MASSACHUSETTS COAST Minimum Minimum Speed Direction Before Flood Before Ebb Ratio At Maximum Station Depth Flood Ebb Flood Ebb Flood Ebb Reference Station Gunboat Shoal +0 05 +0 05 +0 05 +0 05 0.4 0.3 340 160 Portmouth Harbor Entrance Isles of Shoals Light, White Island 0 00 0 00 0 00 0 00 0.2 0.2 020 200 Portmouth Harbor Entrance Merrimack River entrance +1 04 +1 15 +1 13 -0 34 2.0 1.2 285 105 Boston Harbor Newburyport, Merrimack River +1 28 +1 48 +1 47 +0 35 1.4 1.2 288 098 Boston Harbor Plum Island Sound entrance +0 36 +0 50 +0 48 -0 07 1.5 1.2 316 184 Boston Harbor Annisquam Harbor Light +0 42 +0 49 +0 58 +0 03 0.9 1.1 200 013 Boston Harbor Gloucester Harbor entrance -0 28 +0 01 -0 29 -0 36 0.3 0.2 340 195 Boston Harbor Blynman Canal ent., Gloucester Harbor -0 06 +0 05 -0 15 -0 39 2.7 2.8 310 130 Boston Harbor Marblehead Channel +1 09 +1 09 +1 09 +1 09 0.4 0.3 285 105 Boston Harbor Nahant, 1.8 n.mi. NE of East Point 10 +0 32 +0 49 +0 15 +1 00 0.6 0.6 252 144 Boston Harbor . . . do. 45 -0 21 +1 04 +1 14 -0 31 0.3 0.2 250 070 Boston Harbor . . . do. 80 -0 25 +1 04 +1 15 -0 31 0.2 0.1 238 077 Boston Harbor Nahant, 0.4 n.mi. east of East Point 15 +0 04 -0 41 +0 15 +0 22 0.4 0.5 205 045 Boston Harbor . . . do. 25 +0 03 -0 26 +0 08 +0 29 0.4 0.4 198 027 Boston Harbor Nahant, 1 n.mi. SE of East Point 45 +0 04 +1 04 +1 13 +0 14 0.3 0.2 253 074 Boston Harbor . . . do. 70 -0 22 -0 04 +0 19 -1 01 0.2 0.2 261 090 Boston Harbor Pea Island, 0.4 n.mi. southeast of 15 +0 53 +0 55 +0 42 -0 01 0.5 0.4 239 063 Boston Harbor . . . do. 25 +0 34 +0 34 +0 57 +0 29 0.4 0.3 224 048 Boston Harbor . . . do. 65 -0 37 -0 59 +0 14 -0 31 0.3 0.3 271 035 Boston Harbor Bass Point, 1.2 n.mi. southeast of 10 -0 22 +1 20 +0 58 -0 14 0.7 0.6 259 066 Boston Harbor . . . do. 45 -0 29 -0 10 +0 52 -0 29 0.3 0.2 251 086 Boston Harbor . . . do. 60 -0 29 -0 10 +0 31 -0 59 0.2 0.2 250 091 Boston Harbor Little Nahant Cupola, 0.6 n.mi. west of 10 -0 02 -0 26 +1 32 +0 46 0.4 0.4 033 219 Boston Harbor Sand Point, Black Marsh Channel 10 +0 04 -0 17 +1 00 +0 27 0.5 0.4 013 203 Boston Harbor Lynn Harbor 10 +0 29 -0 26 +2 35 +1 25 0.2 0.2 274 090 Boston Harbor Point of Pines, 0.5 n.mi. south of 6 +0 05 +0 19 +1 08 +0 41 0.4 0.5 009 198 Boston Harbor Point of Pines, 0.1 n.mi. northeast of 6 +0 43 +0 29 +1 00 +0 34 0.8 1.0 296 131 Boston Harbor Finn's Ledge Bell, 0.2 n.mi. west of 10 -0 01 +1 05 +0 26 -0 02 0.5 0.6 226 035 Boston Harbor . . . do. 25 -0 11 +0 50 +0 36 +0 28 0.3 0.4 229 033 Boston Harbor Winthrop Head, 1.1 n.mi. east of 10 -1 12 +0 19 +0 31 -1 46 0.4 0.3 205 019 Boston Harbor Lovell Island, 1.3 n.mi. north of 10 -0 52 -0 57 -0 14 -0 25 0.8 1.0 196 033 Boston Harbor . . . do. 25 -1 19 -0 59 -0 12 -0 13 0.7 0.6 197 033 Boston Harbor BOSTON HARBOR APPROACHES Minimum Minimum Speed Direction Before Flood Before Ebb Ratio At Maximum Station Depth Flood Ebb Flood Ebb Flood Ebb Reference Station The Graves, 0.3 n.mi. SSE of 10 +0 16 +1 08 +1 21 +0 19 0.5 0.5 227 103 Boston Harbor . . . do. 45 -0 37 -0 52 -0 10 -0 58 0.3 0.4 262 085 Boston Harbor . . . do. 60 -0 49 -0 52 -0 16 -1 23 0.2 0.3 252 070 