Portsmouth Tides May 2023 | Tide Charts & Tables | Portsmouth Harbor, NH

Portsmouth Tide Chart for (Mon) May 1, 2023

Portsmouth tide chart for Monday, May 1, 2023
Portsmouth tides for May 1st, the sunrise is 5:36am-7:43pm and the tide times are L 2:56am 1'6" H 9:11am 7'4" L 3:20pm 1'0" H 9:40pm 7'5" .

Portsmouth Tide Chart for (Tue) May 2, 2023

Portsmouth tide chart for Tuesday, May 2, 2023
Portsmouth tides for May 2nd, the sunrise is 5:35am-7:45pm and the tide times are L 3:44am 1'1" H 9:58am 7'6" L 4:00pm 0'11" H 10:19pm 7'10" .

Portsmouth Tide Chart for (Wed) May 3, 2023

Portsmouth tide chart for Wednesday, May 3, 2023
Portsmouth tides for May 3rd, the sunrise is 5:34am-7:46pm and the tide times are L 4:26am 0'8" H 10:41am 7'8" L 4:38pm 0'9" H 10:56pm 8'2" .

Portsmouth Tide Chart for (Thu) May 4, 2023

Portsmouth tide chart for Thursday, May 4, 2023
Portsmouth tides for May 4th, the sunrise is 5:32am-7:47pm and the tide times are L 5:06am 0'3" H 11:22am 7'9" L 5:15pm 0'7" H 11:32pm 8'6" .

Portsmouth Tide Chart for (Fri) May 5, 2023

Portsmouth tide chart for Friday, May 5, 2023
Portsmouth tides for May 5th, the sunrise is 5:31am-7:48pm and the tide times are L 5:46am -0'0" H 12:03pm 7'10" L 5:52pm 0'6" .

Portsmouth Tide Chart for (Sat) May 6, 2023

Portsmouth tide chart for Saturday, May 6, 2023
Portsmouth tides for May 6th, the sunrise is 5:30am-7:49pm and the tide times are H 12:09am 8'10" L 6:26am -0'3" H 12:44pm 7'11" L 6:31pm 0'6" .

Portsmouth Tide Chart for (Sun) May 7, 2023

Portsmouth tide chart for Sunday, May 7, 2023
Portsmouth tides for May 7th, the sunrise is 5:29am-7:50pm and the tide times are H 12:48am 9'0" L 7:08am -0'5" H 1:27pm 7'11" L 7:14pm 0'6" .

Portsmouth Tide Chart for (Mon) May 8, 2023

Portsmouth tide chart for Monday, May 8, 2023
Portsmouth tides for May 8th, the sunrise is 5:27am-7:51pm and the tide times are H 1:31am 9'1" L 7:54am -0'6" H 2:14pm 7'10" L 8:00pm 0'7" .

Portsmouth Tide Chart for (Tue) May 9, 2023

Portsmouth tide chart for Tuesday, May 9, 2023
Portsmouth tides for May 9th, the sunrise is 5:26am-7:53pm and the tide times are H 2:17am 9'1" L 8:43am -0'5" H 3:05pm 7'8" L 8:51pm 0'9" .

Portsmouth Tide Chart for (Wed) May 10, 2023

Portsmouth tide chart for Wednesday, May 10, 2023
Portsmouth tides for May 10th, the sunrise is 5:25am-7:54pm and the tide times are H 3:10am 8'11" L 9:37am -0'3" H 4:01pm 7'7" L 9:47pm 0'11" .

Portsmouth Tide Chart for (Thu) May 11, 2023

Portsmouth tide chart for Thursday, May 11, 2023
Portsmouth tides for May 11th, the sunrise is 5:24am-7:55pm and the tide times are H 4:07am 8'9" L 10:36am -0'1" H 5:01pm 7'6" L 10:50pm 1'0" .

Portsmouth Tide Chart for (Fri) May 12, 2023

Portsmouth tide chart for Friday, May 12, 2023
Portsmouth tides for May 12th, the sunrise is 5:23am-7:56pm and the tide times are H 5:11am 8'6" L 11:38am 0'0" H 6:06pm 7'7" L 11:58pm 1'0" .

