Muskeget Island, north side Tides Today
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Muskeget Island, north side runs a mean tidal range of about 1.9 ft. This month the highest water, 2.5 ft, comes on the afternoon of Nov 26, and the lowest, a -0.3 ft minus tide, on the evening of Nov 26.
| High tide | 6:18 AM | 1.9 ft |
| Low tide | 12:08 PM | 0.3 ft |
| High tide | 6:36 PM | 2.0 ft |
Today on the water at Muskeget Island, north side
Today at Muskeget Island, north side: high tide at 6:18 AM (1.9 ft) and 6:36 PM (2.0 ft), low tide at 12:08 PM (0.3 ft). The National Weather Service forecast for Tuesday is mostly sunny with SW winds 16 mph, 60°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 6:14 AM and sunset at 4:35 PM.
| Period | Forecast | Wind | Temp |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overnight | Partly Cloudy | SW 15 mph | 57°F |
| Tuesday | Mostly Sunny | SW 16 mph | 60°F |
Forecast: National Weather Service point forecast for this location.
Where Muskeget Island, north side is
Muskeget Island, north side sits at 41.3367° N, 70.3050° W on the southern New England coast, about 6 mi northwest of Madaket, MA, in Nantucket County. 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 Nantucket (NOAA 8449130), 11.4 mi away, and high and low water here run on average about 34 min earlier than there. The nearest weather station is Nantucket Sound, an offshore buoy reporting wind, waves and water temperature, 11.1 mi away.
The tide at Muskeget Island, north side
Muskeget Island, north side 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 Boston, station 8443970. High tide comes about 25 min later and low tide about 15 min later than there.
- High tide heights run about 0.21 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 Boston and are referenced to MLLW there. Source: NOAA CO-OPS station 8448817. 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 Muskeget Island, north side
- Eel Point: 5.9 mi, tides about 3 min later
- Wasque Point, Chappaquiddick Island: 7.7 mi, tides about 81 min earlier
- Edgartown: 11.3 mi, tides about 10 min later
- Nantucket: 11.4 mi, tides about 34 min later
- Great Point: 13.8 mi, tides about 16 min later
TidalMapMonthly tide calendar
🌊 Biggest flood tides at Muskeget Island, north side 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 Muskeget Island, north side 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 Muskeget Island, north side, 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 🌗 | 6:06–8:06 AM 6:31–8:31 PM | 11:07–1:07 AM 12:52–2:52 PM | 47 |
| Wed Nov 4 🌗 | 6:54–8:54 AM 7:19–9:19 PM | 12:20–2:20 AM 1:16–3:16 PM | 61 |
| Thu Nov 5 🌘 | 7:40–9:40 AM 8:05–10:05 PM | 1:31–3:31 AM 1:38–3:38 PM | 73 |
| Fri Nov 6 🌘 | 8:25–10:25 AM 8:50–10:50 PM | 2:40–4:40 AM 2:00–4:00 PM | 83 |
| Sat Nov 7 🌘 | 9:10–11:10 AM 9:35–11:35 PM | 3:48–5:48 AM 2:23–4:23 PM | 91 |
| Sun Nov 8 🌘 | 9:56–11:56 AM 10:21–12:21 AM | 4:55–6:55 AM 2:50–4:50 PM | 97 |
| Mon Nov 9 🌑 | 10:44–12:44 PM 11:09–1:09 AM | 6:01–8:01 AM 3:21–5:21 PM | 99 |
Predictions & observations: NOAA CO-OPS station 8448817. 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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