Port Hawkesbury tides today
- Tide now 4.2 ft ↑ rising · high 10:17 pm (6.4 ft)
- Best time to fish 9:30–11:20 pm average day · 6/10
- Water 51 °F
- Wind · air 8 mph · 40 °F from the WSW, gusts 19 · mainly clear
- Sun 7:40 am–5:58 pm 10 h 18 min of daylight
- Moon 92% · 7:15 pm waning gibbous · rises at 7:15 pm
- Pressure 30.26 inHg steady · falling tomorrow
- Coefficient 92 spring tides · spring tides Oct 26–28
- Strong wind warning · Fourchu: winds of 20 to 33 knots at sea. Until further notice. Environment Canada
Today in Port Hawkesbury there are high tides at 9:53 am (5.8 ft) and 10:17 pm (6.4 ft) and low tides at 4:10 am and 4:24 pm. Tide coefficient 92. Right now the tide is rising toward the high tide at 10:17 pm. The sun rises at 7:40 am and sets at 5:58 pm: 10 h 18 min of daylight. The moon is 92% illuminated (waning gibbous) and rises at 7:15 pm. Major solunar periods run from 1:38 am to 3:38 am and from 2:09 pm to 4:09 pm. The next spring tides arrive from October 26 to 28. There's a gentle breeze from the west-southwest (8 mph). Mainly clear, 40 °F.
Fishing in Port Hawkesbury today
Best time to fish
Solunar activity today: high- Low tide at 4:24 pm
- Major period 2:09–4:09 pm
- Rising pressure (+0.20 inHg in 24 h) and light onshore wind (11 mph)
- Waning gibbous: a bit more activity than at the quarters
- Highest tide coefficient today: 92 (spring tides)
Your day at a glance
The best window, 3:20 pm to 4:10 pm, combines the 4:24 pm low tide, a major period and a light onshore breeze, though with rising pressure. Also good from 9:30 pm to 11:20 pm, with the 10:17 pm high tide and a light onshore breeze. Also worth a try from 3:10 am to 4:30 am, with the 4:10 am low tide, a major period and a light onshore breeze, though with rising pressure.
Species with the most records nearby: pollock, Atlantic cod, Atlantic mackerel and striped bass. October is one of the months when these are seen most: Atlantic cod and striped bass. What you can catch
Tides in Port Hawkesbury
Today's high and low tides
- ▼ Low tide 4:10 am 0.9 ft
- ▲ High tide 9:53 am 5.8 ft · coef. 92
- ▼ Low tide 4:24 pm 0.7 ft
- ▲ Next high tide 10:17 pm 6.4 ft · coef. 90
↑ Rising The tide is rising. 2 h 18 min to high tide at 10:17 pm.
Tide coefficient 92 for the 9:53 am high tide and 90 for the 10:17 pm high tide. Spring tides. The water rises and falls 5.6 ft between the highest high and the lowest low: a large range for this place. 70 is an average tide here; 90 and above means spring tides; below 45, neap tides. What is the tide coefficient?
2026 extremes: the highest tide of the year is on December 25 (6.7 ft) and the lowest, on May 17 (0.2 ft).
Semidiurnal: two high and two low tides a day, of similar height.
Heights above lower low water, large tide (LLWLT), the zero of Canadian charts. Astronomical prediction: wind and air pressure can raise or lower the water by a few inches, and more in a storm. Not for navigation. LLWLT
Tide coefficient and range in October
The biggest tides of the month came from October 26 to 28 (coefficient 94, 5.7 ft range). The smallest, on October 19 (coefficient 38, 2.6 ft).
