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 06:09 AM and sunset is at 05:37 PM.

Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 31mm), heaviest during Thu night. Low air temperatures (max 9°C on Sat night, min 1°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (calm on Thu morning, fresh winds from the E by Thu night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Some drizzle, heaviest during Sun afternoon. Cool air temperatures (max 17°C on Tue afternoon, min 2°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 7–9 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 11°C on Wed night, min -2°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Wed afternoon, light winds from the NNW by Thu morning).

Days 10–12 Weather Summary

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Sat morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 10°C on Sat afternoon, min -3°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Sat night, fresh winds from the SW by Tue morning).

Thursday
5
Friday
6
Saturday
7
Sunday
8
Monday
9
Tuesday
10
Wednesday
11
Thursday
12
Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Fri
20
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
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PM
night
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night
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night
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Wave Height Map
High Tide
9:11AM0.57m
9:33PM0.66m
9:56AM0.51m
10:21PM0.63m
10:41AM0.45m
11:10PM0.59m
11:27AM0.39m
3:48PM0.16m
00:00AM0.53m
12:14PM0.34m
5:07PM0.18m
00:53AM0.48m
1:03PM0.30m
1:51AM0.45m
1:56PM0.28m
2:55AM0.44m
2:56PM0.28m
7:03PM0.24m
3:57PM0.31m
7:30PM0.24m
4:51PM0.37m
5:34AM0.54m
5:38PM0.44m
6:13AM0.58m
6:21PM0.53m
6:51AM0.62m
7:03PM0.61m
7:32AM0.63m
7:45PM0.69m
8:14AM0.63m
Low Tide
4:10PM0.03m
4:53AM0.01m
4:24PM0.07m
5:40AM0.06m
4:45PM0.11m
6:48AM0.11m
2:44PM0.16m
8:17AM0.14m
3:12PM0.15m
3:46AM0.35m
9:30AM0.15m
3:47PM0.15m
7:01PM0.20m
10:29AM0.16m
4:28PM0.17m
8:12PM0.20m
11:15AM0.15m
5:16PM0.20m
9:14PM0.18m
11:46AM0.13m
6:19PM0.23m
10:11PM0.15m
12:03PM0.11m
11:06PM0.11m
12:26PM0.07m
00:03AM0.06m
1:00PM0.03m
1:02AM0.00m
1:37PM-0.01m
1:58AM-0.05m
2:17PM-0.03m
2:52AM-0.09m
2:57PM-0.05m
Wave
height (m) 
direction
period (s) 
0.3
S
7
0.3
ESE
3
0.7
ENE
4
0.9
ENE
4
0.7
ENE
5
0.3
SE
6
0.4
SE
3
0.4
SSE
4
0.8
SSW
4
0.6
S
6
0.5
S
7
0.4
SSW
7
0.3
SSW
6
0.3
SSW
6
0.4
SSW
4
0.4
SSW
4
0.3
SSW
6
0.4
SE
3
0.3
S
6
0.8
SSW
4
0.8
SSW
5
0.5
S
8
0.4
SSW
8
0.5
E
4
0.4
ESE
4
0.3
SE
3
0.4
SE
3
0.5
E
3
0.4
SE
4
0.4
SSE
7
0.5
S
4
0.6
S
5
0.5
S
8
0.5
SW
4
0.6
SW
4
0.5
WNW
3
0.7
SW
4
1.2
SW
5
1.4
SSW
6
1.7
SSW
6
1.5
SSW
6
0.4
SSW
7
0.2
SSW
6
0.2
SSW
6
0.2
S
4
0.5
N
3
0.8
NNE
4
light rain
cloud
heavy rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
light rain
cloudy
heavy rain
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
light rain
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
light rain
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
light rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
clear
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
clear
 km/h
5
W
15
NE
30
ENE
30
NE
30
NE
10
NE
15
S
20
SSW
30
SW
20
WSW
20
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
15
SW
20
WSW
15
W
15
WSW
25
ESE
15
ESE
35
SSW
25
WSW
20
NNW
10
NNW
25
NNE
20
ENE
15
ESE
20
SE
20
E
10
SE
15
SW
20
SW
25
NW
15
WNW
25
WNW
30
WNW
20
WNW
35
SW
40
SW
45
SSW
50
SW
45
SW
15
N
5
NE
10
SSW
10
SSW
30
N
30
NNE
 mm 
1
30
1
1
5
6
1
4
max°C
6
4
3
1
1
2
4
7
9
10
12
10
10
8
10
16
17
10
9
9
11
8
9
2
-1
0
5
8
10
8
6
7
4
2
3
-1
2
4
7
7
6
3
-1
0
1
1
1
Moonrise
8:15
9:21
10:26
12:30
1:33
2:32
3:24
4:09
4:47
5:18
5:45
6:09
6:31
6:53
7:17
Moonset
6:56
7:17
7:40
9:06
9:37
10:15
11:01
11:55
12:56
2:02
3:11
4:20
5:31
6:42
7:55
Sunrise
6:09
6:09
6:07
7:05
6:03
6:01
6:01
5:58
5:56
5:56
5:54
5:52
5:50
5:48
5:47
5:46
Sunset
5:37
5:38
5:39
6:40
5:42
5:43
5:44
5:45
5:46
5:47
5:49
5:50
5:51
5:52
5:52
5:53
Today's sea temperature in Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute is
0.5° C
(Statistics for 05 Mar 1981-2005 – mean: 4.3 max: 5.8 min: 3.0°C)
Issued (local time): 12 pm Thursday 05 Mar 2026
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