Steele Harbor Island tide chart
Maine · near Jonesport (4 mi) · NOAA station 8411801 · times in local time (EDT)
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Tides today, Sunday, October 11
- Low 5:35 AM 0.1 ft
- High 11:39 AM 13.2 ft
- Low 6:04 PM -0.6 ft
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Sunrise 6:41 AM · Sunset 5:54 PM · New moon (0%)
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Fishing forecast
Hour by hour at Steele Harbor IslandBest times
1:00 PM–2:00 PM and 7:00 AM–8:00 AM
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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: Coastal Waters from Eastport, ME to Schoodic Point, ME out 25 NM
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- 162.450 MHz WX5 WNG543, Jonesboro Marine, ME (11 mi)
- 162.425 MHz WX4 KHC47, Meddybemps, ME (39 mi)
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Tide times this week
| Day | High and low tides | Sunrise / sunset | Moon |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun Oct 11 | L 5:35 AM 0.1 ftH 11:39 AM 13.2 ftL 6:04 PM -0.6 ft | 6:41 AM / 5:54 PM | New moon (0%) |
| Mon Oct 12 | H 12:10 AM 12.3 ftL 6:15 AM 0.5 ftH 12:18 PM 13.0 ftL 6:46 PM -0.4 ft | 6:42 AM / 5:53 PM | New moon (2%) |
| Tue Oct 13 | H 12:52 AM 11.8 ftL 6:54 AM 1.0 ftH 12:56 PM 12.7 ftL 7:27 PM 0.0 ft | 6:43 AM / 5:51 PM | Waxing crescent (6%) |
| Wed Oct 14 | H 1:33 AM 11.3 ftL 7:33 AM 1.5 ftH 1:35 PM 12.3 ftL 8:09 PM 0.5 ft | 6:44 AM / 5:49 PM | Waxing crescent (12%) |
| Thu Oct 15 | H 2:16 AM 10.8 ftL 8:14 AM 2.0 ftH 2:17 PM 11.8 ftL 8:53 PM 1.0 ft | 6:46 AM / 5:47 PM | Waxing crescent (19%) |
| Fri Oct 16 | H 3:03 AM 10.3 ftL 8:59 AM 2.4 ftH 3:04 PM 11.4 ftL 9:43 PM 1.5 ft | 6:47 AM / 5:46 PM | Waxing crescent (28%) |
| Sat Oct 17 | H 3:54 AM 9.9 ftL 9:49 AM 2.8 ftH 3:57 PM 11.0 ftL 10:36 PM 1.8 ft | 6:48 AM / 5:44 PM | First quarter (38%) |
Tidal currents near Steele Harbor Island
From NOAA's current predictions for Moosabec Reach, east end, 2.8 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 ESE (110°) and the ebb toward the WSW (258°). The strongest current this week is 1.1 knots.
| Day | Slack water and peak currents |
|---|---|
| Sun Oct 11 | Ebb 12:10 AM 1.0 knSlack 3:59 AMFlood 6:30 AM 1.0 knSlack 9:47 AMEbb 12:32 PM 1.1 knSlack 4:26 PMFlood 7:00 PM 1.1 knSlack 10:22 PM |
| Mon Oct 12 | Ebb 12:53 AM 1.0 knSlack 4:42 AMFlood 7:09 AM 0.9 knSlack 10:24 AMEbb 1:14 PM 1.0 knSlack 5:09 PMFlood 7:42 PM 1.0 knSlack 11:04 PM |
| Tue Oct 13 | Ebb 1:36 AM 0.9 knSlack 5:26 AMFlood 7:51 AM 0.8 knSlack 11:00 AMEbb 1:57 PM 1.0 knSlack 5:55 PMFlood 8:26 PM 0.9 knSlack 11:43 PM |
| Wed Oct 14 | Ebb 2:19 AM 0.8 knSlack 6:12 AMFlood 8:37 AM 0.8 knSlack 11:39 AMEbb 2:42 PM 0.9 knSlack 6:48 PMFlood 9:15 PM 0.8 kn |
| Thu Oct 15 | Slack 12:22 AMEbb 3:03 AM 0.8 knSlack 6:59 AMFlood 9:26 AM 0.7 knSlack 12:21 PMEbb 3:30 PM 0.8 knSlack 7:45 PMFlood 10:06 PM 0.7 kn |
| Fri Oct 16 | Slack 1:03 AMEbb 3:49 AM 0.7 knSlack 7:48 AMFlood 10:16 AM 0.7 knSlack 1:05 PMEbb 4:20 PM 0.8 knSlack 8:45 PMFlood 10:58 PM 0.7 kn |
| Sat Oct 17 | Slack 1:48 AMEbb 4:38 AM 0.7 knSlack 8:38 AMFlood 11:06 AM 0.7 knSlack 1:50 PMEbb 5:13 PM 0.8 knSlack 9:40 PMFlood 11:50 PM 0.7 kn |
Current predictions can differ a lot over short distances: check the station location on NOAA before planning a passage.
