New Bedford tide times · NOAA station New Bedford Harbor
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New Bedford at a glance
- Tides
- Twice a day
- Typical range
- 4.0 fthigh to low
- Highest of 2027
- 5.1 ftThu, Sep 30
- Lowest of 2027
- -0.9 ftSat, Jan 23
- Record high
- 5.9 ftOct 18, 2024
- High water after the moon
- 7 h 43 min
The tide at New Bedford
- Pattern
- Twice-daily
Two high tides and two low tides a day, about 12 h 25 min apart. The two highs are close: on average just 0.5 ft apart. Form number 0.19. - Typical range
- 4.0 ft from the higher high to the lower low on an average day (1.22 m) - a bigger range than 59% of the 235 places on this site.
- After the moon
- High water comes about 7 h 43 min after the moon is highest in the sky.
2027: the biggest and smallest tides
| Thu, Sep 30 | 8:34 am | 5.1 ft | |
| Thu, Sep 2 | 9:45 am | 5.1 ft | |
| Mon, Aug 2 | 8:52 pm | 5.0 ft |
| Sat, Jan 23 | 1:24 am | -0.9 ft | in the dark |
| Sun, Feb 21 | 1:15 am | -0.8 ft | in the dark |
| Mon, Mar 22 | 2:03 am | -0.6 ft | in the dark |
| Sat, Jan 23 | 2:38 pm | -0.6 ft | |
| Sun, Feb 21 | 1:59 pm | -0.6 ft | |
| Mon, Mar 22 | 2:14 pm | -0.5 ft |
196 low tides in 2027 drop below zero - below the average lower low water - and uncover more shore than usual.
Records
- Highest water recorded
- 5.9 ft (1.79 m) on Oct 18, 2024 - 1.9 ft above the average higher high.
- Lowest water recorded
- -1.4 ft (-0.42 m) on Feb 18, 2025.
- Highest tide the moon and sun can raise
- 5.3 ft (1.62 m) - the highest astronomical tide in NOAA’s 19-year cycle, which fell on Oct 27, 2011.
Tide times nearby
- Fall River14 mi northwest
- Woods Hole14 mi southeast
- Newport23 mi west
- Warwick (Conimicut Point)23 mi west
- Providence28 mi northwest
See the moon move the ocean - the same tide, on a globe seen from the moon.
Heights are above mean lower low water (MLLW), the zero of US charts; times are local. The year’s tides are NOAA’s official predictions - wind and air pressure can move the real water a foot or more. Form number: (K1+O1)/(M2+S2) from NOAA’s harmonic constants - below 0.25 twice-daily, above 3 once-daily. Massachusetts, 41.621°N 70.914°W. Predictions and records: NOAA CO-OPS, station 8447636. Not for navigation or safety. For a boat, a crossing of sand that floods, or a swim, use the official tables and local advice. No ads, no tracking.