Portsmouth Tide Chart for (Sat) May 13, 2023

Portsmouth tide chart for Saturday, May 13, 2023
Portsmouth tides for May 13th, the sunrise is 5:21am-7:57pm and the tide times are H 6:19am 8'4" L 12:43pm 0'1" H 7:11pm 7'10" .

Portsmouth Tide Chart for (Sun) May 14, 2023

Portsmouth tide chart for Sunday, May 14, 2023
Portsmouth tides for May 14th, the sunrise is 5:20am-7:58pm and the tide times are L 1:08am 0'10" H 7:28am 8'3" L 1:45pm 0'1" H 8:12pm 8'2" .

Portsmouth Tide Chart for (Mon) May 15, 2023

Portsmouth tide chart for Monday, May 15, 2023
Portsmouth tides for May 15th, the sunrise is 5:19am-7:59pm and the tide times are L 2:16am 0'6" H 8:34am 8'3" L 2:44pm 0'1" H 9:10pm 8'6" .

Portsmouth Tide Chart for (Tue) May 16, 2023

Portsmouth tide chart for Tuesday, May 16, 2023
Portsmouth tides for May 16th, the sunrise is 5:18am-8:00pm and the tide times are L 3:18am 0'1" H 9:36am 8'3" L 3:38pm 0'0" H 10:02pm 8'10" .

Portsmouth Tide Chart for (Wed) May 17, 2023

Portsmouth tide chart for Wednesday, May 17, 2023
Portsmouth tides for May 17th, the sunrise is 5:17am-8:01pm and the tide times are L 4:14am -0'2" H 10:32am 8'4" L 4:29pm 0'1" H 10:50pm 9'1" .

Portsmouth Tide Chart for (Thu) May 18, 2023

Portsmouth tide chart for Thursday, May 18, 2023
Portsmouth tides for May 18th, the sunrise is 5:16am-8:02pm and the tide times are L 5:06am -0'6" H 11:24am 8'3" L 5:15pm 0'2" H 11:35pm 9'3" .

Portsmouth Tide Chart for (Fri) May 19, 2023

Portsmouth tide chart for Friday, May 19, 2023
Portsmouth tides for May 19th, the sunrise is 5:15am-8:03pm and the tide times are L 5:54am -0'7" H 12:12pm 8'2" L 6:00pm 0'4" .

Portsmouth Tide Chart for (Sat) May 20, 2023

Portsmouth tide chart for Saturday, May 20, 2023
Portsmouth tides for May 20th, the sunrise is 5:14am-8:04pm and the tide times are H 12:18am 9'2" L 6:39am -0'6" H 12:58pm 8'0" L 6:43pm 0'7" .

Portsmouth Tide Chart for (Sun) May 21, 2023

Portsmouth tide chart for Sunday, May 21, 2023
Portsmouth tides for May 21st, the sunrise is 5:14am-8:05pm and the tide times are H 1:00am 9'0" L 7:23am -0'4" H 1:42pm 7'9" L 7:26pm 0'10" .

Portsmouth Tide Chart for (Mon) May 22, 2023

Portsmouth tide chart for Monday, May 22, 2023
Portsmouth tides for May 22nd, the sunrise is 5:13am-8:06pm and the tide times are H 1:41am 8'9" L 8:06am -0'1" H 2:26pm 7'6" L 8:08pm 1'2" .

Portsmouth Tide Chart for (Tue) May 23, 2023

Portsmouth tide chart for Tuesday, May 23, 2023
Portsmouth tides for May 23rd, the sunrise is 5:12am-8:07pm and the tide times are H 2:23am 8'5" L 8:49am 0'2" H 3:10pm 7'3" L 8:52pm 1'5" .

Portsmouth Tide Chart for (Wed) May 24, 2023

Portsmouth tide chart for Wednesday, May 24, 2023
Portsmouth tides for May 24th, the sunrise is 5:11am-8:08pm and the tide times are H 3:07am 8'2" L 9:34am 0'5" H 3:56pm 7'1" L 9:39pm 1'7" .

