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Richmond tide chart

Maine · Richmond · NOAA station 8417208 · times in local time (EDT)

Tides today, Sunday, October 11

12 AM6 AM12 PM6 PM2:34 AM · 5.3 ft8:53 AM · 0.3 ft2:51 PM · 5.9 ft9:24 PM · 0.1 ft5.9 ft
  • High 2:34 AM 5.3 ft
  • Low 8:53 AM 0.3 ft
  • High 2:51 PM 5.9 ft
  • Low 9:24 PM 0.1 ft

Sunrise 6:49 AM · Sunset 6:04 PM · New moon (0%)

Fishing forecast

Hour by hour at Richmond
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Best times

6:00 PM–7:00 PM and 12:00 AM–1:00 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 Richmond

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

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    Tide times this week

    DayHigh and low tidesSunrise / sunsetMoon
    Sun Oct 11H 2:34 AM 5.3 ftL 8:53 AM 0.3 ftH 2:51 PM 5.9 ftL 9:24 PM 0.1 ft6:49 AM / 6:04 PMNew moon (0%)
    Mon Oct 12H 3:17 AM 5.2 ftL 9:35 AM 0.5 ftH 3:32 PM 5.9 ftL 10:08 PM 0.2 ft6:50 AM / 6:02 PMNew moon (2%)
    Tue Oct 13H 3:59 AM 5.1 ftL 10:18 AM 0.6 ftH 4:14 PM 5.8 ftL 10:52 PM 0.3 ft6:52 AM / 6:00 PMWaxing crescent (6%)
    Wed Oct 14H 4:42 AM 5.0 ftL 11:01 AM 0.7 ftH 4:56 PM 5.8 ftL 11:37 PM 0.4 ft6:53 AM / 5:59 PMWaxing crescent (12%)
    Thu Oct 15H 5:25 AM 4.8 ftL 11:45 AM 0.9 ftH 5:41 PM 5.7 ft6:54 AM / 5:57 PMWaxing crescent (19%)
    Fri Oct 16L 12:24 AM 0.6 ftH 6:10 AM 4.7 ftL 12:33 PM 1.0 ftH 6:27 PM 5.5 ft6:55 AM / 5:55 PMWaxing crescent (28%)
    Sat Oct 17L 1:15 AM 0.7 ftH 6:59 AM 4.6 ftL 1:25 PM 1.2 ftH 7:18 PM 5.4 ft6:57 AM / 5:53 PMFirst quarter (38%)

    Tidal currents near Richmond

    From NOAA's current predictions for Maine Kennebec Bridge, 0.2 n.mi. SW of at 4 ft depth, 0.7 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 NNE (16°) and the ebb toward the SSW (208°). The strongest current this week is 1.8 knots.

    DaySlack water and peak currents
    Sun Oct 11Flood 12:43 AM 1.3 knSlack 2:46 AMEbb 7:43 AM 1.6 knSlack 10:17 AMFlood 12:59 PM 1.4 knSlack 3:10 PMEbb 8:24 PM 1.8 knSlack 11:01 PM
    Mon Oct 12Flood 1:34 AM 1.2 knSlack 3:32 AMEbb 8:28 AM 1.5 knSlack 11:02 AMFlood 1:42 PM 1.3 knSlack 3:57 PMEbb 9:19 PM 1.8 knSlack 11:52 PM
    Tue Oct 13Flood 2:22 AM 1.1 knSlack 4:18 AMEbb 9:06 AM 1.5 knSlack 11:45 AMFlood 2:19 PM 1.3 knSlack 4:42 PMEbb 10:06 PM 1.7 kn
    Wed Oct 14Slack 12:40 AMFlood 3:08 AM 1.0 knSlack 5:03 AMEbb 9:32 AM 1.5 knSlack 12:27 PMFlood 2:45 PM 1.2 knSlack 5:24 PMEbb 10:49 PM 1.7 kn
    Thu Oct 15Slack 1:26 AMFlood 3:50 AM 0.9 knSlack 5:49 AMEbb 9:59 AM 1.4 knSlack 1:09 PMFlood 3:11 PM 1.2 knSlack 6:03 PMEbb 11:28 PM 1.6 kn
    Fri Oct 16Slack 2:09 AMFlood 4:26 AM 0.8 knSlack 6:37 AMEbb 10:37 AM 1.4 knSlack 1:52 PMFlood 3:43 PM 1.1 knSlack 6:41 PM
    Sat Oct 17Ebb 12:04 AM 1.6 knSlack 2:52 AMFlood 4:52 AM 0.8 knSlack 7:27 AMEbb 11:23 AM 1.3 knSlack 2:39 PMFlood 4:23 PM 1.0 knSlack 7:19 PM

