Les Escoumins tides

Today, Thursday, October 29, 2026 · local time (EDT) · Quebec, Canada

High tides

5:17 am14.4 ft
5:33 pm17.4 ft

Low tide

11:07 am2.6 ft

Tide now: 8.2 ft ↑ rising · high 5:17 am (14.4 ft)
Coefficient: 93 · spring tides
Range today: 14.8 ft

Today there are high tides at 5:17 am (14.4 ft) and 5:33 pm (17.4 ft) and low tide at 11:07 am. Tide coefficient 93. Right now the tide is rising toward the high tide at 5:17 am. In Les Escoumins the tide is semidiurnal: two high and two low tides a day, of similar height. The next spring tides: from November 9 to 11.

Today's high and low tides

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0 · LLWLT ▲ 5:17 am14.4 ft ▼ 11:07 am2.6 ft ▲ 5:33 pm17.4 ft Now 2:23 am · 8.2 ft

▲ Next high tide 5:17 am 14.4 ft · coef. 93
▼ Low tide 11:07 am 2.6 ft
▲ High tide 5:33 pm 17.4 ft · coef. 89

↑ Rising The tide is rising. 2 h 54 min to high tide at 5:17 am.

Tide coefficient 93 for the 5:17 am high tide and 89 for the 5:33 pm high tide. Spring tides. The water rises and falls 14.8 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?

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.

Tides for the next 7 days

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Day	Sun	Tide 1	Tide 2	Tide 3	Tide 4	Coef.	Moon	Major periods	Activity
Today, Thu 29	7:19 am · 5:23 pm	High tide 5:17 am · 14.4 ft	Low tide 11:07 am · 2.6 ft	High tide 5:33 pm · 17.4 ft	—	Coef. 93	84%	Major periods 2:15 am · 2:48 pm	Medium
Fri 30	7:20 am · 5:21 pm	Low tide 12:02 am · 1.9 ft	High tide 6:04 am · 13.6 ft	Low tide 11:52 am · 3.3 ft	High tide 6:23 pm · 16.7 ft	Coef. 84	74%	Major periods 3:20 am · 3:52 pm	Medium
Sat 31	7:22 am · 5:20 pm	Low tide 12:57 am · 2.9 ft	High tide 6:58 am · 12.8 ft	Low tide 12:44 pm · 4.2 ft	High tide 7:20 pm · 15.7 ft	Coef. 72	63%	Major periods 4:22 am · 4:52 pm	Medium
Sun 1	6:23 am · 4:18 pm	Low tide 1:03 am · 3.8 ft	High tide 7:02 am · 12.1 ft	Low tide 12:51 pm · 5.1 ft	High tide 7:27 pm · 14.7 ft	Coef. 60	Last quarter	Major periods 4:20 am · 4:47 pm	Medium
Mon 2	6:25 am · 4:17 pm	Low tide 2:20 am · 4.5 ft	High tide 8:18 am · 11.8 ft	Low tide 2:19 pm · 5.6 ft	High tide 8:44 pm · 14.0 ft	Coef. 53	41%	Major periods 5:13 am · 5:38 pm	Medium
Tue 3	6:27 am · 4:15 pm	Low tide 3:39 am · 4.6 ft	High tide 9:38 am · 12.1 ft	Low tide 3:52 pm · 5.4 ft	High tide 10:04 pm · 13.8 ft	Coef. 55	30%	Major periods 6:02 am · 6:25 pm	Medium
Wed 4	6:28 am · 4:14 pm	Low tide 4:44 am · 4.3 ft	High tide 10:48 am · 13.0 ft	Low tide 5:06 pm · 4.6 ft	High tide 11:13 pm · 13.9 ft	Coef. 62	21%	Major periods 6:48 am · 7:10 pm	High

▲ 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.

Tide coefficient and range in October

70 · average 31 · neap 98 · spring

The biggest tides of the month came from October 27 to 28 (coefficient 98, 16.8 ft range). The smallest, on October 19 (coefficient 31, 6.0 ft).

What is the tide coefficient?

Type of tide

In Les Escoumins the tide is semidiurnal: two high and two low tides a day, of similar height. Types of tides

2026 extremes: the highest tide of the year is on May 18 (18.5 ft) and the lowest, on April 19 (0.5 ft).

Reference levels

Highest astronomical tide (HAT)18.8 ft
Mean higher high water (MHHW)15.3 ft
Mean high water (MHW)14.3 ft
Mean sea level (MSL)8.9 ft
Mean low water (MLW)3.7 ft
Mean lower low water (MLLW)3.2 ft
Lowest astronomical tide (LAT)-0.4 ft

Heights above lower low water, large tide (LLWLT), the zero of Canadian charts.

Questions about the tides in Les Escoumins

What time is high tide today in Les Escoumins?

High tide today is at 5:17 am (14.4 ft) and 5:33 pm (17.4 ft). Low tide is at 11:07 am.

What time is high tide tomorrow in Les Escoumins?

On Friday, October 30, high tide at 6:04 am and 6:23 pm and low tide at 12:02 am and 11:52 am.

What is today's tide coefficient?

93: spring tides. 70 is an average tide here; 90 and above means spring tides; below 45, neap tides.

When are the next spring tides?

From November 9 to 11, after the new or full moon.

How many tides a day are there in Les Escoumins?

The tide is semidiurnal: two high and two low tides a day, of similar height. Each high tide comes about 50 minutes later than the day before.

What are the heights measured from?

From lower low water, large tide (LLWLT), the zero of Canadian charts. That is why a low tide can be negative: that day the water drops below that zero.

Can I use these tides for navigation?

No. They are astronomical predictions for planning fishing and outings; for navigation use official publications and nautical charts.

More about Les Escoumins today

Tides near Les Escoumins

Each place with its own tide station; next to it, the time of its first high tide today.

Learn more

Les Escoumins has no station of its own, so we use the tide at Tadoussac (TICON-4), 20 mi away. On the open coast the difference is usually a few minutes and inches; inside estuaries, rivers and enclosed bays it can be much larger. 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

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