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Salisbury Point tide chart

Massachusetts · near Amesbury (2 mi) · NOAA station 8440273 · times in local time (EDT)

Tides today, Sunday, October 11

12 AM6 AM12 PM6 PM12:40 AM · 8.2 ft7:08 AM · 0.1 ft12:58 PM · 8.6 ft7:38 PM · -0.4 ft8.6 ft
  • High 12:40 AM 8.2 ft
  • Low 7:08 AM 0.1 ft
  • High 12:58 PM 8.6 ft
  • Low 7:38 PM -0.4 ft

Sunrise 6:53 AM · Sunset 6:09 PM · New moon (0%)

Fishing forecast

Hour by hour at Salisbury Point
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Best times

5:00 PM–7:00 PM

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 Salisbury Point

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    Tide times this week

    DayHigh and low tidesSunrise / sunsetMoon
    Sun Oct 11H 12:40 AM 8.2 ftL 7:08 AM 0.1 ftH 12:58 PM 8.6 ftL 7:38 PM -0.4 ft6:53 AM / 6:09 PMNew moon (0%)
    Mon Oct 12H 1:26 AM 7.9 ftL 7:50 AM 0.3 ftH 1:40 PM 8.5 ftL 8:23 PM -0.2 ft6:54 AM / 6:08 PMNew moon (2%)
    Tue Oct 13H 2:11 AM 7.6 ftL 8:30 AM 0.6 ftH 2:22 PM 8.3 ftL 9:08 PM 0.0 ft6:55 AM / 6:06 PMWaxing crescent (6%)
    Wed Oct 14H 2:56 AM 7.3 ftL 9:10 AM 0.9 ftH 3:04 PM 8.1 ftL 9:52 PM 0.3 ft6:56 AM / 6:04 PMWaxing crescent (12%)
    Thu Oct 15H 3:42 AM 7.0 ftL 9:52 AM 1.1 ftH 3:47 PM 7.8 ftL 10:36 PM 0.6 ft6:57 AM / 6:03 PMWaxing crescent (19%)
    Fri Oct 16H 4:28 AM 6.7 ftL 10:36 AM 1.3 ftH 4:34 PM 7.6 ftL 11:23 PM 0.8 ft6:58 AM / 6:01 PMWaxing crescent (28%)
    Sat Oct 17H 5:17 AM 6.6 ftL 11:23 AM 1.4 ftH 5:24 PM 7.4 ft7:00 AM / 5:59 PMFirst quarter (38%)

    Tidal currents near Salisbury Point

    From NOAA's current predictions for Newburyport, Merrimack River, 2.7 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 WNW (288°) and the ebb toward the E (98°). The strongest current this week is 1.8 knots.

    DaySlack water and peak currents
    Sun Oct 11Slack 1:28 AMEbb 4:28 AM 1.5 knSlack 7:38 AMFlood 11:06 AM 1.8 knSlack 1:47 PMEbb 4:56 PM 1.7 knSlack 8:12 PMFlood 11:39 PM 1.7 kn
    Mon Oct 12Slack 2:12 AMEbb 5:11 AM 1.4 knSlack 8:22 AMFlood 11:54 AM 1.7 knSlack 2:29 PMEbb 5:40 PM 1.6 knSlack 9:01 PM
    Tue Oct 13Flood 12:26 AM 1.7 knSlack 2:55 AMEbb 5:48 AM 1.3 knSlack 9:05 AMFlood 12:33 PM 1.7 knSlack 3:10 PMEbb 6:22 PM 1.5 knSlack 9:48 PM
    Wed Oct 14Flood 1:07 AM 1.6 knSlack 3:39 AMEbb 6:19 AM 1.2 knSlack 9:47 AMFlood 1:04 PM 1.6 knSlack 3:53 PMEbb 7:06 PM 1.4 knSlack 10:34 PM
    Thu Oct 15Flood 1:48 AM 1.4 knSlack 4:25 AMEbb 6:47 AM 1.0 knSlack 10:29 AMFlood 1:31 PM 1.4 knSlack 4:38 PMEbb 7:53 PM 1.2 knSlack 11:18 PM
    Fri Oct 16Flood 2:36 AM 1.2 knSlack 5:12 AMEbb 7:26 AM 0.9 knSlack 11:11 AMFlood 2:02 PM 1.2 knSlack 5:23 PMEbb 8:38 PM 1.1 kn
    Sat Oct 17Slack 12:03 AMFlood 3:45 AM 1.1 knSlack 6:02 AMEbb 8:17 AM 0.9 knSlack 11:57 AMFlood 2:46 PM 1.0 knSlack 6:11 PMEbb 9:14 PM 1.0 kn

