Mystic tides today
The West Mystic station is on the Mystic River a short way up from Fishers Island Sound, in eastern Connecticut.
Shaded: night. Green bands: solunar periods (thick = major, thin = minor). Heights in feet above Mean Lower Low Water, the zero of NOAA charts.
Mystic, CT · Tuesday, October 13
Tide falling, 0.4 ft now
Low 6:10 PM
0.3 ft · in 29 min
| Low | 5:23 AM | 0.5 ft |
| High | 11:24 AM | 3.1 ft |
| Low | 6:10 PM | 0.3 ft |
| High | 11:49 PM | 2.4 ft |
Tide coefficient 103 (average), range 2.8 ft
Sunrise 6:58 AM · sunset 6:10 PM
Waxing crescent, 9% lit · fishing day ★★★☆
Solunar: major 1:27 AM–3:27 AM, minor 9:44 AM–10:44 AM, major 1:52 PM–3:52 PM, minor 6:54 PM–7:54 PM
Mystic tide table, next 7 days
| Day | High tides | Low tides | Coef. | Sun | Moon |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:24 AM 3.1 ft · 11:49 PM 2.4 ft | 5:23 AM 0.5 ft · 6:10 PM 0.3 ft | 103 | 6:58 AM–6:10 PM | Waxing crescent ★★★☆ | |
| 12:11 PM 2.9 ft | 6:05 AM 0.6 ft · 6:56 PM 0.5 ft | 90 | 6:59 AM–6:08 PM | Waxing crescent ★★☆☆ | |
| 12:36 AM 2.3 ft · 1:02 PM 2.7 ft | 6:52 AM 0.8 ft · 7:45 PM 0.7 ft | 76 | 7:00 AM–6:07 PM | Waxing crescent ★★☆☆ | |
| 1:27 AM 2.2 ft · 1:58 PM 2.5 ft | 7:46 AM 0.9 ft · 8:37 PM 0.8 ft | 64 | 7:01 AM–6:05 PM | First quarter ★★☆☆ | |
| 2:22 AM 2.2 ft · 2:58 PM 2.4 ft | 8:45 AM 0.9 ft · 9:30 PM 0.9 ft | 57 | 7:02 AM–6:04 PM | First quarter ★★☆☆ | |
| 3:23 AM 2.2 ft · 3:59 PM 2.3 ft | 9:45 AM 0.9 ft · 10:23 PM 0.8 ft | 56 | 7:03 AM–6:02 PM | First quarter ★★☆☆ | |
| 4:24 AM 2.2 ft · 4:57 PM 2.4 ft | 10:43 AM 0.9 ft · 11:15 PM 0.8 ft | 59 | 7:04 AM–6:01 PM | First quarter ★★☆☆ |
Plan around the tide at Mystic
- Tue Oct 13, 5:41 PM to 6:10 PM29 min · lowest 0.3 ft at 6:02 PM
- Wed Oct 14, 6:59 AM to 7:30 AM31 min · lowest 0.8 ft at 6:59 AM
- Wed Oct 14, 5:00 PM to 6:08 PM1 h 8 min · lowest 0.6 ft at 6:05 PM
- Thu Oct 15, 7:00 AM to 8:07 AM1 h 7 min · lowest 0.8 ft at 7:00 AM
- Fri Oct 16, 7:01 AM to 8:43 AM1 h 42 min · lowest 0.9 ft at 7:46 AM
- Sat Oct 17, 7:50 AM to 9:26 AM1 h 36 min · lowest 0.9 ft at 8:45 AM
- Sun Oct 18, 9:00 AM to 10:22 AM1 h 22 min · lowest 0.9 ft at 9:45 AM
- Mon Oct 19, 9:47 AM to 11:32 AM1 h 45 min · lowest 0.9 ft at 10:43 AM
A falling tide uncovers sand bars and tide pools first; plan to be back before the water rises past the level you chose. Not for navigation.
Station WEST MYSTIC, MYSTIC RIVER (NOAA 8460751). Predicted astronomical tide: wind, river flow and storms can move the real water by a foot or more. 2.7 ft is the average daily range here.
