Sheepscot (below rapids) tide chart
Maine · near Wiscasset (4 mi) · NOAA station 8416804 · times in local time (EDT)
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Tides today, Sunday, October 11
- High 12:14 AM 10.4 ft
- Low 6:15 AM 0.1 ft
- High 12:27 PM 10.9 ft
- Low 6:44 PM -0.5 ft
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Sunrise 6:48 AM · Sunset 6:03 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 | H 12:14 AM 10.4 ftL 6:15 AM 0.1 ftH 12:27 PM 10.9 ftL 6:44 PM -0.5 ft | 6:48 AM / 6:03 PM | New moon (0%) |
| Mon Oct 12 | H 12:58 AM 10.1 ftL 6:55 AM 0.5 ftH 1:06 PM 10.8 ftL 7:26 PM -0.3 ft | 6:50 AM / 6:01 PM | New moon (2%) |
| Tue Oct 13 | H 1:40 AM 9.8 ftL 7:34 AM 0.8 ftH 1:44 PM 10.5 ftL 8:07 PM 0.0 ft | 6:51 AM / 6:00 PM | Waxing crescent (6%) |
| Wed Oct 14 | H 2:21 AM 9.4 ftL 8:13 AM 1.2 ftH 2:23 PM 10.2 ftL 8:49 PM 0.4 ft | 6:52 AM / 5:58 PM | Waxing crescent (12%) |
| Thu Oct 15 | H 3:04 AM 8.9 ftL 8:54 AM 1.6 ftH 3:05 PM 9.8 ftL 9:33 PM 0.8 ft | 6:53 AM / 5:56 PM | Waxing crescent (19%) |
| Fri Oct 16 | H 3:51 AM 8.5 ftL 9:39 AM 2.0 ftH 3:52 PM 9.4 ftL 10:23 PM 1.2 ft | 6:55 AM / 5:54 PM | Waxing crescent (28%) |
| Sat Oct 17 | H 4:42 AM 8.2 ftL 10:29 AM 2.3 ftH 4:45 PM 9.1 ftL 11:16 PM 1.5 ft | 6:56 AM / 5:53 PM | First quarter (38%) |
Tidal currents near Sheepscot (below rapids)
From NOAA's current predictions for Maine Kennebec Bridge, 0.2 n.mi. SW of at 4 ft depth, 8.7 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.
| Day | Slack water and peak currents |
|---|---|
| Sun Oct 11 | Flood 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 12 | Flood 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 13 | Flood 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 14 | Slack 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 15 | Slack 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 16 | Slack 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 17 | Ebb 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 Sheepscot (below rapids)
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 | 72 · Good | 1:00 PM–2:00 PM, 8:00 AM–9:00 AM | 11:50 PM–1:50 AM, 12:12 PM–2:12 PM | 7:35 AM–8:35 AM, 5:40 PM–6:40 PM |
| Mon Oct 12 | 65 · Good | 2:00 PM–3:00 PM, 5:00 PM–7:00 PM | 12:35 AM–2:35 AM, 12:59 PM–2:59 PM | 8:44 AM–9:44 AM, 6:06 PM–7:06 PM |
