Bar Harbor, ME tide chart — high & low tide times for April 2026

Bar Harbor, ME · Maine · united-states

Tide is currently falling — next low in 3h 19m

3.30 m / 10.8ft

Next high · 20:54 GMT-4

Heights relative to MLLW · 2026-04-27Coef. 90Solunar 3/5

Tide times at Bar Harbor, ME on Monday, 27 April 2026: first low tide at 02:13am, first high tide at 08:23am, second low tide at 02:40pm, second high tide at 08:54pm. Sunrise 05:29am, sunset 07:32pm.

TIDE CURVE

Next 24 hours at Bar Harbor, ME

Predictions: NOAA CO-OPS station 8413320 — heights relative to MLLW.

Harmonic prediction from the official tide authority. Very high accuracy under normal conditions; storm surge may shift actual water level. Not for navigation.

TODAY'S HIGHLIGHTS

Sun, moon and conditions on Mon 27 Apr

Sunrise

05:29

Sunset

19:32

Moon

Waxing gibbous

83% illuminated

Coefficient

Spring cycle

7-DAY OUTLOOK

Highs and lows next 7 days

Today

3.3m / 10.8ft20:54

0.1m / 0.4ft14:40

Coef. 90

Tue

3.3m / 10.8ft09:19

0.1m / 0.4ft03:09

Coef. 93

Wed

3.3m / 10.8ft10:08

0.0m / 0.1ft03:59

Coef. 97

Thu

3.3m / 10.8ft10:53

-0.0m / -0.1ft04:45

Coef. 100

Fri

3.2m / 10.6ft11:34

-0.1m / -0.2ft05:26

Coef. 100

Sat

3.2m / 10.5ft12:13

-0.0m / -0.1ft06:05

Coef. 91

Sun

3.5m / 11.3ft00:17

0.0m / 0.0ft06:42

Coef. 97

All extrema (7 days)

Day	Type	Time	Height	Coef.
Mon 27 Apr	Low	14:40	0.1m / 0.4ft	90
	High	20:54	3.3m / 10.8ft
Tue 28 Apr	Low	03:09	0.1m / 0.4ft	93
	High	09:19	3.3m / 10.8ft
	Low	15:30	0.1m / 0.4ft
	High	21:42	3.4m / 11.2ft
Wed 29 Apr	Low	03:59	0.0m / 0.1ft	97
	High	10:08	3.3m / 10.8ft
	Low	16:16	0.1m / 0.5ft
	High	22:24	3.5m / 11.4ft
Thu 30 Apr	Low	04:45	-0.0m / -0.1ft	100
	High	10:53	3.3m / 10.8ft
	Low	16:57	0.2m / 0.6ft
	High	23:04	3.5m / 11.5ft
Fri 01 May	Low	05:26	-0.1m / -0.2ft	100
	High	11:34	3.2m / 10.6ft
	Low	17:36	0.3m / 0.9ft
	High	23:41	3.5m / 11.5ft
Sat 02 May	Low	06:05	-0.0m / -0.1ft	91
	High	12:13	3.2m / 10.5ft
	Low	18:13	0.3m / 1.1ft
Sun 03 May	High	00:17	3.5m / 11.3ft	97
	Low	06:42	0.0m / 0.0ft
	High	12:51	3.1m / 10.2ft
	Low	18:49	0.4m / 1.4ft

Predictions: NOAA CO-OPS station 8413320 — heights relative to MLLW. · Not for navigation.

SOLUNAR FORECAST

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SPRING AND NEAP CYCLE

Cycle dates near Bar Harbor, ME

Next spring tide on Thu 30 Apr (range 3.6m / 11.7ft). Last neap on Sun 26 Apr. Next neap on Sat 09 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.

EDITORIAL

About tides at Bar Harbor, ME

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. Mean range at the Bar Harbor gauge is about 3.1 metres, climbing past 3.7 on spring tides, with neaps near 2.4. 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.

COMMON QUESTIONS

Tide questions about Bar Harbor, ME

When is the next high tide at Bar Harbor?

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.

When does the Bar to Bar Island emerge?

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.

What's the typical tide range at Bar Harbor?

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.

Where do these tide predictions come from?

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.

Is this safe to use for navigation?

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.

30-day tide table — Bar Harbor, ME

Heights relative to MLLW. Predictions: NOAA CO-OPS station 8413320 — heights relative to MLLW.