Tide and solunar table · this week
| Day | Sun | Tide 1 | Tide 2 | Tide 3 | Tide 4 | Coef. | Moon | Major periods | Activity |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Today, Wed 28 | 7:40 am · 5:58 pm | Low tide 4:10 am · 0.9 ft | High tide 9:53 am · 5.8 ft | Low tide 4:24 pm · 0.7 ft | High tide 10:17 pm · 6.4 ft | Coef. 92 | 92% | Major periods 1:38 am · 2:09 pm | High |
| Thu 29 | 7:41 am · 5:57 pm | Low tide 5:06 am · 1.1 ft | High tide 10:39 am · 5.6 ft | Low tide 5:16 pm · 0.9 ft | High tide 11:04 pm · 6.3 ft | Coef. 87 | 84% | Major periods 2:42 am · 3:14 pm | Medium |
| Fri 30 | 7:42 am · 5:55 pm | Low tide 6:09 am · 1.3 ft | High tide 11:26 am · 5.4 ft | Low tide 6:17 pm · 1.2 ft | High tide 11:52 pm · 6.1 ft | Coef. 79 | 75% | Major periods 3:46 am · 4:18 pm | Medium |
| Sat 31 | 7:44 am · 5:54 pm | Low tide 7:15 am · 1.5 ft | High tide 12:15 pm · 5.2 ft | Low tide 7:26 pm · 1.4 ft | — | Coef. 70 | 64% | Major periods 4:49 am · 5:18 pm | Medium |
| Sun 1 | 6:45 am · 4:52 pm | High tide 12:45 am · 5.8 ft | Low tide 7:20 am · 1.6 ft | High tide 12:10 pm · 4.9 ft | Low tide 7:36 pm · 1.5 ft | Coef. 65 | Last quarter | Major periods 4:47 am · 5:14 pm | Medium |
| Mon 2 | 6:47 am · 4:51 pm | High tide 12:45 am · 5.5 ft | Low tide 8:21 am · 1.6 ft | High tide 1:14 pm · 4.6 ft | Low tide 8:41 pm · 1.5 ft | Coef. 59 | 41% | Major periods 5:40 am · 6:05 pm | Medium |
| Tue 3 | 6:48 am · 4:49 pm | High tide 1:57 am · 5.3 ft | Low tide 9:20 am · 1.5 ft | High tide 2:37 pm · 4.6 ft | Low tide 9:44 pm · 1.5 ft | Coef. 59 | 31% | Major periods 6:29 am · 6:52 pm | Medium |
▲ high tide · ▼ low tide · heights above LLWLT. Major periods: start time; they last 2 hours. Activity: based on the moon phase and the solunar periods.
Where this tide comes from
Tides from the Port Hawkesbury station (TICON-4), 0.7 mi from Port Hawkesbury. Times and heights are its predictions.
Station data attribution: Slackwater database (https://github.com/openwatersio/slackwater-database). Source: Hart-Davis, M., Dettmering, D., Seitz, F. (2025), TICON-4: TIdal CONstants based on GESLA-4 sea-level records, SEANOE, https://doi.org/10.17882/109129. Licensed CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Modified: see https://github.com/openwatersio/slackwater-database#modifications-to-source-data
The sea at Port Hawkesbury
Sea state
The wave model doesn't reach Port Hawkesbury: it's on inland water (an estuary, sound or sheltered bay) or far from the open sea. Wind is still available right here.
Wind on the coast and offshore
Onshore wind. The coast faces southwest and the wind blows straight in from the sea: more surf and backwash at the shore, and bait and boats drift toward land.
Water temperature
Water temperature →Water temperature changes how fish behave: in very cold or very warm water they feed less. The water is steady these days, with no sudden changes.
Water colder than normal for late October (−1.6 °F).
Satellite: NASA MUR (JPL MUR MEaSUREs, PO.DAAC), doi:10.5067/GHGMR-4FJ04. Sources and licenses
Water temperature →Forecast from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0) with models from ECMWF, NOAA, Météo-France, DWD, Copernicus Marine and CAMS. Updated at 7:59 pm (local time).
Nearest buoy
This is a real measurement of the sea, not a forecast. Data from station 44488. Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada (data license), via the NOAA National Data Buoy Center.
Weather in Port Hawkesbury
Now in Port Hawkesbury
- Low / high
- 39 / 46 °F
- Rain
- 0.00 in · 6%
- Clouds
- 27%
- Humidity
- 66%
- Dew pointDew point
- 29 °F
- Visibility
- 15 mi
- UV indexUV
- 0 · low
- Air qualityAir
- Fair · 26
- Saharan dust
- No
Pressure and fishing
- ↗ RisingRising Anglers say fish bite less for a while
- → SteadySteady · now Anglers expect normal activity
- ↘ FallingFalling Anglers say fish feed more before the change
Steady now (−0.01 inHg in 3 hours). Over the next 48 hours: −0.48 inHg. Steady pressure: anglers expect normal activity. Fast changes, either way, tend to affect fishing.
