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Onset Beach, Onset Bay tide chart

Massachusetts · Onset · NOAA station 8447277 · times in local time (EDT)

Tides today, Sunday, October 11

12 AM6 AM12 PM6 PM3:11 AM · 0.0 ft9:29 AM · 4.7 ft3:58 PM · 0.1 ft9:49 PM · 3.9 ft4.7 ft
  • Low 3:11 AM 0.0 ft
  • High 9:29 AM 4.7 ft
  • Low 3:58 PM 0.1 ft
  • High 9:49 PM 3.9 ft

Sunrise 6:51 AM · Sunset 6:09 PM · New moon (0%)

Fishing forecast

Hour by hour at Onset Beach, Onset Bay
98Excellent

Best times

1:00 PM–2:00 PM and 6:00 PM–7:00 PM

New moon (0% lit)

    Biting around here in October

    • Striped bass In seasonMoving water at dawn and dusk; outgoing tide at inlets and river mouths
    • Bluefish In seasonLook for birds working bait on a moving tide
    • Tautog In seasonTight to rocks and jetties around slack water
    • Scup (porgy) In seasonHard bottom, any tide

    General seasonal guide for New England. Seasons, sizes and limits vary, so check your state rules before keeping fish.

    Weather and conditions at Onset Beach, Onset Bay

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    Tide times this week

    DayHigh and low tidesSunrise / sunsetMoon
    Sun Oct 11L 3:11 AM 0.0 ftH 9:29 AM 4.7 ftL 3:58 PM 0.1 ftH 9:49 PM 3.9 ft6:51 AM / 6:09 PMNew moon (0%)
    Mon Oct 12L 3:45 AM 0.1 ftH 10:10 AM 4.5 ftL 4:35 PM 0.2 ftH 10:30 PM 3.7 ft6:52 AM / 6:08 PMNew moon (2%)
    Tue Oct 13L 4:22 AM 0.2 ftH 10:51 AM 4.2 ftL 5:12 PM 0.3 ftH 11:12 PM 3.4 ft6:53 AM / 6:06 PMWaxing crescent (6%)
    Wed Oct 14L 5:00 AM 0.3 ftH 11:32 AM 3.9 ftL 5:50 PM 0.5 ftH 11:55 PM 3.2 ft6:54 AM / 6:04 PMWaxing crescent (12%)
    Thu Oct 15L 5:39 AM 0.5 ftH 12:16 PM 3.6 ftL 6:29 PM 0.7 ft6:55 AM / 6:03 PMWaxing crescent (19%)
    Fri Oct 16H 12:41 AM 3.0 ftL 6:21 AM 0.7 ftH 1:04 PM 3.3 ftL 7:15 PM 0.9 ft6:56 AM / 6:01 PMWaxing crescent (28%)
    Sat Oct 17H 1:31 AM 2.8 ftL 7:08 AM 0.9 ftH 1:54 PM 3.1 ftL 8:17 PM 1.1 ft6:57 AM / 6:00 PMFirst quarter (38%)

    Tidal currents near Onset Beach, Onset Bay

    From NOAA's current predictions for Hog Neck at 2 ft depth, 1.6 miles away. Slack is when the current turns and the water is calmest; flood runs in with the rising tide and ebb runs out with the falling tide. Times are the peak of each run, in knots. The flood runs toward the NE (35°) and the ebb toward the SSW (210°). The strongest current this week is 3.8 knots.

