Massachusetts tide station

Gay Head tide times

Today, Sunday, October 18, 2026: high tide at 1:34 AM (2.2 ft) and 1:57 PM (2.4 ft); low tide at 7:28 AM (0.8 ft) and 9:11 PM (0.9 ft). Water temperature 60.8 F at buoy 44085 (11 mi away).

NOAA station 8448733 · Subordinate station · MLLW datum · times in EDT · sunrise 6:59 AM, sunset 5:58 PM · first quarter (51% lit)

High tide▲

1:34AM

2.2FT MLLW

high

Low tide▼

7:28AM

0.8FT MLLW

low

High tide▲

1:57PM

2.4FT MLLW

high

Low tide▼

9:11PM

0.9FT MLLW

low

predicted height above MLLWnightnow (build time; your browser updates it)

As of 5:20 AM the tide is falling toward low tide at 7:28 AM (0.8 ft).

First Quarter 51% litSunrise 6:59 AMSunset 5:58 PMDaylight 10h 59mEDT

High tide at Gay Head, Massachusetts on October 18, 2026 is at 1:34 AM (2.2 ft above MLLW) and 1:57 PM (2.4 ft above MLLW).
Low tide at Gay Head on October 18, 2026 is at 7:28 AM (0.8 ft) and 9:11 PM (0.9 ft).
Today's tidal range at Gay Head is 1.6 ft (highest high 2.4 ft, lowest low 0.8 ft).
The nearest NOAA water temperature to Gay Head is 60.8 F at buoy 44085 (11 mi away), as of October 18, 2026.
Sunrise 6:59 AM, sunset 5:58 PM (EDT); moon first quarter, 51% illuminated.
Predictions are NOAA CO-OPS tide predictions for station 8448733 (subordinate station), heights above MLLW.

Next 7 days at Gay Head

Date	Tide 1	Tide 2	Tide 3	Tide 4	Sunrise	Sunset	Moon
Sun Oct 18today	1:34 AM2.2 ft	7:28 AM0.8 ft	1:57 PM2.4 ft	9:11 PM0.9 ft	6:59 AM	5:58 PM	51%
Mon Oct 19	2:25 AM2.2 ft	8:49 AM0.9 ft	2:47 PM2.4 ft	10:21 PM0.8 ft	7:00 AM	5:57 PM	61%
Tue Oct 20	3:18 AM2.3 ft	10:15 AM0.8 ft	3:41 PM2.4 ft	11:05 PM0.6 ft	7:01 AM	5:55 PM	71%
Wed Oct 21	4:14 AM2.5 ft	11:16 AM0.6 ft	4:36 PM2.5 ft	11:41 PM0.4 ft	7:02 AM	5:54 PM	80%
Thu Oct 22	5:07 AM2.7 ft	12:04 PM0.4 ft	5:27 PM2.7 ft		7:03 AM	5:52 PM	88%
Fri Oct 23	12:13 AM0.2 ft	5:54 AM3.0 ft	12:47 PM0.2 ft	6:14 PM2.9 ft	7:04 AM	5:51 PM	94%
Sat Oct 24	12:47 AM-0.0 ft	6:38 AM3.3 ft	1:29 PM0.0 ft	6:59 PM3.0 ft	7:06 AM	5:49 PM	98%

Water temperature near Gay Head

60.8 F (16.0 C)

NDBC buoy 44085 (Buzzards Bay, MA), 11 mi away, observed 08:30 UTC October 18, 2026

Water temperature is the nearest NOAA reading to Gay Head, not a measurement at the tide gauge itself (this station has no water-temperature sensor). See water temperature by state for every sensor and buoy.

Tide tables

High (▲) and low (▼) tides in EDT with sunrise, sunset and moon illumination. CSV of today's tides for every Massachusetts station.

