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Wellfleet tide chart

Massachusetts · Wellfleet · NOAA station 8446613 · times in local time (EDT)

Tides today, Sunday, October 11

12 AM6 AM12 PM6 PM12:16 AM · 10.7 ft6:34 AM · 0.3 ft12:29 PM · 11.2 ft7:02 PM · -0.3 ft11.2 ft
  • High 12:16 AM 10.7 ft
  • Low 6:34 AM 0.3 ft
  • High 12:29 PM 11.2 ft
  • Low 7:02 PM -0.3 ft

Sunrise 6:48 AM · Sunset 6:07 PM · New moon (0%)

Fishing forecast

Hour by hour at Wellfleet
70Good

Best times

1:00 PM–2:00 PM and 8:00 AM–9:00 AM

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 Wellfleet

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    Marine forecast: Cape Cod Bay

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    Marine radio: weather channels and VHF

    NOAA Weather Radio

    • 162.550 MHz WX1 KEC73, Bourne/Hyannis, MA (31 mi)
    • 162.425 MHz WX4 WNG574, Gloucester Marine, MA (57 mi)

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    VHF marine channels

    • Ch 16 Distress, safety and calling
    • Ch 9 Boater-to-boater calling
    • Ch 22A Coast Guard safety broadcasts
    • Ch 13 Bridge-to-bridge (big ships, drawbridges)
    • Ch 68, 69, 71, 72, 78A Recreational chat

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    Tide times this week

    DayHigh and low tidesSunrise / sunsetMoon
    Sun Oct 11H 12:16 AM 10.7 ftL 6:34 AM 0.3 ftH 12:29 PM 11.2 ftL 7:02 PM -0.3 ft6:48 AM / 6:07 PMNew moon (0%)
    Mon Oct 12H 1:00 AM 10.4 ftL 7:15 AM 0.6 ftH 1:09 PM 11.1 ftL 7:45 PM -0.1 ft6:49 AM / 6:05 PMNew moon (2%)
    Tue Oct 13H 1:43 AM 10.1 ftL 7:55 AM 1.0 ftH 1:49 PM 10.9 ftL 8:27 PM 0.1 ft6:51 AM / 6:03 PMWaxing crescent (6%)
    Wed Oct 14H 2:26 AM 9.7 ftL 8:37 AM 1.4 ftH 2:30 PM 10.6 ftL 9:11 PM 0.5 ft6:52 AM / 6:02 PMWaxing crescent (12%)
    Thu Oct 15H 3:09 AM 9.3 ftL 9:19 AM 1.8 ftH 3:13 PM 10.2 ftL 9:56 PM 1.0 ft6:53 AM / 6:00 PMWaxing crescent (19%)
    Fri Oct 16H 3:55 AM 8.9 ftL 10:04 AM 2.2 ftH 4:00 PM 9.9 ftL 10:45 PM 1.4 ft6:54 AM / 5:58 PMWaxing crescent (28%)
    Sat Oct 17H 4:45 AM 8.6 ftL 10:54 AM 2.5 ftH 4:51 PM 9.6 ftL 11:37 PM 1.7 ft6:55 AM / 5:57 PMFirst quarter (38%)

    Best fishing times at Wellfleet

    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 1170 · Good1:00 PM–2:00 PM, 8:00 AM–9:00 AM11:51 PM–1:51 AM, 12:14 PM–2:14 PM7:32 AM–8:32 AM, 5:47 PM–6:47 PM
    Mon Oct 1265 · Good6:00 PM–7:00 PM, 2:00 PM–3:00 PM12:37 AM–2:37 AM, 1:00 PM–3:00 PM8:39 AM–9:39 AM, 6:15 PM–7:15 PM
    Tue Oct 1352 · Fair2:00 AM–3:00 AM, 10:00 AM–11:00 AM1:24 AM–3:24 AM, 1:49 PM–3:49 PM9:45 AM–10:45 AM, 6:47 PM–7:47 PM
    Wed Oct 1443 · Fair3:00 PM–5:00 PM, 3:00 AM–4:00 AM2:13 AM–4:13 AM, 2:38 PM–4:38 PM10:47 AM–11:47 AM, 7:26 PM–8:26 PM
    Thu Oct 1539 · Fair4:00 PM–6:00 PM3:04 AM–5:04 AM, 3:29 PM–5:29 PM11:44 AM–12:44 PM, 8:13 PM–9:13 PM
    Fri Oct 1641 · Fair5:00 PM–6:00 PM3:55 AM–5:55 AM, 4:20 PM–6:20 PM12:34 PM–1:34 PM, 9:08 PM–10:08 PM
    Sat Oct 1742 · Fair6:00 PM–7:00 PM4:45 AM–6:45 AM, 5:10 PM–7:10 PM1:16 PM–2:16 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 5:01 PM on Saturday, October 24
    2. 0.6 ft at 7:15 AM on Monday, October 12
    3. 0.8 ft at 4:15 PM on Friday, October 23
    4. 1.0 ft at 7:55 AM on Tuesday, October 13
    5. 1.4 ft at 8:37 AM on Wednesday, October 14
    6. 1.5 ft at 3:27 PM on Thursday, October 22

