Gay Head Tides Today
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Gay Head runs a mean tidal range of about 2.8 ft. This month the highest water, 3.9 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 | 2:12 AM | 3.0 ft |
| Low tide | 9:45 AM | 0.5 ft |
| High tide | 2:42 PM | 2.9 ft |
| Low tide | 10:28 PM | 0.3 ft |
Today on the water at Gay Head
Today at Gay Head: high tide at 2:12 AM (3.0 ft) and 2:42 PM (2.9 ft), low tide at 9:45 AM (0.5 ft) and 10:28 PM (0.3 ft). The National Weather Service forecast for Tuesday is mostly sunny with SW winds 15 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 15 mph | 62°F |
Forecast: National Weather Service point forecast for this location.
Where Gay Head is
Gay Head sits at 41.3533° N, 70.8300° W on the southern New England coast, about 13 mi southwest of Vineyard Haven, 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 Oceanographic Institution (NOAA 8447930), 14.4 mi away, and high and low water here run on average about 48 min earlier than there. The nearest weather station is Buzzards Bay, MA (260), an offshore buoy reporting wind, waves and water temperature, 10.7 mi away.
The tide at Gay Head
Gay Head 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. 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
- NOAA predicts tides here from Newport, station 8452660. High tide comes about 6 min earlier and low tide about 45 min later than there.
- High tide heights run about 0.82 times the reference.
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 publishes no datums for this point. Its predictions are offsets from Newport and are referenced to MLLW there. Source: NOAA CO-OPS station 8448733. 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 Gay Head
- Menemsha Harbor, MA: 3.2 mi, tides about 13 min later
- Squibnocket Point: 4.3 mi, tides about 43 min earlier
- Cuttyhunk: 6.7 mi, tides about 57 min later
- Quicks Hole, North side: 6.7 mi, tides about 28 min earlier
- Martha's Vineyard Gps Buoy: 12.6 mi, tides about 30 min earlier
TidalMapMonthly tide calendar
🌊 Biggest flood tides at Gay Head 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 Gay Head 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 Gay Head, 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 🌗 | 6:08–8:08 AM 6:33–8:33 PM | 11:09–1:09 AM 12:54–2:54 PM | 47 |
| Wed Nov 4 🌗 | 6:56–8:56 AM 7:21–9:21 PM | 12:22–2:22 AM 1:18–3:18 PM | 61 |
| Thu Nov 5 🌘 | 7:42–9:42 AM 8:07–10:07 PM | 1:33–3:33 AM 1:40–3:40 PM | 73 |
| Fri Nov 6 🌘 | 8:27–10:27 AM 8:52–10:52 PM | 2:42–4:42 AM 2:02–4:02 PM | 83 |
| Sat Nov 7 🌘 | 9:12–11:12 AM 9:37–11:37 PM | 3:50–5:50 AM 2:25–4:25 PM | 91 |
| Sun Nov 8 🌘 | 9:58–11:58 AM 10:23–12:23 AM | 4:57–6:57 AM 2:52–4:52 PM | 97 |
| Mon Nov 9 🌑 | 10:46–12:46 PM 11:11–1:11 AM | 6:04–8:04 AM 3:23–5:23 PM | 99 |
Predictions & observations: NOAA CO-OPS station 8448733. 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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