    DaySlack water and peak currents
    Sun Oct 11Ebb 1:18 AM 3.1 knSlack 4:39 AMFlood 8:00 AM 3.7 knSlack 10:49 AMEbb 1:30 PM 3.1 knSlack 5:01 PMFlood 8:22 PM 3.7 knSlack 11:16 PM
    Mon Oct 12Ebb 1:56 AM 3.0 knSlack 5:23 AMFlood 8:32 AM 3.5 knSlack 11:33 AMEbb 2:06 PM 3.0 knSlack 5:46 PMFlood 8:59 PM 3.4 kn
    Tue Oct 13Slack 12:03 AMEbb 2:34 AM 2.9 knSlack 6:05 AMFlood 8:58 AM 3.3 knSlack 12:17 PMEbb 2:44 PM 2.9 knSlack 6:28 PMFlood 9:32 PM 3.2 kn
    Wed Oct 14Slack 12:50 AMEbb 3:13 AM 2.7 knSlack 6:46 AMFlood 9:27 AM 3.0 knSlack 1:01 PMEbb 3:23 PM 2.8 knSlack 7:11 PMFlood 10:06 PM 2.9 kn
    Thu Oct 15Slack 1:37 AMEbb 3:55 AM 2.5 knSlack 7:29 AMFlood 10:04 AM 2.8 knSlack 1:45 PMEbb 4:05 PM 2.6 knSlack 7:54 PMFlood 10:46 PM 2.6 kn
    Fri Oct 16Slack 2:26 AMEbb 4:39 AM 2.3 knSlack 8:14 AMFlood 10:48 AM 2.6 knSlack 2:31 PMEbb 4:49 PM 2.5 knSlack 8:42 PMFlood 11:32 PM 2.5 kn
    Sat Oct 17Slack 3:15 AMEbb 5:25 AM 2.2 knSlack 9:03 AMFlood 11:36 AM 2.5 knSlack 3:19 PMEbb 5:35 PM 2.3 knSlack 9:33 PM

    Current predictions can differ a lot over short distances: check the station location on NOAA before planning a passage.

    Best fishing times at Onset Beach, Onset Bay

    The bite score (0 to 100) adds up what anglers watch most: moving water (a tide running harder than usual here scores higher), solunar periods (major periods of about two hours centred on the moon overhead or underfoot, minor periods of about an hour on moonrise and moonset), dawn and dusk light, and how close it is to the new or full moon. Best times are the stretches of the day scoring near that day's top.

    DayBite scoreBest timesMajor periodsMinor periods
    Sun Oct 1198 · Excellent1:00 PM–2:00 PM, 6:00 PM–7:00 PM11:54 PM–1:54 AM, 12:17 PM–2:17 PM7:34 AM–8:34 AM, 5:50 PM–6:50 PM
    Mon Oct 1283 · Excellent1:00 AM–2:00 AM, 1:00 PM–3:00 PM12:40 AM–2:40 AM, 1:03 PM–3:03 PM8:41 AM–9:41 AM, 6:18 PM–7:18 PM
    Tue Oct 1366 · Good2:00 PM–3:00 PM, 2:00 AM–3:00 AM1:27 AM–3:27 AM, 1:51 PM–3:51 PM9:47 AM–10:47 AM, 6:50 PM–7:50 PM
    Wed Oct 1451 · Fair3:00 PM–4:00 PM, 3:00 AM–4:00 AM2:16 AM–4:16 AM, 2:41 PM–4:41 PM10:49 AM–11:49 AM, 7:30 PM–8:30 PM
    Thu Oct 1536 · Fair4:00 PM–5:00 PM3:06 AM–5:06 AM, 3:32 PM–5:32 PM11:46 AM–12:46 PM, 8:17 PM–9:17 PM
    Fri Oct 1635 · Fair5:00 PM–6:00 PM3:57 AM–5:57 AM, 4:22 PM–6:22 PM12:36 PM–1:36 PM, 9:11 PM–10:11 PM
    Sat Oct 1740 · Fair6:00 PM–7:00 PM4:47 AM–6:47 AM, 5:12 PM–7:12 PM1:18 PM–2:18 PM, 10:11 PM–11:11 PM

    A planning aid, not a guarantee. Wind, water clarity, bait and pressure changes matter too; the forecast above adds live wind and pressure when you open the page.

    Best daylight low tides in the next two weeks

    The lowest water that falls between sunrise and sunset, for tide pooling and beachcombing.