Today, hour by hourHour by hour
Bars: mean wind. Dashed line: gusts. Arrows point where the wind blows to.
| Time | 12:00 am | 3:00 am | 6:00 am | 9:00 am | 12:00 pm | 3:00 pm | 6:00 pm | 9:00 pm |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sky | Overcast | Overcast | Overcast | Partly cloudy | Partly cloudy | Partly cloudy | Partly cloudy | Clear |
| Temperature | 41° | 40° | 41° | 42° | 46° | 45° | 41° | 40° |
| Wind (mph) | 12 NW | 12 NW | 10 NW | 10 NW | 12 WNW | 13 WNW | 8 W | 9 WSW |
| Gusts | 28 | 28 | 24 | 25 | 28 | 30 | 22 | 18 |
| Rain | 0.00 in | 0.00 in | 0.00 in | 0.00 in | 0.00 in | 0.00 in | 0.00 in | 0.00 in |
- 9:00 pm 40° 9 WSW
- 12:00 am 39° 9 WSW
- 3:00 am 40° 9 W
- 6:00 am 40° 9 WSW
- 9:00 am 43° 8 WSW
- 12:00 pm 53° 10 WSW
- 3:00 pm 58° 9 WSW
- 6:00 pm 52° 7 SW
Next 14 daysComing days
| Day | Sky | Low / high | Max wind | High tides |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Today · 28 | 39 / 46 °F | 13 mph WNW | 9:53 am · 10:17 pm | |
| Thu 29 | 39 / 58 °F | 10 mph WSW | 10:39 am · 11:04 pm | |
| Fri 30 | 47 / 54 °F | 11 mph WSW | 11:26 am · 11:52 pm | |
| Sat 31 | 39 / 46 °F | 15 mph NW | 12:15 pm | |
| Sun 1 | 39 / 44 °F | 15 mph WNW | 12:45 am · 12:10 pm | |
| Mon 2 | 38 / 51 °F | 16 mph W | 12:45 am · 1:14 pm | |
| Tue 3 | 39 / 49 °F | 9 mph WNW | 1:57 am · 2:37 pm | |
| Wed 4 | 40 / 56 °F | 14 mph S | 3:19 am · 4:02 pm | |
| Thu 5 | 42 / 56 °F | 12 mph W | 4:26 am · 5:03 pm | |
| Fri 6 | 42 / 53 °F | 5 mph ESE | 5:18 am · 5:51 pm | |
| Sat 7 | 50 / 56 °F | 13 mph ENE | 6:03 am · 6:34 pm | |
| Sun 8 | 42 / 52 °F | 19 mph WNW | 6:46 am · 7:15 pm | |
| Mon 9 | 42 / 46 °F | 19 mph WNW | 7:28 am · 7:54 pm | |
| Tue 10 | 36 / 45 °F | 10 mph NNW | 8:09 am · 8:32 pm |
- Thu 29 Mainly clear 39° / 58° 10 mph
- Fri 30 Heavy drizzle 47° / 54° 11 mph
- Sat 31 Drizzle 39° / 46° 15 mph
- Sun 1 Overcast 39° / 44° 15 mph
- Mon 2 Overcast 38° / 51° 16 mph
- Tue 3 Overcast 39° / 49° 9 mph
- Wed 4 Light drizzle 40° / 56° 14 mph
Each day comes from the best model covering this spot: regional ones first (HRRR and NBM in the U.S., AROME, ICON-EU), then ECMWF; day 16, NOAA GFS. Waves: Météo-France up to day 10, then ECMWF WAM, coarser and further offshore. High tides: our own tide calculation.
- The models Partly agree · medium confidence: unsure about rain on Friday 30. See the models →
- Outlook Next few weeks, compared with normal: a bit warmer and normal rain. See the outlook →
- Normal Today, cooler than normal for late October (−7.7 °F; normal high: 53 °F). Climate by month →
Forecast from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0) with models from ECMWF, NOAA, Météo-France, DWD, Copernicus Marine and CAMS. Updated at 7:59 pm (local time).
The sun in Port Hawkesbury
Sunrise and sunset
- First light 6:34 am
- Full dark 7:04 pm
- Civil dawn 7:09 am
- Civil dusk 6:29 pm
- Solar noon 12:49 pm (31° high)
- Daylight 10 h 18 min (−3 min)
- Evening golden hour 5:16 pm
- Full dark 7:04 pm
Golden hour and the day-night map
Today the sun is 92,355,697 mi away and looks 32′ 11″ across.
The moon in Port Hawkesbury
Moon phase and position
Today the moon is 226,432 mi away and looks 32′ 47″ across.
Solunar periods
Today's activity: high- 1:38–3:38 am Major · the moon passes overhead · high activity
- 2:09–4:09 pm Major · the moon passes underfoot · high activity
- 10:30–11:30 am Minor · moonset · medium activity
- 6:45–7:45 pm Minor · moonrise · medium activity
According to solunar theory, fish feed more when the moon passes overhead or underfoot (major periods, about 2 h) and when it rises or sets (minor periods, 1 h). It works best around new and full moon.
