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Annisquam Tides Today

Near Gloucester · Lobster Cove · Essex County, MA · NOAA 8441571

Right nowFri Nov 6
Next tide
Today66°S 7 mph · Rain
2:26 AM0.3 ft8:46 AM9.6 ft2:59 PM0.2 ft9:13 PM9.0 ft
  1. Low2:26AM0.3 ft
  2. High8:46AM9.6 ft
  3. Low2:59PM0.2 ft
  4. High9:13PM9.0 ft

Local Eastern time. Heights in feet above average low water (MLLW). Shaded bands are today's best fishing windows.

Fishing Outlook

The low tide at 2:59 PM lands near sunset, and the tides are among the strongest this week.

Best Windows Today

  • 7:46 to 9:46 AMaround high tide
  • 1:59 to 3:59 PMaround low tide

Solunar Times

  • Minor3:07 to 4:07 AMmoonrise
  • Major8:21 to 10:21 AMmoon overhead
  • Minor2:24 to 3:24 PMmoonset
  • Major8:43 to 10:43 PMmoon underfoot

Major periods are the two hours around the moon overhead or underfoot. Minor periods are the hour around moonrise and moonset.

Fishing here? See Massachusetts saltwater fishing permit info and size and bag limits from the Massachusetts Division of Marine Fisheries.

Weather and Wind

  • TodayHigh 66°Rain 100% rainS 7 mph
  • TonightLow 53°Rain 100% rainS 6 mph
  • SaturdayHigh 59°Light rain 77% rainN 6 to 9 mph

Boating Forecast

Massachusetts Bay and Ipswich Bay · issued Fri 10:05 AM

This Afternoon
S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 4 seconds and E 1 foot at 8 seconds. Patchy fog. Rain. A chance of tstms, then a slight chance of tstms. Vsby 1 NM or less.
Tonight
S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: SE 2 ft at 4 seconds and E 2 ft at 9 seconds. Patchy fog. Rain. Vsby 1 NM or less.
Sat
N winds around 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 3 seconds and SE 2 ft at 4 seconds. Patchy fog. Rain in the morning with vsby 1 to 3 NM.

From the National Weather Service. Arrows point the way the wind blows.

DayFishingHigh TidesLow TidesMoon
SaturdayNov 7Good9:33 AM 9.8 ft10:02 PM 8.9 ft3:14 AM 0.4 ft3:49 PM 0.0 ft
SundayNov 8Good10:15 AM 9.9 ft10:48 PM 8.8 ft3:58 AM 0.6 ft4:35 PM -0.1 ft
MondayNov 9Good10:55 AM 9.9 ft11:30 PM 8.6 ft4:39 AM 0.7 ft5:17 PM -0.1 ft
TuesdayNov 10Good11:33 AM 9.8 ft5:19 AM 0.9 ft5:57 PM -0.1 ft
WednesdayNov 11Good12:11 AM 8.4 ft12:10 PM 9.7 ft5:57 AM 1.2 ft6:36 PM 0.0 ft
ThursdayNov 12Good12:51 AM 8.2 ft12:48 PM 9.5 ft6:36 AM 1.4 ft7:15 PM 0.2 ft
FridayNov 13Good1:31 AM 8.0 ft1:28 PM 9.3 ft7:16 AM 1.5 ft7:56 PM 0.4 ft

About the Tides at Annisquam

Annisquam gets two high tides and two low tides most days, both about the same size. On a typical day the water rises and falls about 8.8 feet.

Over the next two weeks the biggest tides come on Monday, November 9, when the water moves about 10.0 feet. The lowest water is -0.1 ft on Monday, November 9 at 5:17 PM, and the highest is 9.9 ft on Monday, November 9 at 10:55 AM. A minus tide like that uncovers the most beach, flats and tide pools.

NOAA predicts the tides here from years of measurements at station 8441571.

Official NOAA prediction for station 8441571, Annisquam, Lobster Cove. Updated Fri, 06 Nov 2026 17:46 GMT.