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Pleasant Bay tide chart

Massachusetts · near East Harwich (4 mi) · NOAA station 8447291 · times in local time (EDT)

Tides today, Sunday, October 11

12 AM6 AM12 PM6 PM2:30 AM · 3.5 ft9:31 AM · 0.1 ft2:43 PM · 3.6 ft9:59 PM · -0.1 ft3.6 ft
  • High 2:30 AM 3.5 ft
  • Low 9:31 AM 0.1 ft
  • High 2:43 PM 3.6 ft
  • Low 9:59 PM -0.1 ft

Sunrise 6:48 AM · Sunset 6:06 PM · New moon (0%)

Fishing forecast

Hour by hour at Pleasant Bay
93Excellent

Best times

12:00 AM–1:00 AM 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 Pleasant Bay

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    • 162.550 MHz WX1 KEC73, Bourne/Hyannis, MA (30 mi)

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    • Ch 13 Bridge-to-bridge (big ships, drawbridges)
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    Tide times this week

    DayHigh and low tidesSunrise / sunsetMoon
    Sun Oct 11H 2:30 AM 3.5 ftL 9:31 AM 0.1 ftH 2:43 PM 3.6 ftL 9:59 PM -0.1 ft6:48 AM / 6:06 PMNew moon (0%)
    Mon Oct 12H 3:14 AM 3.4 ftL 10:12 AM 0.2 ftH 3:23 PM 3.6 ftL 10:42 PM -0.1 ft6:49 AM / 6:05 PMNew moon (2%)
    Tue Oct 13H 3:57 AM 3.3 ftL 10:52 AM 0.3 ftH 4:03 PM 3.5 ftL 11:24 PM 0.1 ft6:50 AM / 6:03 PMWaxing crescent (6%)
    Wed Oct 14H 4:40 AM 3.1 ftL 11:34 AM 0.5 ftH 4:44 PM 3.4 ft6:51 AM / 6:02 PMWaxing crescent (12%)
    Thu Oct 15L 12:08 AM 0.2 ftH 5:23 AM 3.0 ftL 12:16 PM 0.6 ftH 5:27 PM 3.3 ft6:52 AM / 6:00 PMWaxing crescent (19%)
    Fri Oct 16L 12:53 AM 0.3 ftH 6:09 AM 2.9 ftL 1:01 PM 0.7 ftH 6:14 PM 3.2 ft6:54 AM / 5:58 PMWaxing crescent (28%)
    Sat Oct 17L 1:42 AM 0.5 ftH 6:59 AM 2.8 ftL 1:51 PM 0.8 ftH 7:05 PM 3.1 ft6:55 AM / 5:57 PMFirst quarter (38%)

    Tidal currents near Pleasant Bay

    From NOAA's current predictions for Stage Harbor, west of Morris Island, 5.5 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 NNW (335°) and the ebb toward the SE (144°). The strongest current this week is 1.1 knots.

    DaySlack water and peak currents
    Sun Oct 11Slack 12:41 AMEbb 5:40 AM 1.1 knSlack 7:20 AMFlood 9:09 AM 0.6 knSlack 1:01 PMEbb 5:58 PM 1.1 knSlack 7:38 PMFlood 9:30 PM 0.7 kn
    Mon Oct 12Slack 1:25 AMEbb 6:20 AM 1.1 knSlack 8:02 AMFlood 9:49 AM 0.6 knSlack 1:41 PMEbb 6:34 PM 1.1 knSlack 8:17 PMFlood 10:10 PM 0.6 kn
    Tue Oct 13Slack 2:09 AMEbb 6:59 AM 1.0 knSlack 8:42 AMFlood 10:27 AM 0.6 knSlack 2:20 PMEbb 7:10 PM 1.0 knSlack 8:55 PMFlood 10:49 PM 0.6 kn
    Wed Oct 14Slack 2:53 AMEbb 7:38 AM 1.0 knSlack 9:23 AMFlood 11:06 AM 0.5 knSlack 3:02 PMEbb 7:49 PM 1.0 knSlack 9:36 PMFlood 11:30 PM 0.6 kn
    Thu Oct 15Slack 3:38 AMEbb 8:20 AM 0.9 knSlack 10:07 AMFlood 11:48 AM 0.5 knSlack 3:46 PMEbb 8:32 PM 0.9 knSlack 10:19 PM
    Fri Oct 16Flood 12:15 AM 0.6 knSlack 4:27 AMEbb 9:07 AM 0.8 knSlack 10:55 AMFlood 12:36 PM 0.5 knSlack 4:35 PMEbb 9:19 PM 0.9 knSlack 11:08 PM
    Sat Oct 17Flood 1:06 AM 0.5 knSlack 5:19 AMEbb 9:59 AM 0.8 knSlack 11:48 AMFlood 1:32 PM 0.4 knSlack 5:28 PMEbb 10:12 PM 0.8 kn