October 2026 tide table

Date	Tide 1	Tide 2	Tide 3	Tide 4	Sunrise	Sunset	Moon
Thu Oct 1					6:40 AM	6:26 PM	72%
Fri Oct 2					6:41 AM	6:24 PM	62%
Sat Oct 3					6:42 AM	6:22 PM	52%
Sun Oct 4					6:44 AM	6:20 PM	41%
Mon Oct 5					6:45 AM	6:19 PM	31%
Tue Oct 6					6:46 AM	6:17 PM	22%
Wed Oct 7					6:47 AM	6:15 PM	14%
Thu Oct 8					6:48 AM	6:14 PM	7%
Fri Oct 9					6:49 AM	6:12 PM	3%
Sat Oct 10					6:50 AM	6:11 PM	0%
Sun Oct 11					6:51 AM	6:09 PM	0%
Mon Oct 12					6:52 AM	6:07 PM	2%
Tue Oct 13					6:53 AM	6:06 PM	7%
Wed Oct 14					6:54 AM	6:04 PM	13%
Thu Oct 15					6:55 AM	6:03 PM	21%
Fri Oct 16	5:41 AM0.5 ft	12:17 PM2.6 ft	6:35 PM0.7 ft		6:57 AM	6:01 PM	30%
Sat Oct 17	12:44 AM2.2 ft	6:28 AM0.7 ft	1:07 PM2.5 ft	7:37 PM0.9 ft	6:58 AM	6:00 PM	40%
Sun Oct 18today	1:34 AM2.2 ft	7:28 AM0.8 ft	1:57 PM2.4 ft	9:11 PM0.9 ft	6:59 AM	5:58 PM	51%
Mon Oct 19	2:25 AM2.2 ft	8:49 AM0.9 ft	2:47 PM2.4 ft	10:21 PM0.8 ft	7:00 AM	5:57 PM	61%
Tue Oct 20	3:18 AM2.3 ft	10:15 AM0.8 ft	3:41 PM2.4 ft	11:05 PM0.6 ft	7:01 AM	5:55 PM	71%
Wed Oct 21	4:14 AM2.5 ft	11:16 AM0.6 ft	4:36 PM2.5 ft	11:41 PM0.4 ft	7:02 AM	5:54 PM	80%
Thu Oct 22	5:07 AM2.7 ft	12:04 PM0.4 ft	5:27 PM2.7 ft		7:03 AM	5:52 PM	88%
Fri Oct 23	12:13 AM0.2 ft	5:54 AM3.0 ft	12:47 PM0.2 ft	6:14 PM2.9 ft	7:04 AM	5:51 PM	94%
Sat Oct 24	12:47 AM-0.0 ft	6:38 AM3.3 ft	1:29 PM0.0 ft	6:59 PM3.0 ft	7:06 AM	5:49 PM	98%
Sun Oct 25	1:22 AM-0.2 ft	7:21 AM3.6 ft	2:12 PM-0.1 ft	7:45 PM3.1 ft	7:07 AM	5:48 PM	100%
Mon Oct 26	2:01 AM-0.3 ft	8:05 AM3.8 ft	2:58 PM-0.2 ft	8:31 PM3.2 ft	7:08 AM	5:46 PM	99%
Tue Oct 27	2:44 AM-0.3 ft	8:52 AM3.8 ft	3:45 PM-0.2 ft	9:20 PM3.2 ft	7:09 AM	5:45 PM	97%
Wed Oct 28	3:29 AM-0.3 ft	9:41 AM3.8 ft	4:32 PM-0.1 ft	10:12 PM3.1 ft	7:10 AM	5:44 PM	92%
Thu Oct 29	4:16 AM-0.2 ft	10:34 AM3.7 ft	5:21 PM0.1 ft	11:07 PM3.0 ft	7:11 AM	5:42 PM	85%
Fri Oct 30	5:06 AM-0.0 ft	11:32 AM3.5 ft	6:18 PM0.3 ft		7:13 AM	5:41 PM	77%
Sat Oct 31	12:07 AM2.9 ft	6:00 AM0.2 ft	12:34 PM3.3 ft	7:50 PM0.4 ft	7:14 AM	5:40 PM	68%

