Provincetown tides today
Provincetown’s station is in the harbor at the tip of Cape Cod, on the Cape Cod Bay side, where the tide runs close to ten feet.
Shaded: night. Green bands: solunar periods (thick = major, thin = minor). Heights in feet above Mean Lower Low Water, the zero of NOAA charts.
Provincetown, MA · Tuesday, October 13
Tide falling, 3.6 ft now
Low 8:04 PM
0.1 ft · in 2 h 23 min
| High | 1:35 AM | 9.3 ft |
| Low | 7:32 AM | 0.9 ft |
| High | 1:43 PM | 10.0 ft |
| Low | 8:04 PM | 0.1 ft |
Tide coefficient 100 (average), range 10.0 ft
Sunrise 6:51 AM · sunset 6:02 PM
Waxing crescent, 9% lit · fishing day ★★★☆
Solunar: major 1:20 AM–3:20 AM, minor 9:40 AM–10:40 AM, major 1:44 PM–3:44 PM, minor 6:44 PM–7:44 PM
Provincetown tide table, next 7 days
| Day | High tides | Low tides | Coef. | Sun | Moon |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1:35 AM 9.3 ft · 1:43 PM 10.0 ft | 7:32 AM 0.9 ft · 8:04 PM 0.1 ft | 100 | 6:51 AM–6:02 PM | Waxing crescent ★★★☆ | |
| 2:19 AM 9.0 ft · 2:27 PM 9.7 ft | 8:15 AM 1.2 ft · 8:49 PM 0.4 ft | 94 | 6:52 AM–6:01 PM | Waxing crescent ★★☆☆ | |
| 3:05 AM 8.6 ft · 3:12 PM 9.4 ft | 8:59 AM 1.6 ft · 9:36 PM 0.8 ft | 87 | 6:53 AM–5:59 PM | Waxing crescent ★★☆☆ | |
| 3:53 AM 8.2 ft · 4:01 PM 9.1 ft | 9:47 AM 1.9 ft · 10:26 PM 1.2 ft | 81 | 6:54 AM–5:57 PM | First quarter ★★☆☆ | |
| 4:43 AM 8.0 ft · 4:52 PM 8.9 ft | 10:38 AM 2.1 ft · 11:18 PM 1.4 ft | 76 | 6:56 AM–5:56 PM | First quarter ★★☆☆ | |
| 5:35 AM 7.9 ft · 5:45 PM 8.8 ft | 11:30 AM 2.2 ft | 67 | 6:57 AM–5:54 PM | First quarter ★★☆☆ | |
| 6:27 AM 7.9 ft · 6:39 PM 8.8 ft | 12:10 AM 1.5 ft · 12:24 PM 2.1 ft | 74 | 6:58 AM–5:53 PM | First quarter ★★☆☆ |
Plan around the tide at Provincetown
No window of 30 minutes or more below 1.0 ft over the next 7 days in daylight. Try a higher level.
A falling tide uncovers sand bars and tide pools first; plan to be back before the water rises past the level you chose. Not for navigation.
Station Provincetown (NOAA 8446121). Predicted astronomical tide: wind, river flow and storms can move the real water by a foot or more. 9.9 ft is the average daily range here.
Published by Radif Partners · How the tides are computed · predictions downloaded October 13, 2026
Tide times for Provincetown come from the National Ocean Service prediction for station 8446121, Provincetown. The tide here is semidiurnal: two highs and two lows of similar height every day, about six hours and a quarter apart, with an average daily range of 9.9 ft. Around the new and full moon the range grows to about 12.0 ft on one day in ten, and at the quarter moons it shrinks to 8.1 ft. Heights are in feet above Mean Lower Low Water, the zero of nautical charts, so a negative number is water below that zero: 187 of the 457 days from October 1, 2026 to December 31, 2027 have one, down to -1.7 ft on January 23, 2027. The highest predicted tide of that period is 11.6 ft on July 6, 2027. Clock times are Eastern Time, daylight saving time included.