Boston Harbor Thieves Ledge 45 -0 15 -0 06 -0 40 -1 37 0.2 0.2 304 128 Boston Harbor Little Brewster Island, 1.5 n.mi. E of 10 +2 19 +0 41 -0 40 +0 55 0.5 1.0 285 080 Boston Harbor . . . do. 35 +0 53 -0 49 +0 03 +1 30 0.3 0.4 236 076 Boston Harbor . . . do. 60 -1 14 -1 23 +1 31 -0 45 0.3 0.2 225 047 Boston Harbor Hypocrite Channel 10 +0 13 +0 19 +0 49 -0 31 0.8 0.8 262 070 Boston Harbor Little Calf Island, 0.4 n.mi. NW of 10 +0 23 +0 04 -0 15 -0 18 0.5 0.6 220 048 Boston Harbor Boston Light, 0.2 n.mi. south of 10 +0 14 +0 19 +0 41 +0 40 0.9 1.1 267 100 Boston Harbor Point Allerton, 0.8 n.mi. NNW of 10 +0 25 +0 03 +0 46 -0 05 1.0 1.1 270 086 Boston Harbor . . . do. 25 +0 17 +0 13 +0 55 +0 29 0.9 0.9 257 090 Boston Harbor Point Allerton, 0.5 n.mi. NNW of 10 +0 14 +0 26 +0 41 +0 11 0.9 1.0 280 079 Boston Harbor . . . do. 25 +0 08 +0 29 +0 53 +0 25 0.8 0.8 262 080 Boston Harbor Point Allerton, 0.4 n.mi. northwest of 10 -0 09 +0 53 +0 17 -1 11 0.6 0.7 265 080 Boston Harbor Calf Island, 0.4 n.mi. west of 10 +0 02 +0 23 +0 10 +0 13 0.5 0.5 198 037 Boston Harbor . . . do. 25 -0 28 0 00 +0 16 -1 36 0.5 0.3 203 052 Boston Harbor . . . do. 45 -1 28 +0 04 +0 05 -2 15 0.3 0.3 209 020 Boston Harbor Aldridge Ledge, 0.2 n.mi. north of 10 +0 22 +1 03 +0 43 +0 02 0.8 1.0 230 061 Boston Harbor . . . do. 25 +0 08 +0 35 +0 52 +0 50 0.6 0.6 223 042 Boston Harbor Black Rock Channel 10 -0 08 -0 11 +0 24 -0 01 0.6 0.8 247 046 Boston Harbor Deer Island Light, 0.4 n.mi. NW of 35 -0 15 -2 10 -4 11 -1 46 0.2 0.5 307 116 Boston Harbor Lovell Island, 0.4 n.mi. north of 10 +0 09 -0 11 +0 22 -0 29 1.1 1.0 259 064 Boston Harbor . . . do. 25 -0 08 -0 14 +0 26 -0 11 1.1 0.8 264 074 Boston Harbor Deer Island, 0.7 n.mi. ESE of 10 +0 27 +0 19 +0 38 +0 10 1.1 1.1 220 048 Boston Harbor . . . do. 35 -0 01 -0 11 +0 41 +0 20 1.0 0.7 221 048 Boston Harbor Deer Island Light, 0.8 n.mi. ESE of 10 -0 04 -0 20 +0 20 -1 23 0.8 0.8 233 066 Boston Harbor Deer Island Light, 0.4 n.mi. east of 10 +0 08 -1 13 +0 17 -0 16 0.8 0.8 240 057 Boston Harbor . . . do. 35 -0 32 +0 52 +0 44 +0 16 1.0 0.6 264 053 Boston Harbor Deer Island Light, 0.7 n.mi. ESE of 35 -0 23 -0 10 +0 25 -1 01 0.9 0.5 233 062 Boston Harbor BOSTON HARBOR-PRESIDENT ROADS Minimum Minimum Speed Direction Before Flood Before Ebb Ratio At Maximum Station Depth Flood Ebb Flood Ebb Flood Ebb Reference Station BOSTON HARBOR (Deer Island Light) 10 Daily predictions 254 111 Boston Harbor Deer Island Light, 0.3 n.mi. SSE of 10 +0 02 +0 44 +0 15 +0 28 1.3 0.9 265 082 Boston Harbor . . . do. 35 -0 11 +0 46 +0 49 +0 28 1.3 0.8 261 090 Boston Harbor Deer Island Light, 0.4 n.mi. SSE of 10 +0 06 +0 53 +0 43 +0 30 1.4 0.9 265 073 Boston Harbor . . . do. 25 -0 02 +0 47 +0 52 +0 33 1.3 0.9 269 081 Boston Harbor Deer Island, southwest of 10 +0 04 -0 26 -1 58 -1 08 0.4 0.5 351 137 Boston Harbor Long Island Head, 0.9 n.mi. NW of 10 -0 08 +0 30 +0 01 -0 44 0.6 0.5 302 103 Boston Harbor . . . do. 35 -0 01 +1 21 +0 50 +0 33 0.4 0.3 304 079 Boston Harbor Deer Island Flats 10 -0 27 -1 11 -1 32 -3 04 0.4 0.4 327 107 Boston Harbor Snake Island, southwest of 10 -0 05 +0 19 +0 31 +0 13 0.4 0.4 312 134 Boston Harbor Deer Island Light, 1.0 n.mi. WSW of 10 +0 52 +1 14 +2 10 +1 05 1.2 0.7 254 086 Boston Harbor . . . do. 35 +0 04 +1 33 +1 55 +0 23 1.1 0.3 273 082 Boston Harbor Spectacle I. and Long I., between 10 -0 04 +0 04 -0 34 -0 22 0.5 0.5 217 038 Boston Harbor Spectacle Island, 0.2 n.mi. south of 10 -0 13 -1 05 -0 52 -1 46 0.4 0.4 244 098 Boston Harbor Spectacle Island, 0.3 n.mi. north of 10 +0 37 +1 40 +1 42 +0 37 1.1 0.7 271 081 Boston Harbor . . . do. 35 -0 07 +1 32 +1 31 +0 31 0.8 0.5 280 086 Boston Harbor Spectacle Island, 0.7 n.mi. north of 10 +0 21 +1 09 +1 32 +0 25 0.8 0.6 280 082 Boston Harbor . . . do. 25 -0 03 +0 56 +1 26 +0 29 0.6 0.5 287 086 Boston Harbor Spectacle Island, 0.1 n.mi. north of 10 +0 17 +1 40 +1 20 +0 52 1.0 0.7 277 080 Boston Harbor . . . do. 25 -0 11 +1 32 +1 20 -0 03 0.8 0.5 280 081 Boston Harbor Spectacle I. and Thompson I., between 10 -1 40 -3 54 -2 30 -2 56 0.2 0.3 306 127 Boston Harbor Thompson Island, 0.7 n.mi. NNE of 10 -0 28 +1 31 +1 10 -0 20 0.7 0.5 281 086 Boston Harbor . . . do. 35 -1 04 +1 31 +0 48 -0 40 0.4 0.2 277 091 Boston Harbor Fort Independence, 0.3 n.mi. east of 10 +0 36 +1 31 +1 30 +1 12 0.6 0.5 303 125 Boston Harbor Fort Independence, 0.4 n.mi. NW of 10 -0 12 -0 25 -0 32 +0 01 0.4 0.5 288 113 Boston Harbor South Boston, Pier 4, 0.2 n.mi. NNE of 10 +0 38 +0 56 +0 16 +1 13 0.3 0.3 299 118 Boston Harbor . . . do. 25 -0 14 +0 19 +1 42 +0 15 0.3 0.1 030 120 Boston Harbor Charles River 10 Current weak and variable Boston Harbor East Boston, Pier 10, southeast of 10 +1 35 +0 50 +0 28 +0 16 0.2 0.3 017 194 Boston Harbor . . . do. 25 +0 01 +1 05 +1 23 +0 51 0.3 0.2 030 193 Boston Harbor Chelsea River, west of bascule bridge 10 +0 02 -0 26 +0 43 -0 46 0.2 0.2 048 240 Boston Harbor Chelsea River, below bascule bridge 10 +0 29 -0 15 +0 37 -0 04 0.2 0.2 088 272 Boston Harbor Mystic River Bridge, 0.1 n.mi. west of 10 +0 31 -0 10 -0 46 -0 16 0.1 0.1 267 093 Boston Harbor Mystic River Bridge, northwest of 10 -0 20 +1 04 +0 22 -0 44 0.1 0.1 300 098 Boston Harbor City Point, 0.8 n.mi. SSE of 10 +0 13 +0 34 +1 19 +1 03 0.5 0.5 248 069 Boston Harbor Squantum Point, 0.8 n.mi. northeast of 10 +0 18 +0 35 +1 16 +0 51 0.4 0.4 216 036 Boston Harbor Squantum Point, 0.4 n.mi. NNE of 10 +0 14 -0 06 +0 41 +0 52 0.4 0.4 266 091 Boston Harbor Neponset River 10 -0 25 -0 32 +0 45 +0 35 0.4 0.4 218 025 Boston Harbor BOSTON HARBOR-NANTASKET ROADS Minimum Minimum Speed Direction Before Flood Before Ebb Ratio At Maximum Station Depth Flood Ebb Flood Ebb Flood Ebb Reference Station Lovell Island, 0.1 n.mi. south of 10 +0 08 -1 54 -0 30 +0 17 0.6 0.9 275 092 Boston Harbor . . . do. 24 -0 25 -2 17 -0 20 -1 01 0.7 0.7 294 095 Boston Harbor Georges Island, northeast of 10 -0 13 -1 47 -0 29 -2 10 0.7 0.6 279 100 Boston Harbor Georges Island, north of 25 -1 25 -1 41 -0 01 -1 46 0.7 0.8 298 112 Boston Harbor Gallops Island, 0.2 n.mi. SSE of 10 +0 01 +0 16 +0 01 +0 21 1.0 0.8 243 062 Boston Harbor Gallops Island, 0.1 n.mi. southeast of 10 -0 01 -0 38 +0 04 +0 27 0.9 0.9 225 063 Boston Harbor . . . do. 35 -0 07 -0 38 +0 