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Guilford Harbor Tide Table for March 2027

View tide tables in a column-row format below, with a "diff" column to spot large tide height swings—great for anglers. Scroll down for a textual format, ideal for reading or sharing.

- diff Tides diff Tides diff Tides diff Tides diff Sun Moon
3/1 0'0" L 4'6" 1:23AM 0'0" H 5'7" 2:34AM 0'0" L 6'8" 3:45PM 0'0" H 7'9" 4:56PM 3'3" 00:00-13:11 00:00-13:11
3/2 0'0" L 4'6" 1:23AM 0'0" H 5'7" 2:34AM 0'0" L 6'8" 3:45PM 0'0" H 7'9" 4:56PM 3'3" 00:00-13:11 00:00-13:11
3/3 0'0" L 4'6" 1:23AM 0'0" H 5'7" 2:34AM 0'0" L 6'8" 3:45PM 0'0" H 7'9" 4:56PM 3'3" 00:00-13:11 00:00-13:11
3/4 0'0" L 4'6" 1:23AM 0'0" H 5'7" 2:34AM 0'0" L 6'8" 3:45PM 0'0" H 7'9" 4:56PM 3'3" 00:00-13:11 00:00-13:11
3/5 0'0" L 4'6" 1:23AM 0'0" H 5'7" 2:34AM 0'0" L 6'8" 3:45PM 0'0" H 7'9" 4:56PM 3'3" 00:00-13:11 00:00-13:11
3/6 0'0" L 4'6" 1:23AM 0'0" H 5'7" 2:34AM 0'0" L 6'8" 3:45PM 0'0" H 7'9" 4:56PM 3'3" 00:00-13:11 00:00-13:11
3/7 0'0" L 4'6" 1:23AM 0'0" H 5'7" 2:34AM 0'0" L 6'8" 3:45PM 0'0" H 7'9" 4:56PM 3'3" 00:00-13:11 00:00-13:11
3/8 0'0" L 4'6" 1:23AM 0'0" H 5'7" 2:34AM 0'0" L 6'8" 3:45PM 0'0" H 7'9" 4:56PM 3'3" 00:00-13:11 00:00-13:11
3/9 0'0" L 4'6" 1:23AM 0'0" H 5'7" 2:34AM 0'0" L 6'8" 3:45PM 0'0" H 7'9" 4:56PM 3'3" 00:00-13:11 00:00-13:11
3/10 0'0" L 4'6" 1:23AM 0'0" H 5'7" 2:34AM 0'0" L 6'8" 3:45PM 0'0" H 7'9" 4:56PM 3'3" 00:00-13:11 00:00-13:11
3/11 0'0" L 4'6" 1:23AM 0'0" H 5'7" 2:34AM 0'0" L 6'8" 3:45PM 0'0" H 7'9" 4:56PM 3'3" 00:00-13:11 00:00-13:11
3/12 0'0" L 4'6" 1:23AM 0'0" H 5'7" 2:34AM 0'0" L 6'8" 3:45PM 0'0" H 7'9" 4:56PM 3'3" 00:00-13:11 00:00-13:11
3/13 0'0" L 4'6" 1:23AM 0'0" H 5'7" 2:34AM 0'0" L 6'8" 3:45PM 0'0" H 7'9" 4:56PM 3'3" 00:00-13:11 00:00-13:11
3/14 0'0" L 4'6" 1:23AM 0'0" H 5'7" 2:34AM 0'0" L 6'8" 3:45PM 0'0" H 7'9" 4:56PM 3'3" 00:00-13:11 00:00-13:11