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

    Best fishing times at Pleasant 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 1193 · Excellent12:00 AM–1:00 AM, 6:00 PM–7:00 PM11:51 PM–1:51 AM, 12:14 PM–2:14 PM7:31 AM–8:31 AM, 5:48 PM–6:48 PM
    Mon Oct 1284 · Excellent1:00 AM–2:00 AM, 1:00 PM–2:00 PM12:37 AM–2:37 AM, 1:00 PM–3:00 PM8:38 AM–9:38 AM, 6:15 PM–7:15 PM
    Tue Oct 1367 · Good2:00 AM–3:00 AM, 2:00 PM–3:00 PM1:24 AM–3:24 AM, 1:48 PM–3:48 PM9:44 AM–10:44 AM, 6:47 PM–7:47 PM
    Wed Oct 1453 · Fair3:00 PM–4:00 PM, 2:00 AM–4:00 AM2:13 AM–4:13 AM, 2:38 PM–4:38 PM10:46 AM–11:46 AM, 7:27 PM–8:27 PM
    Thu Oct 1539 · Fair4:00 PM–5:00 PM, 3:00 AM–4:00 AM3:03 AM–5:03 AM, 3:29 PM–5:29 PM11:43 AM–12:43 PM, 8:14 PM–9:14 PM
    Fri Oct 1641 · Fair5:00 PM–6:00 PM3:54 AM–5:54 AM, 4:20 PM–6:20 PM12:33 PM–1:33 PM, 9:08 PM–10:08 PM
    Sat Oct 1746 · Fair5:00 PM–7:00 PM, 5:00 AM–6:00 AM4:45 AM–6:45 AM, 5:09 PM–7:09 PM1:15 PM–2:15 PM, 10:08 PM–11:08 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. 0.1 ft at 9:31 AM on Sunday, October 11
    2. 0.2 ft at 10:12 AM on Monday, October 12
    3. 0.2 ft at 7:31 AM on Saturday, October 24
    4. 0.3 ft at 10:52 AM on Tuesday, October 13
    5. 0.5 ft at 11:34 AM on Wednesday, October 14
    6. 0.6 ft at 12:16 PM on Thursday, October 15