Upcoming moon phases
2026 moon calendar →- Last quarter Sun, Nov 1 · 4:29 pmNov 1 in 4 days
- New moon Mon, Nov 9 · 3:03 amNov 9 in 12 days
- First quarter Tue, Nov 17 · 7:48 amNov 17 in 20 days
- Full moon Tue, Nov 24 · 10:54 amNov 24 in 27 days
Perigee on October 28, 226,426 mi away, coinciding with the spring tides from October 26 to 28: they will be stronger than usual.
Where to fish in Port Hawkesbury
Piers, ramps and tackle shops nearby
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Water depth
Very shallowVery shallow and flat: even 1.2 mi from shore the water is less than 16 ft deep.
From the shoreline (0.45 mi from Port Hawkesbury) out to sea, heading southwest.
How far from shore
- 16 ft deepnot within 1.2 mi
- 33 ft deepnot within 1.2 mi
- 66 ft deepnot within 1.2 mi
- 164 ft deepnot within 1.2 mi
For fishing, swimming and diving
- Shore fishing. Very shallow: the water doesn't reach 16 ft within 1.2 mi. Cast far from the beach, ideally around high tide.
- Swimming. A very gentle way in with plenty of shallow water, good for kids. At low tide the water can be far out.
- Diving. Shallow: the water doesn't reach 33 ft within 1.2 mi. For deeper dives, take a boat farther out.
Inside bays, estuaries and harbors the bottom changes a lot from spot to spot (channels and shoals): use this only as a rough guide. There is land ahead (an island, a headland or the far shore) 1.2 mi out.
Source: EMODnet Bathymetry DTM 2024 (CC BY 4.0), cells of about 380 ft; depth at the lowest astronomical tide. For reference only: not for navigation or anchoring.
Nearest lighthouse
Balache Point Lighthouse 3.5 mi northwest
Data from Wikidata. For reference only: not for navigation. Wikipedia · Wikidata · Sources and licenses
Tides near Port HawkesburyTides nearby
- Mulgrave1.7 mi
- Havre Boucher9.7 mi
- Louisdale14 mi
- Guysborough18 mi
- Arichat18 mi
- Judique19 mi
- St. Peter's23 mi
- Whycocomagh28 mi
- Port Hood29 mi
- Antigonish31 mi
Port Hawkesbury at a glance
- Town or city of about 3,210 people. Coordinates: 45.617° N, 61.356° W.
- It is 127 mi northeast of Halifax, the main place in Nova Scotia. The sun rises 7 min earlier and sets 11 min earlier than in Halifax.
- The nearest tide station, Port Hawkesbury, is 0.7 mi to the west.
- Its coast faces southwest.
- Beaches and harbors nearby: Ship Harbour (1.2 mi), Ghost Beach (4.8 mi).
Questions about Port HawkesburyQuestions
What time is high tide today in Port Hawkesbury?
Today in Port Hawkesbury there are high tides at 9:53 am (5.8 ft) and 10:17 pm (6.4 ft) and low tides at 4:10 am and 4:24 pm. Tide coefficient 92.
What time is sunset today in Port Hawkesbury?
At 5:58 pm. There is light until the end of civil twilight, at 6:29 pm.
What time is sunrise tomorrow in Port Hawkesbury?
At 7:41 am. First light comes at 6:35 am.
What phase is the moon today?
Waning gibbous, 92% illuminated. New moon on Mon, Nov 9 · 3:03 am.
When are the next spring tides?
From October 26 to 28, together with the lunar perigee: they will be stronger than usual.
What are today's solunar periods?
Major 1:38–3:38 am, Minor 10:30–11:30 am, Major 2:09–4:09 pm, Minor 6:45–7:45 pm. Today's activity is high.
What's the weather like today in Port Hawkesbury?
Overcast, from 39 °F to 46 °F, with a gentle breeze from the west-southwest (8 mph) and a 6% chance of rain.
When is the best time to visit Port Hawkesbury?
The best time to visit Port Hawkesbury is from July to August: highs of 71 °F to 73 °F, about 9 rainy days a month and 7 hours of sunshine a day.
Can I use this data for navigation?
No. These are predictions for fishing and leisure; for navigation, use the official publications.
Where this data comes from
Tide: Port Hawkesbury station, with constants from TICON-4 (Hart-Davis, Dettmering and Seitz, 2025, SEANOE), licensed CC BY 4.0, via Slackwater database (changes). Sun and moon: our own calculation with astronomy-engine. Places: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Coastline: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).