3/15 0'0" L 4'6" 1:23AM 0'0" H 5'7" 2:34AM 0'0" L 6'8" 3:45PM 0'0" H 7'9" 4:56PM 3'3" 00:00-13:11 00:00-13:11
3/16 0'0" L 4'6" 1:23AM 0'0" H 5'7" 2:34AM 0'0" L 6'8" 3:45PM 0'0" H 7'9" 4:56PM 3'3" 00:00-13:11 00:00-13:11
3/17 0'0" L 4'6" 1:23AM 0'0" H 5'7" 2:34AM 0'0" L 6'8" 3:45PM 0'0" H 7'9" 4:56PM 3'3" 00:00-13:11 00:00-13:11
3/18 0'0" L 4'6" 1:23AM 0'0" H 5'7" 2:34AM 0'0" L 6'8" 3:45PM 0'0" H 7'9" 4:56PM 3'3" 00:00-13:11 00:00-13:11
3/19 0'0" L 4'6" 1:23AM 0'0" H 5'7" 2:34AM 0'0" L 6'8" 3:45PM 0'0" H 7'9" 4:56PM 3'3" 00:00-13:11 00:00-13:11
3/20 0'0" L 4'6" 1:23AM 0'0" H 5'7" 2:34AM 0'0" L 6'8" 3:45PM 0'0" H 7'9" 4:56PM 3'3" 00:00-13:11 00:00-13:11
3/21 0'0" L 4'6" 1:23AM 0'0" H 5'7" 2:34AM 0'0" L 6'8" 3:45PM 0'0" H 7'9" 4:56PM 3'3" 00:00-13:11 00:00-13:11
3/22 0'0" L 4'6" 1:23AM 0'0" H 5'7" 2:34AM 0'0" L 6'8" 3:45PM 0'0" H 7'9" 4:56PM 3'3" 00:00-13:11 00:00-13:11
3/23 0'0" L 4'6" 1:23AM 0'0" H 5'7" 2:34AM 0'0" L 6'8" 3:45PM 0'0" H 7'9" 4:56PM 3'3" 00:00-13:11 00:00-13:11
3/24 0'0" L 4'6" 1:23AM 0'0" H 5'7" 2:34AM 0'0" L 6'8" 3:45PM 0'0" H 7'9" 4:56PM 3'3" 00:00-13:11 00:00-13:11
3/25 0'0" L 4'6" 1:23AM 0'0" H 5'7" 2:34AM 0'0" L 6'8" 3:45PM 0'0" H 7'9" 4:56PM 3'3" 00:00-13:11 00:00-13:11
3/26 0'0" L 4'6" 1:23AM 0'0" H 5'7" 2:34AM 0'0" L 6'8" 3:45PM 0'0" H 7'9" 4:56PM 3'3" 00:00-13:11 00:00-13:11
3/27 0'0" L 4'6" 1:23AM 0'0" H 5'7" 2:34AM 0'0" L 6'8" 3:45PM 0'0" H 7'9" 4:56PM 3'3" 00:00-13:11 00:00-13:11
3/28 0'0" L 4'6" 1:23AM 0'0" H 5'7" 2:34AM 0'0" L 6'8" 3:45PM 0'0" H 7'9" 4:56PM 3'3" 00:00-13:11 00:00-13:11
3/29 0'0" L 4'6" 1:23AM 0'0" H 5'7" 2:34AM 0'0" L 6'8" 3:45PM 0'0" H 7'9" 4:56PM 3'3" 00:00-13:11 00:00-13:11
3/30 0'0" L 4'6" 1:23AM 0'0" H 5'7" 2:34AM 0'0" L 6'8" 3:45PM 0'0" H 7'9" 4:56PM 3'3" 00:00-13:11 00:00-13:11
3/31 0'0" L 4'6" 1:23AM 0'0" H 5'7" 2:34AM 0'0" L 6'8" 3:45PM 0'0" H 7'9" 4:56PM N/A 00:00-13:11 00:00-13:11

