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

Heavy rain (total 22mm), heaviest during Sun night. Icy conditions (max 8°C on Mon morning, min -2°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Sun afternoon, near gales from the W by Mon night).

Days 7–9 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Fri night, min -10°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Wed night, light winds from the W by Fri morning).

Days 10–12 Weather Summary

Some drizzle, heaviest during Sat night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 9°C on Sat morning, min -5°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Sat afternoon, calm by Mon morning).

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) 
1
SW
4
0.7
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
0.2
ENE
3
0.3
SW
4
0.2
SSW
4
0.6
SW
4
0.7
SSW
4
1.1
SSW
6
1.3
WSW
4
1.5
WSW
5
1.4
WSW
5
1
W
4
0.7
WSW
4
1
WSW
4
1.2
SW
5
1
WSW
4
0.8
WNW
3
0.4
NNW
3
0.1
S
6
0.1
SW
3
0.4
SW
2
1.2
SSW
5
1.3
SSW
5
0.5
S
6
0.4
W
4
0.4
S
7
0.3
S
7
0.2
S
6
0.2
S
6
0.8
NNW
4
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
light snow
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
heavy rain
mod rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
snow showers
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
cloudy
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
heavy rain
mod rain
light rain
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
snow shwrs
cloudy
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
rain shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
clear
 km/h
40
WSW
30
NW
35
NNW
25
N
15
NNE
10
NNE
20
NNE
20
N
15
NNW
15
WNW
15
W
25
SW
25
SW
30
WSW
45
W
50
W
45
W
35
W
30
W
35
WSW
40
WSW
35
W
30
NW
20
NNW
5
W
15
WSW
20
SSW
40
S
40
SW
15
WNW
20
N
15
NNE
10
ESE
10
E
15
NW
35
NNW
 mm 
15
6
1
1
max°C
5
5
-5
-6
-4
-3
-1
-2
-3
2
4
6
8
8
5
-1
-1
-1
1
2
3
3
-2
-7
-8
-5
5
9
9
5
2
1
1
2
2
-3
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): 6 am Thursday 25 Dec 2025
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