Watch Hill Point tide chart
Rhode Island · near Westerly (5 mi) · NOAA station 8458694 · times in local time (EDT)
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Tides today, Sunday, October 11
- Low 3:02 AM 0.0 ft
- High 9:29 AM 3.4 ft
- Low 3:49 PM 0.1 ft
- High 9:49 PM 2.8 ft
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Sunrise 6:55 AM · Sunset 6:14 PM · New moon (0%)
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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
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Tide times this week
| Day | High and low tides | Sunrise / sunset | Moon |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun Oct 11 | L 3:02 AM 0.0 ftH 9:29 AM 3.4 ftL 3:49 PM 0.1 ftH 9:49 PM 2.8 ft | 6:55 AM / 6:14 PM | New moon (0%) |
| Mon Oct 12 | L 3:36 AM 0.1 ftH 10:10 AM 3.2 ftL 4:26 PM 0.1 ftH 10:30 PM 2.6 ft | 6:56 AM / 6:13 PM | New moon (2%) |
| Tue Oct 13 | L 4:13 AM 0.1 ftH 10:51 AM 3.0 ftL 5:03 PM 0.2 ftH 11:12 PM 2.5 ft | 6:57 AM / 6:11 PM | Waxing crescent (6%) |
| Wed Oct 14 | L 4:51 AM 0.2 ftH 11:32 AM 2.8 ftL 5:41 PM 0.3 ftH 11:55 PM 2.3 ft | 6:58 AM / 6:10 PM | Waxing crescent (12%) |
| Thu Oct 15 | L 5:30 AM 0.3 ftH 12:16 PM 2.6 ftL 6:20 PM 0.5 ft | 6:59 AM / 6:08 PM | Waxing crescent (19%) |
| Fri Oct 16 | H 12:41 AM 2.1 ftL 6:12 AM 0.5 ftH 1:04 PM 2.4 ftL 7:06 PM 0.6 ft | 7:01 AM / 6:06 PM | Waxing crescent (28%) |
| Sat Oct 17 | H 1:31 AM 2.0 ftL 6:59 AM 0.6 ftH 1:54 PM 2.2 ftL 8:08 PM 0.8 ft | 7:02 AM / 6:05 PM | First quarter (38%) |
Tidal currents near Watch Hill Point
From NOAA's current predictions for Napatree Point, 0.7 mile southwest of, 2.1 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 WNW (284°) and the ebb toward the ESE (113°). The strongest current this week is 2.5 knots.
| Day | Slack water and peak currents |
|---|---|
| Sun Oct 11 | Ebb 2:06 AM 2.1 knSlack 6:02 AMFlood 8:39 AM 1.9 knSlack 11:56 AMEbb 2:27 PM 2.4 knSlack 6:39 PMFlood 9:11 PM 1.8 kn |
| Mon Oct 12 | Slack 12:29 AMEbb 2:48 AM 2.0 knSlack 6:44 AMFlood 9:18 AM 1.8 knSlack 12:37 PMEbb 3:09 PM 2.3 knSlack 7:22 PMFlood 9:51 PM 1.6 kn |
| Tue Oct 13 | Slack 1:11 AMEbb 3:30 AM 1.9 knSlack 7:27 AMFlood 9:56 AM 1.7 knSlack 1:17 PMEbb 3:50 PM 2.2 knSlack 8:05 PMFlood 10:30 PM 1.5 kn |
| Wed Oct 14 | Slack 1:52 AMEbb 4:12 AM 1.8 knSlack 8:10 AMFlood 10:35 AM 1.5 knSlack 1:57 PMEbb 4:31 PM 2.0 knSlack 8:48 PMFlood 11:11 PM 1.4 kn |
| Thu Oct 15 | Slack 2:34 AMEbb 4:54 AM 1.7 knSlack 8:56 AMFlood 11:16 AM 1.4 knSlack 2:39 PMEbb 5:12 PM 1.8 knSlack 9:33 PMFlood 11:54 PM 1.2 kn |
| Fri Oct 16 | Slack 3:17 AMEbb 5:38 AM 1.6 knSlack 9:43 AMFlood 12:01 PM 1.2 knSlack 3:22 PMEbb 5:56 PM 1.7 knSlack 10:20 PM |
| Sat Oct 17 | Flood 12:40 AM 1.2 knSlack 4:02 AMEbb 6:25 AM 1.5 knSlack 10:34 AMFlood 12:49 PM 1.1 knSlack 4:09 PMEbb 6:44 PM 1.6 knSlack 11:09 PM |
Current predictions can differ a lot over short distances: check the station location on NOAA before planning a passage.