Guilford Harbor Textual Tide Table for March 2027


Mar 1st (Mon)
Sun 0:00am-1:11pm L 1:23am 4'5" H 2:34am 5'6" L 3:45pm 6'7" H 4:56pm 7'8"
Mar 2nd (Tue)
Sun 0:00am-1:11pm L 1:23am 4'5" H 2:34am 5'6" L 3:45pm 6'7" H 4:56pm 7'8"
Mar 3rd (Wed)
Sun 0:00am-1:11pm L 1:23am 4'5" H 2:34am 5'6" L 3:45pm 6'7" H 4:56pm 7'8"
Mar 4th (Thu)
Sun 0:00am-1:11pm L 1:23am 4'5" H 2:34am 5'6" L 3:45pm 6'7" H 4:56pm 7'8"
Mar 5th (Fri)
Sun 0:00am-1:11pm L 1:23am 4'5" H 2:34am 5'6" L 3:45pm 6'7" H 4:56pm 7'8"
Mar 6th (Sat)
Sun 0:00am-1:11pm L 1:23am 4'5" H 2:34am 5'6" L 3:45pm 6'7" H 4:56pm 7'8"
Mar 7th (Sun)
Sun 0:00am-1:11pm L 1:23am 4'5" H 2:34am 5'6" L 3:45pm 6'7" H 4:56pm 7'8"
Mar 8th (Mon)
Sun 0:00am-1:11pm L 1:23am 4'5" H 2:34am 5'6" L 3:45pm 6'7" H 4:56pm 7'8"
Mar 9th (Tue)
Sun 0:00am-1:11pm L 1:23am 4'5" H 2:34am 5'6" L 3:45pm 6'7" H 4:56pm 7'8"
Mar 10th (Wed)
Sun 0:00am-1:11pm L 1:23am 4'5" H 2:34am 5'6" L 3:45pm 6'7" H 4:56pm 7'8"
Mar 11th (Thu)
Sun 0:00am-1:11pm L 1:23am 4'5" H 2:34am 5'6" L 3:45pm 6'7" H 4:56pm 7'8"
Mar 12th (Fri)
Sun 0:00am-1:11pm L 1:23am 4'5" H 2:34am 5'6" L 3:45pm 6'7" H 4:56pm 7'8"
Mar 13th (Sat)
Sun 0:00am-1:11pm L 1:23am 4'5" H 2:34am 5'6" L 3:45pm 6'7" H 4:56pm 7'8"
Mar 14th (Sun)
Sun 0:00am-1:11pm L 1:23am 4'5" H 2:34am 5'6" L 3:45pm 6'7" H 4:56pm 7'8"
Mar 15th (Mon)
Sun 0:00am-1:11pm L 1:23am 4'5" H 2:34am 5'6" L 3:45pm 6'7" H 4:56pm 7'8"
Mar 16th (Tue)
Sun 0:00am-1:11pm L 1:23am 4'5" H 2:34am 5'6" L 3:45pm 6'7" H 4:56pm 7'8"
Mar 17th (Wed)
Sun 0:00am-1:11pm L 1:23am 4'5" H 2:34am 5'6" L 3:45pm 6'7" H 4:56pm 7'8"
Mar 18th (Thu)
Sun 0:00am-1:11pm L 1:23am 4'5" H 2:34am 5'6" L 3:45pm 6'7" H 4:56pm 7'8"
Mar 19th (Fri)
Sun 0:00am-1:11pm L 1:23am 4'5" H 2:34am 5'6" L 3:45pm 6'7" H 4:56pm 7'8"
Mar 20th (Sat)
Sun 0:00am-1:11pm L 1:23am 4'5" H 2:34am 5'6" L 3:45pm 6'7" H 4:56pm 7'8"
Mar 21st (Sun)
Sun 0:00am-1:11pm L 1:23am 4'5" H 2:34am 5'6" L 3:45pm 6'7" H 4:56pm 7'8"
Mar 22nd (Mon)
Sun 0:00am-1:11pm L 1:23am 4'5" H 2:34am 5'6" L 3:45pm 6'7" H 4:56pm 7'8"
Mar 23rd (Tue)
Sun 0:00am-1:11pm L 1:23am 4'5" H 2:34am 5'6" L 3:45pm 6'7" H 4:56pm 7'8"
Mar 24th (Wed)
Sun 0:00am-1:11pm L 1:23am 4'5" H 2:34am 5'6" L 3:45pm 6'7" H 4:56pm 7'8"
Mar 25th (Thu)
Sun 0:00am-1:11pm L 1:23am 4'5" H 2:34am 5'6" L 3:45pm 6'7" H 4:56pm 7'8"
Mar 26th (Fri)
Sun 0:00am-1:11pm L 1:23am 4'5" H 2:34am 5'6" L 3:45pm 6'7" H 4:56pm 7'8"
Mar 27th (Sat)
Sun 0:00am-1:11pm L 1:23am 4'5" H 2:34am 5'6" L 3:45pm 6'7" H 4:56pm 7'8"
Mar 28th (Sun)
Sun 0:00am-1:11pm L 1:23am 4'5" H 2:34am 5'6" L 3:45pm 6'7" H 4:56pm 7'8"
Mar 29th (Mon)
Sun 0:00am-1:11pm L 1:23am 4'5" H 2:34am 5'6" L 3:45pm 6'7" H 4:56pm 7'8"
Mar 30th (Tue)
Sun 0:00am-1:11pm L 1:23am 4'5" H 2:34am 5'6" L 3:45pm 6'7" H 4:56pm 7'8"
Mar 31st (Wed)
Sun 0:00am-1:11pm L 1:23am 4'5" H 2:34am 5'6" L 3:45pm 6'7" H 4:56pm 7'8"

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NOAA/NWS Forecast for Guilford Harbor

Last updated: June 8, 2026, 6:02 PM

Marine Forecast (ANZ331)

ANZ331-090730-
Long Island Sound East of New Haven CT/Port Jefferson NY to the
Mouth of the Connecticut River-
227 PM EDT Mon Jun 8 2026

.REST OF TODAY...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 1 ft or less.
.TONIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 1 ft or less. Wave Detail: S
1 ft at 2 seconds.
.TUE...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 1 ft or less. Wave Detail: W
1 ft at 3 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt,
diminishing to 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas around 2 ft in the
evening, then 1 ft or less. Wave Detail: SW 1 ft at 3 seconds.
.WED...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 1 ft or less. Wave Detail: SW
1 ft at 3 seconds. Slight chance of showers in the morning, then
showers likely in the afternoon.
.WED NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 1 ft or less. Wave Detail:
SW 1 ft at 3 seconds. Showers likely.
.THU...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 1 ft or less. Chance of showers.
Chance of tstms in the afternoon.
.THU NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 1 ft or less. Chance of
showers.
.FRI...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 1 ft or less.
.FRI NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 1 ft or less. Chance of
showers.
.SAT...S winds around 5 kt. Seas 1 ft or less.
.SAT NIGHT...S winds around 5 kt. Seas 1 ft or less.