    Tide table: October 11 to November 10, 2026

    Full 2026 tide table Full 2027 tide table

    DayHigh and low tidesSunrise / sunset
    Sun Oct 11H 12:16 AM 10.7 ftL 6:34 AM 0.3 ftH 12:29 PM 11.2 ftL 7:02 PM -0.3 ft6:48 AM / 6:07 PM
    Mon Oct 12H 1:00 AM 10.4 ftL 7:15 AM 0.6 ftH 1:09 PM 11.1 ftL 7:45 PM -0.1 ft6:49 AM / 6:05 PM
    Tue Oct 13H 1:43 AM 10.1 ftL 7:55 AM 1.0 ftH 1:49 PM 10.9 ftL 8:27 PM 0.1 ft6:51 AM / 6:03 PM
    Wed Oct 14H 2:26 AM 9.7 ftL 8:37 AM 1.4 ftH 2:30 PM 10.6 ftL 9:11 PM 0.5 ft6:52 AM / 6:02 PM
    Thu Oct 15H 3:09 AM 9.3 ftL 9:19 AM 1.8 ftH 3:13 PM 10.2 ftL 9:56 PM 1.0 ft6:53 AM / 6:00 PM
    Fri Oct 16H 3:55 AM 8.9 ftL 10:04 AM 2.2 ftH 4:00 PM 9.9 ftL 10:45 PM 1.4 ft6:54 AM / 5:58 PM
    Sat Oct 17H 4:45 AM 8.6 ftL 10:54 AM 2.5 ftH 4:51 PM 9.6 ftL 11:37 PM 1.7 ft6:55 AM / 5:57 PM
    Sun Oct 18H 5:40 AM 8.4 ftL 11:49 AM 2.6 ftH 5:47 PM 9.4 ft6:56 AM / 5:55 PM
    Mon Oct 19L 12:32 AM 1.8 ftH 6:35 AM 8.4 ftL 12:45 PM 2.6 ftH 6:43 PM 9.3 ft6:57 AM / 5:54 PM
    Tue Oct 20L 1:25 AM 1.8 ftH 7:29 AM 8.6 ftL 1:41 PM 2.4 ftH 7:39 PM 9.4 ft6:59 AM / 5:52 PM
    Wed Oct 21L 2:16 AM 1.6 ftH 8:20 AM 9.0 ftL 2:35 PM 2.0 ftH 8:33 PM 9.6 ft7:00 AM / 5:51 PM
    Thu Oct 22L 3:05 AM 1.3 ftH 9:07 AM 9.5 ftL 3:27 PM 1.5 ftH 9:23 PM 9.9 ft7:01 AM / 5:49 PM
    Fri Oct 23L 3:51 AM 1.0 ftH 9:50 AM 10.1 ftL 4:15 PM 0.8 ftH 10:10 PM 10.2 ft7:02 AM / 5:48 PM
    Sat Oct 24L 4:34 AM 0.6 ftH 10:30 AM 10.7 ftL 5:01 PM 0.1 ftH 10:54 PM 10.5 ft7:03 AM / 5:46 PM
    Sun Oct 25L 5:17 AM 0.3 ftH 11:10 AM 11.3 ftL 5:46 PM -0.5 ftH 11:39 PM 10.7 ft7:05 AM / 5:45 PM
    Mon Oct 26L 5:59 AM 0.1 ftH 11:51 AM 11.8 ftL 6:32 PM -0.9 ft7:06 AM / 5:44 PM
    Tue Oct 27H 12:24 AM 10.7 ftL 6:43 AM 0.0 ftH 12:35 PM 12.1 ftL 7:19 PM -1.1 ft7:07 AM / 5:42 PM
    Wed Oct 28H 1:12 AM 10.6 ftL 7:29 AM 0.0 ftH 1:22 PM 12.2 ftL 8:08 PM -1.1 ft7:08 AM / 5:41 PM
    Thu Oct 29H 2:02 AM 10.4 ftL 8:18 AM 0.2 ftH 2:12 PM 12.1 ftL 8:59 PM -0.9 ft7:09 AM / 5:39 PM
    Fri Oct 30H 2:56 AM 10.2 ftL 9:10 AM 0.5 ftH 3:06 PM 11.7 ftL 9:54 PM -0.6 ft7:11 AM / 5:38 PM
    Sat Oct 31H 3:53 AM 9.9 ftL 10:07 AM 0.9 ftH 4:04 PM 11.3 ftL 10:53 PM -0.1 ft7:12 AM / 5:37 PM
    Sun Nov 1H 3:55 AM 9.6 ftL 10:09 AM 1.2 ftH 4:09 PM 10.8 ftL 10:56 PM 0.2 ft6:13 AM / 4:36 PM
    Mon Nov 2H 5:01 AM 9.6 ftL 11:16 AM 1.3 ftH 5:17 PM 10.4 ftL 11:59 PM 0.4 ft6:14 AM / 4:34 PM
    Tue Nov 3H 6:07 AM 9.7 ftL 12:23 PM 1.3 ftH 6:25 PM 10.2 ft6:16 AM / 4:33 PM
    Wed Nov 4L 1:01 AM 0.6 ftH 7:09 AM 10.0 ftL 1:29 PM 1.1 ftH 7:32 PM 10.1 ft6:17 AM / 4:32 PM
    Thu Nov 5L 2:00 AM 0.6 ftH 8:07 AM 10.3 ftL 2:31 PM 0.7 ftH 8:33 PM 10.1 ft6:18 AM / 4:31 PM
    Fri Nov 6L 2:54 AM 0.6 ftH 8:58 AM 10.7 ftL 3:27 PM 0.3 ftH 9:27 PM 10.1 ft6:19 AM / 4:30 PM
    Sat Nov 7L 3:43 AM 0.7 ftH 9:43 AM 10.9 ftL 4:16 PM 0.0 ftH 10:14 PM 10.1 ft6:21 AM / 4:28 PM
    Sun Nov 8L 4:27 AM 0.8 ftH 10:24 AM 11.0 ftL 5:00 PM -0.1 ftH 10:58 PM 9.9 ft6:22 AM / 4:27 PM
    Mon Nov 9L 5:08 AM 0.9 ftH 11:03 AM 11.0 ftL 5:42 PM -0.1 ftH 11:40 PM 9.8 ft6:23 AM / 4:26 PM
    Tue Nov 10L 5:48 AM 1.1 ftH 11:42 AM 10.9 ftL 6:23 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 Wellfleet

