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Rockland Tides Today

Knox County, ME · NOAA 8415490

Right nowFri Nov 6
Next tide
This Afternoon66°SE 0 to 5 mph · Light rain
2:09 AM0.0 ft8:29 AM10.9 ft2:41 PM-0.1 ft8:55 PM10.4 ft
  1. Low2:09AM0.0 ft
  2. High8:29AM10.9 ft
  3. Low2:41PM-0.1 ft
  4. High8:55PM10.4 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

  • 7:29 to 9:29 AMaround high tide
  • 1:41 to 3:41 PMaround low tide

Solunar Times

  • Minor3:02 to 4:02 AMmoonrise
  • Major8:14 to 10:14 AMmoon overhead
  • Minor2:16 to 3:16 PMmoonset
  • Major8:36 to 10:36 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

  • This AfternoonHigh 66°Light rain 91% rainSE 0 to 5 mph
  • TonightLow 46°Light rain 99% rainNE 0 to 10 mph
  • SaturdayHigh 57°Light rain 97% rainNE 10 to 15 mph

Boating Forecast

Penobscot Bay · issued Fri 8:02 AM

Today
S winds around 5 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 6 seconds. Areas of fog this morning. Patchy fog this afternoon. A slight chance of rain early this morning. A chance of rain late this morning, then rain with a slight chance of tstms this afternoon. Vsby 1 NM or less.
Tonight
E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 6 seconds. Patchy fog in the evening. Rain. Vsby 1 NM or less in the evening.
Sat
NE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 6 seconds. Rain.

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

DayFishingHigh TidesLow TidesMoon
SaturdayNov 7Good9:16 AM 11.1 ft9:45 PM 10.2 ft2:58 AM 0.2 ft3:31 PM -0.3 ft
SundayNov 8Good9:59 AM 11.1 ft10:31 PM 10.0 ft3:43 AM 0.4 ft4:16 PM -0.3 ft
MondayNov 9Good10:40 AM 10.9 ft11:15 PM 9.7 ft4:24 AM 0.7 ft4:59 PM -0.3 ft
TuesdayNov 10Good11:18 AM 10.7 ft11:56 PM 9.4 ft5:04 AM 1.0 ft5:39 PM -0.1 ft
WednesdayNov 11Good11:53 AM 10.4 ft5:41 AM 1.4 ft6:18 PM 0.2 ft
ThursdayNov 12Good12:35 AM 9.1 ft12:28 PM 10.2 ft6:19 AM 1.7 ft6:57 PM 0.4 ft
FridayNov 13Good1:14 AM 8.8 ft1:04 PM 9.9 ft6:58 AM 1.9 ft7:38 PM 0.7 ft

About the Tides at Rockland

Rockland 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 9.2 feet.

Over the next two weeks the biggest tides come on Sunday, November 8, when the water moves about 11.4 feet. The lowest water is -0.3 ft on Sunday, November 8 at 4:16 PM, and the highest is 11.1 ft on Sunday, November 8 at 9:59 AM. A minus tide like that uncovers the most beach, flats and tide pools.

NOAA predicts the tides here from years of measurements at station 8415490.

Official NOAA prediction for station 8415490, Rockland. Updated Fri, 06 Nov 2026 17:46 GMT.