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.

South Shore and South Coast

Sunrise: 6:46 AM
Sunset: 6:18 PM
Moon: Waning crescent · 14% lit

Air: 45°F
Wind: 2 mph; From the W
Sky: Clear

Coastal forecast · ANZ234

Buzzards Bay

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 1 foot at 4 seconds and E 1 foot at 5 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 3 seconds and E 1 foot at 8 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 5 seconds and E 1 foot at 8 seconds.

Issued 703 PM EDT Tue Oct 6 2026

Coastal forecast · ANZ236

Narragansett Bay

Tonight: NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt this evening. Waves around 2 ft.
Wednesday: SW winds around 5 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 25 kt in the afternoon. Waves 1 foot or less, then 2 to 3 ft in the afternoon.
Wednesday Night: SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft.

Issued 703 PM EDT Tue Oct 6 2026

Coastal forecast · ANZ235

Rhode Island 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 SE 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 4 seconds and SE 1 foot at 8 seconds, becoming SW 2 ft at 4 seconds and SE 1 foot at 8 seconds.
Wednesday Night: SW winds around 15 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: SW 3 ft at 4 seconds and SE 1 foot at 8 seconds.

Issued 703 PM EDT Tue Oct 6 2026

Tides today

Bay Spring, Bullock Cove, RI
Serves Palmer River (Swansea)
High 5:06a 4.3 ftLow 11:27a 0.7 ftHigh 5:35p 4.5 ft
Hull, MA
Serves Hull Gut
Low 1:58a 0.5 ftHigh 8:16a 8.9 ftLow 2:17p 1.1 ftHigh 8:35p 9.8 ft
Mattapoisett, Mattapoisett Harbor, MA
Serves Angelica Point (Mattapoisett)
High 4:51a 4.0 ftLow 11:19a 0.4 ftHigh 5:25p 4.2 ft
Westport Harbor, MA
Serves Westport River and Horseneck Beach
High 4:49a 3.1 ftLow 11:32a 0.4 ftHigh 5:23p 3.3 ft

Water temperature

Conimicut Light, RI
Serves Palmer River (Swansea)
63°F
Newport, RI
Serves Westport River and Horseneck Beach
63°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.