Best fishing times at Steele Harbor 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.
| Day | Bite score | Best times | Major periods | Minor periods |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun Oct 11 | 82 · Excellent | 1:00 PM–2:00 PM, 7:00 AM–8:00 AM | 11:41 PM–1:41 AM, 12:04 PM–2:04 PM | 7:27 AM–8:27 AM, 5:31 PM–6:31 PM |
| Mon Oct 12 | 72 · Good | 1:00 AM–2:00 AM, 1:00 PM–3:00 PM | 12:27 AM–2:27 AM, 12:50 PM–2:50 PM | 8:37 AM–9:37 AM, 5:56 PM–6:56 PM |
| Tue Oct 13 | 62 · Good | 2:00 PM–4:00 PM, 2:00 AM–3:00 AM | 1:14 AM–3:14 AM, 1:38 PM–3:38 PM | 9:44 AM–10:44 AM, 6:26 PM–7:26 PM |
| Wed Oct 14 | 52 · Fair | 3:00 PM–4:00 PM, 3:00 AM–4:00 AM | 2:03 AM–4:03 AM, 2:28 PM–4:28 PM | 10:48 AM–11:48 AM, 7:04 PM–8:04 PM |
| Thu Oct 15 | 45 · Fair | 4:00 PM–5:00 PM | 2:53 AM–4:53 AM, 3:19 PM–5:19 PM | 11:46 AM–12:46 PM, 7:51 PM–8:51 PM |
| Fri Oct 16 | 45 · Fair | 5:00 PM–6:00 PM | 3:44 AM–5:44 AM, 4:09 PM–6:09 PM | 12:36 PM–1:36 PM, 8:45 PM–9:45 PM |
| Sat Oct 17 | 49 · Fair | 5:00 PM–7:00 PM, 5:00 AM–7:00 AM | 4:35 AM–6:35 AM, 4:59 PM–6:59 PM | 1:16 PM–2:16 PM, 9:47 PM–10:47 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 3:58 PM on Saturday, October 24
- 0.8 ft at 3:15 PM on Friday, October 23
- 1.0 ft at 6:54 AM on Tuesday, October 13
- 1.5 ft at 7:33 AM on Wednesday, October 14
- 1.6 ft at 2:29 PM on Thursday, October 22
- 2.0 ft at 8:14 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 5:35 AM 0.1 ftH 11:39 AM 13.2 ftL 6:04 PM -0.6 ft | 6:41 AM / 5:54 PM |
| Mon Oct 12 | H 12:10 AM 12.3 ftL 6:15 AM 0.5 ftH 12:18 PM 13.0 ftL 6:46 PM -0.4 ft | 6:42 AM / 5:53 PM |
| Tue Oct 13 | H 12:52 AM 11.8 ftL 6:54 AM 1.0 ftH 12:56 PM 12.7 ftL 7:27 PM 0.0 ft | 6:43 AM / 5:51 PM |
| Wed Oct 14 | H 1:33 AM 11.3 ftL 7:33 AM 1.5 ftH 1:35 PM 12.3 ftL 8:09 PM 0.5 ft | 6:44 AM / 5:49 PM |
| Thu Oct 15 | H 2:16 AM 10.8 ftL 8:14 AM 2.0 ftH 2:17 PM 11.8 ftL 8:53 PM 1.0 ft | 6:46 AM / 5:47 PM |
| Fri Oct 16 | H 3:03 AM 10.3 ftL 8:59 AM 2.4 ftH 3:04 PM 11.4 ftL 9:43 PM 1.5 ft | 6:47 AM / 5:46 PM |
| Sat Oct 17 | H 3:54 AM 9.9 ftL 9:49 AM 2.8 ftH 3:57 PM 11.0 ftL 10:36 PM 1.8 ft | 6:48 AM / 5:44 PM |
| Sun Oct 18 | H 4:49 AM 9.7 ftL 10:44 AM 3.0 ftH 4:54 PM 10.8 ftL 11:32 PM 2.0 ft | 6:49 AM / 5:42 PM |
| Mon Oct 19 | H 5:45 AM 9.7 ftL 11:41 AM 3.0 ftH 5:52 PM 10.8 ft | 6:51 AM / 5:41 PM |
| Tue Oct 20 | L 12:27 AM 1.9 ftH 6:41 AM 9.9 ftL 12:41 PM 2.7 ftH 6:49 PM 10.9 ft | 6:52 AM / 5:39 PM |
