
Bar Harbor, ME tide forecast — heights relative to MLLW.
Tide times at Bar Harbor, ME on Thursday, 11 June 2026: first low tide at 01:28am, first high tide at 07:36am, second low tide at 01:41pm, second high tide at 07:58pm. Sunrise 04:48am, sunset 08:16pm.
24-hour cosine-interpolated curve around the present moment. Heights relative to MLLW. Predictions: NOAA CO-OPS station 8413320.
Snapshot at build time — refreshes daily. Sea state from NOAA harmonic predictions.
Every predicted high and low for the next week, with the daily tidal coefficient (0–120; higher = bigger swing, > 95 means stronger currents).
The three closest curated TideTurtle locations to Bar Harbor, ME, measured by great-circle distance.
Solunar tradition: major periods are the ≈3h windows around moon transit and opposition; minor are ≈2h around moonrise and moonset. Pair with the local tide stage and wind for the best read.
Next spring tide on Mon 15 Jun (range 4.5m / 14.7ft). Next neap on Thu 11 Jun.
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.
A short guide to the coastline at Bar Harbor, ME — geography, sea state, and what the tide is actually doing under your feet.
Bar Harbor sits on the eastern shore of Mount Desert Island, the granite mass that anchors Acadia National Park on the central Maine coast. The tide here is large and gets larger the further north-east you go, building toward the world-record swings at the head of the Bay of Fundy a few hundred kilometres further east. 4.
The pattern is cleanly semidiurnal, two highs and two lows of comparable size, twelve and a half hours apart. The geography of Frenchman Bay and the funnel-shape of the broader Gulf of Maine amplify the open-Atlantic signal. The most photographed feature of the swing is the Bar that gives the town its name — a gravel sandbar between the harbour and Bar Island that emerges across the lower half of every cycle and lets you walk over to the island for an hour or two either side of low water.
The cycle catches visitors out: the bar covers fast on the flood. Predictions on this page come from NOAA CO-OPS station 8413320. Nor'easter storm surge in winter can stack 30 cm or more above predicted.
Quick answers to the most common questions about tide times, range, and water access at Bar Harbor, ME.
The hero block shows the next high tide at Bar Harbor in local Eastern time. The 7-day table covers all four daily extremes. The pattern here is straight semidiurnal — two highs and two lows of similar size each day, no diurnal asymmetry to watch for.
The gravel bar between Bar Harbor and Bar Island is exposed for roughly an hour and a half either side of low tide. The 7-day table on this page flags each day's low. The bar covers quickly on the flood — set a turn-around time well before predicted low-plus-90-minutes if you walk across, especially on neap days when the low isn't very low. Acadia's visitor centre publishes the same advice.
Mean range is about 3.1 metres, with spring tides pushing past 3.7 metres and neaps around 2.4. The range increases steadily as you move north-east up the Maine coast toward Eastport and the head of the Bay of Fundy, where springs reach 8 metres and more. Bar Harbor sits roughly midway along that gradient.
NOAA CO-OPS station 8413320, Bar Harbor. NOAA's harmonic predictions are calibrated on the gauge record and produce navigation-grade accuracy under normal weather. The Bay of Fundy region is one of the better-studied tide-prediction systems in the world; the constituents resolve cleanly here.
No. For piloting in Frenchman Bay or among the Cranberry Isles use NOAA's authoritative chart products and the latest USCG notices. The currents through the Western Way and the eastern entrance to Frenchman Bay can run hard on the change of tide; rocky shoals reward real navigational sources, not a planning tool.
Heights relative to MLLW. Predictions: NOAA CO-OPS station 8413320 — heights relative to MLLW.
| Day | Type | Time | Height |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thu 11 Jun | Low | 01:28 | 0.2m / 0.5ft |
| High | 07:36 | 3.1m / 10.3ft | |
| Low | 13:41 | 0.2m / 0.7ft | |
