TidePlanet

Today in Pocasset there are high tides at 10:05 am (5.3 ft) and 10:32 pm (4.3 ft) and low tides at 3:15 am and 4:14 pm. Tide coefficient 91. Right now the tide is falling toward the low tide at 4:02 am. The sun rises at 7:10 am and sets at 5:42 pm: 10 h 32 min of daylight. The moon is 91% illuminated (waning gibbous) and rises at 7:11 pm. Major solunar periods run from 1:16 am to 3:16 am and from 1:48 pm to 3:48 pm. The next spring tides arrive from October 26 to 28. The sea is smooth, with 0.4 ft waves. There's a light breeze from the south-southeast (6 mph). Clear, 46 °F.

Fishing

Fishing in Pocasset today

Fishing forecast, 7 days →

Best time to fish

Solunar activity today: high
8
Good day · 8 out of 10 3:10–3:50 pm Also 2:10–3:20 am and 9:50–10:50 am
  • Low tide at 4:14 pm
  • Major period 1:48–3:48 pm
  • Steady pressure (30.42 inHg), light onshore wind (7 mph) and calm sea (0.3 ft waves)
  • Waning gibbous: a bit more activity than at the quarters
  • Highest tide coefficient today: 91 (spring tides)

Your day at a glance

The best window, 3:10 pm to 3:50 pm, combines the 4:14 pm low tide, a major period and a light onshore breeze. Also worth a try from 2:10 am to 3:20 am, with the 3:15 am low tide and a major period, though with rising pressure. Also worth a try from 9:50 am to 10:50 am, with the 10:05 am high tide and moonset, though with rising pressure.

Species with the most records nearby: winter flounder, longfin inshore squid, tautog and scup. October is one of the months when these are seen most: longfin inshore squid and scup. What you can catch

How it works · Next 7 days · Fishing rules

Beach

Beach day in Pocasset

Beach forecast, 7 days →

Is it a beach day?

0
Not a beach day · 0 out of 10 No good beach time today.
  • Sun and clouds
  • Onshore breeze (7 mph)
  • Calm for swimming: 0.3 ft waves
  • UV 3 (moderate): SPF 30 sunscreen
  • Low tide at 4:14 pm: more sand
  • Feels like 53 °F: chilly for the beach

Today, hour by hour

  • Swimming Calm · 0.3 ft

    0.3 ft waves: calm for swimming. Low rip current risk. Always follow the lifeguard's flags.

  • Water 57 °F

    Very cold: ease in and keep swims short.

  • Sun & sunscreen UV 3 · SPF 30

    Max UV 3 (moderate): SPF 30 sunscreen, reapplied every 2 hours.

  • Wind 7 mph

    Onshore breeze (7 mph).

  • Tide & sand 3:15 am

    Low tide at 3:15 am and 4:14 pm: that's when there's the most sand. High tide at 10:05 am and 10:32 pm. Coefficient 91 (spring tides): little sand left at high tide.

We don't have data on jellyfish, sargassum or beach closures: ask the lifeguard or check with the local beach authority. How it works · The next 7 days

Beaches near Pocasset

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Water quality: check the official beach advisories for Massachusetts (Massachusetts Department of Public Health).

Named beaches within 6.2 mi, nearest first. Amenities from OpenStreetMap: some may be missing or out of date. View on OpenStreetMap · Add or fix on OpenStreetMap

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Tides

Tides in Pocasset

Tides for 7 days →

Today's high and low tides

  • ▼ Low tide 3:15 am -0.4 ft
  • ▲ High tide 10:05 am 5.3 ft · coef. 91
  • ▼ Low tide 4:14 pm -0.1 ft
  • ▲ High tide 10:32 pm 4.3 ft · coef. 88

↓ Falling The tide is falling. 5 h 21 min to low tide at 4:02 am.

Tide coefficient 91 for the 10:05 am high tide and 88 for the 10:32 pm high tide. Spring tides. The water rises and falls 5.7 ft between the highest high and the lowest low: a large range for this place. 70 is an average tide here; 90 and above means spring tides; below 45, neap tides. What is the tide coefficient?

2026 extremes: the highest tide of the year is on June 15 (5.6 ft) and the lowest, on December 25 (-0.8 ft).

Semidiurnal: two high and two low tides a day, of similar height.

Heights above mean lower low water (MLLW), the zero of US nautical charts. Astronomical prediction: wind and air pressure can raise or lower the water by a few inches, and more in a storm. Not for navigation. MLLW

Tide coefficient and range in October

The biggest tides of the month came from October 26 to 27 (coefficient 94, 5.8 ft range). The smallest, from October 18 to 19 (coefficient 36, 2.2 ft).

