Birch Islands tides
Maine · NOAA 8410875Now
High tide
5:12 am
Tide curve Today
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Best fishing times
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How these times are worked out
Major periods are the two hours centred on the moon passing overhead or underfoot; minor periods are the hour centred on moonrise and moonset (solunar tables). Moon and sun times are computed for this station’s position with the PyEphem astronomy library; high and low tides are NOAA predictions. A period is marked best bet when it overlaps sunrise or sunset (within an hour) or contains a high or low tide. This is a traditional angler’s rule of thumb, not a guarantee, and it does not include weather, season or local rules.
Tide table, next 7 days
Today in Birch Islands, high tide is at 5:12 am and 5:38 pm and low tide at 11:46 am.
| Monday 2 November6:08 am 4:16 pm · Last quarter | ||
|---|---|---|
| High | 5:12 am | 16.3 ft |
| Low | 11:46 am | 1.5 ft |
| High | 5:38 pm | 17.1 ft |
| Tuesday 3 November6:10 am 4:14 pm · Waning crescent | ||
| Low | 12:24 am | 0.7 ft |
| High | 6:20 am | 16.4 ft |
| Low | 12:54 pm | 1.5 ft |
| High | 6:46 pm | 17.0 ft |
| Wednesday 4 November6:11 am 4:13 pm · Waning crescent | ||
| Low | 1:28 am | 0.8 ft |
| High | 7:24 am | 16.7 ft |
| Low | 1:59 pm | 1.1 ft |
| High | 7:51 pm | 17.1 ft |
| Thursday 5 November6:12 am 4:11 pm · Waning crescent | ||
| Low | 2:28 am | 0.6 ft |
| High | 8:23 am | 17.3 ft |
| Low | 2:59 pm | 0.7 ft |
| High | 8:50 pm | 17.3 ft |
| Friday 6 November6:14 am 4:10 pm · Waning crescent | ||
| Low | 3:23 am | 0.5 ft |
| High | 9:16 am | 17.9 ft |
| Low | 3:53 pm | 0.2 ft |
| High | 9:43 pm | 17.5 ft |
| Saturday 7 November6:15 am 4:09 pm · Waning crescent | ||
| Low | 4:13 am | 0.4 ft |
| High | 10:03 am | 18.3 ft |
| Low | 4:42 pm | −0.1 ft |
| High | 10:30 pm | 17.6 ft |
| Sunday 8 November6:17 am 4:08 pm · New moon | ||
| Low | 4:59 am | 0.4 ft |
| High | 10:46 am | 18.5 ft |
| Low | 5:27 pm | −0.3 ft |
| High | 11:14 pm | 17.5 ft |
Monthly tide tables
Printable tables with every high and low, sunrise, sunset and moon phases.
Nearby stations
- Coffins Point, ME2 mi
- Gravelly Point, ME4 mi
- Garnet Point, ME4 mi
- Eastport, ME9 mi
- Cutler, ME15 mi
- Machiasport, ME17 mi
- Cutler (Naval Radio Station), ME17 mi
- Pettegrove Point, ME18 mi
King tides and lowest tides
The highest highs and lowest lows NOAA predicts here over the next 12 months, at least 4 days apart.
Highest high tides
Bars compare the five dates in each list. Tap a date for that month’s full table.
About this station
Birch Islands is a NOAA subordinate station in Maine. NOAA predicts only its high and low tides, by applying time and height offsets to the reference station Eastport (8410140).
- Avg. tidal range16.7 fthigh to next low
- Tides per day42 highs, 2 lows · 6 h 13 m apart
- Highest, 13 mo20.5 ft23 Jan 2027, 12:02 pm
- Lowest, 13 mo−2.0 ft23 Jan 2027, 6:46 pm
- Minus tides192lows below zero, 13 mo
Nearest stations
44.8750° N, 67.1583° W · NOAA 8410875 · Eastern time
Birch Islands tide FAQ
When is the next high tide in Birch Islands?
The next high tide is at 5:12 am today (Monday 2 November), reaching 16.3 ft. After that, the next high is at 5:38 pm today (Monday 2 November) (17.1 ft).
When is low tide today in Birch Islands?
There is one low tide today: 11:46 am (1.5 ft).
How many tides a day does Birch Islands get?
Usually two highs and two lows a day, about 6 h 13 min apart on average. The two highs of a day are usually similar in height. 54 of the 398 days in NOAA’s predictions have only three turns of the tide.
What is the tidal range in Birch Islands?
The average change from one high to the next low is 16.7 ft. From the day’s highest to its lowest water it averages 17.5 ft, and the biggest single swing predicted in the next 13 months is 22.4 ft.
When are the king tides in Birch Islands this year?
The highest predicted tide is 20.5 ft on Saturday 23 January 2027 at 12:02 pm (full moon). Other king tides: 20.4 ft on 25 December 2026, 20.3 ft on 4 August 2027 and 20.3 ft on 26 November 2026. The lowest is −2.0 ft on 23 January 2027 at 6:46 pm.
What is the best time to fish in Birch Islands today?
The best bets today are 5:04–7:04 am (moon overhead, around sunrise, with the 5:12 am high tide) and 5:29–7:29 pm (moon underfoot, with the 5:38 pm high tide). These solunar periods line up with sunrise, sunset or a turn of the tide.
Figures from NOAA CO-OPS predictions for station 8410875, next 13 months. Heights above MLLW.