    Current predictions can differ a lot over short distances: check the station location on NOAA before planning a passage.

    Best fishing times at Richmond

    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 1192 · Excellent6:00 PM–7:00 PM, 12:00 AM–1:00 AM11:50 PM–1:50 AM, 12:13 PM–2:13 PM7:36 AM–8:36 AM, 5:41 PM–6:41 PM
    Mon Oct 1285 · Excellent6:00 PM–7:00 PM, 1:00 AM–2:00 AM12:36 AM–2:36 AM, 12:59 PM–2:59 PM8:45 AM–9:45 AM, 6:06 PM–7:06 PM
    Tue Oct 1367 · Good2:00 PM–3:00 PM, 2:00 AM–3:00 AM1:23 AM–3:23 AM, 1:48 PM–3:48 PM9:52 AM–10:52 AM, 6:37 PM–7:37 PM
    Wed Oct 1453 · Fair3:00 PM–4:00 PM, 2:00 AM–4:00 AM2:12 AM–4:12 AM, 2:37 PM–4:37 PM10:56 AM–11:56 AM, 7:15 PM–8:15 PM
    Thu Oct 1541 · Fair4:00 PM–5:00 PM, 3:00 AM–4:00 AM3:03 AM–5:03 AM, 3:28 PM–5:28 PM11:54 AM–12:54 PM, 8:02 PM–9:02 PM
    Fri Oct 1645 · Fair5:00 PM–6:00 PM3:54 AM–5:54 AM, 4:19 PM–6:19 PM12:43 PM–1:43 PM, 8:57 PM–9:57 PM
    Sat Oct 1750 · Fair5:00 PM–7:00 PM, 5:00 AM–6:00 AM4:44 AM–6:44 AM, 5:09 PM–7:09 PM1:24 PM–2:24 PM, 9:58 PM–10:58 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. 0.3 ft at 8:53 AM on Sunday, October 11
    2. 0.5 ft at 9:35 AM on Monday, October 12
    3. 0.6 ft at 7:07 AM on Saturday, October 24
    4. 0.6 ft at 10:18 AM on Tuesday, October 13
    5. 0.7 ft at 11:01 AM on Wednesday, October 14
    6. 0.9 ft at 11:45 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 11H 2:34 AM 5.3 ftL 8:53 AM 0.3 ftH 2:51 PM 5.9 ftL 9:24 PM 0.1 ft6:49 AM / 6:04 PM
    Mon Oct 12H 3:17 AM 5.2 ftL 9:35 AM 0.5 ftH 3:32 PM 5.9 ftL 10:08 PM 0.2 ft6:50 AM / 6:02 PM
    Tue Oct 13H 3:59 AM 5.1 ftL 10:18 AM 0.6 ftH 4:14 PM 5.8 ftL 10:52 PM 0.3 ft6:52 AM / 6:00 PM
    Wed Oct 14H 4:42 AM 5.0 ftL 11:01 AM 0.7 ftH 4:56 PM 5.8 ftL 11:37 PM 0.4 ft6:53 AM / 5:59 PM
    Thu Oct 15H 5:25 AM 4.8 ftL 11:45 AM 0.9 ftH 5:41 PM 5.7 ft6:54 AM / 5:57 PM
    Fri Oct 16L 12:24 AM 0.6 ftH 6:10 AM 4.7 ftL 12:33 PM 1.0 ftH 6:27 PM 5.5 ft6:55 AM / 5:55 PM
    Sat Oct 17L 1:15 AM 0.7 ftH 6:59 AM 4.6 ftL 1:25 PM 1.2 ftH 7:18 PM 5.4 ft6:57 AM / 5:53 PM
    Sun Oct 18L 2:08 AM 0.8 ftH 7:51 AM 4.5 ftL 2:20 PM 1.2 ftH 8:11 PM 5.2 ft6:58 AM / 5:52 PM
