Halifax

Tide station

Halifax in Nova Scotia, Canada. Heights are metres above chart datum, with the same height in feet. Tide times on this page are local time at this station (ADT). If you are in another timezone, these clocks are not your phone's time.

Next low tide

0.8 m (2.5 ft)Today · 10:34 AM

Next high tide

1.5 m (4.8 ft)Today · 4:07 PM

Low tide is 6 hr 15 min from now and will drop 0.6 m (2.1 ft).

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Tide station

Predicted rise and fall

This column is the predicted rise and fall from the moon and the sun, in metres and in feet. It is not a flood warning, and it is not the depth under the boat. The clocks are local time at this station.

Low tide is 6 hr 15 min from now and will drop 0.6 m (2.1 ft).

High and low tides for the next seven days
Day	Tide	Time	Height
Tuesday, October 20	Low	10:34 AM	0.77 m (2.54 ft)
	High	4:07 PM	1.46 m (4.78 ft)
	Low	10:59 PM	0.54 m (1.78 ft)
Wednesday, October 21	High	5:15 AM	1.49 m (4.88 ft)
	Low	11:24 AM	0.69 m (2.27 ft)
	High	5:14 PM	1.50 m (4.92 ft)
	Low	11:45 PM	0.50 m (1.63 ft)
Thursday, October 22	High	6:00 AM	1.59 m (5.20 ft)
	Low	12:12 PM	0.59 m (1.92 ft)
	High	6:09 PM	1.57 m (5.14 ft)
Friday, October 23	Low	12:29 AM	0.44 m (1.45 ft)
	High	6:39 AM	1.69 m (5.55 ft)
	Low	12:56 PM	0.46 m (1.52 ft)
	High	6:55 PM	1.64 m (5.39 ft)
Saturday, October 24	Low	1:10 AM	0.39 m (1.27 ft)
	High	7:15 AM	1.80 m (5.89 ft)
	Low	1:39 PM	0.34 m (1.12 ft)
	High	7:39 PM	1.72 m (5.64 ft)
Sunday, October 25	Low	1:51 AM	0.35 m (1.13 ft)
	High	7:53 AM	1.89 m (6.19 ft)
	Low	2:22 PM	0.23 m (0.75 ft)
	High	8:23 PM	1.78 m (5.84 ft)
Monday, October 26	Low	2:33 AM	0.33 m (1.07 ft)
	High	8:32 AM	1.95 m (6.40 ft)
	Low	3:05 PM	0.15 m (0.50 ft)
	High	9:08 PM	1.82 m (5.97 ft)
Tuesday, October 27	Low	3:16 AM	0.34 m (1.10 ft)

