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Next high tide at Halifax, Nova Scotia: 18:00 GMT-3, 0.21 m

Heights relative to MSL. 2026-04-26.

Tide times at Halifax, Nova Scotia on Sunday, 26 April 2026: first high tide at 09:00pm. Sunrise 06:11am, sunset 08:12pm.

Tide curve — next 24 hours

-1.3 m-0.5 m0.3 mHeight (MSL)01:0005:0009:0013:0017:0021:00L 12:00H 18:00nowTime (America/Halifax)

Predictions: Open-Meteo Marine (MeteoFrance SMOC, 0.08° grid) — heights relative to MSL (not chart datum / LAT). Model-derived.

Model-derived from a global ocean grid. Useful indication; expect about ±45 minutes on average vs. a local harmonic gauge, individual stations vary widely. See /methodology for per-region detail. Not for navigation.

7-day tide table

DayTypeTimeHeightCoef.
Mon 27 AprLow12:00-1.1m83
High18:000.2m
Tue 28 AprLow13:00-1.1m84
High19:000.2m
Wed 29 AprLow01:00-1.1m88
High07:000.2m
Low14:00-1.0m
High19:000.3m
Thu 30 AprLow02:00-1.2m94
High08:000.2m
Low14:00-1.0m
High20:000.4m
Fri 01 MayLow03:00-1.1m100
High20:000.6m

Predictions: Open-Meteo Marine (MeteoFrance SMOC, 0.08° grid) — heights relative to MSL (not chart datum / LAT). Model-derived. · Not for navigation.

Sun & moon today

Sunrise
06:11
Sunset
20:12
Moonrise
15:07
Moonset
04:00
Moon phase
Waxing gibbous (75% illuminated)

Current conditions

Wind
3.2 m/s @ 333°
Wave height
0.5 m
Wave period
7.7 s
Water temp
4.9 °C

As of 23:00 local time. Conditions refresh daily.

Solunar 7-day rating

The angler tradition that rates each day for fish-bite likelihood using moon transits and rise/set. One to five stars. Not a scientific forecast.

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Best windows Sun 26 Apr

Suggested time slots at Halifax, Nova Scotia, derived from the tide, sun, moon, and conditions data on this page. Rough guidance, not a forecast.

Spring & neap tides at Halifax, Nova Scotia

Next spring tide on Thu 30 Apr (range 1.6m). Last neap on Sun 26 Apr. Next neap on Sat 02 May.

Spring tides cluster around new and full moons (biggest swings). Neap tides land on quarter moons (smallest swings). See the spring tide and neap tide glossary entries for the why.

About tides at Halifax, Nova Scotia

Halifax sits on the Atlantic-facing south shore of Nova Scotia, on a long deep harbour ringed by Citadel Hill, the working container piers, the Dartmouth crossing, and McNabs Island guarding the seaward end. The tide here runs the open Atlantic signal — cleanly semidiurnal, two highs and two lows of comparable size each day, twelve and a half hours apart — with a moderate range of about 1.3 metres at the harbour gauge, climbing past 1.7 metres on spring tides and dropping near 0.9 on neaps. That is small compared to what the rest of the Maritimes carries: round the peninsula into the Bay of Fundy at Burntcoat Head and the same astronomical forcing produces a swing of roughly 12 metres on a normal day and over 16 on the largest spring tides — the world record. Halifax sits well outside that resonant amplifier, on the open Atlantic side of the peninsula, so the harbour stays workable across the cycle for the container ships and the Halifax-Dartmouth ferries that don't notice the change. The Northwest Arm sea kayakers, fishers off Sambro and Peggy's Cove, and walkers on McNabs Island and the Eastern Passage shore each read the table for different windows. Lowest spring lows around new and full moons open the rocky intertidal at Point Pleasant Park and the granite ledges south of the city. Open-Meteo Marine drives the gridded predictions on this page; for authoritative Canadian Maritime tide data, the Canadian Hydrographic Service publishes the official Halifax gauge readings and the Atlantic-coast tide tables.

Common questions about tides at Halifax, Nova Scotia

When is the next high tide at Halifax?
The hero block at the top of this page shows the next high tide on Halifax Harbour in local Atlantic time (AST in winter, ADT in summer). The 7-day table covers all the highs and lows on the open Atlantic side of Nova Scotia. High water at Sambro Harbour just outside the harbour entrance arrives a few minutes ahead of the inner-harbour gauge.
What's the typical tide range at Halifax?
Mean range at the Halifax gauge is about 1.3 metres, modest by Maritime Canada standards. Spring tides push close to 1.7 metres around new and full moons; neaps drop near 0.9 metres. The Bay of Fundy on the other side of the peninsula runs the world's largest tide range — about 12 metres on a normal day at Burntcoat Head — but Halifax sits on the open Atlantic side, well outside that resonant basin.
Where do these tide predictions come from?
Open-Meteo Marine, a gridded global ocean model. Useful for daily planning around Halifax Harbour, the Northwest Arm, and the open coast at Peggy's Cove. For authoritative Canadian Maritime tide data, the Canadian Hydrographic Service operates the official Halifax harbour gauge and publishes the Atlantic-coast tide tables.
Is the Bay of Fundy close enough to visit from Halifax?
Yes — about a 90-minute drive west across the peninsula. Burntcoat Head Park on the Minas Basin side runs the world's largest tide range and is the canonical day-trip destination for tide visitors based in Halifax. Plan the visit around the timing of low water at Burntcoat Head (which lags Halifax by about three hours) for the full red-mud-flats walking experience.
Is this safe to use for navigation?
No. For piloting in or out of Halifax Harbour, transiting the Eastern Passage, or working the open coast at Peggy's Cove and Sambro use the Canadian Hydrographic Service's authoritative tide tables, the Canadian Coast Guard's notices to mariners, and Atlantic Pilotage Authority guidance. The Sambro Ledges south of the harbour entrance are a working hazard at any tide.

8-day tide table — Halifax, Nova Scotia

Heights relative to MSL. Predictions: Open-Meteo Marine (MeteoFrance SMOC, 0.08° grid) — heights relative to MSL (not chart datum / LAT). Model-derived.

DayTypeTimeHeight
Sun 26 AprHigh21:00-0.6m
Mon 27 AprLow12:00-1.1m
High18:000.2m
Tue 28 AprLow13:00-1.1m
High19:000.2m
Wed 29 AprLow01:00-1.1m
High07:000.2m
Low14:00-1.0m
High19:000.3m
Thu 30 AprLow02:00-1.2m
High08:000.2m
Low14:00-1.0m
High20:000.4m
Fri 01 MayLow03:00-1.1m
High20:000.6m
Sat 02 May—
Sun 03 MayLow04:00-1.1m
High10:000.2m
Low16:00-0.7m
High20:000.2m

Not for navigation. Generated 2026-04-27T01:56:34.925Z.

Read about how these predictions are made on the methodology page. Unfamiliar with terms like spring tide or datum? See the glossary.

Not for navigation. Page generated 2026-04-27T01:56:34.925Z. Predictions refresh daily.