    Mon Oct 19L 3:02 AM 0.9 ftH 8:46 AM 4.5 ftL 3:16 PM 1.2 ftH 9:07 PM 5.2 ft6:59 AM / 5:50 PM
    Tue Oct 20L 3:54 AM 0.9 ftH 9:42 AM 4.6 ftL 4:11 PM 1.2 ftH 10:03 PM 5.1 ft7:00 AM / 5:49 PM
    Wed Oct 21L 4:45 AM 0.8 ftH 10:37 AM 4.7 ftL 5:05 PM 1.0 ftH 10:58 PM 5.1 ft7:02 AM / 5:47 PM
    Thu Oct 22L 5:35 AM 0.8 ftH 11:29 AM 5.0 ftL 5:57 PM 0.8 ftH 11:50 PM 5.2 ft7:03 AM / 5:45 PM
    Fri Oct 23L 6:22 AM 0.7 ftH 12:16 PM 5.3 ftL 6:48 PM 0.6 ft7:04 AM / 5:44 PM
    Sat Oct 24H 12:39 AM 5.2 ftL 7:07 AM 0.6 ftH 1:01 PM 5.6 ftL 7:36 PM 0.3 ft7:06 AM / 5:42 PM
    Sun Oct 25H 1:25 AM 5.3 ftL 7:51 AM 0.5 ftH 1:44 PM 5.9 ftL 8:23 PM 0.1 ft7:07 AM / 5:41 PM
    Mon Oct 26H 2:10 AM 5.3 ftL 8:34 AM 0.4 ftH 2:28 PM 6.2 ftL 9:10 PM -0.1 ft7:08 AM / 5:39 PM
    Tue Oct 27H 2:56 AM 5.3 ftL 9:18 AM 0.4 ftH 3:14 PM 6.4 ftL 9:58 PM -0.2 ft7:10 AM / 5:38 PM
    Wed Oct 28H 3:44 AM 5.3 ftL 10:04 AM 0.3 ftH 4:02 PM 6.5 ftL 10:47 PM -0.2 ft7:11 AM / 5:36 PM
    Thu Oct 29H 4:34 AM 5.2 ftL 10:52 AM 0.4 ftH 4:53 PM 6.5 ftL 11:38 PM -0.1 ft7:12 AM / 5:35 PM
    Fri Oct 30H 5:26 AM 5.2 ftL 11:44 AM 0.4 ftH 5:46 PM 6.4 ft7:14 AM / 5:33 PM
    Sat Oct 31L 12:32 AM 0.0 ftH 6:20 AM 5.1 ftL 12:41 PM 0.5 ftH 6:41 PM 6.2 ft7:15 AM / 5:32 PM
    Sun Nov 1L 1:28 AM 0.1 ftH 6:18 AM 5.0 ftL 12:42 PM 0.6 ftH 6:40 PM 6.0 ft6:16 AM / 4:31 PM
    Mon Nov 2L 1:27 AM 0.2 ftH 7:19 AM 5.0 ftL 1:44 PM 0.7 ftH 7:42 PM 5.7 ft6:18 AM / 4:29 PM
    Tue Nov 3L 2:24 AM 0.3 ftH 8:22 AM 5.1 ftL 2:46 PM 0.6 ftH 8:45 PM 5.5 ft6:19 AM / 4:28 PM
    Wed Nov 4L 3:20 AM 0.3 ftH 9:24 AM 5.2 ftL 3:46 PM 0.6 ftH 9:48 PM 5.3 ft6:20 AM / 4:27 PM
    Thu Nov 5L 4:14 AM 0.4 ftH 10:24 AM 5.4 ftL 4:44 PM 0.5 ftH 10:48 PM 5.2 ft6:22 AM / 4:25 PM
    Fri Nov 6L 5:05 AM 0.4 ftH 11:17 AM 5.6 ftL 5:39 PM 0.4 ftH 11:41 PM 5.1 ft6:23 AM / 4:24 PM
    Sat Nov 7L 5:54 AM 0.4 ftH 12:03 PM 5.8 ftL 6:30 PM 0.3 ft6:24 AM / 4:23 PM
    Sun Nov 8H 12:28 AM 5.0 ftL 6:40 AM 0.5 ftH 12:45 PM 5.8 ftL 7:17 PM 0.2 ft6:26 AM / 4:22 PM
    Mon Nov 9H 1:11 AM 4.9 ftL 7:24 AM 0.6 ftH 1:25 PM 5.8 ftL 8:01 PM 0.2 ft6:27 AM / 4:20 PM
    Tue Nov 10H 1:52 AM 4.8 ftL 8:07 AM 0.7 ftH 2:04 PM 5.8 ftL 8:45 PM 0.3 ft6:28 AM / 4:19 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 Richmond