17 +0 15 0.8 0.7 255 052 Boston Harbor Gallops Island, The Narrows 20 -1 25 -0 11 +1 13 -0 46 0.4 0.1 135 262 Boston Harbor Lovell Island, The Narrows 10 +0 43 +0 34 +1 00 -0 05 0.4 0.4 128 293 Boston Harbor Lovell Island, west of 10 +0 16 -0 26 +0 49 +0 29 0.4 1.0 134 299 Boston Harbor . . . do. 24 -0 04 +0 14 +1 22 +0 02 0.4 1.0 136 313 Boston Harbor Georges Island, 0.5 n.mi. ESE of 10 +0 32 +0 46 +1 00 +0 13 0.9 1.0 244 065 Boston Harbor Georges Island, 0.4 n.mi. east of 10 -0 17 +0 04 +0 08 -0 11 1.0 0.9 248 057 Boston Harbor Georges Island, 0.5 n.mi. southeast of 10 -0 11 +0 56 +0 45 +0 03 1.1 1.2 243 070 Boston Harbor . . . do. 25 -0 11 +0 05 +0 47 +0 01 1.0 1.2 247 078 Boston Harbor Georges Island, 0.3 n.mi. SSE of 10 +0 21 +0 24 +0 34 +0 41 1.0 1.0 234 069 Boston Harbor . . . do. 35 +0 08 +0 35 +0 58 +0 02 0.9 0.7 237 073 Boston Harbor Georges Island, 0.4 n.mi. SSE of 10 +0 16 +0 53 +0 32 -2 03 1.2 0.8 236 046 Boston Harbor . . . do. 35 +0 14 +0 56 +0 56 0 00 1.1 0.8 240 065 Boston Harbor Nubble Channel 10 -0 12 +0 45 +0 45 +0 43 0.7 0.6 187 006 Boston Harbor Hull Gut 10 -0 10 +0 35 -0 01 +0 25 1.1 1.5 163 350 Boston Harbor . . . do. 25 -0 09 +0 40 -0 01 +0 25 1.2 1.6 153 354 Boston Harbor Peddocks Island, 0.2 n.mi. north of 10 +0 37 +1 22 +1 20 -0 29 0.9 0.6 246 257 Boston Harbor . . . do. 25 +0 07 +1 04 +1 30 -0 53 0.9 0.5 255 060 Boston Harbor Peddocks Island, 0.3 n.mi. northwest of 10 +0 51 +1 25 +1 25 +0 56 1.0 0.8 245 060 Boston Harbor . . . do. 25 +0 21 +1 09 +1 32 +0 15 0.9 0.5 250 055 Boston Harbor . . . do. 40 -0 08 +1 06 +1 45 -0 47 0.9 0.4 261 060 Boston Harbor Rainsford I. and Windmill Pt., between 10 +0 37 +0 54 +0 34 +0 46 0.7 0.8 251 056 Boston Harbor . . . do. 25 +0 22 +1 19 +1 36 +0 05 0.7 0.4 256 053 Boston Harbor Gallops Island, 0.5 n.mi. southwest of 10 +0 50 +0 14 -0 57 +0 47 0.6 0.6 238 074 Boston Harbor . . . do. 25 +0 17 +0 17 -0 28 +1 10 0.4 0.3 237 072 Boston Harbor Rainsford Island, 0.2 n.mi. NE of 10 -0 17 +0 18 +0 19 -1 01 0.5 0.4 239 084 Boston Harbor . . . do. 20 -1 52 +0 41 +0 17 -1 12 0.4 0.2 237 086 Boston Harbor Rainsford Island, 0.4 n.mi. SE of 10 +0 01 -0 49 +1 02 +0 01 0.6 0.6 225 055 Boston Harbor Long I. and Rainsford I., between 10 +0 31 +0 13 +0 39 +0 55 0.6 0.7 226 049 Boston Harbor . . . do. 25 +0 22 +0 38 +0 43 -0 01 0.6 0.6 229 033 Boston Harbor West Head, Peddocks I., 0.1 n.mi. W of 10 -1 21 +0 57 +1 29 -1 04 1.0 0.7 208 018 Boston Harbor . . . do. 30 -1 26 +1 03 +1 20 -0 48 0.8 0.5 198 038 Boston Harbor Sunken Ledge, 0.2 n.mi. northwest of 10 +0 26 -0 36 +0 33 +0 56 0.4 0.5 223 016 Boston Harbor . . . do. 20 +0 28 +0 24 +0 38 -0 02 0.3 0.4 236 030 Boston Harbor West Head, Long I., 0.4 n.mi. south of 10 +0 33 +0 46 +1 05 +0 29 0.6 0.5 231 060 Boston Harbor . . . do. 20 +0 15 +1 00 +1 00 +0 25 0.5 0.4 231 043 Boston Harbor Moon Head, 0.4 n.mi. east of 10 -0 09 -1 54 -0 25 -1 31 0.3 0.3 259 080 Boston Harbor West Head, 0.2 n.mi. southwest of 10 -0 04 +0 21 +1 05 +0 09 1.2 1.2 167 322 Boston Harbor Nut Island, 0.4 n.mi. NNE of 10 +0 20 +0 25 +1 06 +0 43 1.2 1.2 158 312 Boston Harbor . . . do. 20 +0 20 +0 29 +1 13 +0 41 1.1 1.2 155 321 Boston Harbor Nut Island, 0.2 n.mi. NNE of 10 +0 40 +0 35 +1 20 +0 43 1.1 1.0 146 309 Boston Harbor . . . do. 20 +0 39 +0 38 +1 30 +0 28 0.9 0.8 131 303 Boston Harbor Peddocks Island, west of 10 -0 33 +0 15 +0 01 -0 31 0.4 0.3 187 358 Boston Harbor Moon Head, 0.9 n.mi. southeast of 10 +0 39 +1 04 +1 32 +0 44 0.3 0.3 227 033 Boston Harbor Squantum, 0.3 n.mi. southeast of 8 Current weak and variable Boston Harbor BOSTON HARBOR-HINGHAM BAY Minimum Minimum Speed Direction Before Flood Before Ebb Ratio At Maximum Station Depth Flood Ebb Flood Ebb Flood Ebb Reference Station Weir River entrance 10 +0 18 +0 34 +0 47 +0 42 0.7 0.6 076 272 Boston Harbor Strawberry Hill, 0.4 n.mi. west of 6 Current weak and variable Boston Harbor Crow Point, 0.2 n.mi. north of 10 +0 14 -0 41 +0 09 +1 42 0.3 0.2 146 319 Boston Harbor Bumkin Island, 0.1 n.mi. west of 10 +0 07 +1 13 +0 42 +1 04 0.6 0.6 166 320 Boston Harbor . . . do. 20 -0 14 +1 11 +1 02 +0 53 0.5 0.5 161 316 Boston Harbor Windmill Point, 0.7 n.mi. SSE of 10 +0 07 +0 35 +0 16 -1 29 1.0 0.4 128 350 Boston Harbor . . . do. 25 +0 02 +0 50 +1 46 +1 01 0.9 0.1 136 315 Boston Harbor Bumkin Island, 0.4 n.mi. west of 10 -0 14 +0 46 +0 28 -2 46 0.5 0.2 195 303 Boston Harbor Sheep Island, 0.3 n.mi. west of 10 +0 20 +1 09 +1 20 +1 01 0.9 0.4 075 305 Boston Harbor . . . do. 25 +1 19 +1 09 +1 37 -0 10 0.8 0.3 082 300 Boston Harbor Grape Island and Lower Neck, between 10 -0 14 -1 21 +0 11 +0 23 0.6 0.7 094 281 Boston Harbor Grape Island 10 -0 38 +0 08 +0 43 -0 06 0.4 0.3 203 345 Boston Harbor Pig Rock, north of 10 +0 49 -0 41 -0 10 +0 59 0.6 0.8 078 290 Boston Harbor . . . do. 25 +0 44 +0 19 +1 26 +0 34 0.5 0.6 082 293 Boston Harbor Pig Rock, northwest of 20 +1 13 +0 47 +1 58 +1 12 0.9 0.7 085 283 Boston Harbor Stodders Neck, Weymouth Back River 10 -0 23 +0 49 +0 39 -0 31 0.5 0.2 268 093 Boston Harbor Gull Point, 0.4 n.mi. ESE of 10 -0 10 -0 37 +0 13 +0 07 0.4 0.4 229 069 Boston Harbor . . . do. 25 -0 40 -0 47 +0 47 +0 19 0.4 0.1 235 042 Boston Harbor Kings Cove, off 10 -0 13 -1 26 +0 02 -0 46 0.3 0.3 242 063 Boston Harbor Germantown Point 20 +0 14 +0 49 +0 54 +0 13 0.3 0.3 269 070 Boston Harbor Pine Point, southeast of 10 -0 58 +1 00 +0 53 -1 16 0.2 0.1 149 303 Boston Harbor Philip Head, Town River Bay 10 +0 20 +1 28 +1 16 +0 29 0.3 0.2 289 095 Boston Harbor Hole Point Reach, Town River 10 Negligible current Boston Harbor CAPE COD BAY Minimum Minimum Speed Direction Before Flood Before Ebb Ratio At Maximum Station Depth Flood Ebb Flood Ebb Flood Ebb Reference Station Race Point, 7 miles north of -0 01 -0 01 -0 01 -0 01 1.4 1.2 290 - - Boston Harbor Race Point, 1 mile northwest of -0 06 -0 06 -0 06 -0 06 0.9 0.8 226 061 Boston Harbor Provincetown Harbor +0 04 +0 04 +0 04 +0 04 0.5 0.3 315 135 Boston Harbor Wellfleet Harbor +0 09 +0 09 +0 09 +0 09 0.6 0.4 020 200 Boston Harbor Barnstable Harbor +0 19 +0 58 +0 22 +0 29 1.1 1.2 192 004 Boston Harbor Sandwich Harbor Current weak and variable Boston Harbor Sagamore Beach Current weak and variable Boston Harbor Ellisville Harbor, 1 mile east of +0 14 +0 