Tide and solunar table · this week

Day Sun Tide 1Tide 2Tide 3Tide 4 Coef. Moon Major periods Activity
Today, Wed 28 7:10 am · 5:42 pm Low tide 3:15 am · -0.4 ft High tide 10:05 am · 5.3 ft Low tide 4:14 pm · -0.1 ft High tide 10:32 pm · 4.3 ft Coef. 91 91% Major periods 1:16 am · 1:48 pm High
Thu 29 7:11 am · 5:41 pm Low tide 4:02 am · -0.3 ft High tide 10:58 am · 5.2 ft Low tide 5:03 pm · 0.1 ft High tide 11:27 pm · 4.2 ft Coef. 85 84% Major periods 2:20 am · 2:53 pm Medium
Fri 30 7:12 am · 5:39 pm Low tide 4:52 am · 0.0 ft High tide 11:56 am · 4.9 ft Low tide 5:58 pm · 0.3 ft — Coef. 77 74% Major periods 3:25 am · 3:57 pm Medium
Sat 31 7:13 am · 5:38 pm High tide 12:27 am · 4.1 ft Low tide 5:46 am · 0.3 ft High tide 12:58 pm · 4.7 ft Low tide 7:15 pm · 0.6 ft Coef. 73 63% Major periods 4:27 am · 4:57 pm Medium
Sun 1 6:15 am · 4:37 pm High tide 1:29 am · 4.0 ft Low tide 5:54 am · 0.6 ft High tide 1:00 pm · 4.5 ft Low tide 8:10 pm · 0.7 ft Coef. 67 Last quarter Major periods 4:25 am · 4:52 pm Medium
Mon 2 6:16 am · 4:36 pm High tide 1:31 am · 4.1 ft Low tide 7:56 am · 0.7 ft High tide 2:01 pm · 4.3 ft Low tide 9:17 pm · 0.6 ft Coef. 64 41% Major periods 5:18 am · 5:43 pm Medium
Tue 3 6:17 am · 4:34 pm High tide 2:33 am · 4.2 ft Low tide 9:38 am · 0.6 ft High tide 3:03 pm · 4.2 ft Low tide 10:05 pm · 0.5 ft Coef. 66 30% Major periods 6:07 am · 6:30 pm Medium

▲ high tide · ▼ low tide · heights above MLLW. Major periods: start time; they last 2 hours. Activity: based on the moon phase and the solunar periods.

Where this tide comes from

A · Official station

Tides from the Monument Beach station (NOAA), 2.0 mi from Pocasset. Times and heights are its predictions. It is a NOAA subordinate station: its times and heights come from the Newport reference station with the official corrections.

Station data attribution: Slackwater database (https://github.com/openwatersio/slackwater-database)

How we calculate the tide

Sea and waves

The sea at Pocasset

7-day waves

Sea stateSea state: smooth

Smooth Douglas 2 · gentle breeze, Beaufort 3
Waves 0.4 ft · 3.8 s from the south (175°)
Swell 0.3 ft · 5.0 s from the south
Current 0.2 mph toward the E

The waves you may find

  • Most commonMost common0.2 ft
  • Significant0.4 ft
  • Highest expectedHighest0.8 ft

One wave in seven is higher than the significant height, and about 3 times a day one reaches 0.8 ft. Before heading out, expect waves of up to 0.8 ft.

Wind on the coast and offshore

On the coast 6 mph SSE · gusts 14
Offshore (14 mi SSE)Offshore 8 mph SSW · gusts 12

Cross-onshore wind. The coast faces southwest and the wind comes in from the sea at an angle: a bit more surf at the shore and drift along the coast, toward land.

Cross-onshore Hourly wind →

Wave height, next 7 daysWaves, next 7 days

Waves build over the next few days. The biggest waves arrive on Friday 30: 1.5 ft with a period of 3 s, from the southwest (smooth).

Water temperature

Water temperature →
Water now56.7 °F
Today 56.7–57.2 °F air: 30 / 58 °F
Satellite (yesterday) 56.1 °F measured 0.8 mi away

Water temperature changes how fish behave: in very cold or very warm water they feed less. The water is steady these days, with no sudden changes.

Water about normal for late October.

Satellite: NASA MUR (JPL MUR MEaSUREs, PO.DAAC), doi:10.5067/GHGMR-4FJ04. Sources and licenses

Water temperature →

Forecast from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0) with models from ECMWF, NOAA, Météo-France, DWD, Copernicus Marine and CAMS. Updated at 10:42 pm (local time).

