Fall River, Massachusetts Tides Today
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Fall River, Massachusetts runs a mean tidal range of about 4.1 ft. This month the highest water, 5.7 ft, comes on the morning of Nov 25, and the lowest, a -0.7 ft minus tide, on the morning of Nov 25.
| High tide | 2:31 AM | 4.4 ft |
| Low tide | 7:58 AM | 0.8 ft |
| High tide | 2:57 PM | 4.4 ft |
| Low tide | 10:11 PM | 0.7 ft |
Today on the water at Fall River, Massachusetts
Today at Fall River, Massachusetts: high tide at 2:31 AM (4.4 ft) and 2:57 PM (4.4 ft), low tide at 7:58 AM (0.8 ft) and 10:11 PM (0.7 ft). The National Weather Service forecast for Tuesday is mostly sunny with SW winds 8 mph, 69°F. The water at the gauge reads 56°F. Sunrise is at 6:18 AM and sunset at 4:38 PM.
| Period | Forecast | Wind | Temp |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overnight | Mostly Cloudy | SW 7 mph | 50°F |
| Tuesday | Mostly Sunny | SW 8 mph | 69°F |
Forecast: National Weather Service point forecast for this location.
Where Fall River, Massachusetts is
Fall River, Massachusetts sits at 41.7043° N, 71.1641° W on the southern New England coast, at Fall River, MA, in Bristol County. The station here is a live gauge in a NOAA PORTS harbor system, reporting water level in near real time for commercial traffic. It has been in NOAA's records since 1955. The nearest weather station is Fall River, MA, a shore station reporting wind and, at most sites, water temperature, right at this station.
The tide at Fall River, Massachusetts
Fall River, Massachusetts 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 4.8 ft, and 4.4 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 0.2 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 Fall River, Massachusetts about 0.6 hours after the moon passes overhead. That lag is local, which is why high water does not line up with the moon.
- Highest water on record: 8.9 ft on Oct 29, 2012.
- Lowest on record: -2.6 ft on Feb 11, 2001.
- The National Weather Service counts 7.0 ft as minor flooding here, 9.5 ft as moderate and 12.0 ft as major.
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 Fall River, Massachusetts from the 1983-2001 National Tidal Datum Epoch; mean higher high water is 4.8 ft above it and mean sea level 2.2 ft. The land survey datum NAVD88, the zero on topographic maps and flood maps, is 2.4 ft above MLLW here, so a water level on this page converts to NAVD88 by subtracting that amount. These datums are controlled from NOAA's Providence, RI gauge. Source: NOAA CO-OPS station 8447386, established 1955. The tide times and heights are NOAA's official harmonic predictions for this station; TidalMap republishes them daily and does not alter them. The observed line is the gauge's own six-minute water level feed.
Tide stations near Fall River, Massachusetts
- Steep Brook, Taunton River: 3.0 mi, tides about 8 min later
- Hix Bridge, East Branch: 10.4 mi, tides about 117 min later
- Westport Harbor: 14.0 mi, tides about 13 min later
- New Bedford Harbor, Marine Terminal: 14.1 mi, tides about 6 min later
- Mattapoisett, Mattapoisett Harbor: 18.4 mi, tides about 8 min later
TidalMapMonthly tide calendar
🌊 Biggest flood tides at Fall River, Massachusetts this month: 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 Fall River, Massachusetts this month: Nov 21, Nov 22, Nov 23, Nov 24, Nov 25, Nov 26, Nov 27, Nov 28, Nov 29. 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 Fall River, Massachusetts, 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 🌗 | 6:10–8:10 AM 6:35–8:35 PM | 11:10–1:10 AM 12:56–2:56 PM | 47 |
| Wed Nov 4 🌗 | 6:58–8:58 AM 7:23–9:23 PM | 12:23–2:23 AM 1:19–3:19 PM | 61 |
| Thu Nov 5 🌘 | 7:44–9:44 AM 8:09–10:09 PM | 1:34–3:34 AM 1:41–3:41 PM | 73 |
| Fri Nov 6 🌘 | 8:29–10:29 AM 8:54–10:54 PM | 2:44–4:44 AM 2:03–4:03 PM | 83 |
| Sat Nov 7 🌘 | 9:14–11:14 AM 9:39–11:39 PM | 3:52–5:52 AM 2:26–4:26 PM | 91 |
| Sun Nov 8 🌘 | 10:00–12:00 PM 10:25–12:25 AM | 5:00–7:00 AM 2:52–4:52 PM | 97 |
| Mon Nov 9 🌑 | 10:48–12:48 PM 11:13–1:13 AM | 6:06–8:06 AM 3:23–5:23 PM | 99 |
Predictions & observations: NOAA CO-OPS station 8447386. 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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