    Tide table: October 11 to November 10, 2026

    Full 2026 tide table Full 2027 tide table

    DayHigh and low tidesSunrise / sunset
    Sun Oct 11H 2:30 AM 3.5 ftL 9:31 AM 0.1 ftH 2:43 PM 3.6 ftL 9:59 PM -0.1 ft6:48 AM / 6:06 PM
    Mon Oct 12H 3:14 AM 3.4 ftL 10:12 AM 0.2 ftH 3:23 PM 3.6 ftL 10:42 PM -0.1 ft6:49 AM / 6:05 PM
    Tue Oct 13H 3:57 AM 3.3 ftL 10:52 AM 0.3 ftH 4:03 PM 3.5 ftL 11:24 PM 0.1 ft6:50 AM / 6:03 PM
    Wed Oct 14H 4:40 AM 3.1 ftL 11:34 AM 0.5 ftH 4:44 PM 3.4 ft6:51 AM / 6:02 PM
    Thu Oct 15L 12:08 AM 0.2 ftH 5:23 AM 3.0 ftL 12:16 PM 0.6 ftH 5:27 PM 3.3 ft6:52 AM / 6:00 PM
    Fri Oct 16L 12:53 AM 0.3 ftH 6:09 AM 2.9 ftL 1:01 PM 0.7 ftH 6:14 PM 3.2 ft6:54 AM / 5:58 PM
    Sat Oct 17L 1:42 AM 0.5 ftH 6:59 AM 2.8 ftL 1:51 PM 0.8 ftH 7:05 PM 3.1 ft6:55 AM / 5:57 PM
    Sun Oct 18L 2:34 AM 0.5 ftH 7:54 AM 2.7 ftL 2:46 PM 0.9 ftH 8:01 PM 3.0 ft6:56 AM / 5:55 PM
    Mon Oct 19L 3:29 AM 0.6 ftH 8:49 AM 2.7 ftL 3:42 PM 0.8 ftH 8:57 PM 3.0 ft6:57 AM / 5:54 PM
    Tue Oct 20L 4:22 AM 0.6 ftH 9:43 AM 2.8 ftL 4:38 PM 0.8 ftH 9:53 PM 3.0 ft6:58 AM / 5:52 PM
    Wed Oct 21L 5:13 AM 0.5 ftH 10:34 AM 2.9 ftL 5:32 PM 0.7 ftH 10:47 PM 3.1 ft6:59 AM / 5:51 PM
    Thu Oct 22L 6:02 AM 0.4 ftH 11:21 AM 3.1 ftL 6:24 PM 0.5 ftH 11:37 PM 3.2 ft7:00 AM / 5:49 PM
    Fri Oct 23L 6:48 AM 0.3 ftH 12:04 PM 3.3 ftL 7:12 PM 0.3 ft7:02 AM / 5:48 PM
    Sat Oct 24H 12:24 AM 3.3 ftL 7:31 AM 0.2 ftH 12:44 PM 3.5 ftL 7:58 PM 0.0 ft7:03 AM / 5:46 PM
    Sun Oct 25H 1:08 AM 3.4 ftL 8:14 AM 0.1 ftH 1:24 PM 3.7 ftL 8:43 PM -0.1 ft7:04 AM / 5:45 PM
    Mon Oct 26H 1:53 AM 3.5 ftL 8:56 AM 0.0 ftH 2:05 PM 3.8 ftL 9:29 PM -0.3 ft7:05 AM / 5:44 PM
    Tue Oct 27H 2:38 AM 3.5 ftL 9:40 AM 0.0 ftH 2:49 PM 3.9 ftL 10:16 PM -0.4 ft7:06 AM / 5:42 PM
    Wed Oct 28H 3:26 AM 3.4 ftL 10:26 AM 0.0 ftH 3:36 PM 3.9 ftL 11:05 PM -0.4 ft7:08 AM / 5:41 PM
    Thu Oct 29H 4:16 AM 3.4 ftL 11:15 AM 0.1 ftH 4:26 PM 3.9 ftL 11:56 PM -0.3 ft7:09 AM / 5:40 PM
    Fri Oct 30H 5:10 AM 3.3 ftL 12:07 PM 0.2 ftH 5:20 PM 3.8 ft7:10 AM / 5:38 PM
    Sat Oct 31L 12:51 AM -0.2 ftH 6:07 AM 3.2 ftL 1:04 PM 0.3 ftH 6:18 PM 3.7 ft7:11 AM / 5:37 PM
    Sun Nov 1L 1:50 AM 0.0 ftH 6:09 AM 3.1 ftL 1:06 PM 0.4 ftH 6:23 PM 3.5 ft6:12 AM / 4:36 PM
    Mon Nov 2L 1:53 AM 0.1 ftH 7:15 AM 3.1 ftL 2:13 PM 0.4 ftH 7:31 PM 3.4 ft6:14 AM / 4:34 PM
    Tue Nov 3L 2:56 AM 0.1 ftH 8:21 AM 3.1 ftL 3:20 PM 0.4 ftH 8:39 PM 3.3 ft6:15 AM / 4:33 PM
    Wed Nov 4L 3:58 AM 0.2 ftH 9:23 AM 3.2 ftL 4:26 PM 0.3 ftH 9:46 PM 3.3 ft6:16 AM / 4:32 PM
    Thu Nov 5L 4:57 AM 0.2 ftH 10:21 AM 3.4 ftL 5:28 PM 0.2 ftH 10:47 PM 3.3 ft6:17 AM / 4:31 PM
    Fri Nov 6L 5:51 AM 0.2 ftH 11:12 AM 3.5 ftL 6:24 PM 0.1 ftH 11:41 PM 3.3 ft6:19 AM / 4:30 PM
    Sat Nov 7L 6:40 AM 0.2 ftH 11:57 AM 3.5 ftL 7:13 PM 0.0 ft6:20 AM / 4:29 PM
    Sun Nov 8H 12:28 AM 3.3 ftL 7:24 AM 0.2 ftH 12:38 PM 3.6 ftL 7:57 PM 0.0 ft6:21 AM / 4:28 PM
    Mon Nov 9H 1:12 AM 3.2 ftL 8:05 AM 0.3 ftH 1:17 PM 3.6 ftL 8:39 PM 0.0 ft6:22 AM / 4:27 PM
    Tue Nov 10H 1:54 AM 3.2 ftL 8:45 AM 0.4 ftH 1:56 PM 3.5 ftL 9:20 PM 0.0 ft6:24 AM / 4:25 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 Pleasant 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 Pleasant Bay