Portsmouth Tide Chart for (Thu) May 25, 2023

Portsmouth tide chart for Thursday, May 25, 2023
Portsmouth tides for May 25th, the sunrise is 5:10am-8:09pm and the tide times are H 3:54am 7'10" L 10:20am 0'9" H 4:43pm 6'11" L 10:28pm 1'9" .

Portsmouth Tide Chart for (Fri) May 26, 2023

Portsmouth tide chart for Friday, May 26, 2023
Portsmouth tides for May 26th, the sunrise is 5:10am-8:10pm and the tide times are H 4:43am 7'7" L 11:08am 1'0" H 5:33pm 6'10" L 11:21pm 1'10" .

Portsmouth Tide Chart for (Sat) May 27, 2023

Portsmouth tide chart for Saturday, May 27, 2023
Portsmouth tides for May 27th, the sunrise is 5:09am-8:11pm and the tide times are H 5:36am 7'4" L 11:57am 1'2" H 6:23pm 6'11" .

Portsmouth Tide Chart for (Sun) May 28, 2023

Portsmouth tide chart for Sunday, May 28, 2023
Portsmouth tides for May 28th, the sunrise is 5:08am-8:12pm and the tide times are L 12:16am 1'10" H 6:30am 7'2" L 12:47pm 1'3" H 7:12pm 7'1" .

Portsmouth Tide Chart for (Mon) May 29, 2023

Portsmouth tide chart for Monday, May 29, 2023
Portsmouth tides for May 29th, the sunrise is 5:07am-8:13pm and the tide times are L 1:12am 1'9" H 7:25am 7'1" L 1:35pm 1'3" H 8:00pm 7'4" .

Portsmouth Tide Chart for (Tue) May 30, 2023

Portsmouth tide chart for Tuesday, May 30, 2023
Portsmouth tides for May 30th, the sunrise is 5:07am-8:13pm and the tide times are L 2:06am 1'5" H 8:18am 7'1" L 2:21pm 1'2" H 8:46pm 7'8" .

Portsmouth Tide Chart for (Wed) May 31, 2023

Portsmouth tide chart for Wednesday, May 31, 2023
Portsmouth tides for May 31st, the sunrise is 5:06am-8:14pm and the tide times are L 2:57am 1'1" H 9:10am 7'2" L 3:06pm 1'1" H 9:29pm 8'0" .

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Portsmouth Tide Table for May 2023

