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Boston Light tide chart and tide times
Massachusetts · NOAA station 8444162
Nearest NOAA tide station to Hull, Winthrop, Orient Heights, Suffolk Downs Station (3 km from Hull).
On Wednesday, September 30, high tide at Boston Light is at 2:06 AM (9.6 ft) and 2:18 PM (10.6 ft), and low tide is at 8:05 AM (0.2 ft) and 8:42 PM (-0.6 ft). Times are local; heights are in feet above mean lower low water (MLLW), the datum used on U.S. charts — a negative height means the water drops below that level.
High and low tides for the next 8 days
| Tide | Time | Height |
|---|---|---|
| Wednesday, September 30 🌖 Waning GibbousSunrise 6:39 AM · Sunset 6:26 PM · Moonrise 8:24 PM · Moonset 11:26 AM | ||
| High tide | 2:06 AM | 9.6 ft |
| Low tide | 8:05 AM | 0.2 ft |
| High tide | 2:18 PM | 10.6 ft |
| Low tide | 8:42 PM | -0.6 ft |
| Thursday, October 1 🌖 Waning GibbousSunrise 6:40 AM · Sunset 6:24 PM · Moonrise 9:16 PM · Moonset 12:40 PM | ||
| High tide | 2:56 AM | 9.2 ft |
| Low tide | 8:53 AM | 0.5 ft |
| High tide | 3:08 PM | 10.5 ft |
| Low tide | 9:36 PM | -0.3 ft |
| Friday, October 2 🌗 Last QuarterSunrise 6:41 AM · Sunset 6:23 PM · Moonrise 10:20 PM · Moonset 1:46 PM | ||
| High tide | 3:51 AM | 8.8 ft |
| Low tide | 9:48 AM | 0.8 ft |
| High tide | 4:04 PM | 10.2 ft |
| Low tide | 10:36 PM | 0.0 ft |
| Saturday, October 3 🌗 Last QuarterSunrise 6:42 AM · Sunset 6:21 PM · Moonrise 11:33 PM · Moonset 2:40 PM | ||
| High tide | 4:52 AM | 8.5 ft |
| Low tide | 10:49 AM | 1.1 ft |
| High tide | 5:08 PM | 9.9 ft |
| Low tide | 11:41 PM | 0.3 ft |
| Sunday, October 4 🌗 Last QuarterSunrise 6:44 AM · Sunset 6:19 PM · Moonset 3:22 PM | ||
| High tide | 5:58 AM | 8.4 ft |
| Low tide | 11:56 AM | 1.3 ft |
| High tide | 6:15 PM | 9.6 ft |
| Monday, October 5 🌗 Last QuarterSunrise 6:45 AM · Sunset 6:18 PM · Moonrise 12:49 AM · Moonset 3:56 PM | ||
| Low tide | 12:48 AM | 0.5 ft |
| High tide | 7:06 AM | 8.4 ft |
| Low tide | 1:04 PM | 1.3 ft |
| High tide | 7:25 PM | 9.6 ft |
| Tuesday, October 6 🌘 Waning CrescentSunrise 6:46 AM · Sunset 6:16 PM · Moonrise 2:06 AM · Moonset 4:23 PM | ||
| Low tide | 1:54 AM | 0.4 ft |
| High tide | 8:13 AM | 8.7 ft |
| Low tide | 2:13 PM | 1.0 ft |
| High tide | 8:33 PM | 9.6 ft |
| Wednesday, October 7 🌘 Waning CrescentSunrise 6:47 AM · Sunset 6:14 PM · Moonrise 3:20 AM · Moonset 4:47 PM | ||
| Low tide | 2:56 AM | 0.3 ft |
| High tide | 9:14 AM | 9.2 ft |
| Low tide | 3:17 PM | 0.6 ft |
| High tide | 9:35 PM | 9.8 ft |
Best fishing times at Boston Light (solunar table)
Major periods, about two hours each, are centered on the moon passing overhead or underfoot. Minor periods, about an hour, are centered on moonrise and moonset. By solunar tradition the days around the new and full moon are the strongest, and many anglers plan for a major period that falls on a moving tide.
| Day | Major periods | Minor periods |
|---|---|---|
| Wed, Sep 30 🌖 Waning Gibbous · Good | 2:28 AM–4:28 AM 2:58 PM–4:58 PM | 10:56 AM–11:56 AM 7:54 PM–8:54 PM |
| Thu, Oct 1 🌖 Waning Gibbous · Good | 3:28 AM–5:28 AM 3:59 PM–5:59 PM | 12:10 PM–1:10 PM 8:46 PM–9:46 PM |
| Fri, Oct 2 🌗 Last Quarter · Fair | 4:31 AM–6:31 AM 5:02 PM–7:02 PM | 1:16 PM–2:16 PM 9:50 PM–10:50 PM |
| Sat, Oct 3 🌗 Last Quarter · Fair | 5:33 AM–7:33 AM 6:04 PM–8:04 PM | 2:10 PM–3:10 PM 11:03 PM–12:03 AM |
| Sun, Oct 4 🌗 Last Quarter · Fair | 6:34 AM–8:34 AM 7:02 PM–9:02 PM | 2:52 PM–3:52 PM |
| Mon, Oct 5 🌗 Last Quarter · Fair | 7:30 AM–9:30 AM 7:56 PM–9:56 PM | 12:19 AM–1:19 AM 3:26 PM–4:26 PM |
| Tue, Oct 6 🌘 Waning Crescent · Good | 8:22 AM–10:22 AM 8:46 PM–10:46 PM | 1:36 AM–2:36 AM 3:53 PM–4:53 PM |
| Wed, Oct 7 🌘 Waning Crescent · Good | 9:10 AM–11:10 AM 9:33 PM–11:33 PM | 2:50 AM–3:50 AM 4:17 PM–5:17 PM |
Nearby tide stations
- Hull
4 km away - Deer Island (south end)
6 km away - Nantasket Beach, Weir River
7 km away - Nut Island, Quincy Bay
7 km away - Crow Point, Hingham Harbor entrance
7 km away - Moon Head
9 km away - Hingham
9 km away - Weymouth Fore River Bridge
11 km away
Predictions from NOAA CO-OPS station 8444162. Station page at NOAA. Updated daily. Not for navigation.
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