    1. 0.0 ft at 2:09 PM on Saturday, October 24
    2. 0.1 ft at 3:58 PM on Sunday, October 11
    3. 0.2 ft at 4:35 PM on Monday, October 12
    4. 0.2 ft at 1:27 PM on Friday, October 23
    5. 0.3 ft at 5:12 PM on Tuesday, October 13
    6. 0.5 ft at 5:50 PM on Wednesday, October 14

    Tide table: October 11 to November 10, 2026

    Full 2026 tide table Full 2027 tide table

    DayHigh and low tidesSunrise / sunset
    Sun Oct 11L 3:11 AM 0.0 ftH 9:29 AM 4.7 ftL 3:58 PM 0.1 ftH 9:49 PM 3.9 ft6:51 AM / 6:09 PM
    Mon Oct 12L 3:45 AM 0.1 ftH 10:10 AM 4.5 ftL 4:35 PM 0.2 ftH 10:30 PM 3.7 ft6:52 AM / 6:08 PM
    Tue Oct 13L 4:22 AM 0.2 ftH 10:51 AM 4.2 ftL 5:12 PM 0.3 ftH 11:12 PM 3.4 ft6:53 AM / 6:06 PM
    Wed Oct 14L 5:00 AM 0.3 ftH 11:32 AM 3.9 ftL 5:50 PM 0.5 ftH 11:55 PM 3.2 ft6:54 AM / 6:04 PM
    Thu Oct 15L 5:39 AM 0.5 ftH 12:16 PM 3.6 ftL 6:29 PM 0.7 ft6:55 AM / 6:03 PM
    Fri Oct 16H 12:41 AM 3.0 ftL 6:21 AM 0.7 ftH 1:04 PM 3.3 ftL 7:15 PM 0.9 ft6:56 AM / 6:01 PM
    Sat Oct 17H 1:31 AM 2.8 ftL 7:08 AM 0.9 ftH 1:54 PM 3.1 ftL 8:17 PM 1.1 ft6:57 AM / 6:00 PM
    Sun Oct 18H 2:21 AM 2.8 ftL 8:08 AM 1.0 ftH 2:44 PM 3.0 ftL 9:51 PM 1.1 ft6:59 AM / 5:58 PM
    Mon Oct 19H 3:12 AM 2.8 ftL 9:29 AM 1.1 ftH 3:34 PM 3.0 ftL 11:01 PM 1.0 ft7:00 AM / 5:57 PM
    Tue Oct 20H 4:05 AM 2.9 ftL 10:55 AM 1.0 ftH 4:28 PM 3.0 ftL 11:45 PM 0.8 ft7:01 AM / 5:55 PM
    Wed Oct 21H 5:01 AM 3.1 ftL 11:56 AM 0.8 ftH 5:23 PM 3.2 ft7:02 AM / 5:54 PM
    Thu Oct 22L 12:21 AM 0.5 ftH 5:54 AM 3.4 ftL 12:44 PM 0.5 ftH 6:14 PM 3.4 ft7:03 AM / 5:52 PM
    Fri Oct 23L 12:53 AM 0.2 ftH 6:41 AM 3.8 ftL 1:27 PM 0.2 ftH 7:01 PM 3.6 ft7:04 AM / 5:51 PM