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- diff Tides diff Tides diff Tides diff Tides diff Sun Moon
5/1 N/A L 1'6" 2:56AM 5'10" H 7'4" 9:11AM 6'3" L 1'0" 3:20PM 6'4" H 7'5" 9:40PM 6'4" 05:36-19:43 15:31-04:00
5/2 6'4" L 1'1" 3:44AM 6'4" H 7'6" 9:58AM 6'6" L 0'11" 4:00PM 6'11" H 7'10" 10:19PM 7'1" 05:35-19:45 16:36-04:19
5/3 7'1" L 0'8" 4:26AM 6'11" H 7'8" 10:41AM 6'10" L 0'9" 4:38PM 7'5" H 8'2" 10:56PM 7'10" 05:34-19:46 17:42-04:38
5/4 7'10" L 0'3" 5:06AM 7'5" H 7'9" 11:22AM 7'2" L 0'7" 5:15PM 7'11" H 8'6" 11:32PM 8'7" 05:32-19:47 18:52-04:58
5/5 8'7" L -0'0" 5:46AM 7'11" H 7'10" 12:03PM 7'4" L 0'6" 5:52PM 8'3" - - - - 05:31-19:48 20:06-05:21
5/6 8'3" H 8'10" 12:09AM 9'2" L -0'3" 6:26AM 8'3" H 7'11" 12:44PM 7'5" L 0'6" 6:31PM 8'6" 05:30-19:49 21:22-05:49
5/7 8'6" H 9'0" 12:48AM 9'6" L -0'5" 7:08AM 8'4" H 7'11" 1:27PM 7'4" L 0'6" 7:14PM 8'7" 05:29-19:50 22:37-06:24
5/8 8'7" H 9'1" 1:31AM 9'8" L -0'6" 7:54AM 8'4" H 7'10" 2:14PM 7'2" L 0'7" 8:00PM 8'5" 05:27-19:51 23:47-07:10
5/9 8'5" H 9'1" 2:17AM 9'7" L -0'5" 8:43AM 8'2" H 7'8" 3:05PM 6'11" L 0'9" 8:51PM 8'2" 05:26-19:53 00:00-08:08
5/10 8'2" H 8'11" 3:10AM 9'3" L -0'3" 9:37AM 7'11" H 7'7" 4:01PM 6'8" L 0'11" 9:47PM 7'10" 05:25-19:54 00:46-09:18
5/11 7'10" H 8'9" 4:07AM 8'10" L -0'1" 10:36AM 7'8" H 7'6" 5:01PM 6'6" L 1'0" 10:50PM 7'6" 05:24-19:55 01:33-10:34
5/12 7'6" H 8'6" 5:11AM 8'6" L 0'0" 11:38AM 7'7" H 7'7" 6:06PM 6'7" L 1'0" 11:58PM 7'4" 05:23-19:56 02:10-11:53
5/13 7'4" H 8'4" 6:19AM 8'2" L 0'1" 12:43PM 7'8" H 7'10" 7:11PM 6'11" - - - - 05:21-19:57 02:40-13:10
5/14 6'11" L 0'10" 1:08AM 7'5" H 8'3" 7:28AM 8'1" L 0'1" 1:45PM 8'0" H 8'2" 8:12PM 7'7" 05:20-19:58 03:05-14:26
5/15 7'7" L 0'6" 2:16AM 7'8" H 8'3" 8:34AM 8'2" L 0'1" 2:44PM 8'5" H 8'6" 9:10PM 8'5" 05:19-19:59 03:27-15:39
