Nantucket, MA Tide Station 8449130

NOAA tide station 8449130 · Massachusetts · updated Nov 12, 2026

Fri, Nov 13: High tide 2:39 AM (2.6 ft) and 2:28 PM (3.5 ft); low tide 7:55 AM (0.9 ft) and 8:49 PM (0.3 ft).

Tide todayHigh 2:39 AM · High 2:28 PMLow 7:55 AM · Low 8:49 PM

Today's range3.2 ft0.3 → 3.5 ft (MLLW)

Water levelLoading…NOAA gauge 8449130

Waves (buoy)Loading…NDBC 44020

Water temp (buoy)Loading…

WindLoading…

Sun6:26 AM – 4:22 PMFirst light 5:56 AM · Last light 4:52 PM

Water level: NOAA CO-OPS station 8449130 (preliminary, MLLW). Buoy: NOAA NDBC 44020 (NANTUCKET SOUND), 18 mi away. Buoy readings are recent observations, not a surf forecast. Wind: observed at NOAA NDBC station 44020 (NANTUCKET SOUND), 18 mi away; forecast from the NOAA National Weather Service (api.weather.gov).

Nantucket tides — next 3 days

Shaded = night · heights in feet above MLLW · local time

YesterdayThu, Nov 12

High 2:00 AM 2.7 ft
Low 7:12 AM 0.8 ft
High 1:46 PM 3.5 ft
Low 8:05 PM 0.2 ft

First light 5:55 AMSunrise 6:25 AMSunset 4:23 PMLast light 4:53 PM

TodayFri, Nov 13

High 2:39 AM 2.6 ft
Low 7:55 AM 0.9 ft
High 2:28 PM 3.5 ft
Low 8:49 PM 0.3 ft

First light 5:56 AMSunrise 6:26 AMSunset 4:22 PMLast light 4:52 PM

TomorrowSat, Nov 14

High 3:23 AM 2.6 ft
Low 8:41 AM 0.9 ft
High 3:13 PM 3.4 ft
Low 9:36 PM 0.3 ft

First light 5:57 AMSunrise 6:27 AMSunset 4:21 PMLast light 4:51 PM

SundaySun, Nov 15

High 4:11 AM 2.6 ft
Low 9:31 AM 1.0 ft
High 4:01 PM 3.3 ft
Low 10:23 PM 0.4 ft

First light 5:58 AMSunrise 6:28 AMSunset 4:20 PMLast light 4:50 PM

MondayMon, Nov 16

High 4:59 AM 2.6 ft
Low 10:23 AM 1.0 ft
High 4:52 PM 3.2 ft
Low 11:08 PM 0.4 ft

First light 5:59 AMSunrise 6:30 AMSunset 4:19 PMLast light 4:50 PM

Best fishing times today in Nantucket

Today is a good fishing day (solunar + tide)

7/10

Waxing crescent · 17% lit · Full moon Tue, Nov 24

Major fishing times

Moon underfoot1:35 am – 3:35 am
↻ Tide change: high 2:39 am
Moon overhead2:00 pm – 4:00 pm
Sunset↻ Tide change: high 2:28 pm

Minor fishing times

Moonrise10:07 am – 11:07 am
≈ Moving water, rising
Moonset6:57 pm – 7:57 pm
Near slack (low 8:49 pm)

Fishing times for the next 7 days

TodayNov 13	7/10Good	Major 1:35 am – 3:35 am · 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm Minor 10:07 am – 11:07 am · 6:57 pm – 7:57 pm
SatNov 14	7/10Good	Major 2:25 am – 4:25 am · 2:49 pm – 4:49 pm Minor 10:45 am – 11:45 am · 7:59 pm – 8:59 pm
SunNov 15	7/10Good	Major 3:13 am – 5:13 am · 3:36 pm – 5:36 pm Minor 11:17 am – 12:17 pm · 9:02 pm – 10:02 pm
MonNov 16	8/10Excellent	Major 3:58 am – 5:58 am · 4:20 pm – 6:20 pm Minor 11:44 am – 12:44 pm · 10:05 pm – 11:05 pm
TueNov 17	8/10Excellent	Major 4:42 am – 6:42 am · 5:03 pm – 7:03 pm Minor 12:07 pm – 1:07 pm · 11:09 pm – 12:09 am
WedNov 18	7/10Good	Major 5:25 am – 7:25 am · 5:46 pm – 7:46 pm Minor 12:29 pm – 1:29 pm
ThuNov 19	7/10Good	Major 6:07 am – 8:07 am · 6:29 pm – 8:29 pm Minor 12:14 am – 1:14 am · 12:50 pm – 1:50 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 8449130 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 × sunset +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) (Moon underfoot – tide change +2; Moon overhead – tide change +2)	4
Moon phase	within 2 days of a new or full moon +2, within 4 days +1 (today: 4.4 days)	0
Today	7, rounded	7/10