Published by Radif Partners · How the tides are computed · predictions downloaded October 13, 2026
Tide times for Mystic come from the National Ocean Service prediction for station 8460751, WEST MYSTIC, MYSTIC RIVER. The tide here is semidiurnal: two highs and two lows of similar height every day, about six hours and a quarter apart, with an average daily range of 2.7 ft. Around the new and full moon the range grows to about 3.5 ft on one day in ten, and at the quarter moons it shrinks to 1.9 ft. Heights are in feet above Mean Lower Low Water, the zero of nautical charts, so a negative number is water below that zero: 154 of the 457 days from October 1, 2026 to December 31, 2027 have one, down to -0.6 ft on January 22, 2027. The highest predicted tide of that period is 3.6 ft on October 1, 2027. Clock times are Eastern Time, daylight saving time included.
A small river tide at the east end of the Sound
The Mystic River rises and falls only 2.7 ft on an average day, against 6.4 ft at New Haven. Eastern Connecticut is close to where the Atlantic tide enters Long Island Sound through the Race and Fishers Island Sound, and the range is smallest there before it grows westward. For the river's marinas and the seaport's wharves, the change between low and high is a couple of feet, with the strongest currents in the narrows.
Neighbors on the same water
NOAA's New London State Pier station, under seven miles west, is the reference for several places nearby: the Pawcatuck River at Westerly runs about 20 minutes ahead of New London, and the Niantic River close to an hour behind it. Watch Hill Point, on the Rhode Island side, is predicted from Newport with high water 41 minutes later and about three quarters of Newport's height. Silver Eel Pond on Fishers Island, across the sound, has its own reference station.
Paddling and the drawbridge reach
For a kayak or small boat on the river, the tide matters less for depth than for the current under the bridges and in the narrow reaches, which runs with the flood and the ebb. Going up the river on the flood and returning on the ebb is the easy way. The lowest low of the period is -0.6 ft, on January 22, 2027; the highest high 3.6 ft, on October 1, 2027.
Highest and lowest tides at Mystic, 2026 to 2027
The six highest highs and six lowest lows predicted for WEST MYSTIC, MYSTIC RIVER between October 1, 2026 and December 31, 2027, one per day. The high-water dates are the king tides of this station; the low-water dates are the best days to see the flats, bars and tide pools.
| Highest highs | Time | Height |
|---|---|---|
| October 1, 2027 | 10:18 AM | 3.6 ft |
| July 3, 2027 | 9:16 PM | 3.6 ft |
| September 30, 2027 | 9:31 AM | 3.5 ft |
| July 4, 2027 | 10:07 PM | 3.5 ft |
| June 4, 2027 | 9:33 PM | 3.5 ft |
| June 5, 2027 | 10:22 PM | 3.5 ft |
| Lowest lows | Time | Height |
|---|---|---|
| January 22, 2027 | 3:09 PM | -0.6 ft |
| January 21, 2027 | 2:22 PM | -0.6 ft |
| January 23, 2027 | 3:55 PM | -0.6 ft |
| December 23, 2026 | 2:43 PM | -0.6 ft |
| December 24, 2026 | 3:31 PM | -0.6 ft |
| February 20, 2027 | 2:46 PM | -0.5 ft |
Tidal datums at station 8460751
NOAA's averages over the 1983-2001 epoch, measured from the chart zero (MLLW). Average range of the tide (MN): 2.5 ft; great diurnal range (GT): 3.0 ft.
| Datum | Meaning | Height above MLLW |
|---|---|---|
| MHHW | Mean Higher High Water | 3.0 ft |
| MHW | Mean High Water | 2.7 ft |
| MSL | Mean Sea Level | 1.5 ft |
| MLW | Mean Low Water | 0.2 ft |
| MLLW | Mean Lower Low Water (chart zero) | 0.0 ft |
Other stations nearby
- New Haven tides: New Haven Harbor, New Haven Reach, average range 6.4 ft, highest predicted tide 7.8 ft on September 30, 2027