5/16 8'5" L 0'1" 3:18AM 8'2" H 8'3" 9:36AM 8'3" L 0'0" 3:38PM 8'10" H 8'10" 10:02PM 9'1" 05:18-20:00 03:48-16:52
5/17 9'1" L -0'2" 4:14AM 8'6" H 8'4" 10:32AM 8'3" L 0'1" 4:29PM 9'0" H 9'1" 10:50PM 9'7" 05:17-20:01 04:09-18:04
5/18 9'7" L -0'6" 5:06AM 8'9" H 8'3" 11:24AM 8'1" L 0'2" 5:15PM 9'0" H 9'3" 11:35PM 9'10" 05:16-20:02 04:33-19:17
5/19 9'10" L -0'7" 5:54AM 8'9" H 8'2" 12:12PM 7'9" L 0'4" 6:00PM 8'10" - - - - 05:15-20:03 05:01-20:29
5/20 8'10" H 9'2" 12:18AM 9'9" L -0'6" 6:39AM 8'7" H 8'0" 12:58PM 7'4" L 0'7" 6:43PM 8'5" 05:14-20:04 05:34-21:38
5/21 8'5" H 9'0" 1:00AM 9'5" L -0'4" 7:23AM 8'2" H 7'9" 1:42PM 6'10" L 0'10" 7:26PM 7'10" 05:14-20:05 06:14-22:40
5/22 7'10" H 8'9" 1:41AM 8'11" L -0'1" 8:06AM 7'8" H 7'6" 2:26PM 6'4" L 1'2" 8:08PM 7'3" 05:13-20:06 07:03-23:33
5/23 7'3" H 8'5" 2:23AM 8'3" L 0'2" 8:49AM 7'1" H 7'3" 3:10PM 5'10" L 1'5" 8:52PM 6'8" 05:12-20:07 07:59-00:00
5/24 6'8" H 8'2" 3:07AM 7'8" L 0'5" 9:34AM 6'7" H 7'1" 3:56PM 5'5" L 1'7" 9:39PM 6'2" 05:11-20:08 09:00-00:17
5/25 6'2" H 7'10" 3:54AM 7'1" L 0'9" 10:20AM 6'2" H 6'11" 4:43PM 5'1" L 1'9" 10:28PM 5'9" 05:10-20:09 10:04-00:52
5/26 5'9" H 7'7" 4:43AM 6'7" L 1'0" 11:08AM 5'10" H 6'10" 5:33PM 5 L 1'10" 11:21PM 5'5" 05:10-20:10 11:08-01:20
5/27 5'5" H 7'4" 5:36AM 6'2" L 1'2" 11:57AM 5'9" H 6'11" 6:23PM 5'0" - - - - 05:09-20:11 12:12-01:43
5/28 5'0" L 1'10" 12:16AM 5'3" H 7'2" 6:30AM 5'11" L 1'3" 12:47PM 5'10" H 7'1" 7:12PM 5'4" 05:08-20:12 13:15-02:04
5/29 5'4" L 1'9" 1:12AM 5'4" H 7'1" 7:25AM 5'10" L 1'3" 1:35PM 6'1" H 7'4" 8:00PM 5'10" 05:07-20:13 14:19-02:23
5/30 5'10" L 1'5" 2:06AM 5'7" H 7'1" 8:18AM 5'11" L 1'2" 2:21PM 6'5" H 7'8" 8:46PM 6'6" 05:07-20:13 15:24-02:41
5/31 6'6" L 1'1" 2:57AM 6'1" H 7'2" 9:10AM 6'1" L 1'1" 3:06PM 6'11" H 8'0" 9:29PM N/A 05:06-20:14 16:32-03:00