    Sat Oct 24L 1:27 AM 0.0 ftH 7:25 AM 4.2 ftL 2:09 PM 0.0 ftH 7:46 PM 3.8 ft7:06 AM / 5:49 PM
    Sun Oct 25L 2:02 AM -0.2 ftH 8:08 AM 4.5 ftL 2:52 PM -0.1 ftH 8:32 PM 4.0 ft7:07 AM / 5:48 PM
    Mon Oct 26L 2:41 AM -0.3 ftH 8:52 AM 4.7 ftL 3:38 PM -0.2 ftH 9:18 PM 4.0 ft7:08 AM / 5:46 PM
    Tue Oct 27L 3:24 AM -0.4 ftH 9:39 AM 4.8 ftL 4:25 PM -0.2 ftH 10:07 PM 4.0 ft7:09 AM / 5:45 PM
    Wed Oct 28L 4:09 AM -0.4 ftH 10:28 AM 4.8 ftL 5:12 PM -0.1 ftH 10:59 PM 3.9 ft7:10 AM / 5:44 PM
    Thu Oct 29L 4:56 AM -0.3 ftH 11:21 AM 4.6 ftL 6:01 PM 0.1 ftH 11:54 PM 3.8 ft7:12 AM / 5:42 PM
    Fri Oct 30L 5:46 AM -0.1 ftH 12:19 PM 4.4 ftL 6:58 PM 0.3 ft7:13 AM / 5:41 PM
    Sat Oct 31H 12:54 AM 3.7 ftL 6:40 AM 0.2 ftH 1:21 PM 4.2 ftL 8:30 PM 0.6 ft7:14 AM / 5:40 PM
    Sun Nov 1H 1:55 AM 3.6 ftL 6:45 AM 0.5 ftH 1:24 PM 4.0 ftL 9:17 PM 0.6 ft6:15 AM / 4:38 PM
    Mon Nov 2H 1:57 AM 3.7 ftL 8:29 AM 0.7 ftH 2:26 PM 3.8 ftL 10:20 PM 0.5 ft6:16 AM / 4:37 PM
    Tue Nov 3H 2:59 AM 3.8 ftL 10:25 AM 0.6 ftH 3:29 PM 3.7 ftL 11:08 PM 0.4 ft6:18 AM / 4:36 PM
    Wed Nov 4H 4:02 AM 3.9 ftL 11:27 AM 0.5 ftH 4:31 PM 3.6 ftL 11:45 PM 0.3 ft6:19 AM / 4:35 PM
    Thu Nov 5H 5:02 AM 4.1 ftL 12:14 PM 0.3 ftH 5:28 PM 3.7 ft6:20 AM / 4:34 PM
    Fri Nov 6L 12:12 AM 0.2 ftH 5:55 AM 4.3 ftL 12:53 PM 0.3 ftH 6:17 PM 3.7 ft6:21 AM / 4:32 PM
    Sat Nov 7L 12:36 AM 0.2 ftH 6:42 AM 4.4 ftL 1:28 PM 0.2 ftH 7:02 PM 3.7 ft6:23 AM / 4:31 PM
    Sun Nov 8L 1:03 AM 0.1 ftH 7:25 AM 4.5 ftL 2:01 PM 0.2 ftH 7:45 PM 3.6 ft6:24 AM / 4:30 PM
    Mon Nov 9L 1:36 AM 0.1 ftH 8:05 AM 4.4 ftL 2:35 PM 0.2 ftH 8:25 PM 3.5 ft6:25 AM / 4:29 PM
    Tue Nov 10L 2:13 AM 0.1 ftH 8:45 AM 4.2 ftL 3:12 PM 0.2 ftH 9:05 PM 3.4 ft6:26 AM / 4:28 PM

