Moon Head Tides Today
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Moon Head runs a mean tidal range of about 9.0 ft. This month the highest water, 11.7 ft, comes on the morning of Nov 26, and the lowest, a -1.4 ft minus tide, on the evening of Nov 26.
| High tide | 5:54 AM | 9.2 ft |
| Low tide | 11:57 AM | 1.2 ft |
| High tide | 6:12 PM | 9.6 ft |
Today on the water at Moon Head
Today at Moon Head: high tide at 5:54 AM (9.2 ft) and 6:12 PM (9.6 ft), low tide at 11:57 AM (1.2 ft). The National Weather Service forecast for Tuesday is mostly sunny with SW winds 5 to 8 mph, 69°F. Sunrise is at 6:18 AM and sunset at 4:36 PM.
| Period | Forecast | Wind | Temp |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overnight | Mostly Cloudy | SW 8 mph | 52°F |
| Tuesday | Mostly Sunny | SW 5 to 8 mph | 69°F |
Forecast: National Weather Service point forecast for this location.
Where Moon Head is
Moon Head sits at 42.3083° N, 70.9917° W on the Gulf of Maine, at Quincy, 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 Boston (NOAA 8443970), 4.3 mi away, and the tide here runs on nearly the same clock. The nearest weather station is Castle Island (NOS) 8444069, a shore station reporting wind and, at most sites, water temperature, 2.5 mi away.
The tide at Moon Head
Moon 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: Gulf of Maine tides are semidiurnal and large, 9 ft at Boston rising past 18 ft toward the Bay of Fundy.
About this station
- NOAA predicts tides here from Boston, station 8443970. High tide comes about 1 min later and low tide about 4 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 publishes no datums for this point. Its predictions are offsets from Boston and are referenced to MLLW there. Source: NOAA CO-OPS station 8444312. 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 Moon Head
- Nut Island, Quincy Bay: 2.8 mi, tides at about the same time
- Neponset, Neponset River: 2.9 mi, tides at about the same time
- Deer Island (south end): 3.2 mi, tides at about the same time
- Hull: 3.7 mi, tides about 4 min later
- Weymouth Fore River Bridge: 4.3 mi, tides about 5 min later
TidalMapMonthly tide calendar
🌊 Biggest flood tides at Moon Head this month: 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 Moon Head this month: Nov 8, Nov 9, Nov 22, Nov 23, Nov 24, Nov 25, Nov 26, Nov 27, Nov 28, Nov 29, Nov 30. 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 Moon 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 🌗 | 6:09–8:09 AM 6:34–8:34 PM | 11:08–1:08 AM 12:56–2:56 PM | 47 |
| Wed Nov 4 🌗 | 6:57–8:57 AM 7:22–9:22 PM | 12:22–2:22 AM 1:19–3:19 PM | 61 |
| Thu Nov 5 🌘 | 7:43–9:43 AM 8:08–10:08 PM | 1:34–3:34 AM 1:40–3:40 PM | 73 |
| Fri Nov 6 🌘 | 8:28–10:28 AM 8:53–10:53 PM | 2:44–4:44 AM 2:01–4:01 PM | 83 |
| Sat Nov 7 🌘 | 9:13–11:13 AM 9:38–11:38 PM | 3:52–5:52 AM 2:24–4:24 PM | 91 |
| Sun Nov 8 🌘 | 9:59–11:59 AM 10:24–12:24 AM | 5:00–7:00 AM 2:50–4:50 PM | 97 |
| Mon Nov 9 🌑 | 10:47–12:47 PM 11:12–1:12 AM | 6:08–8:08 AM 3:20–5:20 PM | 99 |
Predictions & observations: NOAA CO-OPS station 8444312. 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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