Tide is currently falling — next low in 4h 16m

Next high tide at Bar Harbor, ME: 08:23 GMT-4, 3.26 m / 10.7ft

Heights relative to MLLW. 2026-04-26.

Tide curve — next 24 hours

-0.2 m1.7 m3.6 mHeight (MLLW)00:0004:0008:0012:0016:0020:00L 02:13H 08:23L 14:40H 20:54nowTime (America/New_York)

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.

7-day tide table

DayTypeTimeHeightCoef.
Mon 27 AprLow02:130.2m / 0.8ft90
High08:233.3m / 10.7ft
Low14:400.1m / 0.4ft
High20:543.3m / 10.8ft
Tue 28 AprLow03:090.1m / 0.4ft93
High09:193.3m / 10.8ft
Low15:300.1m / 0.4ft
High21:423.4m / 11.2ft
Wed 29 AprLow03:590.0m / 0.1ft97
High10:083.3m / 10.8ft
Low16:160.1m / 0.5ft
High22:243.5m / 11.4ft
Thu 30 AprLow04:45-0.0m / -0.1ft100
High10:533.3m / 10.8ft
Low16:570.2m / 0.6ft
High23:043.5m / 11.5ft
Fri 01 MayLow05:26-0.1m / -0.2ft100
High11:343.2m / 10.6ft
Low17:360.3m / 0.9ft
High23:413.5m / 11.5ft
Sat 02 MayLow06:05-0.0m / -0.1ft91
High12:133.2m / 10.5ft
Low18:130.3m / 1.1ft

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

Sun & moon today

Sunrise
05:30
Sunset
19:30
Moonrise
14:27
Moonset
03:18
Moon phase
Waxing gibbous (75% illuminated)

Current conditions

Conditions data not available for this station. Wind, swell and water temperature ride along with Open-Meteo Marine; gauge-only stations like the UK EA Flood network publish water level only.

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.

  • Sun
    ★★★★★
  • Mon
    ★★★★★
  • Tue
    ★★★★★
  • Wed
    ★★★★★
  • Thu
    ★★★★
  • Fri
    ★★★★★
  • Sat
    ★★★★

Best windows Sun 26 Apr

Suggested time slots at Bar Harbor, ME, derived from the tide, sun, moon, and conditions data on this page. Rough guidance, not a forecast.

Spring & neap tides at 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.

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 about tides at 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.

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 2026-04-27T01:56:34.328Z. Predictions refresh daily.