Watch Hill Point Tides Today
Washington County, RI · NOAA 8458694
- Low12:03AM0.2 ft
- High5:55AM3.1 ft
- Low12:44PM0.2 ft
- High6:17PM2.6 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
- 11:44 AM to 1:44 PMaround low tide
Solunar Times
- Minor3:11 to 4:11 AMmoonrise
- Major8:26 to 10:26 AMmoon overhead
- Minor2:30 to 3:30 PMmoonset
- Major8:48 to 10:48 PMmoon underfoot
Major periods are the two hours around the moon overhead or underfoot. Minor periods are the hour around moonrise and moonset.
Fishing Outlook
The high tide at 6:42 AM lands near sunrise, and the tides are among the strongest this week.
Best Windows Today
- 5:42 to 7:42 AMaround high tide
- 12:19 to 2:19 PMaround low tide
Solunar Times
- Minor4:17 to 5:17 AMmoonrise
- Major9:10 to 11:10 AMmoon overhead
- Minor2:54 to 3:54 PMmoonset
- Major9:33 to 11:33 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 Rhode Island fishing license info and size and bag limits from the Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management.
Weather and Wind
- TodayHigh 65°Heavy rain 100% rainS 8 to 12 mph
- TonightLow 57°Heavy rain 100% rainSW 2 to 7 mph
- SaturdayHigh 64°Chance light rain then mostly sunny 33% rainW 3 to 8 mph
Boating Forecast
Block Island Sound · issued Fri 10:05 AM
- This Afternoon
- S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SE 4 ft at 6 seconds and SW 2 ft at 3 seconds. Patchy fog. Rain with a slight chance of tstms. Vsby 1 NM or less.
- Tonight
- S winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW around 5 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S 4 ft at 7 seconds and W 1 foot at 3 seconds. Patchy fog. Rain. A chance of tstms in the evening. Vsby 1 NM or less.
- Sat
- NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S 4 ft at 7 seconds and SE 3 ft at 9 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. A chance of rain in the morning with vsby 1 to 3 NM.
From the National Weather Service. Arrows point the way the wind blows.
Next 7 Days
30 Day Tide Table| Day | Fishing | High Tides | Low Tides | Moon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SaturdayNov 7 | 6:42 AM 3.2 ft7:02 PM 2.6 ft | 12:27 AM 0.1 ft1:19 PM 0.1 ft | ||
| SundayNov 8 | 7:25 AM 3.2 ft7:45 PM 2.6 ft | 12:54 AM 0.1 ft1:52 PM 0.1 ft | ||
| MondayNov 9 | 8:05 AM 3.1 ft8:25 PM 2.6 ft | 1:27 AM 0.1 ft2:26 PM 0.1 ft | ||
| TuesdayNov 10 | 8:45 AM 3.0 ft9:05 PM 2.5 ft | 2:04 AM 0.1 ft3:03 PM 0.1 ft | ||
| WednesdayNov 11 | 9:24 AM 2.9 ft9:45 PM 2.3 ft | 2:44 AM 0.1 ft3:41 PM 0.2 ft | ||
| ThursdayNov 12 | 10:03 AM 2.7 ft10:26 PM 2.2 ft | 3:25 AM 0.2 ft4:19 PM 0.3 ft | ||
| FridayNov 13 | 10:43 AM 2.5 ft11:10 PM 2.1 ft | 4:07 AM 0.3 ft4:58 PM 0.4 ft |
About the Tides at Watch Hill Point
Watch Hill Point 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 2.4 feet.
Over the next two weeks the biggest tides come on Sunday, November 8, when the water moves about 3.1 feet. The lowest water is 0.1 ft on Friday, November 20 at 10:52 PM, and the highest is 3.2 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 8458694, Watch Hill Point, timed from its reference station Newport (8452660). Updated Fri, 06 Nov 2026 17:46 GMT.