14 +0 14 +0 14 0.3 0.2 200 020 Boston Harbor Manomet Point +0 04 +0 04 +0 04 +0 04 1.0 0.7 155 010 Boston Harbor Gurnet Point, 1 mile east of -0 06 -0 06 -0 06 -0 06 1.3 0.8 250 - - Boston Harbor Plymouth Harbor +0 04 +0 04 +0 04 +0 04 0.5 0.3 245 010 Boston Harbor Farnham Rock, 1 mile east of -0 21 -0 21 -0 21 -0 21 1.0 0.8 180 010 Boston Harbor MASSACHUSETTS COAST-cont. Minimum Minimum Speed Direction Before Flood Before Ebb Ratio At Maximum Station Depth Flood Ebb Flood Ebb Flood Ebb Reference Station Old Man Shoal, Nantucket Shoals +1 23 +1 03 +1 17 +1 14 0.9 0.9 080 225 Pollock Rip Channel Miacomet Pond, 3.0 miles SSE of +2 19 +2 03 +2 22 +2 16 0.6 0.8 080 280 Pollock Rip Channel Tuckernuck Island, 4.2 miles SSW of +4 08 +3 13 +2 17 +3 56 0.3 0.6 090 280 Pollock Rip Channel Martha's Vineyard, 1.4 miles S of #1 - - - -2 53 - - - -2 47 0.1 0.1 230 095 Pollock Rip Channel NANTUCKET SOUND ENTRANCE Minimum Minimum Speed Direction Before Flood Before Ebb Ratio At Maximum Station Depth Flood Ebb Flood Ebb Flood Ebb Reference Station Pollock Rip Channel, east end -0 14 -0 39 -0 23 -0 38 1.0 1.1 053 212 Pollock Rip Channel POLLOCK RIP CHANNEL (Butler Hole) Daily predictions 037 226 Pollock Rip Channel NANTUCKET SOUND Minimum Minimum Speed Direction Before Flood Before Ebb Ratio At Maximum Station Depth Flood Ebb Flood Ebb Flood Ebb Reference Station Monomoy Pt., channel 0.2 mile west of 0 00 +0 39 +0 18 -0 23 0.8 1.2 170 346 Pollock Rip Channel Chatham Roads Current weak and variable Pollock Rip Channel Stage Harbor, west of Morris Island +3 07 +1 29 +2 24 +4 28 0.3 0.6 335 144 Pollock Rip Channel Dennis Port, 2.2 miles south of +1 28 +0 52 +0 27 +1 04 0.2 0.2 077 269 Pollock Rip Channel Monomoy Point, 6 miles west of +1 22 +1 52 +1 09 +1 22 0.2 0.3 090 275 Pollock Rip Channel Handkerchief Lighted Whistle Buoy "H" +1 08 +1 10 +0 49 +0 59 0.6 0.8 080 251 Pollock Rip Channel Halfmoon Shoal, 1.9 miles northeast of +1 42 +1 49 +1 24 +1 44 0.4 0.3 110 265 Pollock Rip Channel Halfmoon Shoal, 3.5 miles east of +1 13 +1 23 +1 06 +1 11 0.5 0.6 088 295 Pollock Rip Channel Great Point, 0.5 mile west of +0 25 +1 37 +1 13 +0 33 0.6 0.7 029 195 Pollock Rip Channel Great Point, 3 miles west of +1 15 +1 23 +0 51 +1 08 0.4 0.5 066 248 Pollock Rip Channel Tuckernuck Shoal, off east end +1 22 +1 34 +1 09 +1 10 0.5 0.5 113 287 Pollock Rip Channel Brant Point, 2 miles NNW of #1 - - - +1 43 - - - +2 36 0.2 0.2 090 275 Pollock Rip Channel Nantucket Harbor entrance channel +3 22 +1 55 +2 44 +3 58 0.6 0.9 171 350 Pollock Rip Channel Eel Pt., Nantucket I. 2.5 miles NE of +1 13 +1 12 +1 02 +1 15 0.3 0.2 094 284 Pollock Rip Channel Muskeget I., channel 1 mile northeast of +1 29 +0 45 +0 57 +0 56 0.6 0.9 108 295 Pollock Rip Channel Muskeget Rock, 1.3 miles southwest of +1 10 +0 23 +0 57 +0 18 0.6 0.6 024 192 Pollock Rip Channel Muskeget Channel +1 40 +0 38 +1 29 +1 02 1.9 1.9 021 200 Pollock Rip Channel Wasque Point, 2.0 miles southwest of +1 30 +1 04 +1 11 +0 32 0.6 0.6 075 280 Pollock Rip Channel Long Shoal-Norton Shoal, between +1 31 +1 12 +1 26 +1 13 0.7 0.6 100 260 Pollock Rip Channel