Gay Head, Martha's Vineyard Sea Conditions and Tide Table

Gay Head, Martha's Vineyard 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 — and sunset is at 04:15 PM.

Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Fri morning. Icy conditions (max 14°C on Fri morning, min -1°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (gales from the S on Fri morning, moderate winds from the WSW by Sat afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Icy conditions (max 5°C on Sun afternoon, min -4°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NW on Sun night, light winds from the W by Mon night).

Days 8–10 Weather Summary

Moderate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Fri morning. Very mild (max 10°C on Fri morning, min 1°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, strong winds from the WSW by Fri morning).

Days 11–13 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 3mm) at first, then becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Mon afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Sat afternoon, min -2°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
18
Friday
19
Saturday
20
Sunday
21
Monday
22
Tuesday
23
Wednesday
24
Thursday
25
Friday
26
Saturday
27
Sunday
28
Monday
29
Tue
30
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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PM
night
AM
Wave Height Map
High Tide
6:42PM0.72m
7:01AM0.88m
7:18PM0.73m
7:35AM0.89m
7:54PM0.74m
8:10AM0.88m
8:32PM0.74m
8:47AM0.87m
9:11PM0.74m
9:27AM0.85m
9:55PM0.74m
10:11AM0.83m
10:41PM0.75m
10:58AM0.81m
11:29PM0.77m
11:48AM0.79m
00:20AM0.81m
12:41PM0.77m
1:14AM0.85m
1:38PM0.75m
2:12AM0.90m
2:41PM0.75m
3:15AM0.95m
Low Tide
1:04PM0.04m
00:41AM0.02m
1:45PM0.02m
1:23AM0.01m
2:25PM0.01m
2:04AM-0.00m
3:03PM0.01m
2:45AM0.00m
3:38PM0.01m
3:24AM0.02m
4:11PM0.02m
4:03AM0.03m
4:46PM0.02m
4:47AM0.05m
5:24PM0.02m
5:37AM0.08m
6:08PM0.02m
6:38AM0.10m
7:00PM0.01m
7:57AM0.10m
8:00PM-0.00m
9:25AM0.07m
9:03PM-0.03m
10:37AM0.03m
Wave
height (m) 
direction
period (s) 
1
SSW
7
1.5
S
6
2.5
S
7
3.5
S
10
3.5
S
11
2.1
S
10
1.3
S
10
1.5
S
9
2.2
SSW
8
2.1
SSW
8
1.7
WSW
6
1.4
WNW
5
1
NW
4
0.4
SSE
6
0.8
WSW
4
1.3
SW
6
1.1
SW
7
1.1
SW
6
0.7
SW
6
0.4
SW
6
0.9
SW
4
1.3
SSW
6
1.2
SSW
6
1.9
SSW
7
2.1
SSW
8
1.4
SSW
8
1
SSW
8
0.9
SSW
8
0.7
S
7
0.5
S
6
0.3
S
6
0.2
SSE
7
0.4
S
3
0.4
SW
3
0.5
N
3
0.2
SSE
10
clear
rain showers
mod rain
rain showers
rain showers
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
mod rain
cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
snow showers
clear
clear
clear
rain shwrs
mod rain
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
clear
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
light rain
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
light rain
light rain
mod rain
cloudy
rain shwrs
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
light rain
snow shwrs
clear
clear
 km/h
25
SSE
35
SSE
65
SSE
30
WSW
55
W
30
WNW
20
WSW
40
SW
40
WSW
40
WNW
40
WNW
40
NW
30
NW
20
W
30
SW
35
WSW
25
NW
35
NW
20
NNW
0
SSE
30
SW
30
SW
25
SW
40
SW
20
NW
5
N
25
NNW
25
N
25
N
15
N
5
NE
10
SSE
20
SSW
25
NNW
25
N
10
NNW
 mm 
1
6
2
1
3
4
2
8
3
3
max°C
9
13
14
10
3
1
2
8
6
5
-1
-2
-1
3
5
4
2
4
4
5
7
7
9
10
8
6
6
5
0
1
1
2
3
1
-1
0
Moonrise
7:04
7:56
8:40
9:17
9:47
10:13
10:36
10:57
11:19
11:42
12:08
12:41
Moonset
3:36
4:31
5:33
6:39
7:47
8:54
10:02
11:10
12:20
1:34
2:51
Sunrise
7:03
7:05
7:05
7:05
7:05
7:07
7:07
7:07
7:07
7:07
7:07
7:07
Sunset
4:15
4:15
4:15
4:16
4:16
4:17
4:17
4:19
4:19
4:20
4:21
4:22
Today's sea temperature in Gay Head, Martha's Vineyard is
7.3° C
(Statistics for 18 Dec 1981-2005 – mean: 8.7 max: 11.4 min: 6.9°C)
Issued (local time): 6 pm Thursday 18 Dec 2025
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