Day	Type	Time	Height
Mon 27 Apr	Low	02:13	0.2m / 0.8ft
	High	08:23	3.3m / 10.7ft
	Low	14:40	0.1m / 0.4ft
	High	20:54	3.3m / 10.8ft
Tue 28 Apr	Low	03:09	0.1m / 0.4ft
	High	09:19	3.3m / 10.8ft
	Low	15:30	0.1m / 0.4ft
	High	21:42	3.4m / 11.2ft
Wed 29 Apr	Low	03:59	0.0m / 0.1ft
	High	10:08	3.3m / 10.8ft
	Low	16:16	0.1m / 0.5ft
	High	22:24	3.5m / 11.4ft
Thu 30 Apr	Low	04:45	-0.0m / -0.1ft
	High	10:53	3.3m / 10.8ft
	Low	16:57	0.2m / 0.6ft
	High	23:04	3.5m / 11.5ft
Fri 01 May	Low	05:26	-0.1m / -0.2ft
	High	11:34	3.2m / 10.6ft
	Low	17:36	0.3m / 0.9ft
	High	23:41	3.5m / 11.5ft
Sat 02 May	Low	06:05	-0.0m / -0.1ft
	High	12:13	3.2m / 10.5ft
	Low	18:13	0.3m / 1.1ft
Sun 03 May	High	00:17	3.5m / 11.3ft
	Low	06:42	0.0m / 0.0ft
	High	12:51	3.1m / 10.2ft
	Low	18:49	0.4m / 1.4ft
Mon 04 May	High	00:53	3.4m / 11.1ft
	Low	07:20	0.1m / 0.3ft
	High	13:29	3.0m / 10.0ft
	Low	19:26	0.5m / 1.7ft
Tue 05 May	High	01:30	3.3m / 10.9ft
	Low	07:58	0.2m / 0.6ft
	High	14:07	3.0m / 9.7ft
	Low	20:04	0.6m / 1.9ft
Wed 06 May	High	02:09	3.2m / 10.6ft
	Low	08:37	0.3m / 0.8ft
	High	14:48	2.9m / 9.5ft
	Low	20:46	0.6m / 2.1ft
Thu 07 May	High	02:52	3.2m / 10.4ft
	Low	09:20	0.3m / 1.1ft
	High	15:32	2.8m / 9.3ft
	Low	21:31	0.7m / 2.3ft
Fri 08 May	High	03:38	3.1m / 10.1ft
	Low	10:06	0.4m / 1.2ft
	High	16:20	2.8m / 9.2ft
	Low	22:20	0.7m / 2.3ft
Sat 09 May	High	04:28	3.0m / 10.0ft
	Low	10:56	0.4m / 1.3ft
	High	17:11	2.8m / 9.3ft
	Low	23:14	0.7m / 2.2ft
Sun 10 May	High	05:22	3.0m / 9.9ft
	Low	11:47	0.4m / 1.3ft
	High	18:03	2.9m / 9.5ft
Mon 11 May	Low	00:11	0.6m / 2.0ft
	High	06:19	3.0m / 9.9ft
	Low	12:39	0.3m / 1.1ft
	High	18:56	3.0m / 10.0ft
Tue 12 May	Low	01:08	0.5m / 1.5ft
	High	07:16	3.1m / 10.1ft
	Low	13:31	0.3m / 0.9ft
	High	19:47	3.2m / 10.6ft
Wed 13 May	Low	02:03	0.3m / 0.8ft
	High	08:12	3.2m / 10.4ft
	Low	14:22	0.2m / 0.6ft
	High	20:36	3.4m / 11.3ft
Thu 14 May	Low	02:57	0.0m / 0.1ft
	High	09:06	3.3m / 10.8ft
	Low	15:11	0.1m / 0.3ft
	High	21:24	3.7m / 12.0ft
Fri 15 May	Low	03:48	-0.2m / -0.6ft
	High	09:58	3.4m / 11.2ft
	Low	16:01	0.0m / 0.1ft
	High	22:13	3.8m / 12.6ft
Sat 16 May	Low	04:39	-0.4m / -1.2ft
	High	10:50	3.5m / 11.4ft
	Low	16:51	-0.0m / -0.0ft
	High	23:02	4.0m / 13.0ft
Sun 17 May	Low	05:31	-0.5m / -1.5ft
	High	11:42	3.5m / 11.6ft
	Low	17:42	-0.0m / -0.1ft
	High	23:53	4.0m / 13.2ft
Mon 18 May	Low	06:23	-0.5m / -1.6ft
	High	12:35	3.5m / 11.5ft
	Low	18:35	0.0m / 0.0ft
Tue 19 May	High	00:46	4.0m / 13.1ft
	Low	07:17	-0.5m / -1.5ft
	High	13:30	3.5m / 11.4ft
	Low	19:31	0.1m / 0.3ft
Wed 20 May	High	01:41	3.9m / 12.8ft
	Low	08:14	-0.4m / -1.2ft
	High	14:27	3.4m / 11.1ft
	Low	20:30	0.2m / 0.5ft
Thu 21 May	High	02:40	3.8m / 12.3ft
	Low	09:13	-0.2m / -0.8ft
	High	15:27	3.3m / 10.9ft
	Low	21:32	0.2m / 0.8ft
Fri 22 May	High	03:42	3.6m / 11.8ft
	Low	10:13	-0.1m / -0.3ft
	High	16:29	3.3m / 10.7ft
	Low	22:37	0.3m / 1.0ft
Sat 23 May	High	04:47	3.4m / 11.2ft
	Low	11:15	0.0m / 0.1ft
	High	17:32	3.2m / 10.6ft
	Low	23:43	0.3m / 1.1ft
Sun 24 May	High	05:53	3.3m / 10.8ft
	Low	12:15	0.1m / 0.4ft
	High	18:33	3.2m / 10.7ft
Mon 25 May	Low	00:48	0.3m / 1.0ft
	High	06:57	3.2m / 10.5ft
	Low	13:14	0.2m / 0.7ft
	High	19:30	3.3m / 10.8ft
Tue 26 May	Low	01:49	0.2m / 0.8ft
	High	07:58	3.1m / 10.3ft
	Low	14:08	0.3m / 0.9ft
	High	20:23	3.3m / 11.0ft

Not for navigation. Generated 2026-04-27T15:20:30.171Z.

Predictions: NOAA CO-OPS station 8413320 — heights relative to MLLW.

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