Nearest buoy

Cape Cod Bay, MA (221) Buoy 44090 · 18 mi NE of here Measured at 9:30 pm, 1 h 12 min ago
Waves 1.0 ft · 2 s from the south-southwest (204°)
Water 55.8 °F air 53 °F

This is a real measurement of the sea, not a forecast. Data from station 44090, courtesy of CDIP (Coastal Data Information Program, Scripps Institution of Oceanography), via the NOAA National Data Buoy Center.

Diving

Diving in Pocasset today

Diving and snorkeling, 7 days →

Diving and snorkeling today

Likely visibility: good
10
Great day · 10 out of 10 9:30–10:40 am Also 3:10–5:20 pm
  • Slack water around high tide (10:05 am): little current from 9:50 am to 10:20 am
  • 0.2 ft swell at 5 s from the south: barely any surge
  • Almost no wind
  • 0.2 mph current toward the southeast, weak (model)
  • Sun high: more light underwater
Swell 0.2 ft 5 s · from the S
Likely visibility Good Snorkeling: good
Water and suit 56.7 °F 7 mm semi-dry suit
Current 0.2 mph toward the SE
  • Slack water today: low tide 3:15 am (2:50–3:40 am), high tide 10:05 am (9:50–10:20 am), low tide 4:14 pm (3:50–4:50 pm) and high tide 10:32 pm (10:17–10:50 pm)
  • Likely visibility: good. The sea has been calm and there's been little rain. Based on the last 24 hours of data.
  • Water at 56.7 °F: a 7 mm semi-dry suit, with hood, gloves and booties.
  • Snorkeling: good, calm sea and light wind.
  • Night dive: dark from 6:11 pm. Waning gibbous (91%), rising at 7:11 pm: a bright night.

Your diving day at a glance

The best window, 9:30 am to 10:40 am, combines slack water at high tide, little swell, light wind, weak current and the sun high. Also good from 3:10 pm to 5:20 pm, with slack water at low tide, little swell, light wind and weak current.

Slack water comes from the tide: in inlets, channels and between islands the water can keep running for an hour or two after. Ask the local dive shop.

Never dive alone and check with the local dive shop: this rating is a guide, not a substitute for a professional.

How it works · Next 7 days

Dive sites, wrecks and dive shops nearby

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Within 12 mi. Some may be missing or closed; marine reserves usually need a permit. Open the map on OpenStreetMap · Missing one? Add it to OpenStreetMap

Wreck and reef positions are approximate and not for navigation; a wreck’s depth runs from the top of the hull to the seabed.

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Weather

Weather in Pocasset

14-day weather

Now in Pocasset

Now 46 °F Clear · feels like 41 °F · 30 / 58 °F
Low / high
30 / 58 °F
Rain
0.00 in · 1%
Clouds
0%
Humidity
83%
Dew pointDew point
41 °F
Visibility
10 mi
UV indexUV
0 · low
Air qualityAir
Good · 33
Saharan dust
No

Pressure and fishing

  • ↗ RisingRising Anglers say fish bite less for a while
  • → SteadySteady · now Anglers expect normal activity
  • ↘ FallingFalling Anglers say fish feed more before the change

Steady now (−0.01 inHg in 3 hours). Over the next 48 hours: −0.23 inHg. Steady pressure: anglers expect normal activity. Fast changes, either way, tend to affect fishing.

Today, hour by hourHour by hour

Bars: mean wind. Dashed line: gusts. Arrows point where the wind blows to.

Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Sky Mainly clearClearClearPartly cloudyOvercastPartly cloudyPartly cloudyClear
Temperature 36°35°31°41°55°57°50°46°
Wind (mph) 6 SE2 NNE4 N3 NNW5 SSW5 WSW6 SSW6 SSE
Gusts 6344871113
Waves 0.3 ft0.3 ft0.3 ft0.3 ft0.3 ft0.3 ft0.3 ft0.3 ft
Rain 0.00 in0.00 in0.00 in0.00 in0.00 in0.00 in0.00 in0.00 in
  • 12:00 am 46° 6 S 0.4 ft
  • 3:00 am 47° 6 S 0.5 ft
  • 6:00 am 47° 7 SSW 0.5 ft
  • 9:00 am 57° 7 SW 0.5 ft
  • 12:00 pm 62° 13 SW 0.9 ft
  • 3:00 pm 61° 14 SW 1.0 ft
  • 6:00 pm 58° 11 SW 1.1 ft
  • 9:00 pm 55° 10 SW 1.2 ft