Best fishing times at Watch Hill Point
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.
| Day | Bite score | Best times | Major periods | Minor periods |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun Oct 11 | 98 · Excellent | 1:00 PM–2:00 PM, 6:00 PM–7:00 PM | 11:59 PM–1:59 AM, 12:22 PM–2:22 PM | 7:38 AM–8:38 AM, 5:56 PM–6:56 PM |
| Mon Oct 12 | 83 · Excellent | 1:00 AM–2:00 AM, 1:00 PM–3:00 PM | 12:45 AM–2:45 AM, 1:08 PM–3:08 PM | 8:45 AM–9:45 AM, 6:24 PM–7:24 PM |
| Tue Oct 13 | 67 · Good | 2:00 AM–3:00 AM, 2:00 PM–3:00 PM | 1:32 AM–3:32 AM, 1:56 PM–3:56 PM | 9:50 AM–10:50 AM, 6:57 PM–7:57 PM |
| Wed Oct 14 | 50 · Fair | 3:00 PM–4:00 PM, 3:00 AM–4:00 AM | 2:21 AM–4:21 AM, 2:46 PM–4:46 PM | 10:52 AM–11:52 AM, 7:36 PM–8:36 PM |
| Thu Oct 15 | 35 · Fair | 4:00 PM–5:00 PM | 3:11 AM–5:11 AM, 3:37 PM–5:37 PM | 11:49 AM–12:49 PM, 8:24 PM–9:24 PM |
| Fri Oct 16 | 34 · Slow | 5:00 PM–6:00 PM | 4:02 AM–6:02 AM, 4:27 PM–6:27 PM | 12:39 PM–1:39 PM, 9:18 PM–10:18 PM |
| Sat Oct 17 | 39 · Fair | 6:00 PM–7:00 PM | 4:52 AM–6:52 AM, 5:17 PM–7:17 PM | 1:21 PM–2:21 PM, 10:18 PM–11:18 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.
- 0.0 ft at 2:00 PM on Saturday, October 24
- 0.1 ft at 3:49 PM on Sunday, October 11
- 0.1 ft at 4:26 PM on Monday, October 12
- 0.2 ft at 1:18 PM on Friday, October 23
- 0.2 ft at 5:03 PM on Tuesday, October 13
- 0.3 ft at 5:41 PM on Wednesday, October 14
Tide table: October 11 to November 10, 2026
Full 2026 tide table Full 2027 tide table
| Day | High and low tides | Sunrise / sunset |
|---|---|---|
| Sun Oct 11 | L 3:02 AM 0.0 ftH 9:29 AM 3.4 ftL 3:49 PM 0.1 ftH 9:49 PM 2.8 ft | 6:55 AM / 6:14 PM |
| Mon Oct 12 | L 3:36 AM 0.1 ftH 10:10 AM 3.2 ftL 4:26 PM 0.1 ftH 10:30 PM 2.6 ft | 6:56 AM / 6:13 PM |
| Tue Oct 13 | L 4:13 AM 0.1 ftH 10:51 AM 3.0 ftL 5:03 PM 0.2 ftH 11:12 PM 2.5 ft | 6:57 AM / 6:11 PM |
| Wed Oct 14 | L 4:51 AM 0.2 ftH 11:32 AM 2.8 ftL 5:41 PM 0.3 ftH 11:55 PM 2.3 ft | 6:58 AM / 6:10 PM |
| Thu Oct 15 | L 5:30 AM 0.3 ftH 12:16 PM 2.6 ftL 6:20 PM 0.5 ft | 6:59 AM / 6:08 PM |
| Fri Oct 16 | H 12:41 AM 2.1 ftL 6:12 AM 0.5 ftH 1:04 PM 2.4 ftL 7:06 PM 0.6 ft | 7:01 AM / 6:06 PM |
| Sat Oct 17 | H 1:31 AM 2.0 ftL 6:59 AM 0.6 ftH 1:54 PM 2.2 ftL 8:08 PM 0.8 ft | 7:02 AM / 6:05 PM |
| Sun Oct 18 | H 2:21 AM 2.0 ftL 7:59 AM 0.7 ftH 2:44 PM 2.2 ftL 9:42 PM 0.8 ft | 7:03 AM / 6:03 PM |
| Mon Oct 19 | H 3:12 AM 2.0 ftL 9:20 AM 0.7 ftH 3:34 PM 2.1 ftL 10:52 PM 0.7 ft | 7:04 AM / 6:02 PM |
| Tue Oct 20 | H 4:05 AM 2.1 ftL 10:46 AM 0.7 ftH 4:28 PM 2.2 ftL 11:36 PM 0.5 ft | 7:05 AM / 6:00 PM |
