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 06:31 AM and sunset is at 05:21 PM.

Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Air temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Fri afternoon, min -8°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Wed morning, light winds from the NNW by Wed night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Icy conditions (max 4°C on Mon morning, min -6°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Sun morning, calm by Mon night).

Days 7–9 Weather Summary

A dusting of snow giving way to moderate rain (total 13mm) heaviest on Thu night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 9°C on Thu night, min -2°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Wed night, strong winds from the ESE by Thu night).

Days 10–12 Weather Summary

Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Sat night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 7°C on Sat night, min -10°C on Fri night). Mainly strong winds.

Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
Monday
24
Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
Friday
28
Saturday
1
Sunday
2
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
12:47PM0.31m
5:39PM0.18m
1:28AM0.45m
1:35PM0.28m
2:26AM0.45m
2:30PM0.27m
7:05PM0.20m
3:32PM0.28m
7:38PM0.19m
4:31PM0.32m
5:19AM0.58m
5:24PM0.39m
6:04AM0.64m
6:11PM0.48m
6:47AM0.70m
6:58PM0.56m
7:30AM0.73m
7:44PM0.64m
8:15AM0.73m
8:32PM0.71m
9:02AM0.69m
9:22PM0.75m
9:51AM0.64m
10:14PM0.76m
Low Tide
7:53AM0.16m
3:47PM0.14m
4:16AM0.33m
9:16AM0.16m
4:26PM0.14m
7:56PM0.17m
10:16AM0.15m
5:13PM0.15m
8:54PM0.16m
11:03AM0.12m
6:13PM0.16m
9:50PM0.12m
11:47AM0.08m
10:45PM0.08m
12:30PM0.03m
11:44PM0.03m
1:12PM-0.02m
00:45AM-0.02m
1:54PM-0.06m
1:46AM-0.08m
2:35PM-0.09m
2:44AM-0.12m
3:16PM-0.11m
3:41AM-0.14m
3:58PM-0.11m
4:40AM-0.14m
4:42PM-0.08m
5:44AM-0.12m
Wave
height (m) 
direction
period (s) 
0.8
WNW
4
0.5
W
3
0.2
WNW
2
0.1
W
2
0.2
N
2
0.4
NNW
3
0.7
WSW
5
0.6
WSW
5
0.5
NW
3
0.4
NW
3
0.3
WSW
2
0.4
WSW
3
0.8
WSW
4
0.8
SW
4
0.2
SSW
5
0.1
SW
5
0.2
SSW
5
0.2
S
4
0.5
S
9
0.8
SSW
5
0.5
S
8
0.5
S
8
0.6
SSW
4
0.6
SW
5
0.2
S
8
0.3
SSW
4
1.4
SSE
5
0.8
S
9
0.9
S
10
0.9
WSW
6
0.3
S
9
0.5
SSW
5
0.5
SSW
5
0.6
S
7
0.8
SSW
5
0.5
S
8
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
heavy rain
light rain
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
mod rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
clear
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
heavy rain
light rain
cloudy
clear
some clouds
cloudy
mod rain
light rain
cloudy
cloudy
 km/h
30
WNW
25
WNW
15
WNW
10
N
20
N
25
NW
25
NW
25
NW
25
NW
20
NW
20
WSW
20
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
5
WNW
10
ESE
15
SE
5
NNE
15
S
25
WSW
15
WSW
20
WSW
25
W
25
WNW
10
WSW
15
S
40
S
20
N
30
WNW
35
WNW
10
WSW
25
SSW
15
S
20
WSW
25
WSW
20
W
 mm 
13
2.0
6
2.0
max°C
-5
-3
-6
-3
-2
-3
-1
0
-4
-2
0
2
3
3
2
4
2
1
4
4
4
4
6
1
1
2
9
3
3
-4
-5
1
7
5
5
3
Moonrise
12:44
1:49
2:51
3:47
4:36
5:17
5:50
6:18
6:43
7:07
7:30
Moonset
9:22
9:52
10:30
11:18
12:17
1:25
2:40
3:57
5:15
6:32
7:50
9:08
Sunrise
6:31
6:30
6:28
6:26
6:26
6:24
6:22
6:20
6:20
6:18
6:16
6:15
Sunset
5:21
5:22
5:22
5:23
5:25
5:27
5:28
5:29
5:30
5:31
5:32
5:34
Today's sea temperature in Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute is 1.1 °C (Statistics for 19 Feb 1981-2005 – mean: 4.5 max: 5.8 min: 3.0°C)
Issued (local time): 12 pm Wednesday 19 Feb 2025
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