Next 14 daysComing days

Day Sky Low / high Max wind Max wave High tides
Today · 28 Overcast 30 / 58 °F 7 mph SSW 0.4 ft 10:05 am · 10:32 pm
Thu 29 Clear sky 46 / 62 °F 14 mph SW 1.4 ft 10:58 am · 11:27 pm
Fri 30 Mainly clear 48 / 67 °F 10 mph W 1.5 ft 11:56 am
Sat 31 Mainly clear 39 / 53 °F 11 mph NNW 0.8 ft 12:27 am · 12:58 pm
Sun 1 Mainly clear 39 / 56 °F 7 mph WSW 0.7 ft 1:29 am · 1:00 pm
Mon 2 Overcast 47 / 61 °F 9 mph WSW 0.7 ft 1:31 am · 2:01 pm
Tue 3 Overcast 49 / 60 °F 9 mph NE 0.9 ft 2:33 am · 3:03 pm
Wed 4 Overcast 49 / 60 °F 11 mph SE 1.3 ft 3:36 am · 4:05 pm
Thu 5 Overcast 51 / 60 °F 12 mph ESE 0.9 ft 4:36 am · 5:02 pm
Fri 6 Light drizzle 52 / 60 °F 14 mph E 2.2 ft 5:29 am · 5:52 pm
Sat 7 Light rain 47 / 57 °F 11 mph NW 3.0 ft 6:16 am · 6:37 pm
Sun 8 Light drizzle 40 / 54 °F 11 mph NW 2.8 ft 6:59 am · 7:19 pm
Mon 9 Clear sky 35 / 56 °F 6 mph NW 1.1 ft 7:39 am · 8:01 pm
Tue 10 Overcast 41 / 55 °F 8 mph NE 1.2 ft 8:18 am · 8:41 pm
  • Thu 29 Clear sky 46° / 62° 1.4 ft
  • Fri 30 Mainly clear 48° / 67° 1.5 ft
  • Sat 31 Mainly clear 39° / 53° 0.8 ft
  • Sun 1 Mainly clear 39° / 56° 0.7 ft
  • Mon 2 Overcast 47° / 61° 0.7 ft
  • Tue 3 Overcast 49° / 60° 0.9 ft
  • Wed 4 Overcast 49° / 60° 1.3 ft
See all 14 days →

Each day comes from the best model covering this spot: regional ones first (HRRR and NBM in the U.S., AROME, ICON-EU), then ECMWF; day 16, NOAA GFS. Waves: Météo-France up to day 10, then ECMWF WAM, coarser and further offshore. High tides: our own tide calculation.

Forecast from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0) with models from ECMWF, NOAA, Météo-France, DWD, Copernicus Marine and CAMS. Updated at 10:42 pm (local time).

Sun

The sun in Pocasset

Sunrise and sunset →

Sunrise and sunset

Rises 7:10 am in the ESE (107°)ESE
Sets 5:42 pm in the WSW (253°)WSW
  • First light 6:09 am
  • Full dark 6:43 pm
  • Civil dawn 6:41 am
  • Civil dusk 6:11 pm
  • Solar noon 12:26 pm (35° high)
  • Daylight 10 h 32 min (−3 min)
  • Evening golden hour 5:03 pm
  • Full dark 6:43 pm

Golden hour and the day-night map

Morning golden hour7:10–7:49 am
Evening golden hour5:03–5:42 pm
Pocasset

Today the sun is 92,355,070 mi away and looks 32′ 11″ across.

Moon and solunar

The moon in Pocasset

The moon for 7 days →

Moon phase and position

Waning gibbous · 91% 91% illuminated · 18.0 days old New moon on Mon, Nov 9 · 2:03 am
Rises 7:11 pm in the NE (52°)NE
Sets 11:32 am tomorrow · in the NW (308°) · set at 10:21 am
Transit 2:16 am overhead
Visible 16 h 21 min from 7:11 pm to 11:32 am

Today the moon is 226,429 mi away and looks 32′ 47″ across.

Solunar periods

Today's activity: high
  • 1:16–3:16 am Major · the moon passes overhead · high activity
  • 1:48–3:48 pm Major · the moon passes underfoot · high activity
  • 9:51–10:51 am Minor · moonset · medium activity
  • 6:41–7:41 pm Minor · moonrise · medium activity

According to solunar theory, fish feed more when the moon passes overhead or underfoot (major periods, about 2 h) and when it rises or sets (minor periods, 1 h). It works best around new and full moon.