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 41.28, -70.10 (moon times from astronomical equations, local time). Not a fishing forecast.

Best fishing times today in Nantucket

Today is a fair fishing day (solunar + tide)

4/10

Waxing crescent · 11% lit · Full moon Tue, Nov 24

Major fishing times

Moon underfoot12:44 am – 2:44 am
Moon overhead1:10 pm – 3:10 pm
↻ Tide change: high 1:46 pm

Minor fishing times

Moonrise9:21 am – 10:21 am
≈ Moving water, rising
Moonset5:59 pm – 6:59 pm
≈ Moving water, falling

Fishing times for the next 7 days

TodayNov 12	4/10Fair	Major 12:44 am – 2:44 am · 1:10 pm – 3:10 pm Minor 9:21 am – 10:21 am · 5:59 pm – 6:59 pm
FriNov 13	7/10Good	Major 1:35 am – 3:35 am · 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm Minor 10:07 am – 11:07 am · 6:57 pm – 7:57 pm
SatNov 14	7/10Good	Major 2:25 am – 4:25 am · 2:49 pm – 4:49 pm Minor 10:45 am – 11:45 am · 7:59 pm – 8:59 pm
SunNov 15	7/10Good	Major 3:13 am – 5:13 am · 3:36 pm – 5:36 pm Minor 11:17 am – 12:17 pm · 9:02 pm – 10:02 pm
MonNov 16	8/10Excellent	Major 3:58 am – 5:58 am · 4:20 pm – 6:20 pm Minor 11:44 am – 12:44 pm · 10:05 pm – 11:05 pm
TueNov 17	8/10Excellent	Major 4:42 am – 6:42 am · 5:03 pm – 7:03 pm Minor 12:07 pm – 1:07 pm · 11:09 pm – 12:09 am
WedNov 18	7/10Good	Major 5:25 am – 7:25 am · 5:46 pm – 7:46 pm Minor 12:29 pm – 1:29 pm

How this rating works

Base	every day starts at 1	1
Sunrise / sunset	a period overlaps sunrise or sunset ±1 h: major +2, minor +1 (max 3)	0
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) (Moon overhead – tide change +2)	2
Moon phase	within 2 days of a new or full moon +2, within 4 days +1 (today: 3.4 days)	1
Today	4, rounded	4/10

Solunar periods calculated for 41.28, -70.10 (moon times from astronomical equations, local time). Not a fishing forecast.

Nantucket tide table — next 7 days

Thu, Nov 12	High 2:00 AM 2.65 ft	Low 7:12 AM 0.81 ft	High 1:46 PM 3.55 ft	Low 8:05 PM 0.19 ft
Fri, Nov 13	High 2:39 AM 2.60 ft	Low 7:55 AM 0.88 ft	High 2:28 PM 3.47 ft	Low 8:49 PM 0.27 ft
Sat, Nov 14	High 3:23 AM 2.57 ft	Low 8:41 AM 0.93 ft	High 3:13 PM 3.37 ft	Low 9:36 PM 0.34 ft
Sun, Nov 15	High 4:11 AM 2.56 ft	Low 9:31 AM 0.98 ft	High 4:01 PM 3.27 ft	Low 10:23 PM 0.40 ft
Mon, Nov 16	High 4:59 AM 2.61 ft	Low 10:23 AM 0.99 ft	High 4:52 PM 3.17 ft	Low 11:08 PM 0.44 ft
Tue, Nov 17	High 5:47 AM 2.69 ft	Low 11:17 AM 0.95 ft	High 5:44 PM 3.08 ft	Low 11:53 PM 0.48 ft
Wed, Nov 18	High 6:33 AM 2.83 ft	Low 12:11 PM 0.85 ft	High 6:37 PM 2.98 ft
Thu, Nov 19	Low 12:37 AM 0.50 ft	High 7:19 AM 3.02 ft	Low 1:07 PM 0.69 ft	High 7:32 PM 2.91 ft
Fri, Nov 20	Low 1:23 AM 0.51 ft	High 8:04 AM 3.25 ft	Low 2:03 PM 0.45 ft	High 8:26 PM 2.87 ft

Times are local (standard/daylight). Heights in feet above MLLW.