| Wed Oct 21 | L 1:20 AM 1.7 ftH 7:32 AM 10.4 ftL 1:37 PM 2.2 ftH 7:44 PM 11.2 ft | 6:53 AM / 5:37 PM |
| Thu Oct 22 | L 2:08 AM 1.4 ftH 8:18 AM 11.1 ftL 2:29 PM 1.6 ftH 8:33 PM 11.5 ft | 6:55 AM / 5:36 PM |
| Fri Oct 23 | L 2:51 AM 0.9 ftH 8:59 AM 11.8 ftL 3:15 PM 0.8 ftH 9:19 PM 11.9 ft | 6:56 AM / 5:34 PM |
| Sat Oct 24 | L 3:31 AM 0.5 ftH 9:38 AM 12.5 ftL 3:58 PM 0.0 ftH 10:02 PM 12.2 ft | 6:57 AM / 5:33 PM |
| Sun Oct 25 | L 4:11 AM 0.2 ftH 10:17 AM 13.2 ftL 4:42 PM -0.8 ftH 10:47 PM 12.5 ft | 6:59 AM / 5:31 PM |
| Mon Oct 26 | L 4:53 AM 0.0 ftH 10:57 AM 13.8 ftL 5:26 PM -1.3 ftH 11:32 PM 12.6 ft | 7:00 AM / 5:29 PM |
| Tue Oct 27 | L 5:36 AM -0.1 ftH 11:40 AM 14.1 ftL 6:12 PM -1.5 ft | 7:01 AM / 5:28 PM |
| Wed Oct 28 | H 12:19 AM 12.5 ftL 6:22 AM -0.1 ftH 12:27 PM 14.2 ftL 7:01 PM -1.5 ft | 7:03 AM / 5:26 PM |
| Thu Oct 29 | H 1:08 AM 12.3 ftL 7:11 AM 0.1 ftH 1:16 PM 14.1 ftL 7:53 PM -1.3 ft | 7:04 AM / 5:25 PM |
| Fri Oct 30 | H 2:01 AM 12.0 ftL 8:03 AM 0.5 ftH 2:10 PM 13.7 ftL 8:49 PM -0.8 ft | 7:05 AM / 5:24 PM |
| Sat Oct 31 | H 2:59 AM 11.6 ftL 9:01 AM 0.9 ftH 3:11 PM 13.2 ftL 9:51 PM -0.3 ft | 7:07 AM / 5:22 PM |
| Sun Nov 1 | H 3:04 AM 11.3 ftL 9:06 AM 1.2 ftH 3:18 PM 12.7 ftL 9:57 PM 0.1 ft | 6:08 AM / 4:21 PM |
| Mon Nov 2 | H 4:12 AM 11.2 ftL 10:16 AM 1.4 ftH 4:28 PM 12.3 ftL 11:03 PM 0.3 ft | 6:09 AM / 4:19 PM |
| Tue Nov 3 | H 5:18 AM 11.4 ftL 11:27 AM 1.3 ftH 5:37 PM 12.1 ft | 6:11 AM / 4:18 PM |
| Wed Nov 4 | L 12:08 AM 0.4 ftH 6:21 AM 11.7 ftL 12:37 PM 1.0 ftH 6:44 PM 12.0 ft | 6:12 AM / 4:17 PM |
| Thu Nov 5 | L 1:07 AM 0.4 ftH 7:17 AM 12.2 ftL 1:38 PM 0.5 ftH 7:43 PM 12.0 ft | 6:13 AM / 4:15 PM |
| Fri Nov 6 | L 2:00 AM 0.4 ftH 8:07 AM 12.6 ftL 2:32 PM 0.0 ftH 8:36 PM 12.0 ft | 6:15 AM / 4:14 PM |
| Sat Nov 7 | L 2:47 AM 0.5 ftH 8:53 AM 12.9 ftL 3:20 PM -0.3 ftH 9:24 PM 11.9 ft | 6:16 AM / 4:13 PM |
| Sun Nov 8 | L 3:30 AM 0.7 ftH 9:34 AM 13.0 ftL 4:04 PM -0.4 ftH 10:09 PM 11.7 ft | 6:18 AM / 4:12 PM |
| Mon Nov 9 | L 4:11 AM 0.9 ftH 10:14 AM 12.9 ftL 4:46 PM -0.4 ftH 10:51 PM 11.5 ft | 6:19 AM / 4:10 PM |
| Tue Nov 10 | L 4:49 AM 1.2 ftH 10:52 AM 12.7 ftL 5:25 PM -0.2 ftH 11:32 PM 11.2 ft | 6:20 AM / 4:09 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 Steele Harbor Island
Beaches
- Little Pond Beach 4.3 mi
- Ballast Island Ledge 4.8 mi
- Pobblestone Cove 5.0 mi
- Indian Landing 5.0 mi
Boat ramps
- Chandler Bay Boat Access 3.7 mi
Distances from the tide station. Places from © OpenStreetMap contributors; links open in Google Maps.