| Wed Oct 21 | H 5:01 AM 2.2 ftL 11:47 AM 0.5 ftH 5:23 PM 2.3 ft | 7:06 AM / 5:59 PM |
| Thu Oct 22 | L 12:12 AM 0.3 ftH 5:54 AM 2.4 ftL 12:35 PM 0.3 ftH 6:14 PM 2.4 ft | 7:07 AM / 5:57 PM |
| Fri Oct 23 | L 12:44 AM 0.2 ftH 6:41 AM 2.7 ftL 1:18 PM 0.2 ftH 7:01 PM 2.6 ft | 7:09 AM / 5:56 PM |
| Sat Oct 24 | L 1:18 AM 0.0 ftH 7:25 AM 3.0 ftL 2:00 PM 0.0 ftH 7:46 PM 2.7 ft | 7:10 AM / 5:55 PM |
| Sun Oct 25 | L 1:53 AM -0.1 ftH 8:08 AM 3.2 ftL 2:43 PM -0.1 ftH 8:32 PM 2.8 ft | 7:11 AM / 5:53 PM |
| Mon Oct 26 | L 2:32 AM -0.2 ftH 8:52 AM 3.4 ftL 3:29 PM -0.2 ftH 9:18 PM 2.9 ft | 7:12 AM / 5:52 PM |
| Tue Oct 27 | L 3:15 AM -0.3 ftH 9:39 AM 3.5 ftL 4:16 PM -0.1 ftH 10:07 PM 2.9 ft | 7:13 AM / 5:50 PM |
| Wed Oct 28 | L 4:00 AM -0.3 ftH 10:28 AM 3.4 ftL 5:03 PM -0.1 ftH 10:59 PM 2.8 ft | 7:14 AM / 5:49 PM |
| Thu Oct 29 | L 4:47 AM -0.2 ftH 11:21 AM 3.3 ftL 5:52 PM 0.1 ftH 11:54 PM 2.7 ft | 7:16 AM / 5:48 PM |
| Fri Oct 30 | L 5:37 AM 0.0 ftH 12:19 PM 3.1 ftL 6:49 PM 0.2 ft | 7:17 AM / 5:47 PM |
| Sat Oct 31 | H 12:54 AM 2.6 ftL 6:31 AM 0.1 ftH 1:21 PM 3.0 ftL 8:21 PM 0.4 ft | 7:18 AM / 5:45 PM |
| Sun Nov 1 | H 1:55 AM 2.6 ftL 6:36 AM 0.3 ftH 1:24 PM 2.9 ftL 9:08 PM 0.4 ft | 6:19 AM / 4:44 PM |
| Mon Nov 2 | H 1:57 AM 2.6 ftL 8:20 AM 0.5 ftH 2:26 PM 2.7 ftL 10:11 PM 0.3 ft | 6:20 AM / 4:43 PM |
| Tue Nov 3 | H 2:59 AM 2.7 ftL 10:16 AM 0.4 ftH 3:29 PM 2.7 ftL 10:59 PM 0.3 ft | 6:22 AM / 4:42 PM |
| Wed Nov 4 | H 4:02 AM 2.8 ftL 11:18 AM 0.3 ftH 4:31 PM 2.6 ftL 11:36 PM 0.2 ft | 6:23 AM / 4:40 PM |
| Thu Nov 5 | H 5:02 AM 3.0 ftL 12:05 PM 0.2 ftH 5:28 PM 2.6 ft | 6:24 AM / 4:39 PM |
| Fri Nov 6 | L 12:03 AM 0.2 ftH 5:55 AM 3.1 ftL 12:44 PM 0.2 ftH 6:17 PM 2.6 ft | 6:25 AM / 4:38 PM |
| Sat Nov 7 | L 12:27 AM 0.1 ftH 6:42 AM 3.2 ftL 1:19 PM 0.1 ftH 7:02 PM 2.6 ft | 6:27 AM / 4:37 PM |
| Sun Nov 8 | L 12:54 AM 0.1 ftH 7:25 AM 3.2 ftL 1:52 PM 0.1 ftH 7:45 PM 2.6 ft | 6:28 AM / 4:36 PM |
| Mon Nov 9 | L 1:27 AM 0.1 ftH 8:05 AM 3.1 ftL 2:26 PM 0.1 ftH 8:25 PM 2.5 ft | 6:29 AM / 4:35 PM |
| Tue Nov 10 | L 2:04 AM 0.1 ftH 8:45 AM 3.0 ftL 3:03 PM 0.1 ftH 9:05 PM 2.5 ft | 6:30 AM / 4:34 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 Watch Hill Point
Beaches
- Ocean House Beach 0.5 mi
- Watch Hill Beach Association Beach 0.8 mi
- East Beach 0.9 mi
- Misquamicut Fire District Beach 2.3 mi
Boat ramps
- Barn Island Boat Ramp 2.4 mi
- Kayak Landing 5.0 mi
- Boat ramp 5.0 mi
Marinas
- Avondale Boat Yard 2.1 mi
- Lotteryville Marina 2.3 mi
- Frank Hall Boat Yard 2.4 mi
- Grays Boat Yard 2.6 mi
Distances from the tide station. Places from © OpenStreetMap contributors; links open in Google Maps.