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About the tide at Nantucket

NOAA station 8449130 is 0.6 mi southeast of Nantucket, MA, the nearest beach or town with its own page here. It is a harmonic reference station (predicted directly from its own tidal constituents).

Nantucket 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 3.0 ft, growing to about 4.0 ft at spring tides (around new and full moon) and shrinking to about 3.0 ft at neap tides (around the quarter moons). The highest tide predicted in the next 12 months is 4.4 ft on November 26, 2026 at 12:56 PM; the lowest is -0.6 ft on January 23, 2027 at 6:32 PM, and 174 low tides in that period drop below zero (MLLW).

Tide type: Semidiurnal
Mean range: 3.0 ft
Spring / neap range: 4.0 ft / 3.0 ft
Average higher high: 3.5 ft
Average lower low: 0.1 ft
Highest tide, next 12 months: 4.4 ft · Nov 26, 2026
Lowest tide, next 12 months: -0.6 ft · Jan 23, 2027
Negative low tides (12 months): 174

This week

From Fri, Nov 13 to Thu, Nov 19, high tides at Nantucket range from 2.6 ft to 3.5 ft; the biggest is on Fri, Nov 13 at 2:28 PM. The lowest low is 0.3 ft on Fri, Nov 13 at 8:49 PM. Low tides in daylight (sunrise to sunset): Fri 7:55 AM (0.9 ft); Sat 8:41 AM (0.9 ft); Sun 9:31 AM (1.0 ft); Mon 10:23 AM (1.0 ft); Tue 11:17 AM (0.9 ft); Wed 12:11 PM (0.9 ft); Thu 1:07 PM (0.7 ft).

Tide statistics computed from NOAA high/low predictions for Oct 2026 – Oct 2027; heights in feet above MLLW. Predictions are astronomical and do not include weather.

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Beaches & towns near this station

Nantucket, MA 0.6 mi northwest

Nearby tide stations

Eel Point, MA 5.8 mi west
Great Point, MA 7.5 mi north
Muskeget Island, North Side, MA 11.4 mi west
Wasque Point, Chappaquiddick Island, MA 19.1 mi west
Edgartown, MA 22.7 mi west
Martha's Vineyard Gps Buoy, MA 25.8 mi west
Dennisport, MA 25.8 mi north
Hyannis Port, MA 26.2 mi northwest

About this station

NOAA station ID: 8449130
Type: Reference (harmonic) station
Coordinates: 41.2850, -70.0967
Datum: MLLW (feet)
Time zone: America/New_York

FAQ

When is high tide today at Nantucket, MA?

On Fri, Nov 13, predicted high tide at Nantucket, MA is at 2:39 AM, 2:28 PM local time.

When is low tide today at Nantucket, MA?

On Fri, Nov 13, predicted low tide at Nantucket, MA is at 7:55 AM, 8:49 PM local time.

When are high and low tide tomorrow at Nantucket, MA?

On Sat, Nov 14, predicted high tides are at 3:23 AM (2.6 ft) and 3:13 PM (3.4 ft); low tides are at 8:41 AM (0.9 ft) and 9:36 PM (0.3 ft) (local time).

What is the tide range at Nantucket, MA?

The average range between high and low tide is 3.0 ft; about 4.0 ft at spring tides and 3.0 ft at neap tides. The highest tide predicted in the next 12 months is 4.4 ft on November 26, 2026 (NOAA predictions, MLLW).

Where does this tide data come from?

Predictions come from NOAA's Center for Operational Oceanographic Products and Services (CO-OPS), station 8449130. Heights are in feet relative to Mean Lower Low Water (MLLW).