Cape Poge Lt., 1.7 miles SSE of +0 58 -0 07 +0 49 +0 48 0.8 0.7 025 215 Pollock Rip Channel Cross Rip Channel +1 48 +1 48 +1 55 +1 59 0.6 0.5 091 272 Pollock Rip Channel Cape Poge Lt., 3.2 miles northeast of +2 42 +2 03 +2 33 +2 37 0.8 0.7 095 300 Pollock Rip Channel Broken Ground-Horseshoe Shoal, between +1 46 +1 55 +1 15 +1 20 0.5 0.5 107 276 Pollock Rip Channel Point Gammon, 1.2 miles south of +1 15 +1 03 +1 06 +1 02 0.5 0.6 105 260 Pollock Rip Channel Hyannis Harbor, entrance off breakwater Current weak and variable Pollock Rip Channel Lewis Bay entrance channel +2 46 +0 53 +2 44 +4 22 0.5 0.8 004 184 Pollock Rip Channel Cotuit Bay entrance (Bluff Point) +2 44 +2 33 +2 51 +3 35 0.3 0.4 035 218 Pollock Rip Channel Wreck Shoal-Eldridge Shoal, between +1 47 +1 32 +1 44 +1 45 0.8 0.8 062 245 Pollock Rip Channel Hedge Fence Lighted Gong Buoy 22 +2 48 +2 34 +2 38 +2 44 0.7 0.7 108 268 Pollock Rip Channel Cape Poge Light, 1.4 miles west of +2 13 +1 54 +1 26 +1 39 0.2 0.1 095 250 Pollock Rip Channel Edgartown, Inner Harbor +0 25 -1 04 +0 35 -0 20 0.6 0.6 075 270 Pollock Rip Channel Katama Pt., 0.6 mi. NNW of, Katama Bay +0 12 -0 43 +0 20 -0 31 0.3 0.3 325 180 Pollock Rip Channel East Chop-Squash Meadow, between +2 07 +0 55 +1 43 +2 04 0.7 1.1 131 329 Pollock Rip Channel East Chop, 1 mile north of +2 40 +1 52 +2 17 +2 11 1.1 1.3 116 297 Pollock Rip Channel Vineyard Haven Current weak and variable Pollock Rip Channel West Chop, 0.8 mile north of +2 49 +1 58 +2 20 +2 35 1.6 1.8 096 282 Pollock Rip Channel Hedge Fence-L'Hommedieu Shoal, between +2 27 +1 38 +2 01 +1 52 1.0 1.3 106 276 Pollock Rip Channel Waquoit Bay entrance +3 21 +2 14 +3 40 +4 01 0.8 0.8 348 203 Pollock Rip Channel L'Hommedieu Shoal, north of west end +2 30 +2 03 +2 12 +2 11 1.2 1.4 080 268 Pollock Rip Channel Nobska Point, 1.8 miles east of +2 13 +1 45 +1 55 +1 49 1.2 1.0 063 240 Pollock Rip Channel VINEYARD SOUND Minimum Minimum Speed Direction Before Flood Before Ebb Ratio At Maximum Station Depth Flood Ebb Flood Ebb Flood Ebb Reference Station West Chop, 0.2 mile west of +1 19 +1 34 +1 50 +1 16 1.3 0.8 059 241 Pollock Rip Channel Nobska Point, 1 mile southeast of +2 33 +2 15 +2 25 +2 19 1.3 1.4 071 259 Pollock Rip Channel Norton Point, 0.5 mile north of +1 55 +1 44 +2 01 +1 12 1.7 1.4 050 240 Pollock Rip Channel Tarpaulin Cove, 1.5 miles east of +2 49 +2 07 +2 12 +2 33 1.0 1.4 055 232 Pollock Rip Channel Robinsons Hole, 1.2 miles southeast of +2 30 +1 51 +2 11 +2 02 1.0 1.2 060 240 Pollock Rip Channel Gay Head, 3 miles northeast of +2 25 +1 50 +1 42 +2 11 0.5 0.8 081 238 Pollock Rip Channel Menemsha Bight #6 Pollock Rip Channel Gay Head, 3 miles north of +2 13 +1 24 +1 55 +1 17 0.6 0.7 074 255 Pollock Rip Channel Gay Head, 1.5 miles northwest of +1 30 +0 54 +1 42 +1 16 1.0 1.2 012 249 Pollock Rip Channel VINEYARD SOUND-BUZZARDS BAY Minimum Minimum Speed Direction Before Flood Before Ebb Ratio At Maximum Station Depth Flood Ebb Flood Ebb Flood Ebb Reference Station Woods Hole #59 South end +0 29 +1 40 +1 17 +0 08 0.4 0.2 135 318 Cape Cod Canal 0.1 mile SW of Devils Foot Island +0 20 +1 41 +0 55 +0 31 0.9 0.8 094 276 Cape Cod Canal North end -0 29 +1 25 +1 09 -0 04 0.2 0.2 160 007 Cape Cod Canal Robinsons Hole South end +1 14 +1 42 +1 20 +1 01 0.2 0.2 162 339 Cape Cod Canal Middle +1 30 +2 00 +1 02 +0 47 0.7 0.6 146 316 Cape Cod Canal North end +1 54 +2 00 +0 52 +1 17 0.2 0.3 161 338 Cape Cod Canal Quicks Hole South end +2 18 +1 42 +1 17 +0 53 0.5 0.4 140 300 Cape Cod Canal Middle +2 21 +2 00 +1 26 +0 41 0.6 0.5 167 339 Cape Cod Canal North end +2 42 +2 06 +1 44 +0 23 0.5 0.6 165 002 Cape Cod Canal Canapitsit Channel +2 03 +2 27 +1 02 +0 26 0.6 0.4 156 312 Cape Cod Canal Westport River entrance +0 09 -0 05 -0 26 -1 13 1.1 1.5 290 108 Pollock Rip Channel BUZZARDS BAY #7 Minimum Minimum Speed Direction Before Flood Before Ebb Ratio At Maximum Station Depth Flood Ebb Flood Ebb Flood Ebb Reference Station Ribbon Reef-Sow & Pigs Reef, between -0 19 -1 31 -2 44 -1 54 0.4 0.7 062 237 Pollock Rip Channel Penikese Island, 0.8 mile northwest of -1 37 -0 25 -0 55 -0 57 0.6 0.6 050 254 Pollock Rip Channel Penikese Island, 0.2 mile south of -1 43 -0 15 -1 30 -2 39 0.4 0.5 093 287 Pollock Rip Channel Gull I. and Nashawena I., between -2 15 -0 57 -2 01 -2 41 0.5 0.6 091 247 Pollock Rip Channel Weepecket Island, south of -3 16 -1 07 -1 28 -2 27 0.4 0.4 069 255 Pollock Rip Channel Quamquisset Harbor entrance Current weak and variable Pollock Rip Channel West Falmouth Harbor entrance Current weak and variable Pollock Rip Channel Megansett Harbor Current weak and variable Pollock Rip Channel Abiels Ledge, 0.4 mile south of +0 26 -0 36 -0 06 -0 23 0.4 0.6 035 216 Pollock Rip Channel Dumpling Rocks, 0.2 mile southeast of -1 43 -1 03 -1 32 -2 09 0.4 0.6 066 190 Pollock Rip Channel Apponaganset Bay Current weak and variable Pollock Rip Channel Clarks Cove Current weak and variable Pollock Rip Channel New Bedford Harbor and approaches Current weak and variable Pollock Rip Channel West Island and Long Island, between Current weak and variable Pollock Rip Channel West Island, 1 mile southeast of 6 -0 43 -0 43 -1 28 -1 42 0.4 0.5 079 203 Nasketucket Bay Current weak and variable Pollock Rip Channel Mattapoisett Harbor Current weak and variable Pollock Rip Channel Sippican Harbor Current weak and variable Pollock Rip Channel Wareham River, off Long Beach Point -1 41 -0 31 -1 22 -1 23 0.3 0.4 022 202 Pollock Rip Channel Wareham River, off Barneys Point -1 49 -0 27 -1 22 -1 31 0.4 0.4 010 185 Pollock Rip Channel Onset Bay, south of Onset Island Current weak and variable Cape Cod Canal Onset Bay, south of Wickets Island Current weak and variable Cape Cod Canal CAPE COD CANAL Minimum Minimum Speed Direction Before Flood Before Ebb Ratio At Maximum Station Depth Flood Ebb Flood Ebb Flood Ebb Reference Station CAPE COD CANAL, railroad bridge Daily predictions 070 250 Cape Cod Canal Bourne Highway bridge -0 03 -0 01 -0 03 -0 04 0.8 0.9 065 245 Cape Cod Canal Bournedale -0 07 -0 03 -0 09 -0 10 0.8 0.8 030 210 Cape Cod Canal Sagamore Bridge -0 09 -0 04 -0 11 -0 13 0.7 0.6 095 275 Cape Cod Canal Cape Cod Canal, east end 15 -0 13 -0 06 -0 17 -0 19 0.6 0.6 065 245 Cape Cod Canal |