November 2026 tide table

Date	Tide 1	Tide 2	Tide 3	Tide 4	Sunrise	Sunset	Moon
Sun Nov 1	1:08 AM2.9 ft	6:05 AM0.4 ft	12:37 PM3.2 ft	8:37 PM0.5 ft	6:15 AM	4:39 PM	57%
Mon Nov 2	1:10 AM2.9 ft	7:49 AM0.5 ft	1:39 PM3.0 ft	9:40 PM0.4 ft	6:16 AM	4:37 PM	46%
Tue Nov 3	2:12 AM3.0 ft	9:45 AM0.5 ft	2:42 PM2.9 ft	10:28 PM0.3 ft	6:18 AM	4:36 PM	36%
Wed Nov 4	3:15 AM3.1 ft	10:47 AM0.4 ft	3:44 PM2.9 ft	11:05 PM0.2 ft	6:19 AM	4:35 PM	26%
Thu Nov 5	4:15 AM3.3 ft	11:34 AM0.3 ft	4:41 PM2.9 ft	11:32 PM0.2 ft	6:20 AM	4:34 PM	17%
Fri Nov 6	5:08 AM3.4 ft	12:13 PM0.2 ft	5:30 PM2.9 ft	11:56 PM0.1 ft	6:21 AM	4:33 PM	10%
Sat Nov 7	5:55 AM3.5 ft	12:48 PM0.2 ft	6:15 PM2.9 ft		6:22 AM	4:32 PM	5%
Sun Nov 8	12:23 AM0.1 ft	6:38 AM3.6 ft	1:21 PM0.1 ft	6:58 PM2.9 ft	6:24 AM	4:31 PM	1%
Mon Nov 9	12:56 AM0.1 ft	7:18 AM3.5 ft	1:55 PM0.1 ft	7:38 PM2.8 ft	6:25 AM	4:29 PM	0%
Tue Nov 10	1:33 AM0.1 ft	7:58 AM3.4 ft	2:32 PM0.2 ft	8:18 PM2.7 ft	6:26 AM	4:28 PM	1%
Wed Nov 11	2:13 AM0.1 ft	8:37 AM3.2 ft	3:10 PM0.2 ft	8:58 PM2.6 ft	6:27 AM	4:27 PM	4%
Thu Nov 12	2:54 AM0.2 ft	9:16 AM3.0 ft	3:48 PM0.3 ft	9:39 PM2.5 ft	6:28 AM	4:27 PM	10%
Fri Nov 13	3:36 AM0.3 ft	9:56 AM2.8 ft	4:27 PM0.4 ft	10:23 PM2.3 ft	6:30 AM	4:26 PM	17%
Sat Nov 14	4:18 AM0.4 ft	10:40 AM2.6 ft	5:08 PM0.5 ft	11:09 PM2.2 ft	6:31 AM	4:25 PM	25%
Sun Nov 15	5:02 AM0.6 ft	11:26 AM2.5 ft	5:56 PM0.6 ft	11:57 PM2.2 ft	6:32 AM	4:24 PM	35%
Mon Nov 16	5:53 AM0.7 ft	12:12 PM2.4 ft	6:55 PM0.7 ft		6:33 AM	4:23 PM	45%
Tue Nov 17	12:45 AM2.2 ft	7:01 AM0.7 ft	12:59 PM2.3 ft	7:59 PM0.6 ft	6:34 AM	4:22 PM	56%
Wed Nov 18	1:33 AM2.3 ft	8:24 AM0.7 ft	1:48 PM2.4 ft	8:53 PM0.5 ft	6:36 AM	4:21 PM	66%
Thu Nov 19	2:24 AM2.5 ft	9:37 AM0.6 ft	2:43 PM2.4 ft	9:38 PM0.3 ft	6:37 AM	4:21 PM	76%
Fri Nov 20	3:19 AM2.8 ft	10:32 AM0.4 ft	3:41 PM2.5 ft	10:21 PM0.1 ft	6:38 AM	4:20 PM	84%
Sat Nov 21	4:13 AM3.0 ft	11:20 AM0.1 ft	4:38 PM2.7 ft	11:04 PM-0.1 ft	6:39 AM	4:19 PM	91%
Sun Nov 22	5:05 AM3.3 ft	12:06 PM-0.1 ft	5:31 PM2.8 ft	11:47 PM-0.3 ft	6:40 AM	4:19 PM	96%
Mon Nov 23	5:55 AM3.6 ft	12:53 PM-0.2 ft	6:22 PM3.0 ft		6:41 AM	4:18 PM	99%
Tue Nov 24	12:33 AM-0.4 ft	6:45 AM3.8 ft	1:43 PM-0.3 ft	7:13 PM3.1 ft	6:43 AM	4:18 PM	100%
Wed Nov 25	1:21 AM-0.5 ft	7:35 AM3.9 ft	2:36 PM-0.3 ft	8:04 PM3.2 ft	6:44 AM	4:17 PM	98%
Thu Nov 26	2:13 AM-0.4 ft	8:27 AM3.8 ft	3:28 PM-0.2 ft	8:57 PM3.2 ft	6:45 AM	4:17 PM	95%
Fri Nov 27	3:06 AM-0.4 ft	9:22 AM3.7 ft	4:20 PM-0.1 ft	9:53 PM3.1 ft	6:46 AM	4:16 PM	89%
Sat Nov 28	3:59 AM-0.2 ft	10:19 AM3.5 ft	5:15 PM0.0 ft	10:51 PM3.1 ft	6:47 AM	4:16 PM	81%
Sun Nov 29	4:56 AM0.0 ft	11:18 AM3.3 ft	6:25 PM0.2 ft	11:51 PM3.0 ft	6:48 AM	4:15 PM	73%
Mon Nov 30	6:02 AM0.3 ft	12:17 PM3.1 ft	7:50 PM0.2 ft		6:49 AM	4:15 PM	63%

How these predictions are made

Gay Head is a subordinate station: NOAA derives its tides from the reference station Newport by applying fixed offsets.

High tide time

-0h 06m

relative to Newport

Low tide time

+0h 45m

relative to reference

High tide height

x0.82

ratio

Low tide height

x0.82

ratio

Nearby tide stations

Menemsha Harbor, MA3.2 mi · next high 2:30 PM
Squibnocket Point4.3 mi · next high 1:18 PM
Nomans Land6.4 mi · next high 1:44 PM
Cuttyhunk6.7 mi · next high 3:23 PM
Quicks Hole, North side6.7 mi · next high 1:55 PM
Penikese Island8.2 mi · next high 2:08 PM

Questions

What time is high tide at Gay Head today?

High tide at Gay Head, Massachusetts on Sunday, October 18, 2026 is at 1:34 AM (2.2 ft above MLLW) and 1:57 PM (2.4 ft above MLLW), NOAA prediction, local time.

What time is low tide at Gay Head today?

Low tide at Gay Head on Sunday, October 18, 2026 is at 7:28 AM (0.8 ft) and 9:11 PM (0.9 ft).

What is the water temperature at Gay Head?

The nearest NOAA water-temperature reading to Gay Head is 60.8 F at buoy 44085 (11 mi away), as of October 18, 2026.

Not for navigation. Predictions do not include weather; wind and pressure can move the real water level by a foot or more. Source: NOAA CO-OPS station 8448733.