Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute Sea Conditions and Tide Table

Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute Sea Conditions table showing wave height, swell direction and period.

High and low tide times are also provided on the table along with the moon phase and forecast weather. Sunrise today is at 07:07 AM and sunset is at 04:17 PM.

Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Icy conditions (max 5°C on Thu morning, min -8°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NNW on Thu afternoon, calm by Fri night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Moderate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Sun night. Icy conditions (max 8°C on Mon morning, min -3°C on Tue afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Sun morning, near gales from the W by Tue afternoon).

Days 7–9 Weather Summary

A dusting of snow turning to light rain (total 5mm) on Fri morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Fri morning, min -11°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Wed afternoon, calm by Thu night).

Days 10–12 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Mon night, min -10°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Sun night, calm by Mon night).

Thursday
25
Friday
26
Saturday
27
Sunday
28
Monday
29
Tuesday
30
Wednesday
31
Thursday
1
Friday
2
Saturday
3
Sunday
4
Monday
5
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
Wave Height Map
High Tide
11:47AM0.58m
00:14AM0.48m
12:36PM0.54m
1:06AM0.53m
1:29PM0.49m
2:03AM0.58m
2:27PM0.46m
3:04AM0.64m
3:28PM0.45m
4:06AM0.71m
4:28PM0.45m
5:06AM0.79m
5:24PM0.48m
5:59AM0.85m
6:15PM0.52m
6:51AM0.88m
7:06PM0.55m
7:41AM0.89m
7:55PM0.58m
8:31AM0.86m
8:46PM0.59m
9:20AM0.80m
9:38PM0.58m
Low Tide
7:05PM0.05m
7:21AM0.13m
7:51PM0.05m
8:34AM0.11m
8:36PM0.05m
9:42AM0.06m
9:20PM0.03m
10:46AM0.02m
10:06PM0.01m
11:49AM-0.04m
10:54PM-0.01m
12:51PM-0.08m
11:47PM-0.04m
1:45PM-0.13m
00:47AM-0.07m
2:38PM-0.15m
1:49AM-0.08m
3:28PM-0.16m
2:49AM-0.09m
4:16PM-0.15m
3:45AM-0.07m
5:04PM-0.12m
4:42AM-0.03m
Wave
height (m) 
direction
period (s) 
0.9
SW
4
0.8
WNW
3
0.8
NNW
4
0.4
NNW
3
0.2
ENE
4
0.1
E
3
0.4
E
5
0.4
ENE
5
0.1
SW
3
0.2
SSW
4
0.4
SW
3
0.6
SW
4
0.7
SSW
4
0.9
SSW
5
1.7
WSW
5
1.5
WSW
5
1.7
W
5
1.2
W
5
1.1
WSW
4
1.3
WSW
5
0.9
WNW
4
0.5
W
3
0.4
W
3
0.1
S
6
0.9
SSW
4
0.9
NNW
4
0.7
NW
4
0.4
NW
3
0.2
WNW
2
0.3
WNW
3
0.3
W
2
0.9
SW
4
1.3
SW
5
0.9
WSW
4
0.7
SW
4
0.4
SW
7
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
light snow
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
mod rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloudy
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
clear
some clouds
cloudy
mod rain
light rain
light rain
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
light snow
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
 km/h
40
WSW
30
NNW
30
NNW
20
N
15
NNE
10
NE
20
NE
20
N
15
NW
15
WNW
20
WSW
20
SW
25
SW
30
WSW
55
W
50
W
60
W
45
W
40
W
40
WSW
35
NW
25
WNW
20
W
5
W
35
WSW
40
NNW
30
NW
20
NW
15
WNW
20
WNW
20
W
30
WSW
40
WSW
30
W
25
WSW
15
W
 mm 
10
5
3
5
max°C
5
5
-5
-6
-4
-3
-1
-2
-3
1
2
7
8
8
4
-2
-2
-2
1
3
1
-6
-5
1
5
-4
-6
-7
-5
-5
-1
2
3
2
3
4
Moonrise
10:36
10:57
11:18
11:41
12:07
12:40
1:21
2:15
3:21
4:38
5:57
7:14
Moonset
10:01
11:09
12:20
1:33
2:51
4:12
5:31
6:42
7:40
8:26
9:01
Sunrise
7:07
7:07
7:07
7:07
7:07
7:07
7:09
7:09
7:09
7:09
7:09
7:09
Sunset
4:17
4:17
4:19
4:20
4:20
4:21
4:22
4:22
4:23
4:24
4:25
4:27
Today's sea temperature in Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute is
5.1° C
(Statistics for 25 Dec 1981-2005 – mean: 7.7 max: 9.6 min: 5.6°C)
Issued (local time): 12 pm Thursday 25 Dec 2025
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