See more tides through Saturday, November 28

High and low tides after the first week
Day	Tide	Time	Height
Tuesday, October 27	High	9:14 AM	1.98 m (6.51 ft)
	Low	3:51 PM	0.12 m (0.39 ft)
	High	9:55 PM	1.83 m (6.00 ft)
Wednesday, October 28	Low	4:03 AM	0.38 m (1.25 ft)
	High	9:59 AM	1.98 m (6.50 ft)
	Low	4:41 PM	0.13 m (0.43 ft)
	High	10:42 PM	1.81 m (5.94 ft)
Thursday, October 29	Low	4:55 AM	0.46 m (1.49 ft)
	High	10:47 AM	1.95 m (6.39 ft)
	Low	5:38 PM	0.18 m (0.61 ft)
	High	11:32 PM	1.77 m (5.80 ft)
Friday, October 30	Low	5:58 AM	0.54 m (1.77 ft)
	High	11:37 AM	1.89 m (6.20 ft)
	Low	6:42 PM	0.25 m (0.83 ft)
Saturday, October 31	High	12:24 AM	1.71 m (5.62 ft)
	Low	7:10 AM	0.61 m (1.99 ft)
	High	12:30 PM	1.81 m (5.94 ft)
	Low	7:50 PM	0.31 m (1.01 ft)
Sunday, November 1	High	1:20 AM	1.66 m (5.43 ft)
	Low	7:22 AM	0.63 m (2.06 ft)
	High	12:29 PM	1.72 m (5.65 ft)
	Low	7:55 PM	0.34 m (1.12 ft)
Monday, November 2	High	1:25 AM	1.62 m (5.32 ft)
	Low	8:29 AM	0.61 m (1.99 ft)
	High	1:35 PM	1.65 m (5.40 ft)
	Low	8:56 PM	0.36 m (1.18 ft)
Tuesday, November 3	High	2:37 AM	1.63 m (5.34 ft)
	Low	9:31 AM	0.55 m (1.82 ft)
	High	2:51 PM	1.61 m (5.27 ft)
	Low	9:55 PM	0.37 m (1.20 ft)
Wednesday, November 4	High	3:49 AM	1.68 m (5.52 ft)
	Low	10:30 AM	0.48 m (1.57 ft)
	High	4:07 PM	1.62 m (5.31 ft)
	Low	10:50 PM	0.37 m (1.21 ft)
Thursday, November 5	High	4:47 AM	1.76 m (5.78 ft)
	Low	11:26 AM	0.40 m (1.30 ft)
	High	5:10 PM	1.66 m (5.45 ft)
	Low	11:43 PM	0.38 m (1.23 ft)
Friday, November 6	High	5:35 AM	1.83 m (6.01 ft)
	Low	12:17 PM	0.32 m (1.05 ft)
	High	6:02 PM	1.71 m (5.60 ft)
Saturday, November 7	Low	12:31 AM	0.39 m (1.29 ft)
	High	6:17 AM	1.88 m (6.16 ft)
	Low	1:03 PM	0.26 m (0.87 ft)
	High	6:50 PM	1.74 m (5.71 ft)
Sunday, November 8	Low	1:14 AM	0.42 m (1.39 ft)
	High	6:58 AM	1.90 m (6.23 ft)
	Low	1:44 PM	0.24 m (0.78 ft)
	High	7:34 PM	1.76 m (5.76 ft)
Monday, November 9	Low	1:54 AM	0.47 m (1.55 ft)
	High	7:37 AM	1.89 m (6.20 ft)
	Low	2:21 PM	0.24 m (0.80 ft)
	High	8:16 PM	1.75 m (5.75 ft)
Tuesday, November 10	Low	2:29 AM	0.53 m (1.75 ft)
	High	8:15 AM	1.86 m (6.11 ft)
	Low	2:55 PM	0.27 m (0.90 ft)
	High	8:57 PM	1.73 m (5.67 ft)
Wednesday, November 11	Low	3:01 AM	0.60 m (1.97 ft)
	High	8:54 AM	1.82 m (5.98 ft)
	Low	3:30 PM	0.32 m (1.06 ft)
	High	9:37 PM	1.69 m (5.55 ft)
Thursday, November 12	Low	3:33 AM	0.67 m (2.19 ft)
	High	9:32 AM	1.78 m (5.83 ft)
	Low	4:06 PM	0.38 m (1.26 ft)
	High	10:17 PM	1.65 m (5.41 ft)
Friday, November 13	Low	4:09 AM	0.73 m (2.41 ft)
	High	10:10 AM	1.73 m (5.67 ft)
	Low	4:49 PM	0.45 m (1.47 ft)
	High	10:57 PM	1.60 m (5.25 ft)
Saturday, November 14	Low	4:55 AM	0.79 m (2.60 ft)
	High	10:49 AM	1.67 m (5.49 ft)
	Low	5:38 PM	0.50 m (1.66 ft)
	High	11:38 PM	1.55 m (5.09 ft)
Sunday, November 15	Low	5:54 AM	0.83 m (2.74 ft)
	High	11:31 AM	1.62 m (5.31 ft)
	Low	6:32 PM	0.55 m (1.80 ft)
Monday, November 16	High	12:22 AM	1.52 m (4.98 ft)
	Low	6:58 AM	0.84 m (2.77 ft)
	High	12:16 PM	1.56 m (5.11 ft)
	Low	7:26 PM	0.57 m (1.87 ft)
Tuesday, November 17	High	1:12 AM	1.50 m (4.92 ft)
	Low	7:57 AM	0.82 m (2.68 ft)
	High	1:08 PM	1.50 m (4.93 ft)
	Low	8:16 PM	0.58 m (1.89 ft)
Wednesday, November 18	High	2:07 AM	1.51 m (4.96 ft)
	Low	8:50 AM	0.76 m (2.49 ft)
	High	2:09 PM	1.47 m (4.82 ft)
	Low	9:04 PM	0.57 m (1.87 ft)
Thursday, November 19	High	3:04 AM	1.56 m (5.12 ft)
	Low	9:40 AM	0.67 m (2.21 ft)
	High	3:18 PM	1.47 m (4.84 ft)
	Low	9:50 PM	0.55 m (1.80 ft)
Friday, November 20	High	3:59 AM	1.64 m (5.38 ft)
	Low	10:30 AM	0.56 m (1.85 ft)
	High	4:23 PM	1.52 m (5.00 ft)
	Low	10:38 PM	0.52 m (1.70 ft)
Saturday, November 21	High	4:47 AM	1.74 m (5.71 ft)
	Low	11:19 AM	0.44 m (1.44 ft)
	High	5:19 PM	1.60 m (5.26 ft)
	Low	11:27 PM	0.48 m (1.57 ft)
Sunday, November 22	High	5:32 AM	1.84 m (6.05 ft)
	Low	12:09 PM	0.31 m (1.02 ft)
	High	6:10 PM	1.69 m (5.55 ft)
Monday, November 23	Low	12:17 AM	0.44 m (1.44 ft)
	High	6:17 AM	1.93 m (6.35 ft)
	Low	12:57 PM	0.20 m (0.64 ft)
	High	6:59 PM	1.77 m (5.80 ft)
Tuesday, November 24	Low	1:07 AM	0.41 m (1.34 ft)
	High	7:04 AM	2.00 m (6.57 ft)
	Low	1:47 PM	0.11 m (0.37 ft)
	High	7:49 PM	1.83 m (5.99 ft)
Wednesday, November 25	Low	1:59 AM	0.40 m (1.31 ft)
	High	7:52 AM	2.04 m (6.69 ft)
	Low	2:37 PM	0.07 m (0.24 ft)
	High	8:39 PM	1.86 m (6.10 ft)
Thursday, November 26	Low	2:52 AM	0.42 m (1.37 ft)
	High	8:42 AM	2.04 m (6.70 ft)
	Low	3:30 PM	0.08 m (0.27 ft)
	High	9:30 PM	1.86 m (6.12 ft)
Friday, November 27	Low	3:49 AM	0.46 m (1.52 ft)
	High	9:33 AM	2.01 m (6.60 ft)
	Low	4:28 PM	0.13 m (0.41 ft)
	High	10:21 PM	1.85 m (6.06 ft)
Saturday, November 28	Low	4:52 AM	0.52 m (1.70 ft)
	High	10:25 AM	1.95 m (6.41 ft)
	Low	5:29 PM	0.19 m (0.63 ft)
	High	11:13 PM	1.81 m (5.95 ft)

