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 — and sunset is at 04:15 PM.

Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Icy conditions (max 5°C on Tue morning, min -2°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Mon night, strong winds from the NNW by Wed morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A dusting of snow turning to light rain (total 6mm) on Sun morning. Icy conditions (max 8°C on Sun morning, min -8°C on Thu night). Mainly strong winds.

Days 8–10 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Sun afternoon, min -6°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Sun night, moderate winds from the W by Wed morning).

Days 11–13 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Thu afternoon, min -11°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Wed night, strong winds from the WNW by Fri morning).

Mon
22
Tuesday
23
Wednesday
24
Thursday
25
Friday
26
Saturday
27
Sunday
28
Monday
29
Tuesday
30
Wednesday
31
Thursday
1
Friday
2
Sat
3
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
AM
Wave Height Map
High Tide
9:48PM0.43m
10:17AM0.64m
10:35PM0.43m
11:01AM0.61m
11:24PM0.45m
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
Low Tide
4:48PM0.03m
1:30AM0.16m
5:32PM0.03m
2:03AM0.17m
6:18PM0.04m
2:45AM0.20m
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
Wave
height (m) 
direction
period (s) 
0.4
NW
3
0.5
W
3
0.4
SW
2
0.4
SW
5
0.5
WSW
3
1.1
WNW
4
1.1
N
4
0.3
NE
4
0.5
S
4
0.9
WSW
4
0.8
NW
4
0.5
N
3
0.3
ENE
4
0.2
E
3
0.4
NE
3
0.2
ENE
3
0.1
SE
3
1.2
SSE
4
0.8
SW
4
0.9
WSW
4
1.4
WSW
5
1
W
4
0.9
WNW
4
0.7
WNW
4
0.7
WNW
4
0.7
W
4
0.5
W
3
1
SW
4
0.6
W
4
0.4
SW
7
0.5
SW
3
1.4
SW
5
1.3
W
5
1.1
W
4
1.2
W
4
0.9
W
4
clear
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
light snow
mod rain
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloudy
light rain
light rain
light rain
clear
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
light snow
mod rain
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
 km/h
20
WNW
20
W
15
WSW
15
SSE
25
WNW
45
NW
40
N
15
NW
30
WSW
35
W
40
NW
25
N
15
NNE
15
NE
20
NE
15
NE
10
SE
40
SSE
25
WNW
40
W
50
W
40
WNW
35
WNW
35
WNW
35
WNW
30
WNW
25
W
35
WSW
20
W
20
W
25
WSW
45
W
50
WNW
45
WNW
45
WNW
35
WNW
 mm 
1
5
2
6
max°C
1
2
5
3
5
4
1
0
3
4
1
-6
-5
-3
-1
-2
1
8
5
3
-1
-2
-5
-2
-2
-4
0
2
1
2
3
3
-6
-7
-8
-9
Moonrise
9:47
10:13
10:36
10:57
11:18
11:41
12:07
12:40
1:21
2:15
3:21
Moonset
6:38
7:46
8:53
10:01
11:09
12:20
1:33
2:51
4:12
5:31
6:42
7:40
Sunrise
7:05
7:07
7:07
7:07
7:07
7:07
7:07
7:07
7:09
7:09
7:09
7:09
Sunset
4:15
4:15
4:16
4:17
4:17
4:19
4:20
4:20
4:21
4:22
4:22
4:23
Today's sea temperature in Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute is
5.4° C
(Statistics for 22 Dec 1981-2005 – mean: 8.0 max: 9.9 min: 6.5°C)
Issued (local time): 6 pm Monday 22 Dec 2025
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