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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 Wellfleet

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

    • Winter Flounder Pseudopleuronectes americanusSalt water · 107 records
    • Yellowtail Flounder Limanda ferrugineaSalt water · 103 records
    • Ocean Sunfish Mola molaSalt water · 98 records
    • Longhorn Sculpin Myoxocephalus octodecemspinosusSalt water · 90 records
    • Atlantic Cod Gadus morhuaSalt water · 78 records
    • Spurdog Squalus acanthiasSalt water · 63 records
    • Atlantic Herring Clupea harengusSalt water · 63 records
    • Sea Raven Hemitripterus americanusSalt water · 54 records
    • Silver Hake Merluccius bilinearisSalt water · 52 records
    • Ocean Pout Zoarces americanusSalt water · 45 records
    • Common Skate Leucoraja erinaceaSalt water · 43 records
    • Alewife Alosa pseudoharengusSalt water · 42 records
    • Windowpane Scophthalmus aquosusSalt water · 41 records
    • Red Hake Urophycis chussSalt water · 40 records
    • Northern Sand Lance Ammodytes dubiusSalt water · 38 records
    • Winter Skate Leucoraja ocellataSalt water · 34 records
    • Fourspot Flounder Hippoglossina oblongaSalt water · 31 records
    • Blueback Herring Alosa aestivalisSalt water · 31 records
    • American Plaice Hippoglossoides platessoidesSalt water · 30 records
    • Butterfish Peprilus triacanthusSalt water · 25 records
    • Atlantic Mackerel Scomber scombrusSalt water · 19 records
    • White Hake Urophycis tenuisSalt water · 19 records
    • Alligatorfish Aspidophoroides monopterygiusSalt water · 17 records
    • American Angler Lophius americanusSalt water · 17 records
    • Haddock Melanogrammus aeglefinusSalt water · 17 records
    • Saithe Pollachius virensSalt water · 17 records
    • Starry Ray Amblyraja radiataSalt water · 16 records
    • Atlantic Wolffish Anarhichas lupusSalt water · 15 records
    • Northern Pipefish Syngnathus fuscusSalt water · 13 records
    • Summer Flounder Paralichthys dentatusSalt water · 13 records
    • Bluefish Pomatomus saltatrixSalt water · 13 records
    • Northern Searobin Prionotus carolinusSalt water · 12 records
    • Cunner Tautogolabrus adspersusSalt water · 11 records
    • Porgy Stenotomus chrysopsSalt water · 11 records
    • Mummichog Fundulus heteroclitusSalt water · 11 records
    • Black Sea Bass Centropristis striataSalt water · 10 records
    • Rainbow Smelt Osmerus mordaxSalt water · 10 records
    • Atlantic Silverside Menidia menidiaSalt water · 9 records
    • American Shad Alosa sapidissimaSalt water · 9 records
    • Fourbeard Rockling Enchelyopus cimbriusSalt water · 9 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 Wellfleet

    Wellfleet 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 9.5 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 13.3 ft, and again around Sunday, October 11 (11.5 ft). Those spring tides follow the new and full moon by a day or two. The calmest day is Monday, October 19, with only 7.5 ft between the day's highest and lowest water.

    The lowest tide of the month is -1.1 ft at 7:19 PM on Tuesday, October 27. There are 12 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 12.2 ft at 1:22 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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