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Pleasant Bay Tides Today

Near East Harwich · Barnstable County, MA · NOAA 8447291

Right nowFri Nov 6
Next tide
Today65°S 16 mph · Light rain
5:51 AM0.2 ft11:12 AM3.5 ft6:24 PM0.1 ft11:41 PM3.3 ft
  1. Low5:51AM0.2 ft
  2. High11:12AM3.5 ft
  3. Low6:24PM0.1 ft
  4. High11:41PM3.3 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 5:51 AM lands near sunrise, and the tides are among the strongest this week.

Best Windows Today

  • 4:51 to 6:51 AMaround low tide
  • 10:12 AM to 12:12 PMaround high tide

Solunar Times

  • Minor3:03 to 4:03 AMmoonrise
  • Major8:18 to 10:18 AMmoon overhead
  • Minor2:22 to 3:22 PMmoonset
  • Major8:40 to 10:40 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°Light rain 76% rainS 16 mph
  • TonightLow 56°Light rain 97% rainS 7 to 13 mph
  • SaturdayHigh 62°Rain 94% rainSW 10 mph

Boating Forecast

Nantucket Sound · issued Fri 10:05 AM

This Afternoon
S winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 5 seconds and SE 1 foot at 8 seconds. Rain likely with a slight chance of tstms.
Tonight
S winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt in the evening. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 6 seconds and SE 1 foot at 5 seconds. Patchy fog. Rain. Vsby 1 to 3 NM.
Sat
S winds around 10 kt, becoming W in the afternoon. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 5 seconds and SE 1 foot at 9 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 7Good11:57 AM 3.5 ft6:40 AM 0.2 ft7:13 PM 0.0 ft
SundayNov 8Good12:28 AM 3.3 ft12:38 PM 3.6 ft7:24 AM 0.2 ft7:57 PM 0.0 ft
MondayNov 9Fair1:12 AM 3.2 ft1:17 PM 3.6 ft8:05 AM 0.3 ft8:39 PM 0.0 ft
TuesdayNov 10Fair1:54 AM 3.2 ft1:56 PM 3.5 ft8:45 AM 0.4 ft9:20 PM 0.0 ft
WednesdayNov 11Fair2:35 AM 3.1 ft2:35 PM 3.5 ft9:25 AM 0.4 ft10:01 PM 0.1 ft
ThursdayNov 12Good3:16 AM 3.0 ft3:16 PM 3.4 ft10:06 AM 0.5 ft10:42 PM 0.2 ft
FridayNov 13Good3:58 AM 2.9 ft3:58 PM 3.3 ft10:47 AM 0.6 ft11:24 PM 0.3 ft

About the Tides at Pleasant Bay

Pleasant Bay 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 3.1 feet.

Over the next two weeks the biggest tides come on Sunday, November 8, when the water moves about 3.6 feet. The lowest water is 0.0 ft on Sunday, November 8 at 7:57 PM, and the highest is 3.6 ft on Sunday, November 8 at 12:38 PM.

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

Official NOAA prediction for station 8447291, Pleasant Bay, timed from its reference station Boston (8443970). Updated Fri, 06 Nov 2026 17:46 GMT.