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

    Best fishing times at Salisbury Point

    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 1172 · Good5:00 PM–7:00 PM11:55 PM–1:55 AM, 12:18 PM–2:18 PM7:37 AM–8:37 AM, 5:49 PM–6:49 PM
    Mon Oct 1264 · Good6:00 PM–7:00 PM12:41 AM–2:41 AM, 1:04 PM–3:04 PM8:45 AM–9:45 AM, 6:15 PM–7:15 PM
    Tue Oct 1351 · Fair5:00 PM–8:00 PM, 10:00 AM–11:00 AM1:28 AM–3:28 AM, 1:52 PM–3:52 PM9:52 AM–10:52 AM, 6:47 PM–7:47 PM
    Wed Oct 1437 · Fair11:00 AM–12:00 PM2:17 AM–4:17 AM, 2:42 PM–4:42 PM10:55 AM–11:55 AM, 7:26 PM–8:26 PM
    Thu Oct 1534 · Slow3:07 AM–5:07 AM, 3:33 PM–5:33 PM11:52 AM–12:52 PM, 8:13 PM–9:13 PM
    Fri Oct 1637 · Fair5:00 PM–6:00 PM3:58 AM–5:58 AM, 4:23 PM–6:23 PM12:42 PM–1:42 PM, 9:07 PM–10:07 PM
    Sat Oct 1737 · Fair6:00 PM–7:00 PM4:48 AM–6:48 AM, 5:13 PM–7:13 PM1:23 PM–2:23 PM, 10:08 PM–11:08 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. 0.0 ft at 5:33 PM on Saturday, October 24
    2. 0.1 ft at 7:08 AM on Sunday, October 11
    3. 0.3 ft at 7:50 AM on Monday, October 12
    4. 0.3 ft at 4:42 PM on Friday, October 23
    5. 0.6 ft at 8:30 AM on Tuesday, October 13
    6. 0.7 ft at 3:51 PM on Thursday, October 22