Fish in the waters around Steele Harbor Island
40 kinds of fish, sharks and rays have been recorded within 15 km (about 9 miles) of this spot, most often Atlantic Herring, Winter Flounder, Alewife. The bar shows how many records each has.
- Atlantic Herring Clupea harengusSalt water · 160 records
- Winter Flounder Pseudopleuronectes americanusSalt water · 144 records
- Alewife Alosa pseudoharengusSalt water · 127 records
- Longhorn Sculpin Myoxocephalus octodecemspinosusSalt water · 125 records
- Silver Hake Merluccius bilinearisSalt water · 125 records
- White Hake Urophycis tenuisSalt water · 110 records
- Red Hake Urophycis chussSalt water · 98 records
- Sea Raven Hemitripterus americanusSalt water · 88 records
- Atlantic Cod Gadus morhuaSalt water · 79 records
- Rainbow Smelt Osmerus mordaxSalt water · 76 records
- American Plaice Hippoglossoides platessoidesSalt water · 68 records
- Blueback Herring Alosa aestivalisSalt water · 66 records
- Haddock Melanogrammus aeglefinusSalt water · 64 records
- Windowpane Scophthalmus aquosusSalt water · 63 records
- Alligatorfish Aspidophoroides monopterygiusSalt water · 58 records
- Atlantic Halibut Hippoglossus hippoglossusSalt water · 56 records
- Common Skate Leucoraja erinaceaSalt water · 48 records
- American Angler Lophius americanusSalt water · 44 records
- Fourbeard Rockling Enchelyopus cimbriusSalt water · 39 records
- Butterfish Peprilus triacanthusSalt water · 38 records
- Sea Trout Salmo truttaSalt water · 37 records
- American Shad Alosa sapidissimaSalt water · 36 records
- Acadian Redfish Sebastes fasciatusSalt water · 33 records
- Snake Blenny Lumpenus lampretaeformisSalt water · 31 records
- Lumpfish Cyclopterus lumpusSalt water · 28 records
- Atlantic Silverside Menidia menidiaSalt water · 24 records
- Saithe Pollachius virensSalt water · 23 records
- Starry Ray Amblyraja radiataSalt water · 21 records
- Shorthorn Sculpin Myoxocephalus scorpiusSalt water · 18 records
- Winter Skate Leucoraja ocellataSalt water · 18 records
- Atlantic Mackerel Scomber scombrusSalt water · 17 records
- Witch Flounder Glyptocephalus cynoglossusSalt water · 17 records
- Spurdog Squalus acanthiasSalt water · 17 records
- Atlantic Salmon Salmo salarSalt water · 16 records
- Smooth Skate Malacoraja sentaSalt water · 13 records
- Yellowtail Flounder Limanda ferrugineaSalt water · 12 records
- Ocean Pout Zoarces americanusSalt water · 11 records
- Atlantic Menhaden Brevoortia tyrannusSalt water · 9 records
- Pearl-side Maurolicus muelleriSalt water · 6 records
- Mummichog Fundulus heteroclitusSalt water · 6 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 Steele Harbor Island
Steele Harbor 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 11.3 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 15.7 ft, and again around Sunday, October 11 (13.7 ft). Those spring tides follow the new and full moon by a day or two. The calmest day is Monday, October 19, with only 8.7 ft between the day's highest and lowest water.
The lowest tide of the month is -1.5 ft at 6:12 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 14.2 ft at 12:27 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: 8411801
- Type: subordinate (adjusted from a reference station)
- Location: 44.4933, -67.5433
Reference station: Portland.