    38 kinds of fish, sharks and rays have been recorded within 15 km (about 9 miles) of this spot, most often Ocean Sunfish, Winter Flounder, Spurdog. The bar shows how many records each has.

    • Ocean Sunfish Mola molaSalt water · 61 records
    • Winter Flounder Pseudopleuronectes americanusSalt water · 50 records
    • Spurdog Squalus acanthiasSalt water · 49 records
    • Yellowtail Flounder Limanda ferrugineaSalt water · 46 records
    • Longhorn Sculpin Myoxocephalus octodecemspinosusSalt water · 43 records
    • Silver Hake Merluccius bilinearisSalt water · 42 records
    • Winter Skate Leucoraja ocellataSalt water · 34 records
    • Atlantic Cod Gadus morhuaSalt water · 33 records
    • Sea Raven Hemitripterus americanusSalt water · 32 records
    • Common Skate Leucoraja erinaceaSalt water · 28 records
    • Ocean Pout Zoarces americanusSalt water · 27 records
    • Northern Sand Lance Ammodytes dubiusSalt water · 24 records
    • Windowpane Scophthalmus aquosusSalt water · 24 records
    • Alewife Alosa pseudoharengusSalt water · 24 records
    • Red Hake Urophycis chussSalt water · 24 records
    • Striped Bass Morone saxatilisSalt water · 23 records
    • Striped Killifish Fundulus majalisSalt water · 23 records
    • Atlantic Herring Clupea harengusSalt water · 22 records
    • Mummichog Fundulus heteroclitusSalt water · 21 records
    • Fourspot Flounder Hippoglossina oblongaSalt water · 20 records
    • American Angler Lophius americanusSalt water · 18 records
    • Saithe Pollachius virensSalt water · 17 records
    • Butterfish Peprilus triacanthusSalt water · 14 records
    • Haddock Melanogrammus aeglefinusSalt water · 13 records
    • Great White Shark Carcharodon carchariasSalt water · 13 records
    • Porgy Stenotomus chrysopsSalt water · 12 records
    • Blueback Herring Alosa aestivalisSalt water · 12 records
    • White Hake Urophycis tenuisSalt water · 12 records
    • Black Sea Bass Centropristis striataSalt water · 11 records
    • Northern Searobin Prionotus carolinusSalt water · 11 records
    • American Eel Anguilla rostrataSalt water · 8 records
    • Banded Killifish Fundulus diaphanusBrackish water · 8 records
    • Northern Pipefish Syngnathus fuscusSalt water · 7 records
    • Atlantic Silverside Menidia menidiaSalt water · 6 records
    • Fourspine Stickleback Apeltes quadracusSalt water · 6 records
    • Atlantic Mackerel Scomber scombrusSalt water · 5 records
    • American Shad Alosa sapidissimaSalt water · 5 records
    • Sheepshead Minnow Cyprinodon variegatusSalt water · 5 records
    Fresh water nearby · 2 species

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

    • Brown Bullhead Ameiurus nebulosusFresh water · 7 records
    • Smallmouth Bass Micropterus dolomieuFresh water · 6 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 Pleasant Bay

    Pleasant 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 3.1 ft between a high and the next low.

    The biggest swings in this window come around Wednesday, October 28, when the day's range reaches 4.3 ft, and again around Sunday, October 11 (3.7 ft). Those spring tides follow the new and full moon by a day or two. The calmest day is Monday, October 19, with only 2.4 ft between the day's highest and lowest water.

    The lowest tide of the month is -0.4 ft at 10:16 PM 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 3.9 ft at 3:36 PM on Wednesday, October 28. 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: Boston.

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