    Heights are in feet above mean lower low water (MLLW), the zero line on most US nautical charts. A minus height means the water drops below that line.

    Around Onset Beach, Onset Bay

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    Fishing piers and docks

    Distances from the tide station. Places from © OpenStreetMap contributors; links open in Google Maps.

    Fish in the waters around Onset Beach, Onset Bay

    32 kinds of fish, sharks and rays have been recorded within 15 km (about 9 miles) of this spot, most often Striped Bass, Cunner, Common Skate. The bar shows how many records each has.

    • Striped Bass Morone saxatilisSalt water · 105 records
    • Cunner Tautogolabrus adspersusSalt water · 16 records
    • Common Skate Leucoraja erinaceaSalt water · 16 records
    • Banded Killifish Fundulus diaphanusBrackish water · 16 records
    • Tautog Tautoga onitisSalt water · 13 records
    • Ocean Sunfish Mola molaSalt water · 13 records
    • Northern Puffer Sphoeroides maculatusSalt water · 11 records
    • Winter Flounder Pseudopleuronectes americanusSalt water · 11 records
    • Oyster Toadfish Opsanus tauSalt water · 9 records
    • Pumpkinseed Lepomis gibbosusBrackish water · 9 records
    • Gulf Minkfish Menticirrhus saxatilisSalt water · 9 records
    • Striped Killifish Fundulus majalisSalt water · 9 records
    • Black Sea Bass Centropristis striataSalt water · 8 records
    • Hogchoker Trinectes maculatusSalt water · 8 records
    • Alewife Alosa pseudoharengusSalt water · 8 records
    • Northern Pipefish Syngnathus fuscusSalt water · 7 records
    • Yellow Perch Perca flavescensBrackish water · 7 records
    • Porgy Stenotomus chrysopsSalt water · 7 records
    • Atlantic Silverside Menidia menidiaSalt water · 7 records
    • American Eel Anguilla rostrataSalt water · 7 records
    • White Sucker Catostomus commersoniiBrackish water · 6 records
    • Silver Croaker Bairdiella chrysouraSalt water · 5 records
    • Northern Searobin Prionotus carolinusSalt water · 5 records
    • Leatherjack Oligoplites saurusSalt water · 4 records
    • Blueback Herring Alosa aestivalisSalt water · 4 records
    • Smooth Dogfish Mustelus canisSalt water · 4 records
    • Redfin Pickerel Esox americanusBrackish water · 4 records
    • Sheepshead Minnow Cyprinodon variegatusSalt water · 4 records
    • Striped Searobin Prionotus evolansSalt water · 4 records
    • Rainbow Trout Oncorhynchus mykissSalt water · 4 records
    • Mummichog Fundulus heteroclitusSalt water · 4 records
    • White Perch Morone americanaSalt water · 3 records
    Fresh water nearby · 8 species

    Rivers, creeks and ponds within 15 km, not the tidal water itself.

    • Tessellated Darter Etheostoma olmstediFresh water · 99 records
    • Bridle Shiner Notropis bifrenatusFresh water · 9 records
    • Largemouth Bass Micropterus salmoidesFresh water · 8 records
    • Smallmouth Bass Micropterus dolomieuFresh water · 8 records
    • Chain Pickerel Esox nigerFresh water · 6 records
    • Bluegill Lepomis macrochirusFresh water · 6 records
    • Brown Bullhead Ameiurus nebulosusFresh water · 4 records
    • Swamp Darter Etheostoma fusiformeFresh water · 4 records

    Records from GBIF datasets released under CC0 or CC BY 4.0 (museum collections, surveys and community sightings). It shows what has been found here, not a complete list. Check your state rules before keeping fish.

    About the tides at Onset Beach, Onset Bay

    Onset Beach, Onset Bay gets two high tides and two low tides almost every day, and the two highs are close in height. Over the next month the water typically rises or falls about 3.4 ft between a high and the next low.

    The biggest swings in this window come around Tuesday, October 27, when the day's range reaches 5.2 ft, and again around Sunday, October 11 (4.6 ft). Those spring tides follow the new and full moon by a day or two. The calmest day is Sunday, October 18, with only 2.0 ft between the day's highest and lowest water.

    The lowest tide of the month is -0.4 ft at 3:24 AM on Tuesday, October 27. There are 11 minus tides (lows below the chart's zero line) in this window: the best times for tide pools, clamming and walking the flats.

    The highest predicted tide is 4.8 ft at 9:39 AM on Tuesday, October 27. Onshore wind or a storm can push the real water level above that.

    This is a subordinate station: NOAA calculates its times and heights by adjusting a nearby reference station, so expect them to be a few minutes or a few tenths of a foot off on any given day.

    Station details

    Reference station: Newport.

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