Gloucester fishing forecast today

Tide times, wind, moon phase and the best times to fish today at Gloucester, using NOAA tide station Gloucester Harbor.

North Shore (Massachusetts) Updated 11:08 AM EST, Nov 5 NOAA station 8441841

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Bite outlook today Estimate

Good

Normal tide range (9.3 ft)
Cloud cover - fish less spooky
Moderate wind (up to 13 mph)

Next best time

Today 1:04 PM

Tide change + Minor moon period

Next tide

Low 2:04 PM

0.3 ft

Weather

65°F, Mostly Cloudy

Wind 12 mph S - pressure falling

Water temp

55°F

NDBC buoy Buoy A01 - Massachusetts Bay (7.7 mi), 69 min ago

Best times to fish

5:36 AM - 9:36 AMPrimeDawn - low light, fish move shallow; Moving water into the high tide at 7:55 AM; Major solunar period (moon overhead)

1:04 PM - 3:10 PMMoving water into the low tide at 2:04 PM; Minor solunar period (moonset)

7:21 PM - 10:08 PMPrimeMoving water into the high tide at 8:21 PM; Major solunar period (moon underfoot)

All 5 times today

12:32 AM - 3:00 AMMoving water into the low tide at 1:32 AM; Minor solunar period (moonrise)

5:36 AM - 9:36 AMPrimeDawn - low light, fish move shallow; Moving water into the high tide at 7:55 AM; Major solunar period (moon overhead)

1:04 PM - 3:10 PMMoving water into the low tide at 2:04 PM; Minor solunar period (moonset)

3:16 PM - 5:01 PMDusk - the evening feed

7:21 PM - 10:08 PMPrimeMoving water into the high tide at 8:21 PM; Major solunar period (moon underfoot)

Sunrise 6:21 AMSunset 4:31 PM 62-68°Fwind to 13 mph SW

Tide chart and times4 tides today

Prime - best times todayGood - worth fishingNight

Tide times for the next 4 days

Day	Tides (feet, MLLW)
Today	Low 1:32 AM (0.2 ft) High 7:55 AM (9.5 ft) Low 2:04 PM (0.3 ft) High 8:21 PM (9.2 ft)
Fri Nov 6	Low 2:26 AM (0.3 ft) High 8:47 AM (9.7 ft) Low 3:00 PM (0.0 ft) High 9:16 PM (9.1 ft)
Sat Nov 7	Low 3:14 AM (0.4 ft) High 9:34 AM (9.9 ft) Low 3:49 PM (-0.1 ft) High 10:05 PM (9.0 ft)
Sun Nov 8	Low 3:58 AM (0.6 ft) High 10:16 AM (9.9 ft) Low 4:33 PM (-0.2 ft) High 10:49 PM (8.8 ft)

Predictions from NOAA station 8441841 (Gloucester Harbor). Strong wind can push real water levels above or below these predictions.

Gloucester: Aerial view of Gloucester, Massachusetts, a historic fishing city of about 30,000 people on Cape Ann, overlooking its wo — Photo: Quintin Soloviev, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 4.0, cropped

Satellite view of Gloucester from above — Imagery: USGS National Map (public domain). Pin = NOAA tide station Gloucester Harbor; the fishing area extends around it.

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Water is 55°F - who's feedingLive reading matched to each local fish's preferred temperature. A rough guide - season and size rules still apply.

Right temperature

Striped bass 50-68°F

Too cold - slow or moved off

Bluefish likes 58°F+
Flounder likes 58°F+

Hourly weatherNWS

11 AM65°12 mphSMostly Cloudy

12 PM67°13 mphSMostly Cloudy

1 PM68°13 mphSMostly Cloudy

2 PM67°13 mphSWCloudy

3 PM68°13 mphSCloudy

4 PM66°12 mphSCloudy

5 PM66°13 mphSMostly Cloudy

6 PM64°12 mphSMostly Cloudy

7 PM62°12 mphSCloudy

8 PM62°10 mphSCloudy

9 PM62°10 mphSCloudy

10 PM62°10 mphSSlight Chance Ligh

11 PM62°9 mphS22% rain

12 AM62°9 mphS26% rain

1 AM61°8 mphS29% rain

2 AM61°8 mphS39% rain

3 AM61°8 mphSW39% rain

4 AM61°7 mphSW40% rain

5 AM60°7 mphSW49% rain

6 AM59°7 mphSW54% rain

7 AM61°6 mphSW59% rain

8 AM61°6 mphSW62% rain

9 AM62°7 mphS78% rain

10 AM63°7 mphS92% rain

Mostly cloudy, with a high near 68. Southwest wind around 13 mph.

Sun and moonWaning crescent

Waning crescent
12% of the moon is lit

Day	Sun	Moon	Solunar periods
Today	6:21 AM 4:31 PM	Rise 2:30 AM Set 2:40 PM	Minor 2:00 AM Major 7:36 AM Minor 2:10 PM Major 8:08 PM
Fri 6	6:22 AM 4:30 PM	Rise 3:40 AM Set 3:01 PM	Minor 3:10 AM Major 8:24 AM Minor 2:31 PM Major 8:52 PM
Sat 7	6:23 AM 4:28 PM	Rise 4:49 AM Set 3:24 PM	Minor 4:19 AM Major 9:08 AM Minor 2:54 PM Major 9:36 PM
Sun 8	6:25 AM 4:27 PM	Rise 5:57 AM Set 3:49 PM	Minor 5:27 AM Major 9:52 AM Minor 3:19 PM Major 10:24 PM
Mon 9	6:26 AM 4:26 PM	Rise 7:04 AM Set 4:20 PM	Minor 6:34 AM Major 10:44 AM Minor 3:50 PM
Tue 10	6:27 AM 4:25 PM	Rise 8:09 AM Set 4:56 PM	Major 11:12 PM Minor 7:39 AM Major 11:32 AM Minor 4:26 PM
Wed 11	6:28 AM 4:24 PM	Rise 9:09 AM Set 5:40 PM	Major 12:00 AM Minor 8:39 AM Major 12:24 PM Minor 5:10 PM

Calculated for this location. Moon times are accurate to within a few minutes. Major periods are the 2 hours around the moon passing overhead or underfoot; minor periods are the hour around moonrise and moonset.

Fishing Gloucester

Plum Island, Gloucester and Salem: rocky coast, river mouths and harbors.

What's biting now (Fall): Striped bass head south along the coast; false albacore and bonito around Cape Cod and the Islands in early fall.

Commonly caught in this area: Striped bass, bluefish, mackerel and flounder.

Also caught here: Atlantic cod, pollock, mackerel, winter flounder.

Inlets funnel bait in and out with every tide, and predators wait at the edges. Fish the last part of the incoming and first part of the outgoing tide, and watch the current - inlets can be dangerous for small boats.

Best baits here6 fish

Striped bass

Bluefish

Mackerel

Flounder

Atlantic cod

Pollock

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How the bite outlook works

The rating is our estimate, not a guarantee. It combines tide range, wind, rain and storms, temperature swings, the moon phase and how well the solunar periods line up with dawn and dusk. Fish do not read forecasts - local knowledge always wins. Read more

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