Winds and seas may be higher in and near tstms.

$$

Land Forecast (CTZ010)

THIS AFTERNOON: Sunny. Near steady temperature in the lower 70s. South winds 5 to 10 mph.

TONIGHT: Clear. Lows in the mid 50s. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph.

TUESDAY: Sunny. Highs in the upper 70s. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph. Gusts up to 20 mph in the afternoon.

TUESDAY NIGHT: Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming partly cloudy. Lows around 60. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph. Gusts up to 20 mph in the evening.

WEDNESDAY: Mostly cloudy. A slight chance of showers in the morning, then showers likely in the afternoon. Highs in the mid 70s. South winds 5 to 10 mph. Gusts up to 20 mph in the afternoon. Chance of rain 70 percent.

WEDNESDAY NIGHT: Mostly cloudy. Showers likely in the evening. Lows in the lower 60s. Chance of rain 70 percent.

THURSDAY: Partly sunny. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the upper 80s. Chance of rain 50 percent. Heat index values in the upper 90s in the afternoon.

THURSDAY NIGHT: Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening, then a chance of showers after midnight. Lows in the mid 60s. Chance of rain 50 percent.

FRIDAY: Partly sunny. Highs in the mid 80s.

FRIDAY NIGHT: Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows in the lower 60s. Chance of rain 50 percent.

SATURDAY: Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 80s.

SATURDAY NIGHT: Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 60s.

SUNDAY: Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 80s.

SUNDAY NIGHT: Partly cloudy in the evening, then mostly cloudy with a chance of showers after midnight. Lows in the lower 60s. Chance of rain 30 percent.

MONDAY: Partly sunny with a 40 percent chance of showers. Highs in the lower 80s.

Last updated: June 8, 2026, 6:02 PM

Guilford Harbor (Guide)

Guilford Harbor on Long Island Sound delivers strong fishing for striped bass, summer flounder, and bluefish from the harbor or small boats with lower tides exposing flats for improved sight fishing and wading success. Boat ramps at Guilford Harbor and the town marina provide easy launches slips and fuel for sound exploration targeting tautog and black sea bass. Beaches at Guilford Harbor Beach, Chaffinch Island Park, and the adjacent East Shore deliver calm sand for family picnics swimming and shore casting with scenic harbor views. The charming shoreline town setting enhances productive tide timed outings.

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Chaffinch Island Park (Other)

Scenic 22-acre shoreline park at the end of Chaffinch Island Road offering picnic tables grills and excellent fishing spots along the water with peaceful views of Guilford Harbor and Long Island Sound. Ideal for shore-based fishing clamming picnicking and low tide exploration of rocky areas and marshes where tidal cycles reveal more shoreline and potential for observing marine life. Dog-friendly area provides a relaxing public access point close to the harbor for visitors interested in tide-influenced coastal activities without launching a boat.

Guilford Harbormaster (Other)

Official harbormaster for Guilford waters responsible for managing moorings navigation safety and harbor regulations in Guilford Harbor and surrounding areas. Contact the harbormaster for mooring permits rules on vessel operations and assistance with tide-related navigation challenges in the East River and harbor entrance. Essential for boaters to check with the harbormaster regarding current conditions mooring availability and safe practices around significant tidal fluctuations affecting channels and access points.

Guilford Town Marina (Other)

Town-managed marina at the mouth of the East River in Guilford Harbor offering 122 slips and 14 moorings with easy access to Long Island Sound for boating fishing and sailing adventures. Certified as a Connecticut Clean Marina it provides essential amenities like pump-out ice and concessions along with onsite public boat launch ramp for trailered boats kayaks and small craft. Strong tidal ranges in the harbor and river require careful attention to tide charts for safe docking navigation and launching to avoid grounding or strong currents during low tide periods.

Jacobs Beach (Other)

Popular public beach on Seaside Avenue featuring a 430-foot sandy shoreline with lifeguards picnic shelters playground volleyball and basketball courts plus outdoor showers for family-friendly swimming and shore activities. Excellent spot near Guilford Harbor for low tide walks tide pool exploration and enjoying views of Long Island Sound while monitoring tidal changes that expose more beach area or affect water depth for safe wading and swimming. Seasonal beach passes required with nearby access to harbor facilities making it convenient for combining beach time with boating or fishing trips.