| Tue Oct 13 | 53 · Fair | 2:00 AM–3:00 AM, 2:00 PM–4:00 PM | 1:22 AM–3:22 AM, 1:47 PM–3:47 PM | 9:51 AM–10:51 AM, 6:37 PM–7:37 PM |
| Wed Oct 14 | 46 · Fair | 3:00 PM–5:00 PM, 3:00 AM–4:00 AM | 2:11 AM–4:11 AM, 2:37 PM–4:37 PM | 10:55 AM–11:55 AM, 7:15 PM–8:15 PM |
| Thu Oct 15 | 41 · Fair | 4:00 PM–6:00 PM | 3:02 AM–5:02 AM, 3:27 PM–5:27 PM | 11:53 AM–12:53 PM, 8:01 PM–9:01 PM |
| Fri Oct 16 | 42 · Fair | 5:00 PM–6:00 PM | 3:53 AM–5:53 AM, 4:18 PM–6:18 PM | 12:42 PM–1:42 PM, 8:56 PM–9:56 PM |
| Sat Oct 17 | 44 · Fair | 6:00 PM–7:00 PM | 4:43 AM–6:43 AM, 5:08 PM–7:08 PM | 1:23 PM–2:23 PM, 9:57 PM–10:57 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 4:38 PM on Saturday, October 24
- 0.5 ft at 6:55 AM on Monday, October 12
- 0.6 ft at 3:55 PM on Friday, October 23
- 0.8 ft at 7:34 AM on Tuesday, October 13
- 1.2 ft at 8:13 AM on Wednesday, October 14
- 1.3 ft at 3:09 PM on Thursday, October 22
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 12:14 AM 10.4 ftL 6:15 AM 0.1 ftH 12:27 PM 10.9 ftL 6:44 PM -0.5 ft | 6:48 AM / 6:03 PM |
| Mon Oct 12 | H 12:58 AM 10.1 ftL 6:55 AM 0.5 ftH 1:06 PM 10.8 ftL 7:26 PM -0.3 ft | 6:50 AM / 6:01 PM |
| Tue Oct 13 | H 1:40 AM 9.8 ftL 7:34 AM 0.8 ftH 1:44 PM 10.5 ftL 8:07 PM 0.0 ft | 6:51 AM / 6:00 PM |
| Wed Oct 14 | H 2:21 AM 9.4 ftL 8:13 AM 1.2 ftH 2:23 PM 10.2 ftL 8:49 PM 0.4 ft | 6:52 AM / 5:58 PM |
| Thu Oct 15 | H 3:04 AM 8.9 ftL 8:54 AM 1.6 ftH 3:05 PM 9.8 ftL 9:33 PM 0.8 ft | 6:53 AM / 5:56 PM |
| Fri Oct 16 | H 3:51 AM 8.5 ftL 9:39 AM 2.0 ftH 3:52 PM 9.4 ftL 10:23 PM 1.2 ft | 6:55 AM / 5:54 PM |
| Sat Oct 17 | H 4:42 AM 8.2 ftL 10:29 AM 2.3 ftH 4:45 PM 9.1 ftL 11:16 PM 1.5 ft | 6:56 AM / 5:53 PM |
| Sun Oct 18 | H 5:37 AM 8.0 ftL 11:24 AM 2.5 ftH 5:42 PM 8.9 ft | 6:57 AM / 5:51 PM |
| Mon Oct 19 | L 12:12 AM 1.6 ftH 6:33 AM 8.0 ftL 12:21 PM 2.5 ftH 6:40 PM 8.9 ft | 6:58 AM / 5:49 PM |
| Tue Oct 20 | L 1:07 AM 1.6 ftH 7:29 AM 8.2 ftL 1:21 PM 2.3 ftH 7:37 PM 9.0 ft | 7:00 AM / 5:48 PM |
| Wed Oct 21 | L 2:00 AM 1.4 ftH 8:20 AM 8.6 ftL 2:17 PM 1.9 ftH 8:32 PM 9.2 ft | 7:01 AM / 5:46 PM |
| Thu Oct 22 | L 2:48 AM 1.1 ftH 9:06 AM 9.1 ftL 3:09 PM 1.3 ftH 9:21 PM 9.5 ft | 7:02 AM / 5:45 PM |
