Cuttyhunk Tides Today
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Cuttyhunk runs a mean tidal range of about 3.3 ft. This month the highest water, 4.6 ft, comes on the morning of Nov 25, and the lowest, a -0.5 ft minus tide, on the morning of Nov 25.
| High tide | 3:38 AM | 3.5 ft |
| Low tide | 10:15 AM | 0.5 ft |
| High tide | 4:08 PM | 3.5 ft |
| Low tide | 10:58 PM | 0.3 ft |
Today on the water at Cuttyhunk
Today at Cuttyhunk: high tide at 3:38 AM (3.5 ft) and 4:08 PM (3.5 ft), low tide at 10:15 AM (0.5 ft) and 10:58 PM (0.3 ft). The National Weather Service forecast for Tuesday is mostly sunny with SW winds 16 mph, 62°F. Wind that strong can hold water in or push it out, so the real tide may run above or below these predictions. Sunrise is at 6:16 AM and sunset at 4:37 PM.
| Period | Forecast | Wind | Temp |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overnight | Partly Cloudy | SW 15 mph | 56°F |
| Tuesday | Mostly Sunny | SW 16 mph | 62°F |
Forecast: National Weather Service point forecast for this location.
Where Cuttyhunk is
Cuttyhunk sits at 41.4250° N, 70.9167° W on the southern New England coast, about 11 mi south of New Bedford, MA. The station here is a subordinate tide prediction point. NOAA has no gauge in the water at this spot; its times and heights are published as offsets from a reference gauge, named below. The closest gauge measuring live water level is New Bedford Harbor, Marine Terminal (NOAA 8447636), 13.6 mi away, and high and low water here run on average about 63 min later than there. The nearest weather station is Buzzards Bay, MA, a shore station reporting wind and, at most sites, water temperature, 6.3 mi away.
The tide at Cuttyhunk
Cuttyhunk has a semidiurnal tide: two highs and two lows a day of about the same size, roughly 12 hours 25 minutes apart. This month's predictions average 1.9 high tides a day here. The mean range from lower low to higher high is 3.7 ft, and 3.4 ft between the average high and the average low, a moderate tide. On an average day the higher high tops the lower high by 0.2 ft and the lower low sits 0.1 ft below the other low. For the water around it: Tides along Narragansett Bay, Buzzards Bay and the islands are semidiurnal but vary sharply over short distances, from 1 ft on Nantucket Sound to 4 ft in Narragansett Bay.
About this station
- High tide reaches Cuttyhunk about 1.3 hours after the moon passes overhead. That lag is local, which is why high water does not line up with the moon.
- NOAA predicts tides here from Newport, station 8452660. High tide comes about 80 min later and low tide about 75 min later than there.
Datum and source
Heights on this page are feet above mean lower low water (MLLW), the zero NOAA's nautical charts use for soundings. A predicted 0.0 ft low is the average of the lower low each day; a minus tide is water below chart datum, and a 2 ft high means 2 ft more water than the chart shows. NOAA fixes MLLW at Cuttyhunk from the 1983-2001 National Tidal Datum Epoch; mean higher high water is 3.7 ft above it and mean sea level 1.7 ft. These datums are controlled from NOAA's Newport, RI gauge. Source: NOAA CO-OPS station 8448376, established 1976, gauge removed 1976. The tide times and heights are published as time and height offsets from its reference gauge; TidalMap republishes them daily and does not alter them.
Tide stations near Cuttyhunk
- Quicks Hole, North side: 3.5 mi, tides about 85 min earlier
- Gay Head: 6.7 mi, tides about 57 min earlier
- Menemsha Harbor, MA: 9.1 mi, tides about 44 min earlier
- Westport Harbor: 10.8 mi, tides about 56 min earlier
- Squibnocket Point: 11.0 mi, tides about 100 min earlier
TidalMapMonthly tide calendar
🌊 Biggest flood tides at Cuttyhunk this month: Nov 6, Nov 7, Nov 8, Nov 9, Nov 23, Nov 24, Nov 25, Nov 26, Nov 27, Nov 28. These spring highs push water up into the grass and over the oyster rock; prime for poling into flooded marsh for tailing reds.
🔻 Negative (minus) low tides at Cuttyhunk this month: Nov 21, Nov 22, Nov 23, Nov 24, Nov 25, Nov 26, Nov 27, Nov 28. These drain the flats and expose the oyster rock, prime for sight-fishing and clamming.
Best fishing times (solunar)
Major and minor solunar windows for Cuttyhunk, peak feeding activity is around the moon overhead/underfoot (majors) and moonrise/moonset (minors). Score is the day's activity coefficient (0–100).
| Day | Major windows | Minor windows | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| Today 🌗 | 6:09–8:09 AM 6:34–8:34 PM | 11:09–1:09 AM 12:55–2:55 PM | 47 |
| Wed Nov 4 🌗 | 6:57–8:57 AM 7:22–9:22 PM | 12:23–2:23 AM 1:18–3:18 PM | 61 |
| Thu Nov 5 🌘 | 7:43–9:43 AM 8:08–10:08 PM | 1:33–3:33 AM 1:40–3:40 PM | 73 |
| Fri Nov 6 🌘 | 8:28–10:28 AM 8:53–10:53 PM | 2:42–4:42 AM 2:02–4:02 PM | 83 |
| Sat Nov 7 🌘 | 9:13–11:13 AM 9:38–11:38 PM | 3:50–5:50 AM 2:26–4:26 PM | 91 |
| Sun Nov 8 🌘 | 9:59–11:59 AM 10:24–12:24 AM | 4:58–6:58 AM 2:52–4:52 PM | 97 |
| Mon Nov 9 🌑 | 10:47–12:47 PM 11:12–1:12 AM | 6:04–8:04 AM 3:23–5:23 PM | 99 |
Predictions & observations: NOAA CO-OPS station 8448376. Solunar windows computed from the moon's position for this location. Times shown in the station's local time. Not for navigation.
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