| High | 19:58 | 3.6m / 11.7ft | |
| Fri 12 Jun | Low | 02:26 | -0.0m / -0.1ft |
| High | 08:35 | 3.2m / 10.5ft | |
| Low | 14:37 | 0.2m / 0.6ft | |
| High | 20:53 | 3.7m / 12.3ft | |
| Sat 13 Jun | Low | 03:23 | -0.2m / -0.6ft |
| High | 09:33 | 3.3m / 10.8ft | |
| Low | 15:33 | 0.1m / 0.4ft | |
| High | 21:47 | 3.9m / 12.7ft | |
| Sun 14 Jun | Low | 04:19 | -0.3m / -1.1ft |
| High | 10:30 | 3.4m / 11.1ft | |
| Low | 16:29 | 0.1m / 0.2ft | |
| High | 22:42 | 4.0m / 13.1ft | |
| Mon 15 Jun | Low | 05:14 | -0.4m / -1.4ft |
| High | 11:25 | 3.4m / 11.3ft | |
| Low | 17:25 | 0.0m / 0.1ft | |
| High | 23:37 | 4.0m / 13.2ft | |
| Tue 16 Jun | Low | 06:09 | -0.5m / -1.5ft |
| High | 12:21 | 3.5m / 11.4ft | |
| Low | 18:21 | 0.0m / 0.1ft | |
| Wed 17 Jun | High | 00:33 | 4.0m / 13.1ft |
| Low | 07:05 | -0.4m / -1.4ft | |
| High | 13:16 | 3.5m / 11.4ft | |
| Low | 19:19 | 0.1m / 0.2ft | |
| Thu 18 Jun | High | 01:29 | 3.9m / 12.9ft |
| Low | 08:00 | -0.4m / -1.2ft | |
| High | 14:12 | 3.5m / 11.4ft | |
| Low | 20:17 | 0.1m / 0.3ft | |
| Fri 19 Jun | High | 02:26 | 3.8m / 12.4ft |
| Low | 08:55 | -0.3m / -0.8ft | |
| High | 15:09 | 3.4m / 11.3ft | |
| Low | 21:17 | 0.2m / 0.5ft | |
| Sat 20 Jun | High | 03:25 | 3.6m / 11.8ft |
| Low | 09:51 | -0.1m / -0.4ft | |
| High | 16:06 | 3.4m / 11.1ft | |
| Low | 22:17 | 0.2m / 0.7ft | |
| Sun 21 Jun | High | 04:25 | 3.4m / 11.2ft |
| Low | 10:47 | 0.0m / 0.1ft | |
| High | 17:03 | 3.4m / 11.0ft | |
| Low | 23:18 | 0.3m / 0.9ft | |
| Mon 22 Jun | High | 05:26 | 3.2m / 10.6ft |
| Low | 11:42 | 0.2m / 0.6ft | |
| High | 17:59 | 3.3m / 10.9ft | |
| Tue 23 Jun | Low | 00:19 | 0.3m / 1.0ft |
| High | 06:27 | 3.1m / 10.1ft | |
| Low | 12:38 | 0.3m / 1.1ft | |
| High | 18:55 | 3.3m / 10.8ft | |
| Wed 24 Jun | Low | 01:19 | 0.3m / 0.9ft |
| High | 07:27 | 3.0m / 9.8ft | |
| Low | 13:32 | 0.4m / 1.4ft | |
| High | 19:47 | 3.3m / 10.8ft | |
| Thu 25 Jun | Low | 02:15 | 0.3m / 0.9ft |
| High | 08:24 | 2.9m / 9.6ft | |
| Low | 14:24 | 0.5m / 1.7ft | |
| High | 20:38 | 3.3m / 10.8ft | |
| Fri 26 Jun | Low | 03:07 | 0.2m / 0.7ft |
| High | 09:16 | 2.9m / 9.6ft | |
| Low | 15:14 | 0.5m / 1.8ft | |
| High | 21:24 | 3.3m / 10.9ft | |
| Sat 27 Jun | Low | 03:54 | 0.2m / 0.6ft |
| High | 10:04 | 2.9m / 9.6ft | |
| Low | 16:00 | 0.6m / 1.8ft | |
| High | 22:08 | 3.3m / 11.0ft | |
| Sun 28 Jun | Low | 04:38 | 0.2m / 0.5ft |
| High | 10:47 | 2.9m / 9.7ft | |
| Low | 16:43 | 0.6m / 1.8ft | |
| High | 22:50 | 3.4m / 11.0ft | |
| Mon 29 Jun | Low | 05:19 | 0.1m / 0.5ft |
| High | 11:28 | 3.0m / 9.7ft | |
| Low | 17:23 | 0.5m / 1.8ft | |
| High | 23:29 | 3.4m / 11.1ft | |
| Tue 30 Jun | Low | 05:58 | 0.1m / 0.5ft |
| High | 12:06 | 3.0m / 9.8ft | |
| Low | 18:01 | 0.5m / 1.8ft | |
| Wed 01 Jul | High | 00:07 | 3.4m / 11.1ft |
| Low | 06:35 | 0.1m / 0.5ft | |
| High | 12:43 | 3.0m / 9.9ft | |
| Low | 18:38 | 0.5m / 1.7ft | |
| Thu 02 Jul | High | 00:44 | 3.4m / 11.1ft |
| Low | 07:11 | 0.1m / 0.5ft | |
| High | 13:19 | 3.0m / 10.0ft | |
| Low | 19:16 | 0.5m / 1.7ft | |
| Fri 03 Jul | High | 01:21 | 3.4m / 11.1ft |
| Low | 07:47 | 0.1m / 0.5ft | |
| High | 13:55 | 3.1m / 10.1ft | |
| Low | 19:54 | 0.5m / 1.6ft | |
| Sat 04 Jul | High | 01:59 | 3.4m / 11.0ft |
| Low | 08:23 | 0.1m / 0.5ft | |
| High | 14:33 | 3.1m / 10.3ft | |
| Low | 20:35 | 0.5m / 1.5ft | |
| Sun 05 Jul | High | 02:40 | 3.3m / 10.9ft |
| Low | 09:01 | 0.1m / 0.5ft | |
| High | 15:13 | 3.2m / 10.5ft | |
| Low | 21:19 | 0.4m / 1.4ft | |
| Mon 06 Jul | High | 03:24 | 3.3m / 10.7ft |
| Low | 09:42 | 0.2m / 0.6ft | |
| High | 15:56 | 3.3m / 10.7ft | |
| Low | 22:07 | 0.4m / 1.2ft | |
| Tue 07 Jul | High | 04:12 | 3.2m / 10.5ft |
| Low | 10:26 | 0.2m / 0.7ft | |
| High | 16:43 | 3.3m / 10.9ft | |
| Low | 23:00 | 0.3m / 1.0ft | |
| Wed 08 Jul | High | 05:06 | 3.1m / 10.2ft |
| Low | 11:16 | 0.2m / 0.8ft | |
| High | 17:34 | 3.4m / 11.2ft | |
| Low | 23:58 | 0.2m / 0.7ft | |
| Thu 09 Jul | High | 06:05 | 3.1m / 10.1ft |
| Low | 12:11 | 0.3m / 0.9ft | |
| High | 18:30 | 3.5m / 11.5ft | |
| Fri 10 Jul | Low | 00:59 | 0.1m / 0.4ft |
| High | 07:08 | 3.1m / 10.0ft | |
| Low | 13:10 | 0.3m / 1.0ft | |
| High | 19:29 | 3.6m / 11.8ft |