- High 3:39 AM 8.7 ft
- Low 9:36 AM 0.8 ft
- High 3:56 PM 10.0 ft
- Low 10:24 PM -0.2 ft
First light 5:46 AMSunrise 6:16 AMSunset 4:35 PMLast light 5:05 PM
Gloucester, MA Tide Chart Today & Tomorrow
Massachusetts · NOAA station Gloucester Harbor (1.9 mi) · updated Nov 2, 2026
Mon, Nov 2: High tide 4:45 AM (8.7 ft) and 5:05 PM (9.6 ft); low tide 10:44 AM (0.9 ft) and 11:29 PM (0.0 ft).
Tide todayHigh 4:45 AM · High 5:05 PMLow 10:44 AM · Low 11:29 PM
Today's range9.6 ft0.0 → 9.6 ft (MLLW)
Waves (buoy)Loading…NDBC 44029
Water temp (buoy)Loading…
WindLoading…
Sun6:18 AM – 4:33 PMFirst light 5:48 AM · Last light 5:03 PM
Buoy: NOAA NDBC 44029 (Buoy A01 - Massachusetts Bay), 10 mi away. Buoy readings are recent observations, not a surf forecast. Wind: observed at NOAA NDBC station 44029 (Buoy A01 - Massachusetts Bay), 10 mi away; forecast from the NOAA National Weather Service (api.weather.gov).
Gloucester tides — next 3 days
Shaded = night · heights in feet above MLLW · local time
- High 4:45 AM 8.7 ft
- Low 10:44 AM 0.9 ft
- High 5:05 PM 9.6 ft
- Low 11:29 PM 0.0 ft
First light 5:48 AMSunrise 6:18 AMSunset 4:33 PMLast light 5:03 PM
- High 5:52 AM 8.8 ft
- Low 11:54 AM 0.8 ft
- High 6:14 PM 9.4 ft
First light 5:49 AMSunrise 6:19 AMSunset 4:32 PMLast light 5:02 PM
- Low 12:32 AM 0.1 ft
- High 6:56 AM 9.1 ft
- Low 1:02 PM 0.6 ft
- High 7:20 PM 9.3 ft
First light 5:50 AMSunrise 6:20 AMSunset 4:31 PMLast light 5:01 PM
- Low 1:32 AM 0.2 ft
- High 7:55 AM 9.5 ft
- Low 2:04 PM 0.3 ft
- High 8:21 PM 9.2 ft
First light 5:51 AMSunrise 6:21 AMSunset 4:30 PMLast light 5:00 PM
Today's tide windows
- ▼ Falling 4:45 AM → 10:44 AM 8.7 → 0.9 ft
- ▲ Rising 10:44 AM → 5:05 PM 0.9 → 9.6 ft
- ▼ Falling 5:05 PM → 11:29 PM 9.6 → 0.0 ft
- ▲ Rising 11:29 PM → 5:52 AM (next day) 0.0 → 8.8 ft
From NOAA high/low predictions for station 8441841.
This week's tide highlights
Mon, Nov 2 – Sun, Nov 8
Biggest high9.9 ftSun, Nov 8 10:16 AM
Lowest low-0.2 ftSun, Nov 8 4:33 PM
Best daylight low-0.2 ftSun, Nov 8 4:33 PMtide pools & beachcombing
Plan around it: Best tide for surf fishing · Best tide for surfing
NOAA predictions for station 8441841; daylight = first to last light (civil twilight). Predictions are astronomical and don't include wind, waves, or storm surge. Not for navigation.