Fish in the waters around Watch Hill Point
40 kinds of fish, sharks and rays have been recorded within 15 km (about 9 miles) of this spot, most often Porgy, Common Skate, Winter Flounder. The bar shows how many records each has.
- Porgy Stenotomus chrysopsSalt water · 72 records
- Common Skate Leucoraja erinaceaSalt water · 70 records
- Winter Flounder Pseudopleuronectes americanusSalt water · 66 records
- Summer Flounder Paralichthys dentatusSalt water · 63 records
- Butterfish Peprilus triacanthusSalt water · 56 records
- Silver Hake Merluccius bilinearisSalt water · 54 records
- Windowpane Scophthalmus aquosusSalt water · 51 records
- Winter Skate Leucoraja ocellataSalt water · 47 records
- Northern Searobin Prionotus carolinusSalt water · 41 records
- Fourspot Flounder Hippoglossina oblongaSalt water · 40 records
- Black Sea Bass Centropristis striataSalt water · 34 records
- Alewife Alosa pseudoharengusSalt water · 33 records
- Bluefish Pomatomus saltatrixSalt water · 32 records
- Red Hake Urophycis chussSalt water · 30 records
- Spotted Hake Urophycis regiaSalt water · 29 records
- Weakfish Cynoscion regalisSalt water · 24 records
- Smooth Dogfish Mustelus canisSalt water · 24 records
- Atlantic Herring Clupea harengusSalt water · 24 records
- Striped Searobin Prionotus evolansSalt water · 21 records
- Longhorn Sculpin Myoxocephalus octodecemspinosusSalt water · 16 records
- Clearnose Skate Raja eglanteriaSalt water · 15 records
- American Shad Alosa sapidissimaSalt water · 14 records
- Atlantic Menhaden Brevoortia tyrannusSalt water · 14 records
- Spurdog Squalus acanthiasSalt water · 14 records
- Sea Raven Hemitripterus americanusSalt water · 12 records
- Blueback Herring Alosa aestivalisSalt water · 10 records
- Ocean Pout Zoarces americanusSalt water · 9 records
- Mummichog Fundulus heteroclitusSalt water · 9 records
- Cunner Tautogolabrus adspersusSalt water · 8 records
- Striped Killifish Fundulus majalisSalt water · 8 records
- Rough Scad Trachurus lathamiSalt water · 8 records
- Grubby Myoxocephalus aenaeusSalt water · 7 records
- Sheepshead Minnow Cyprinodon variegatusSalt water · 7 records
- Three-spined Stickleback Gasterosteus aculeatusSalt water · 7 records
- American Eel Anguilla rostrataSalt water · 7 records
- Striped Bass Morone saxatilisSalt water · 6 records
- West Atlantic Round Herring Etrumeus sadinaSalt water · 6 records
- Spot Croaker Leiostomus xanthurusSalt water · 6 records
- Northern Puffer Sphoeroides maculatusSalt water · 5 records
- Tautog Tautoga onitisSalt 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 Watch Hill Point
Watch Hill Point 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 2.5 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 3.7 ft, and again around Sunday, October 11 (3.3 ft). Those spring tides follow the new and full moon by a day or two. The calmest day is Sunday, October 18, with only 1.4 ft between the day's highest and lowest water.
The lowest tide of the month is -0.3 ft at 3:15 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 3.5 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
- NOAA station ID: 8458694
- Type: subordinate (adjusted from a reference station)
- Location: 41.3050, -71.8600
Reference station: Newport.