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Belfast Tide Chart
Belfast — the Penobscot Bay harbor town on Maine’s midcoast, where the Passagassawakeag River meets the bay — works a big semidiurnal tide of around eleven feet.
Upcoming tides in Belfast
Live NOAA predictions for station 8415191 (Belfast, Penobscot Bay).
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Heights in feet above MLLW, station local time. See the full interactive tide map.
The pattern
Two highs and two lows daily with around eleven feet of range — big midcoast water. The tide floods Belfast Harbor and the Passagassawakeag’s lower reaches, then exposes broad flats on the ebb — the working docks ride the full swing.
Harbor town on the bay
The Harbor Walk traces the waterfront past the Front Street shipyards, where wooden vessels have been built for generations. Moose Point State Park, just south of town, overlooks the bay’s islands; see our best time to fish tides guide for the midcoast windows.
Boating
Belfast Harbor’s dredged channel is the deep water — the surrounding bay is shoal and ledge country outside the marks. Summer fog can close in fast. For the region, see our New England tides guide.