This water today

The tide at Halifax is falling toward a low of 0.8 m (2.5 ft) at 10:34 AM. The highest tide on this page is 2.0 m (6.7 ft) on Thursday, November 26, in 37 days. That is 0.6 m (2.0 ft) above today's higher high.

King tide and neap

The next king tide is Tuesday, October 27, 2026. That is 7 days from today. It is the highest high tide in the coming lunar cycle, about a month of tides. What a king tide is.

The next neap is Tuesday, October 20, 2026. That is today. That day has the smallest rise and fall in the coming two weeks, the opposite of a king tide.

Five-day fishing snapshot

This is the next five days at Halifax. It uses the tide prediction at this station, the sun and moon at this coordinate, and the MET Norway forecast. A day is highlighted when a high or low falls within two hours of sunrise or sunset. Tide and sun times are local time at this station.

Tuesday

The moon is a waxing gibbous, about 69% lit. The larger tides fall nearer the new moon and the full moon. Sunrise is 7:36 AM and sunset is 6:22 PM. The tides are a high of 1.4 m (4.6 ft) at 4:13 AM, a low of 0.8 m (2.5 ft) at 10:34 AM, a high of 1.5 m (4.8 ft) at 4:07 PM, and a low of 0.5 m (1.8 ft) at 10:59 PM. No high or low this day falls within two hours of sunrise or sunset, so this day is not highlighted. The forecast is Partly cloudy, 15°C, wind 11 kn N, pressure 1023 hPa (30.21 in), falling.

Wednesday

The moon is a waxing gibbous, about 79% lit. The larger tides fall nearer the new moon and the full moon. Sunrise is 7:37 AM and sunset is 6:20 PM. The tides are a high of 1.5 m (4.9 ft) at 5:15 AM, a low of 0.7 m (2.3 ft) at 11:24 AM, a high of 1.5 m (4.9 ft) at 5:14 PM, and a low of 0.5 m (1.6 ft) at 11:45 PM. The high at 5:14 PM is 66 minutes before sunset. The forecast is Rain, 14°C, wind 12 kn NE, rain 9.3 mm.

Thursday

The moon is a waxing gibbous, about 87% lit. The larger tides fall nearer the new moon and the full moon. Sunrise is 7:38 AM and sunset is 6:19 PM. The tides are a high of 1.6 m (5.2 ft) at 6:00 AM, a low of 0.6 m (1.9 ft) at 12:12 PM, and a high of 1.6 m (5.1 ft) at 6:09 PM. The high at 6:00 AM is 98 minutes before sunrise. The high at 6:09 PM is 10 minutes before sunset. The forecast is Rain, 12°C, wind 19 kn N, rain 19.1 mm.

