1:12 PM 0.3 ftH 7:54 PM 9.2 ft6:17 AM / 4:22 PM
    Fri Nov 6L 1:34 AM 0.2 ftH 8:19 AM 9.7 ftL 2:05 PM 0.0 ftH 8:46 PM 9.3 ft6:19 AM / 4:21 PM
    Sat Nov 7L 2:22 AM 0.3 ftH 9:05 AM 9.9 ftL 2:54 PM -0.2 ftH 9:34 PM 9.3 ft6:20 AM / 4:20 PM
    Sun Nov 8L 3:07 AM 0.4 ftH 9:47 AM 10.0 ftL 3:38 PM -0.3 ftH 10:18 PM 9.2 ft6:21 AM / 4:18 PM
    Mon Nov 9L 3:48 AM 0.6 ftH 10:27 AM 9.9 ftL 4:19 PM -0.3 ftH 11:00 PM 9.0 ft6:23 AM / 4:17 PM
    Tue Nov 10L 4:28 AM 0.8 ftH 11:05 AM 9.8 ftL 4:59 PM -0.1 ftH 11:39 PM 8.8 ft6:24 AM / 4:16 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 Matinicus Harbor, Wheaton Island

    Beaches

    Distances from the tide station. Places from © OpenStreetMap contributors; links open in Google Maps.

    Fish in the waters around Matinicus Harbor, Wheaton Island

    40 kinds of fish, sharks and rays have been recorded within 15 km (about 9 miles) of this spot, most often Winter Flounder, Atlantic Herring, Alewife. The bar shows how many records each has.

    • Winter Flounder Pseudopleuronectes americanusSalt water · 137 records
    • Atlantic Herring Clupea harengusSalt water · 137 records
    • Alewife Alosa pseudoharengusSalt water · 136 records
    • Silver Hake Merluccius bilinearisSalt water · 136 records
    • Longhorn Sculpin Myoxocephalus octodecemspinosusSalt water · 122 records
    • American Plaice Hippoglossoides platessoidesSalt water · 119 records
    • Red Hake Urophycis chussSalt water · 115 records
    • White Hake Urophycis tenuisSalt water · 105 records
    • Windowpane Scophthalmus aquosusSalt water · 95 records
    • Acadian Redfish Sebastes fasciatusSalt water · 77 records
    • Fourbeard Rockling Enchelyopus cimbriusSalt water · 74 records
    • Sea Raven Hemitripterus americanusSalt water · 71 records
    • Witch Flounder Glyptocephalus cynoglossusSalt water · 60 records
    • Atlantic Cod Gadus morhuaSalt water · 60 records
    • Blueback Herring Alosa aestivalisSalt water · 53 records
    • American Angler Lophius americanusSalt water · 51 records
    • Butterfish Peprilus triacanthusSalt water · 42 records
    • Haddock Melanogrammus aeglefinusSalt water · 41 records
    • Saithe Pollachius virensSalt water · 36 records
    • Alligatorfish Aspidophoroides monopterygiusSalt water · 34 records
    • Common Skate Leucoraja erinaceaSalt water · 33 records
    • Spurdog Squalus acanthiasSalt water · 32 records
    • Yellowtail Flounder Limanda ferrugineaSalt water · 30 records
    • American Shad Alosa sapidissimaSalt water · 29 records
    • Snake Blenny Lumpenus lampretaeformisSalt water · 29 records
    • Atlantic Halibut Hippoglossus hippoglossusSalt water · 28 records
    • Atlantic Mackerel Scomber scombrusSalt water · 26 records
    • Ocean Pout Zoarces americanusSalt water · 22 records
    • Wrymouth Cryptacanthodes maculatusSalt water · 19 records
    • Starry Ray Amblyraja radiataSalt water · 19 records
    • Lumpfish Cyclopterus lumpusSalt water · 18 records
    • Cunner Tautogolabrus adspersusSalt water · 15 records
    • Daubed Shanny Leptoclinus maculatusSalt water · 13 records
    • Ocean Sunfish Mola molaSalt water · 13 records
    • Rainbow Smelt Osmerus mordaxSalt water · 8 records
    • Porgy Stenotomus chrysopsSalt water · 7 records
    • Shorthorn Sculpin Myoxocephalus scorpiusSalt water · 5 records
    • Greenland Halibut Reinhardtius hippoglossoidesSalt water · 5 records
    • Blue Shark Prionace glaucaSalt water · 5 records
    • Northern Searobin Prionotus carolinusSalt water · 5 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 Matinicus Harbor, Wheaton Island

    Matinicus Harbor, Wheaton Island 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 8.7 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 11.9 ft, and again around Sunday, October 11 (10.5 ft). Those spring tides follow the new and full moon by a day or two. The calmest day is Sunday, October 18, with only 6.7 ft between the day's highest and lowest water.

    The lowest tide of the month is -1.0 ft at 5:46 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 10.9 ft at 12:39 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

    Reference station: Bar Harbor.

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