    Boat ramps

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

    Fish in the waters around Richmond

    19 kinds of fish, sharks and rays have been recorded within 15 km (about 9 miles) of this spot, most often Sea Trout, White Sucker, Rainbow Trout. The bar shows how many records each has.

    • Sea Trout Salmo truttaSalt water · 39 records
    • White Sucker Catostomus commersoniiBrackish water · 5 records
    • Rainbow Trout Oncorhynchus mykissSalt water · 3 records
    • Atlantic Salmon Salmo salarSalt water · 3 records
    • Golden Shiner Notemigonus crysoleucasBrackish water · 2 records
    • Mummichog Fundulus heteroclitusSalt water · 2 records
    • Atlantic Herring Clupea harengusSalt water · 2 records
    • Grubby Myoxocephalus aenaeusSalt water · 1 record
    • White Catfish Ameiurus catusBrackish water · 1 record
    • Spottail Shiner Notropis hudsoniusBrackish water · 1 record
    • Yellow Perch Perca flavescensBrackish water · 1 record
    • White Perch Morone americanaSalt water · 1 record
    • Striped Bass Morone saxatilisSalt water · 1 record
    • Alewife Alosa pseudoharengusSalt water · 1 record
    • Rainbow Smelt Osmerus mordaxSalt water · 1 record
    • Common Carp Cyprinus carpioBrackish water · 1 record
    • Rock Gunnel Pholis gunnellusSalt water · 1 record
    • American Eel Anguilla rostrataSalt water · 1 record
    • Banded Killifish Fundulus diaphanusBrackish water · 1 record
    Fresh water nearby · 6 species

    Rivers, creeks and ponds within 15 km, not the tidal water itself.

    • Largemouth Bass Micropterus salmoidesFresh water · 6 records
    • Chain Pickerel Esox nigerFresh water · 3 records
    • Common Shiner Luxilus cornutusFresh water · 2 records
    • Creek Chub Semotilus atromaculatusFresh water · 1 record
    • Fallfish Semotilus corporalisFresh water · 1 record
    • Lake Chub Couesius plumbeusFresh 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 Richmond

    Richmond 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 4.9 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 6.7 ft, and again around Sunday, October 11 (5.7 ft). Those spring tides follow the new and full moon by a day or two. The calmest day is Tuesday, October 20, with only 4.2 ft between the day's highest and lowest water.

    The lowest tide of the month is -0.2 ft at 10:47 PM on Wednesday, October 28. There are 4 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 6.5 ft at 4:02 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.

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