Portsmouth Textual Tide Table for May 2023


May 1st (Mon)
the sunrise is 5:36am-7:43pm and the tide times are L 2:56am 1'6" H 9:11am 7'4" L 3:20pm 1'0" H 9:40pm 7'5" .
May 2nd (Tue)
the sunrise is 5:35am-7:45pm and the tide times are L 3:44am 1'1" H 9:58am 7'6" L 4:00pm 0'11" H 10:19pm 7'10" .
May 3rd (Wed)
the sunrise is 5:34am-7:46pm and the tide times are L 4:26am 0'8" H 10:41am 7'8" L 4:38pm 0'9" H 10:56pm 8'2" .
May 4th (Thu)
the sunrise is 5:32am-7:47pm and the tide times are L 5:06am 0'3" H 11:22am 7'9" L 5:15pm 0'7" H 11:32pm 8'6" .
May 5th (Fri)
the sunrise is 5:31am-7:48pm and the tide times are L 5:46am -0'0" H 12:03pm 7'10" L 5:52pm 0'6" .
May 6th (Sat)
the sunrise is 5:30am-7:49pm and the tide times are H 12:09am 8'10" L 6:26am -0'3" H 12:44pm 7'11" L 6:31pm 0'6" .
May 7th (Sun)
the sunrise is 5:29am-7:50pm and the tide times are H 12:48am 9'0" L 7:08am -0'5" H 1:27pm 7'11" L 7:14pm 0'6" .
May 8th (Mon)
the sunrise is 5:27am-7:51pm and the tide times are H 1:31am 9'1" L 7:54am -0'6" H 2:14pm 7'10" L 8:00pm 0'7" .
May 9th (Tue)
the sunrise is 5:26am-7:53pm and the tide times are H 2:17am 9'1" L 8:43am -0'5" H 3:05pm 7'8" L 8:51pm 0'9" .
May 10th (Wed)
the sunrise is 5:25am-7:54pm and the tide times are H 3:10am 8'11" L 9:37am -0'3" H 4:01pm 7'7" L 9:47pm 0'11" .
May 11th (Thu)
the sunrise is 5:24am-7:55pm and the tide times are H 4:07am 8'9" L 10:36am -0'1" H 5:01pm 7'6" L 10:50pm 1'0" .
May 12th (Fri)
the sunrise is 5:23am-7:56pm and the tide times are H 5:11am 8'6" L 11:38am 0'0" H 6:06pm 7'7" L 11:58pm 1'0" .
May 13th (Sat)
the sunrise is 5:21am-7:57pm and the tide times are H 6:19am 8'4" L 12:43pm 0'1" H 7:11pm 7'10" .
May 14th (Sun)
the sunrise is 5:20am-7:58pm and the tide times are L 1:08am 0'10" H 7:28am 8'3" L 1:45pm 0'1" H 8:12pm 8'2" .
May 15th (Mon)
the sunrise is 5:19am-7:59pm and the tide times are L 2:16am 0'6" H 8:34am 8'3" L 2:44pm 0'1" H 9:10pm 8'6" .
May 16th (Tue)
the sunrise is 5:18am-8:00pm and the tide times are L 3:18am 0'1" H 9:36am 8'3" L 3:38pm 0'0" H 10:02pm 8'10" .
May 17th (Wed)
the sunrise is 5:17am-8:01pm and the tide times are L 4:14am -0'2" H 10:32am 8'4" L 4:29pm 0'1" H 10:50pm 9'1" .
May 18th (Thu)
the sunrise is 5:16am-8:02pm and the tide times are L 5:06am -0'6" H 11:24am 8'3" L 5:15pm 0'2" H 11:35pm 9'3" .
May 19th (Fri)
the sunrise is 5:15am-8:03pm and the tide times are L 5:54am -0'7" H 12:12pm 8'2" L 6:00pm 0'4" .
May 20th (Sat)
the sunrise is 5:14am-8:04pm and the tide times are H 12:18am 9'2" L 6:39am -0'6" H 12:58pm 8'0" L 6:43pm 0'7" .
May 21st (Sun)
the sunrise is 5:14am-8:05pm and the tide times are H 1:00am 9'0" L 7:23am -0'4" H 1:42pm 7'9" L 7:26pm 0'10" .
May 22nd (Mon)
the sunrise is 5:13am-8:06pm and the tide times are H 1:41am 8'9" L 8:06am -0'1" H 2:26pm 7'6" L 8:08pm 1'2" .
May 23rd (Tue)
the sunrise is 5:12am-8:07pm and the tide times are H 2:23am 8'5" L 8:49am 0'2" H 3:10pm 7'3" L 8:52pm 1'5" .
May 24th (Wed)
the sunrise is 5:11am-8:08pm and the tide times are H 3:07am 8'2" L 9:34am 0'5" H 3:56pm 7'1" L 9:39pm 1'7" .
May 25th (Thu)
the sunrise is 5:10am-8:09pm and the tide times are H 3:54am 7'10" L 10:20am 0'9" H 4:43pm 6'11" L 10:28pm 1'9" .
May 26th (Fri)
the sunrise is 5:10am-8:10pm and the tide times are H 4:43am 7'7" L 11:08am 1'0" H 5:33pm 6'10" L 11:21pm 1'10" .
May 27th (Sat)
the sunrise is 5:09am-8:11pm and the tide times are H 5:36am 7'4" L 11:57am 1'2" H 6:23pm 6'11" .
May 28th (Sun)
the sunrise is 5:08am-8:12pm and the tide times are L 12:16am 1'10" H 6:30am 7'2" L 12:47pm 1'3" H 7:12pm 7'1" .
May 29th (Mon)
the sunrise is 5:07am-8:13pm and the tide times are L 1:12am 1'9" H 7:25am 7'1" L 1:35pm 1'3" H 8:00pm 7'4" .
May 30th (Tue)
the sunrise is 5:07am-8:13pm and the tide times are L 2:06am 1'5" H 8:18am 7'1" L 2:21pm 1'2" H 8:46pm 7'8" .
May 31st (Wed)
the sunrise is 5:06am-8:14pm and the tide times are L 2:57am 1'1" H 9:10am 7'2" L 3:06pm 1'1" H 9:29pm 8'0" .

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NOAA/NWS Forecast for Portsmouth

Last updated: June 27, 2026, 12:12 PM

Land Forecast (NHZ014)

TONIGHT: Partly cloudy this evening, then becoming mostly cloudy. Patchy fog. Lows in the upper 50s. Light and variable winds.

SUNDAY: Mostly cloudy in the morning, then becoming partly sunny. Highs in the mid 70s. Light and variable winds.