Upcoming moon phases

2026 moon calendar →
  • Last quarter Sun, Nov 1 · 3:29 pmNov 1 in 4 days
  • New moon Mon, Nov 9 · 2:03 amNov 9 in 12 days
  • First quarter Tue, Nov 17 · 6:48 amNov 17 in 20 days
  • Full moon Tue, Nov 24 · 9:54 amNov 24 in 27 days

Perigee on October 28, 226,426 mi away, coinciding with the spring tides from October 26 to 28: they will be stronger than usual.

Place

Where to fish in Pocasset

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Piers, ramps and tackle shops nearby

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Water depth

Very shallow

Very shallow and flat: even 1 mi from shore the water is less than 16 ft deep.

From the shoreline (750 ft from Pocasset) out to sea, heading southwest.

How far from shore

  • 16 ft deepnot within 1 mi
  • 33 ft deepnot within 1 mi
  • 66 ft deepnot within 1 mi
  • 164 ft deepnot within 1 mi

For fishing, swimming and diving

  • Shore fishing. Very shallow: the water doesn't reach 16 ft within 1 mi. Cast far from the beach, ideally around high tide.
  • Swimming. A very gentle way in with plenty of shallow water, good for kids. At low tide the water can be far out.
  • Diving. Shallow: the water doesn't reach 33 ft within 1 mi. For deeper dives, take a boat farther out.

Inside bays, estuaries and harbors the bottom changes a lot from spot to spot (channels and shoals): use this only as a rough guide. There is land ahead (an island, a headland or the far shore) 1 mi out. Where the bottom comes up to the surface there are shoals, rocks or an islet next to the profile.

Source: NOAA U.S. Coastal Relief Model (public domain), cells of about 300 ft; depth below mean sea level. For reference only: not for navigation or anchoring.

Nearest lighthouse

Photo of Bird Island Light
Photo: Unknown author Unknown author · Public domain

Bird Island Light 5.4 mi west

Light
A white flash every 6 s · Fl W 6s
Light height
36 ft above sea level
Tower height
31 ft
Built
1819

Other lighthouses nearby: Cleveland East Ledge Light (5.5 mi southwest).

Data from Wikidata. For reference only: not for navigation. Wikipedia · Wikidata · Sources and licenses

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Pocasset at a glance

  • Town or city of about 2,851 people. Coordinates: 41.686° N, 70.616° W.
  • It is 52 mi southeast of Boston, the main place in Massachusetts. The sun rises 3 min earlier and sets 1 min earlier than in Boston.
  • The nearest tide station, Monument Beach, is 2.0 mi to the north.
  • Its coast faces southwest.
  • Beaches and harbors nearby: Red Brook Harbor (1.3 mi), Squeteague Harbor (1.6 mi), Merriam Beach (1.7 mi), Eustis Beach (1.9 mi).

Questions about PocassetQuestions

What time is high tide today in Pocasset?

Today in Pocasset there are high tides at 10:05 am (5.3 ft) and 10:32 pm (4.3 ft) and low tides at 3:15 am and 4:14 pm. Tide coefficient 91.

What time is sunset today in Pocasset?

At 5:42 pm. There is light until the end of civil twilight, at 6:11 pm.

What time is sunrise tomorrow in Pocasset?

At 7:11 am. First light comes at 6:10 am.

What phase is the moon today?

Waning gibbous, 91% illuminated. New moon on Mon, Nov 9 · 2:03 am.

When are the next spring tides?

From October 26 to 28, together with the lunar perigee: they will be stronger than usual.

What are today's solunar periods?

Major 1:16–3:16 am, Minor 9:51–10:51 am, Major 1:48–3:48 pm, Minor 6:41–7:41 pm. Today's activity is high.

What's the weather like today in Pocasset?

Overcast, from 30 °F to 58 °F, with a light breeze from the south-southeast (6 mph) and a 1% chance of rain.

How is the sea today in Pocasset?

Smooth (Douglas 2): 0.4 ft waves with a period of 3.8 s from the south. The water is 56.7 °F.

When is the best time to visit Pocasset?

The best time to visit Pocasset is from June to September: highs of 72 °F to 80 °F, about 9 rainy days a month and 7 hours of sunshine a day.

Can I use this data for navigation?

No. These are predictions for fishing and leisure; for navigation, use the official publications.

Where this data comes from

Tide: NOAA station Monument Beach (public domain), via Slackwater database. Sun and moon: our own calculation with astronomy-engine. Places: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Coastline: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).

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