Best fishing times today in Gloucester
Today is a poor fishing day (solunar + tide)
3/10
Waning crescent · 41% lit · New moon Mon, Nov 9
Major fishing times
- Moon overhead5:18 am – 7:18 amSunriseNear slack (high 4:45 am)
- Moon underfoot5:43 pm – 7:43 pmNear slack (high 5:05 pm)
Minor fishing times
- Moonset12:57 pm – 1:57 pm≈ Moving water, rising
- Moonrise11:39 pm – 12:39 amNear slack (low 11:29 pm)
Fishing times for the next 7 days
| TodayNov 2 | 3/10Poor | Major 5:18 am – 7:18 am · 5:43 pm – 7:43 pm Minor 12:57 pm – 1:57 pm · 11:39 pm – 12:39 am |
|---|---|---|
| TueNov 3 | 3/10Poor | Major 6:07 am – 8:07 am · 6:30 pm – 8:30 pm Minor 1:21 pm – 2:21 pm |
| WedNov 4 | 7/10Good | Major 6:53 am – 8:53 am · 7:15 pm – 9:15 pm Minor 12:51 am – 1:51 am · 1:43 pm – 2:43 pm |
| ThuNov 5 | 6/10Good | Major 7:37 am – 9:37 am · 7:59 pm – 9:59 pm Minor 2:00 am – 3:00 am · 2:03 pm – 3:03 pm |
| FriNov 6 | 6/10Good | Major 8:21 am – 10:21 am · 8:43 pm – 10:43 pm Minor 3:07 am – 4:07 am · 2:24 pm – 3:24 pm |
| SatNov 7 | 8/10Excellent | Major 9:05 am – 11:05 am · 9:28 pm – 11:28 pm Minor 4:15 am – 5:15 am · 2:46 pm – 3:46 pm |
| SunNov 8 | 9/10Excellent | Major 9:51 am – 11:51 am · 10:15 pm – 12:15 am Minor 5:23 am – 6:23 am · 3:12 pm – 4:12 pm |
How this rating works
Solunar theory says fish feed more when the moon is overhead or underfoot (major periods, about 2 hours) and around moonrise and moonset (minor periods, about 1 hour). We score each day from 1 to 10 by checking when those periods happen, using the NOAA tide predictions for station 8441841 and the sun times for this spot:
| Base | every day starts at 1 | 1 |
|---|---|---|
| Sunrise / sunset | a period overlaps sunrise or sunset ±1 h: major +2, minor +1 (max 3) (Moon overhead × sunrise +2) | 2 |
| Tide | a NOAA high or low falls inside a period (tide change): major +2, minor +1; moving water during a major period (no high/low within 1 h of it) +1 (max 4) | 0 |
| Moon phase | within 2 days of a new or full moon +2, within 4 days +1 (today: 6.6 days) | 0 |
| Today | 3, rounded | 3/10 |
1–3 poor · 4–5 fair · 6–7 good · 8–10 excellent. Solunar times are a rule of thumb, not a guarantee: weather, water temperature and bait matter a lot. Tide changes and moving water are specific to this station, so nearby spots can score differently.
Solunar periods calculated for 42.63, -70.69 (moon times from astronomical equations, local time). Not a fishing forecast.
