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Onset Beach Tides Today

Onset Bay · Plymouth County, MA · NOAA 8447277

Right nowFri Nov 6
Next tide
Today65°S 14 mph · Heavy rain
12:12 AM0.2 ft5:55 AM4.3 ft12:53 PM0.3 ft6:17 PM3.7 ft
  1. Low12:12AM0.2 ft
  2. High5:55AM4.3 ft
  3. Low12:53PM0.3 ft
  4. High6:17PM3.7 ft

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

Fishing Outlook

The high tide at 5:55 AM lands near sunrise, and the tides are among the strongest this week.

Best Windows Today

  • 4:55 to 6:55 AMaround high tide
  • 11:53 AM to 1:53 PMaround low tide

Solunar Times

  • Minor3:06 to 4:06 AMmoonrise
  • Major8:21 to 10:21 AMmoon overhead
  • Minor2:25 to 3:25 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 65°Heavy rain 100% rainS 14 mph
  • TonightLow 58°Heavy rain 100% rainS 5 to 13 mph
  • SaturdayHigh 63°Light rain then patchy fog 89% rainSW 5 to 9 mph

Boating Forecast

Buzzards Bay · issued Fri 10:05 AM

This Afternoon
S winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SW 3 ft at 5 seconds and SE 2 ft at 8 seconds. Patchy fog. Rain. A slight chance of tstms, then a chance of tstms. Vsby 1 to 3 NM, decreasing to 1 NM or less.
Tonight
S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt, becoming SW 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 5 seconds and SE 3 ft at 9 seconds. Patchy fog. Rain. Vsby 1 to 3 NM.
Sat
S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W in the afternoon. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 7 seconds and S 1 foot at 4 seconds. Patchy fog. Rain likely 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 7Good6:42 AM 4.4 ft7:02 PM 3.7 ft12:36 AM 0.2 ft1:28 PM 0.2 ft
SundayNov 8Good7:25 AM 4.5 ft7:45 PM 3.6 ft1:03 AM 0.1 ft2:01 PM 0.2 ft
MondayNov 9Fair8:05 AM 4.4 ft8:25 PM 3.6 ft1:36 AM 0.1 ft2:35 PM 0.2 ft
TuesdayNov 10Good8:45 AM 4.2 ft9:05 PM 3.4 ft2:13 AM 0.1 ft3:12 PM 0.2 ft
WednesdayNov 11Good9:24 AM 4.0 ft9:45 PM 3.3 ft2:53 AM 0.2 ft3:50 PM 0.3 ft
ThursdayNov 12Good10:03 AM 3.7 ft10:26 PM 3.1 ft3:34 AM 0.3 ft4:28 PM 0.4 ft
FridayNov 13Good10:43 AM 3.5 ft11:10 PM 2.9 ft4:16 AM 0.4 ft5:07 PM 0.5 ft

About the Tides at Onset Beach

Onset Beach 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 3.4 feet.

Over the next two weeks the biggest tides come on Sunday, November 8, when the water moves about 4.3 feet. The lowest water is 0.1 ft on Friday, November 20 at 11:01 PM, and the highest is 4.5 ft on Sunday, November 8 at 7:25 AM.

NOAA works out the times here from its reference station at Newport, adjusted for this location.

Official NOAA prediction for station 8447277, Onset Beach, Onset Bay, timed from its reference station Newport (8452660). Updated Fri, 06 Nov 2026 17:46 GMT.