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Prospect Harbor Tides Today

Near Winter Harbor · Hancock County, ME · NOAA 8412932

Right nowFri Nov 6
Next tide
Today59°SW 2 to 7 mph · Patchy fog then light rain
2:05 AM0.4 ft8:11 AM11.4 ft2:37 PM0.0 ft8:40 PM10.8 ft
  1. Low2:05AM0.4 ft
  2. High8:11AM11.4 ft
  3. Low2:37PM0.0 ft
  4. High8:40PM10.8 ft

Local Eastern time. Heights in feet above average low water (MLLW). Shaded bands are today's best fishing windows.

Fishing Outlook

No tide change lands near sunrise or sunset, and the tides are among the strongest this week.

Best Windows Today

  • 7:11 to 9:11 AMaround high tide
  • 1:37 to 3:37 PMaround low tide

Solunar Times

  • Minor2:58 to 3:58 AMmoonrise
  • Major8:10 to 10:10 AMmoon overhead
  • Minor2:11 to 3:11 PMmoonset
  • Major8:32 to 10:32 PMmoon underfoot

Major periods are the two hours around the moon overhead or underfoot. Minor periods are the hour around moonrise and moonset.

Fishing here? See Maine saltwater registry info and size and bag limits from the Maine Department of Marine Resources.

Weather and Wind

  • TodayHigh 59°Patchy fog then light rain 83% rainSW 2 to 7 mph
  • TonightLow 49°Rain 99% rainNE 1 to 12 mph
  • SaturdayHigh 54°Light rain 99% rainE 12 to 16 mph

Boating Forecast

Coastal Waters from Eastport, ME to Schoodic Point, ME out 25 NM · issued Fri 3:57 AM

Today
SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt this afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: SW 5 ft at 6 seconds. Patchy fog until late afternoon. A chance of showers this morning. A slight chance of tstms late this morning and afternoon. Rain this afternoon. Vsby 1 to 3 NM.
Tonight
S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming E after midnight. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 6 seconds. Rain.
Sat
E winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S 4 ft at 7 seconds and E 2 ft at 4 seconds. Rain.

From the National Weather Service. Arrows point the way the wind blows.

DayFishingHigh TidesLow TidesMoon
SaturdayNov 7Good8:57 AM 11.7 ft9:28 PM 10.8 ft2:52 AM 0.5 ft3:25 PM -0.3 ft
SundayNov 8Good9:38 AM 11.8 ft10:13 PM 10.6 ft3:35 AM 0.6 ft4:09 PM -0.4 ft
MondayNov 9Good10:18 AM 11.7 ft10:55 PM 10.4 ft4:16 AM 0.9 ft4:51 PM -0.3 ft
TuesdayNov 10Good10:56 AM 11.5 ft11:36 PM 10.2 ft4:54 AM 1.1 ft5:30 PM -0.2 ft
WednesdayNov 11Good11:34 AM 11.3 ft5:32 AM 1.4 ft6:09 PM 0.1 ft
ThursdayNov 12Good12:15 AM 9.9 ft12:12 PM 11.0 ft6:10 AM 1.6 ft6:48 PM 0.4 ft
FridayNov 13Good12:55 AM 9.6 ft12:52 PM 10.7 ft6:50 AM 1.9 ft7:29 PM 0.8 ft

About the Tides at Prospect Harbor

Prospect Harbor gets two high tides and two low tides most days, both about the same size. On a typical day the water rises and falls about 10.1 feet.

Over the next two weeks the biggest tides come on Sunday, November 8, when the water moves about 12.1 feet. The lowest water is -0.4 ft on Sunday, November 8 at 4:09 PM, and the highest is 11.8 ft on Sunday, November 8 at 9:38 AM. A minus tide like that uncovers the most beach, flats and tide pools.

NOAA works out the times here from its reference station at Portland, adjusted for this location.

Official NOAA prediction for station 8412932, Prospect Harbor, timed from its reference station Portland (8418150). Updated Fri, 06 Nov 2026 17:46 GMT.