Gloucester tide table & sun times — next 7 days
| Sun, Nov 1Sun 6:16 AM – 4:35 PM | High 3:39 AM 8.72 ft | Low 9:36 AM 0.79 ft | High 3:56 PM 9.97 ft | Low 10:24 PM -0.21 ft |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon, Nov 2Sun 6:18 AM – 4:33 PM | High 4:45 AM 8.70 ft | Low 10:44 AM 0.90 ft | High 5:05 PM 9.64 ft | Low 11:29 PM 0.01 ft |
| Tue, Nov 3Sun 6:19 AM – 4:32 PM | High 5:52 AM 8.85 ft | Low 11:54 AM 0.83 ft | High 6:14 PM 9.42 ft | |
| Wed, Nov 4Sun 6:20 AM – 4:31 PM | Low 12:32 AM 0.13 ft | High 6:56 AM 9.14 ft | Low 1:02 PM 0.60 ft | High 7:20 PM 9.29 ft |
| Thu, Nov 5Sun 6:21 AM – 4:30 PM | Low 1:32 AM 0.21 ft | High 7:55 AM 9.46 ft | Low 2:04 PM 0.30 ft | High 8:21 PM 9.21 ft |
| Fri, Nov 6Sun 6:23 AM – 4:28 PM | Low 2:26 AM 0.29 ft | High 8:47 AM 9.73 ft | Low 3:00 PM 0.04 ft | High 9:16 PM 9.12 ft |
| Sat, Nov 7Sun 6:24 AM – 4:27 PM | Low 3:14 AM 0.44 ft | High 9:34 AM 9.87 ft | Low 3:49 PM -0.13 ft | High 10:05 PM 8.97 ft |
| Sun, Nov 8Sun 6:25 AM – 4:26 PM | Low 3:58 AM 0.64 ft | High 10:16 AM 9.87 ft | Low 4:33 PM -0.16 ft | High 10:49 PM 8.76 ft |
| Mon, Nov 9Sun 6:26 AM – 4:25 PM | Low 4:39 AM 0.89 ft | High 10:55 AM 9.77 ft | Low 5:14 PM -0.09 ft | High 11:30 PM 8.52 ft |
Tide times and heights (ft, MLLW) are NOAA predictions for station 8441841; first light (civil dawn), sunrise, sunset and last light (civil dusk) are calculated for Gloucester with the NOAA solar equations. Times are local.
About the tide at Gloucester
Gloucester has a semidiurnal tide: two high tides and two low tides of similar height each day. The average rise or fall between high and low tide is 8.6 ft, growing to about 10.8 ft at spring tides (around new and full moon) and shrinking to about 8.0 ft at neap tides (around the quarter moons). The highest tide predicted in the next 12 months is 11.2 ft on July 6, 2027 at 1:05 AM; the lowest is -1.8 ft on January 23, 2027 at 5:48 PM, and 193 low tides in that period drop below zero (MLLW).
- Tide type
- Semidiurnal
- Mean range
- 8.6 ft
- Spring / neap range
- 10.8 ft / 8.0 ft
- Average higher high
- 9.5 ft
- Average lower low
- 0.1 ft
- Highest tide, next 12 months
- 11.2 ft · Jul 6, 2027
- Lowest tide, next 12 months
- -1.8 ft · Jan 23, 2027
- Negative low tides (12 months)
- 193
Computed from 12 months of NOAA high/low predictions for station 8441841 (Gloucester Harbor); heights in feet above MLLW.
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About Gloucester
Gloucester is a city in Essex County, Massachusetts, on Cape Ann.
- Tide station used
- Gloucester Harbor, MA (NOAA 8441841, reference (harmonic) station)
- Distance to station
- 1.9 miles
- County
- Essex County
- Coordinates
- 42.6288, -70.6859 (US Census Bureau 2024 Gazetteer internal point (Gloucester city, GEOID 2526150))
- Time zone
- America/New_York
Station chosen by distance from the coordinates above.
FAQ
When is high tide today in Gloucester, MA?
On Mon, Nov 2, predicted high tide for Gloucester (NOAA station Gloucester Harbor) is at 4:45 AM (8.7 ft), 5:05 PM (9.6 ft) local time.
When is low tide today in Gloucester, MA?
On Mon, Nov 2, predicted low tide for Gloucester is at 10:44 AM (0.9 ft), 11:29 PM (0.0 ft) local time.
When are high and low tide tomorrow in Gloucester, MA?
On Tue, Nov 3, predicted high tides are at 5:52 AM (8.8 ft) and 6:14 PM (9.4 ft) for Gloucester; low tide is at 11:54 AM (0.8 ft) (local time).
Which tide station is used for Gloucester?
NOAA CO-OPS station 8441841 (Gloucester Harbor, MA), a reference (harmonic) station, about 1.9 miles from the Gloucester reference point. Heights are in feet above Mean Lower Low Water (MLLW).
What time is sunrise and sunset in Gloucester today?
On Mon, Nov 2, first light (civil dawn) is about 5:48 AM, sunrise 6:18 AM, sunset 4:33 PM and last light (civil dusk) 5:03 PM local time (calculated).
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