SUNDAY NIGHT: Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 50s. Light and variable winds.

MONDAY: Partly sunny. Highs in the lower 80s. Light and variable winds.

MONDAY NIGHT: Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 60s. Light and variable winds.

TUESDAY: Partly sunny. A chance of showers in the afternoon. Warm with highs in the mid 80s. Chance of rain 40 percent.

TUESDAY NIGHT: Partly cloudy with a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 60s. Chance of rain 50 percent.

WEDNESDAY: Partly sunny. Hot with highs in the lower 90s.

WEDNESDAY NIGHT: Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 70s.

THURSDAY: Mostly sunny. Hot with highs in the upper 90s.

THURSDAY NIGHT: Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 70s.

FRIDAY: Partly sunny. Hot with highs in the mid 90s.

FRIDAY NIGHT: Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 60s.

INDEPENDENCE DAY: Partly sunny with a chance of showers. Warm with highs in the mid 80s. Chance of rain 40 percent.

Last updated: June 27, 2026, 12:12 PM

Portsmouth Harbor Portsmouth (Guide)

Portsmouth Harbor Portsmouth delivers strong fishing for striped bass and bluefish and summer flounder from the waterfront or small boats with outgoing tides concentrating fish near the historic harbor structure. Public boat ramps at Portsmouth Harbor and the marinas provide launches slips and fuel for harbor trips targeting black sea bass and tautog. Beaches at Portsmouth waterfront and the adjacent Prescott Park and Peirce Island deliver grassy and sandy areas for family picnics swimming and light shore casting with city views. The vibrant historic port town setting makes tide planning straightforward.

New Hampshire State Parks

New Hampshire State Parks and beaches with coastal access, day use fees, and Atlantic shoreline tidepooling

NHFG

New Hampshire Fish and Game Department with current fishing regulations seasons bag size limits and area specific rules

Peirce Island Park and Trails (Other)

Public island park connected by bridge with walking trails picnic areas playgrounds and shoreline access for low tide exploration shore fishing and relaxation offering panoramic views of Portsmouth Harbor the Piscataqua River and surrounding islands. Tidal changes reveal extensive intertidal zones exposing rocks mudflats and potential for observing crabs worms and birds during low tide walks along the trails. Free parking and facilities make it a great spot for combining nature outings with tide aware activities and enjoying the scenic protected waters near historic Portsmouth.

Portsmouth Harbor Cruises and Dock (Other)

Public dock and departure point for scenic harbor cruises whale watching tours and sunset sails offering waterfront access for short term docking or observing boat activity in Portsmouth Harbor leading to the Piscataqua River and open Atlantic. Tidal ranges significantly influence navigation currents and timing of departures arrivals providing context for enjoying dynamic harbor scenery and marine traffic from the pier area. Convenient location near downtown supports combining casual waterfront visits with tide watching and exploring this historic New England port town.

Prescott Park and Waterfront (Other)

Scenic public park and waterfront in downtown Portsmouth along the Piscataqua River featuring gardens lawns amphitheater walking paths and direct harbor access for picnics relaxation shore fishing and low tide exploration with views of passing vessels and the historic working waterfront. Tidal fluctuations create dynamic river conditions exposing more nearshore areas at low tide and enhancing opportunities for observing marine life or enjoying the lively harbor atmosphere in this charming Seacoast city. Ample parking restrooms and proximity to shops restaurants and Strawbery Banke Museum make it ideal for combining casual shore time with tide monitoring and appreciating Portsmouth maritime heritage.

Prescott Park Boat Launch and Fishing Pier (Other)

Public boat launch and fishing pier area near Prescott Park providing ramp access for small craft kayaks trailered boats and elevated pier for shore fishing crabbing with views over the Piscataqua River and Portsmouth Harbor. Tidal cycles affect ramp usability water levels and currents making tide charts essential for safe launching and return while the pier offers consistent access for angling species like striped bass mackerel and bluefish. Close to park amenities it combines launch fishing opportunities with tide monitoring and proximity to downtown Portsmouth attractions.