    Tide table: October 11 to November 10, 2026

    Full 2026 tide table Full 2027 tide table

    DayHigh and low tidesSunrise / sunset
    Sun Oct 11H 12:40 AM 8.2 ftL 7:08 AM 0.1 ftH 12:58 PM 8.6 ftL 7:38 PM -0.4 ft6:53 AM / 6:09 PM
    Mon Oct 12H 1:26 AM 7.9 ftL 7:50 AM 0.3 ftH 1:40 PM 8.5 ftL 8:23 PM -0.2 ft6:54 AM / 6:08 PM
    Tue Oct 13H 2:11 AM 7.6 ftL 8:30 AM 0.6 ftH 2:22 PM 8.3 ftL 9:08 PM 0.0 ft6:55 AM / 6:06 PM
    Wed Oct 14H 2:56 AM 7.3 ftL 9:10 AM 0.9 ftH 3:04 PM 8.1 ftL 9:52 PM 0.3 ft6:56 AM / 6:04 PM
    Thu Oct 15H 3:42 AM 7.0 ftL 9:52 AM 1.1 ftH 3:47 PM 7.8 ftL 10:36 PM 0.6 ft6:57 AM / 6:03 PM
    Fri Oct 16H 4:28 AM 6.7 ftL 10:36 AM 1.3 ftH 4:34 PM 7.6 ftL 11:23 PM 0.8 ft6:58 AM / 6:01 PM
    Sat Oct 17H 5:17 AM 6.6 ftL 11:23 AM 1.4 ftH 5:24 PM 7.4 ft7:00 AM / 5:59 PM
    Sun Oct 18L 12:11 AM 1.0 ftH 6:08 AM 6.5 ftL 12:14 PM 1.4 ftH 6:16 PM 7.3 ft7:01 AM / 5:58 PM
    Mon Oct 19L 1:01 AM 1.0 ftH 6:59 AM 6.6 ftL 1:08 PM 1.3 ftH 7:10 PM 7.3 ft7:02 AM / 5:56 PM
    Tue Oct 20L 1:52 AM 0.9 ftH 7:51 AM 6.8 ftL 2:03 PM 1.2 ftH 8:05 PM 7.4 ft7:03 AM / 5:55 PM
    Wed Oct 21L 2:42 AM 0.8 ftH 8:42 AM 7.1 ftL 2:58 PM 1.0 ftH 8:58 PM 7.5 ft7:04 AM / 5:53 PM
    Thu Oct 22L 3:32 AM 0.6 ftH 9:29 AM 7.4 ftL 3:51 PM 0.7 ftH 9:48 PM 7.7 ft7:06 AM / 5:52 PM
    Fri Oct 23L 4:19 AM 0.5 ftH 10:14 AM 7.8 ftL 4:42 PM 0.3 ftH 10:36 PM 7.8 ft7:07 AM / 5:50 PM
    Sat Oct 24L 5:05 AM 0.4 ftH 10:56 AM 8.1 ftL 5:33 PM 0.0 ftH 11:23 PM 7.9 ft7:08 AM / 5:49 PM
    Sun Oct 25L 5:50 AM 0.3 ftH 11:38 AM 8.5 ftL 6:23 PM -0.2 ft7:09 AM / 5:47 PM
    Mon Oct 26H 12:10 AM 7.8 ftL 6:35 AM 0.4 ftH 12:21 PM 8.7 ftL 7:14 PM -0.3 ft7:11 AM / 5:46 PM
    Tue Oct 27H 12:57 AM 7.7 ftL 7:21 AM 0.4 ftH 1:06 PM 8.8 ftL 8:05 PM -0.4 ft7:12 AM / 5:44 PM
    Wed Oct 28H 1:46 AM 7.5 ftL 8:09 AM 0.5 ftH 1:53 PM 8.8 ftL 8:56 PM -0.3 ft7:13 AM / 5:43 PM
    Thu Oct 29H 2:36 AM 7.3 ftL 8:59 AM 0.6 ftH 2:44 PM 8.7 ftL 9:49 PM -0.1 ft7:14 AM / 5:41 PM
    Fri Oct 30H 3:30 AM 7.2 ftL 9:52 AM 0.7 ftH 3:40 PM 8.5 ftL 10:45 PM 0.1 ft7:16 AM / 5:40 PM
    Sat Oct 31H 4:28 AM 7.0 ftL 10:50 AM 0.8 ftH 4:41 PM 8.3 ftL 11:43 PM 0.2 ft7:17 AM / 5:39 PM
    Sun Nov 1H 4:30 AM 7.0 ftL 10:52 AM 0.8 ftH 4:45 PM 8.1 ftL 11:42 PM 0.3 ft6:18 AM / 4:37 PM
    Mon Nov 2H 5:33 AM 7.1 ftL 11:54 AM 0.7 ftH 5:51 PM 7.9 ft6:20 AM / 4:36 PM
    Tue Nov 3L 12:41 AM 0.2 ftH 6:35 AM 7.3 ftL 12:57 PM 0.6 ftH 6:55 PM 7.9 ft6:21 AM / 4:35 PM
    Wed Nov 4L 1:38 AM 0.2 ftH 7:35 AM 7.7 ftL 1:59 PM 0.3 ftH 7:57 PM 7.9 ft6:22 AM / 4:34 PM
    Thu Nov 5L 2:32 AM 0.1 ftH 8:30 AM 8.0 ftL 2:57 PM 0.0 ftH 8:53 PM 8.0 ft6:23 AM / 4:32 PM
    Fri Nov 6L 3:23 AM 0.0 ftH 9:20 AM 8.3 ftL 3:51 PM -0.2 ftH 9:45 PM 8.0 ft6:25 AM / 4:31 PM
    Sat Nov 7L 4:10 AM 0.1 ftH 10:06 AM 8.5 ftL 4:42 PM -0.4 ftH 10:34 PM 7.9 ft6:26 AM / 4:30 PM
    Sun Nov 8L 4:55 AM 0.2 ftH 10:49 AM 8.6 ftL 5:30 PM -0.4 ftH 11:20 PM 7.7 ft6:27 AM / 4:29 PM
    Mon Nov 9L 5:37 AM 0.5 ftH 11:30 AM 8.5 ftL 6:16 PM -0.3 ft6:29 AM / 4:28 PM
    Tue Nov 10H 12:04 AM 7.5 ftL 6:19 AM 0.7 ftH 12:11 PM 8.4 ftL 6:59 PM -0.2 ft6:30 AM / 4:27 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 Salisbury Point