| Fri Oct 23 | L 3:31 AM 0.8 ftH 9:47 AM 9.8 ftL 3:55 PM 0.6 ftH 10:07 PM 9.8 ft | 7:04 AM / 5:43 PM |
| Sat Oct 24 | L 4:11 AM 0.5 ftH 10:26 AM 10.4 ftL 4:38 PM 0.0 ftH 10:50 PM 10.1 ft | 7:05 AM / 5:42 PM |
| Sun Oct 25 | L 4:51 AM 0.2 ftH 11:05 AM 10.9 ftL 5:22 PM -0.6 ftH 11:35 PM 10.3 ft | 7:06 AM / 5:40 PM |
| Mon Oct 26 | L 5:33 AM 0.0 ftH 11:45 AM 11.4 ftL 6:06 PM -1.1 ft | 7:07 AM / 5:38 PM |
| Tue Oct 27 | H 12:20 AM 10.4 ftL 6:16 AM -0.1 ftH 12:28 PM 11.7 ftL 6:52 PM -1.3 ft | 7:09 AM / 5:37 PM |
| Wed Oct 28 | H 1:07 AM 10.4 ftL 7:02 AM -0.1 ftH 1:15 PM 11.8 ftL 7:41 PM -1.3 ft | 7:10 AM / 5:36 PM |
| Thu Oct 29 | H 1:56 AM 10.2 ftL 7:51 AM 0.1 ftH 2:04 PM 11.6 ftL 8:33 PM -1.0 ft | 7:11 AM / 5:34 PM |
| Fri Oct 30 | H 2:49 AM 9.9 ftL 8:43 AM 0.4 ftH 2:58 PM 11.3 ftL 9:29 PM -0.7 ft | 7:13 AM / 5:33 PM |
| Sat Oct 31 | H 3:47 AM 9.6 ftL 9:41 AM 0.7 ftH 3:59 PM 10.9 ftL 10:31 PM -0.3 ft | 7:14 AM / 5:31 PM |
| Sun Nov 1 | H 3:52 AM 9.3 ftL 9:46 AM 1.0 ftH 4:06 PM 10.5 ftL 10:37 PM 0.1 ft | 6:15 AM / 4:30 PM |
| Mon Nov 2 | H 5:00 AM 9.3 ftL 10:56 AM 1.2 ftH 5:16 PM 10.2 ftL 11:43 PM 0.3 ft | 6:17 AM / 4:29 PM |
| Tue Nov 3 | H 6:06 AM 9.4 ftL 12:07 PM 1.1 ftH 6:25 PM 10.0 ft | 6:18 AM / 4:27 PM |
| Wed Nov 4 | L 12:48 AM 0.3 ftH 7:09 AM 9.7 ftL 1:17 PM 0.8 ftH 7:32 PM 9.9 ft | 6:19 AM / 4:26 PM |
| Thu Nov 5 | L 1:47 AM 0.3 ftH 8:05 AM 10.1 ftL 2:18 PM 0.4 ftH 8:31 PM 9.9 ft | 6:21 AM / 4:25 PM |
| Fri Nov 6 | L 2:40 AM 0.3 ftH 8:55 AM 10.4 ftL 3:12 PM 0.0 ftH 9:24 PM 9.9 ft | 6:22 AM / 4:23 PM |
| Sat Nov 7 | L 3:27 AM 0.4 ftH 9:41 AM 10.7 ftL 4:00 PM -0.2 ftH 10:12 PM 9.8 ft | 6:23 AM / 4:22 PM |
| Sun Nov 8 | L 4:10 AM 0.6 ftH 10:22 AM 10.7 ftL 4:44 PM -0.4 ftH 10:57 PM 9.7 ft | 6:25 AM / 4:21 PM |
| Mon Nov 9 | L 4:51 AM 0.8 ftH 11:02 AM 10.7 ftL 5:26 PM -0.3 ftH 11:39 PM 9.5 ft | 6:26 AM / 4:20 PM |
| Tue Nov 10 | L 5:29 AM 1.0 ftH 11:40 AM 10.5 ftL 6:05 PM -0.1 ft | 6:28 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 Sheepscot (below rapids)
Boat ramps
- Sherman Lake 2.9 mi
- Riverside Boat Co. 4.1 mi
- Sheepscot River 4.2 mi
- Damariscotta River 4.4 mi
Marinas
- Wiscasset Yacht Club 4.2 mi
Fishing piers and docks
- Wiscasset Town Landing 4.2 mi
Distances from the tide station. Places from © OpenStreetMap contributors; links open in Google Maps.