The curl at the end of the Cape
Provincetown Harbor is the sheltered water inside the hook of Cape Cod, and it shares the large tide of Cape Cod Bay: 9.9 ft on an average day, 12.0 ft at spring tides. Compare that with 3.6 ft at Hyannis on the south shore, and the Cape looks like two coasts with two tides.
At low water the harbor's west end shows wide flats, and the long stone breakwater that crosses toward Long Point stands well clear of the water. At high water the same flats are a bay of shallow sea. Those who walk the breakwater go out on a falling tide and return with time to spare: the granite blocks are uneven and the surrounding flats flood quickly once the tide comes back.
Wellfleet across the bay
Eleven miles to the southeast, Wellfleet Harbor is predicted by NOAA from Boston with high water 14 minutes later and heights multiplied by 1.05, so its tide is close to Provincetown's in size. Its oyster grants and flats are exposed by the same big lows. The lowest predicted low here is -1.7 ft, on January 23, 2027.
Ocean beaches on the back side
The outer beaches of the Cape, Race Point and the National Seashore, face the open Atlantic rather than the bay. Their tide is smaller and comes at a different time from the harbor's, so the times on this page are for the harbor and the bay shore. For the whole Cape at a glance, see the Cape Cod comparison.
Highest and lowest tides at Provincetown, 2026 to 2027
The six highest highs and six lowest lows predicted for Provincetown between October 1, 2026 and December 31, 2027, one per day. The high-water dates are the king tides of this station; the low-water dates are the best days to see the flats, bars and tide pools.
| Highest highs | Time | Height |
|---|---|---|
| July 6, 2027 | 1:15 AM | 11.6 ft |
| August 4, 2027 | 12:58 AM | 11.6 ft |
| August 3, 2027 | 12:04 AM | 11.6 ft |
| July 5, 2027 | 12:20 AM | 11.6 ft |
| December 25, 2026 | 11:44 AM | 11.5 ft |
| July 7, 2027 | 2:10 AM | 11.5 ft |
| Lowest lows | Time | Height |
|---|---|---|
| January 23, 2027 | 5:53 PM | -1.7 ft |
| January 24, 2027 | 6:43 PM | -1.7 ft |
| December 25, 2026 | 6:10 PM | -1.6 ft |
| January 22, 2027 | 5:01 PM | -1.6 ft |
| December 24, 2026 | 5:16 PM | -1.6 ft |
| December 26, 2026 | 7:03 PM | -1.5 ft |
Tidal datums at station 8446121
NOAA's averages over the 1983-2001 epoch, measured from the chart zero (MLLW). Average range of the tide (MN): 9.3 ft; great diurnal range (GT): 10.1 ft.
| Datum | Meaning | Height above MLLW |
|---|---|---|
| MHHW | Mean Higher High Water | 10.1 ft |
| MHW | Mean High Water | 9.6 ft |
| MSL | Mean Sea Level | 5.0 ft |
| MLW | Mean Low Water | 0.3 ft |
| MLLW | Mean Lower Low Water (chart zero) | 0.0 ft |
Other stations nearby
- Plymouth tides: Plymouth, average range 10.0 ft, highest predicted tide 12.2 ft on July 6, 2027
- Chatham tides: Chatham, Stage Harbor, average range 4.3 ft, highest predicted tide 5.5 ft on November 26, 2026
- Hyannis tides: Hyannis Port, average range 3.6 ft, highest predicted tide 4.7 ft on July 5, 2027
- Gloucester tides: Gloucester Harbor, average range 9.4 ft, highest predicted tide 11.3 ft on July 6, 2027
- Boston tides: BOSTON, average range 9.9 ft, highest predicted tide 11.8 ft on November 26, 2026
- Nantucket tides: NANTUCKET, average range 3.5 ft, highest predicted tide 4.4 ft on November 26, 2026