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    Fishing piers and docks

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

    Fish in the waters around Salisbury Point

    33 kinds of fish, sharks and rays have been recorded within 15 km (about 9 miles) of this spot, most often Rainbow Trout, Winter Flounder, Common Skate. The bar shows how many records each has.

    • Rainbow Trout Oncorhynchus mykissSalt water · 72 records
    • Winter Flounder Pseudopleuronectes americanusSalt water · 24 records
    • Common Skate Leucoraja erinaceaSalt water · 21 records
    • Longhorn Sculpin Myoxocephalus octodecemspinosusSalt water · 18 records
    • Yellowtail Flounder Limanda ferrugineaSalt water · 17 records
    • Mummichog Fundulus heteroclitusSalt water · 14 records
    • Atlantic Cod Gadus morhuaSalt water · 14 records
    • Alewife Alosa pseudoharengusSalt water · 13 records
    • Silver Hake Merluccius bilinearisSalt water · 13 records
    • Atlantic Herring Clupea harengusSalt water · 13 records
    • Windowpane Scophthalmus aquosusSalt water · 12 records
    • Blueback Herring Alosa aestivalisSalt water · 12 records
    • Red Hake Urophycis chussSalt water · 12 records
    • American Plaice Hippoglossoides platessoidesSalt water · 11 records
    • Northern Sand Lance Ammodytes dubiusSalt water · 10 records
    • Winter Skate Leucoraja ocellataSalt water · 10 records
    • American Sand Lance Ammodytes americanusSalt water · 9 records
    • Fourspine Stickleback Apeltes quadracusSalt water · 9 records
    • Ocean Pout Zoarces americanusSalt water · 8 records
    • Butterfish Peprilus triacanthusSalt water · 8 records
    • Atlantic Silverside Menidia menidiaSalt water · 8 records
    • Spurdog Squalus acanthiasSalt water · 8 records
    • Atlantic Mackerel Scomber scombrusSalt water · 6 records
    • Fourspot Flounder Hippoglossina oblongaSalt water · 6 records
    • Rainbow Smelt Osmerus mordaxSalt water · 6 records
    • Golden Shiner Notemigonus crysoleucasBrackish water · 5 records
    • American Shad Alosa sapidissimaSalt water · 5 records
    • White Hake Urophycis tenuisSalt water · 5 records
    • Pumpkinseed Lepomis gibbosusBrackish water · 4 records
    • Striped Bass Morone saxatilisSalt water · 4 records
    • Atlantic Moonfish Selene setapinnisSalt water · 3 records
    • Porgy Stenotomus chrysopsSalt water · 3 records
    • Haddock Melanogrammus aeglefinusSalt water · 3 records
    Fresh water nearby · 7 species

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

    • Largemouth Bass Micropterus salmoidesFresh water · 25 records
    • Bluegill Lepomis macrochirusFresh water · 21 records
    • Chain Pickerel Esox nigerFresh water · 12 records
    • Yellow Bullhead Ameiurus natalisFresh water · 6 records
    • Smallmouth Bass Micropterus dolomieuFresh water · 5 records
    • Bridle Shiner Notropis bifrenatusFresh water · 3 records
    • Banded Sunfish Enneacanthus obesusFresh water · 3 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 Salisbury Point

    Salisbury Point 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 7.4 ft between a high and the next low.

    The biggest swings in this window come around Tuesday, October 27, when the day's range reaches 9.2 ft, and again around Sunday, November 8 (9.0 ft). Those spring tides follow the new and full moon by a day or two. The calmest day is Monday, October 19, with only 6.3 ft between the day's highest and lowest water.

    The lowest tide of the month is -0.4 ft at 5:30 PM on Sunday, November 8. There are 13 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 8.8 ft at 1:53 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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