Fish in the waters around Sheepscot (below rapids)
34 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 · 263 records
- Mummichog Fundulus heteroclitusSalt water · 26 records
- Alewife Alosa pseudoharengusSalt water · 22 records
- Atlantic Tomcod Microgadus tomcodSalt water · 17 records
- Fourspine Stickleback Apeltes quadracusSalt water · 17 records
- Ninespine Stickleback Pungitius pungitiusSalt water · 16 records
- Atlantic Salmon Salmo salarSalt water · 15 records
- Smooth Flounder Pleuronectes putnamiSalt water · 14 records
- Winter Flounder Pseudopleuronectes americanusSalt water · 12 records
- Rainbow Smelt Osmerus mordaxSalt water · 12 records
- American Eel Anguilla rostrataSalt water · 12 records
- Grubby Myoxocephalus aenaeusSalt water · 11 records
- Atlantic Silverside Menidia menidiaSalt water · 11 records
- White Hake Urophycis tenuisSalt water · 10 records
- White Sucker Catostomus commersoniiBrackish water · 8 records
- Golden Shiner Notemigonus crysoleucasBrackish water · 8 records
- Striped Bass Morone saxatilisSalt water · 8 records
- Three-spined Stickleback Gasterosteus aculeatusSalt water · 8 records
- Northern Pipefish Syngnathus fuscusSalt water · 6 records
- Blackspotted Stickleback Gasterosteus wheatlandiSalt water · 6 records
- Atlantic Mackerel Scomber scombrusSalt water · 6 records
- Atlantic Herring Clupea harengusSalt water · 6 records
- Rainbow Trout Oncorhynchus mykissSalt water · 5 records
- Pumpkinseed Lepomis gibbosusBrackish water · 4 records
- Blueback Herring Alosa aestivalisSalt water · 4 records
- Atlantic Menhaden Brevoortia tyrannusSalt water · 4 records
- Banded Killifish Fundulus diaphanusBrackish water · 4 records
- Longhorn Sculpin Myoxocephalus octodecemspinosusSalt water · 3 records
- Sea Raven Hemitripterus americanusSalt water · 3 records
- Cunner Tautogolabrus adspersusSalt water · 2 records
- White Perch Morone americanaSalt water · 2 records
- King Salmon Oncorhynchus tshawytschaSalt water · 2 records
- Acadian Redfish Sebastes fasciatusSalt water · 1 record
- Shorthorn Sculpin Myoxocephalus scorpiusSalt 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 · 14 records
- Smallmouth Bass Micropterus dolomieuFresh water · 10 records
- Chain Pickerel Esox nigerFresh water · 4 records
- Fallfish Semotilus corporalisFresh water · 3 records
- Common Shiner Luxilus cornutusFresh water · 3 records
- Brown Bullhead Ameiurus nebulosusFresh 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 Sheepscot (below rapids)
Sheepscot (below rapids) 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 9.4 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 13.0 ft, and again around Sunday, October 11 (11.4 ft). Those spring tides follow the new and full moon by a day or two. The calmest day is Monday, October 19, with only 7.3 ft between the day's highest and lowest water.
The lowest tide of the month is -1.3 ft at 6:52 PM on Tuesday, October 27. There are 18 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 11.8 ft at 1:15 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: 8416804
- Type: subordinate (adjusted from a reference station)
- Location: 44.0500, -69.6183
Reference station: Portland.
Nearby tide stations
- Wiscasset 4 mi
- Newcastle 4 mi
- Back River 7 mi
- Walpole 8 mi
- Cross River entrance 9 mi
- Richmond 9 mi