Conditions · MA

Massachusetts conditions

Weather, coastal forecasts, tides, water temperature and river flows, region by region. Fishing reports are separate: those come from people on the water.

Cape Cod and the Islands

Sunrise: 6:44 AM
Sunset: 6:16 PM
Moon: Waning crescent · 14% lit

Air: 48°F
Wind: 6 mph; From the W
Sky: Clear

Coastal forecast · ANZ231

Cape Cod Bay

Tonight: NW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 5 seconds and NE 2 ft at 8 seconds.
Wednesday: SW winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 4 seconds and NE 1 foot at 7 seconds.
Wednesday Night: SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 3 seconds and NE 1 foot at 5 seconds.

Issued 703 PM EDT Tue Oct 6 2026

Coastal forecast · ANZ250

Coastal waters east of Ipswich Bay and the Stellwagen Bank

Tonight: NW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 5 seconds and E 2 ft at 8 seconds.
Wednesday: SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 4 seconds and E 1 foot at 8 seconds.
Wednesday Night: SW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 4 seconds and E 1 foot at 8 seconds.

Issued National Marine Sanctuary-

Coastal forecast · ANZ254

Coastal waters from Provincetown MA to Chatham MA to Nantucket MA

Tonight: NW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 5 seconds and E 2 ft at 8 seconds.
Wednesday: SW winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 5 seconds and E 1 foot at 8 seconds.
Wednesday Night: SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 4 seconds and E 1 foot at 8 seconds.

Issued out 20 NM-

Coastal forecast · ANZ232

Nantucket Sound

Tonight: NW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 3 seconds and E 1 foot at 8 seconds.
Wednesday: SW winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 1 foot or less, then 2 to 3 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: W 1 foot at 3 seconds and E 1 foot at 8 seconds, becoming SW 2 ft at 3 seconds and E 1 foot at 8 seconds.
Wednesday Night: SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 3 seconds and E 1 foot at 8 seconds.

Issued 703 PM EDT Tue Oct 6 2026

Coastal forecast · ANZ233

Vineyard Sound

Tonight: NW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 4 seconds and E 1 foot at 7 seconds.
Wednesday: SW winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 1 foot or less, then 2 to 4 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: W 1 foot at 4 seconds and E 1 foot at 8 seconds, becoming SW 2 ft at 3 seconds and E 1 foot at 9 seconds.
Wednesday Night: SW winds around 15 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SW 3 ft at 4 seconds and E 1 foot at 9 seconds.

Issued 703 PM EDT Tue Oct 6 2026

Tides today

Cape Cod Canal, Bournedale, MA
Serves Cape Cod Canal
Low 1:37a 0.1 ftHigh 7:50a 6.1 ftLow 1:58p 0.5 ftHigh 8:13p 6.8 ft
Chatham, Stage Harbor, MA
Serves Monomoy National Wildlife Refuge (Chatham)
Low 2:25a 0.3 ftHigh 9:10a 4.0 ftLow 2:37p 0.6 ftHigh 9:28p 4.7 ft
Cuttyhunk, MA
Serves Cuttyhunk Island
Low 12:26a 0.4 ftHigh 6:00a 3.6 ftLow 12:14p 0.4 ftHigh 6:34p 3.8 ft
Little Harbor, MA
Serves Nobska Point (Woods Hole)
Low 1:32a 0.2 ftHigh 5:12a 1.5 ftLow 1:20p 0.2 ftHigh 5:46p 1.6 ft
Poponesset Island, Poponesset Bay, MA
Serves Waquoit Bay Jetty and South Cape Beach
Low 3:43a 0.1 ftHigh 10:14a 2.2 ftLow 4:02p 0.3 ftHigh 10:33p 2.4 ft
Provincetown, MA
Serves Provincetown (Race Point and the West End Breakwater)
Low 1:53a 0.3 ftHigh 8:12a 9.0 ftLow 2:12p 0.9 ftHigh 8:32p 10.0 ft
Sandwich Marina, Cape Cod Canal, east entrance, MA
Serves Craven's Landing (Scorton Creek)
Low 1:49a 0.2 ftHigh 8:08a 8.3 ftLow 2:10p 0.8 ftHigh 8:30p 9.2 ft
South Yarmouth, Bass River, MA
Serves Bass River (Yarmouth and Dennis)
Low 3:37a 0.1 ftHigh 9:59a 2.7 ftLow 3:56p 0.3 ftHigh 10:18p 2.9 ft
Vineyard Haven, Vineyard Hvn Hbr, MA
Serves Martha's Vineyard
Low 1:18a 0.1 ftHigh 8:20a 1.8 ftLow 1:29p 0.2 ftHigh 8:36p 2.2 ft
Wellfleet, MA
Serves Cape Cod Bay (Brewster Flats to Billingsgate Shoal), Outer Cape Beaches (Cape Cod National Seashore)
Low 2:21a 0.5 ftHigh 8:25a 9.6 ftLow 2:40p 1.2 ftHigh 8:44p 10.6 ft

Water temperature

Woods Hole, MA
Serves Angelica Point (Mattapoisett), Martha's Vineyard, Nobska Point (Woods Hole), Waquoit Bay Jetty and South Cape Beach
64°F

Sources: National Weather Service, NOAA Tides & Currents, USGS. Sunrise, sunset and moon phase are calculated. Readings refresh every 15 minutes; always check official forecasts before going out.