Friday

The moon is a waxing gibbous, about 93% lit. The larger tides fall nearer the new moon and the full moon. Sunrise is 7:40 AM and sunset is 6:17 PM. The tides are a low of 0.4 m (1.4 ft) at 12:29 AM, a high of 1.7 m (5.6 ft) at 6:39 AM, a low of 0.5 m (1.5 ft) at 12:56 PM, and a high of 1.6 m (5.4 ft) at 6:55 PM. The high at 6:39 AM is 61 minutes before sunrise. The high at 6:55 PM is 38 minutes after sunset. The forecast is Rain, 7°C, wind 14 kn N, rain 2.3 mm.

Saturday

The moon is a waxing gibbous, about 97% lit. The larger tides fall nearer the new moon and the full moon. Sunrise is 7:41 AM and sunset is 6:15 PM. The tides are a low of 0.4 m (1.3 ft) at 1:10 AM, a high of 1.8 m (5.9 ft) at 7:15 AM, a low of 0.3 m (1.1 ft) at 1:39 PM, and a high of 1.7 m (5.6 ft) at 7:39 PM. The high at 7:15 AM is 26 minutes before sunrise. The high at 7:39 PM is 84 minutes after sunset. The forecast is Cloudy, 7°C, wind 12 kn NW, rain 0.2 mm.

Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday are the days in this snapshot where a turn meets sunrise or sunset.

Average tide levels

Mean tide range: 1.20 m (3.92 ft)
Mean high water: 1.63 m (5.34 ft)
Mean low water: 0.43 m (1.42 ft)
Mean sea level: 1.04 m (3.41 ft)

These levels use the same zero as the tide table, chart datum. Each height is shown in metres and in feet. Mean tide range is the average rise from low to high.

Sun and moon

First light: 5:58 AM
Nautical twilight begins: 6:32 AM
Dawn: 7:06 AM
Blue hour, morning: 7:06 AM to 7:17 AM
Golden hour, morning: 7:17 AM to 8:16 AM
Sunrise: 7:35 AM
Solar noon: 12:59 PM
Golden hour, evening: 5:42 PM to 6:40 PM
Sunset: 6:22 PM
Blue hour, evening: 6:40 PM to 6:52 PM
Dusk: 6:52 PM
Nautical twilight ends: 7:26 PM
Last light: 7:59 PM
Day length: 10 hours 47 minutes
Moon: First Quarter, about 69% lit
Moonrise: 3:54 PM
Moonset: 1:09 AM

The larger tides, called spring tides, fall near the new moon and the full moon. The smaller neap tides fall near the quarters. Light times are for this coordinate, in local time at this station.

Forecast

Tuesday 15°C
Partly cloudy
11 kn N · 1023 hPa (30.21 in), falling
Wednesday 14°C
Rain
12 kn NE · Rain 9.3 mm
Thursday 12°C
Rain
19 kn N · Rain 19.1 mm
Friday 7°C
Rain
14 kn N · Rain 2.3 mm
Saturday 7°C
Cloudy
12 kn NW · Rain 0.2 mm

Data from MET Norway. Temperature is Celsius and wind is knots.

Hart-Davis, Michael; Dettmering, Denise; Seitz, Florian (2025). TICON-4: TIdal CONstants based on GESLA-4 sea-level records. SEANOE. https://doi.org/10.17882/109129. Licensed CC BY 4.0.

On the water nearby

The closest named places from OpenStreetMap. A place with no name on that map is left off. Private and customer-only launches are labeled.

Boat ramps

Karlsen's Wharf · private1.0 mi
Jubilee Road Launching Ramp2.3 mi
RNSYS boat launch · private3.2 mi
Eastern Passage Boat Ramp5.8 mi

Marinas

Dartmouth Marina0.5 mi
King's Wharf Marina0.9 mi
Bishop's Landing Marina1.8 mi
St. Mary's Boat Club2.3 mi
Waegwoltic Club Boat House2.3 mi
Armdale Yacht Club2.6 mi

Beaches

Lions Beach1.2 mi
Albro Lake Beach1.4 mi
Birch Cove Beach1.4 mi
Maynard Lake Beach1.7 mi
Public beach and boat launch2.5 mi
Sunrise Beach2.6 mi

Parks

Victoria Park0.2 mi
Crathorne Park0.2 mi
Catherine Furness Park0.3 mi
Shore Road Park0.4 mi
Wyse Road Parkette0.4 mi
Sinnot Hill Park0.4 mi

Nature reserves

Blue Mountain - Birch Cove Lakes Wilderness Area7.2 mi

Nearby tide stations

Port Aux Basques292 mi · Newfoundland and Labrador
St Johns557 mi · Newfoundland and Labrador
Nain825 mi · Newfoundland and Labrador
Churchill1,610 mi · Manitoba
L Cornwallis I2,341 mi · Canada
Alert2,614 mi · Canada

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