Provincetown fishing forecast today

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

Cape Cod Updated 11:08 AM EST, Nov 5 NOAA station 8446121

MassachusettsNew England

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 1:00 PM

Tide change + Minor moon period

Next tide

Low 2:00 PM

0.4 ft

Weather

64°F, Mostly Cloudy

Wind 13 mph SW - pressure falling

Water temp

56°F

NDBC buoy Cape Cod Bay, MA (221) (16.3 mi), 39 min ago

Best times to fish

5:34 AM - 9:34 AMPrimeDawn - low light, fish move shallow; Moving water into the high tide at 7:51 AM; Major solunar period (moon overhead)

1:00 PM - 3:08 PMMoving water into the low tide at 2:00 PM; Minor solunar period (moonset)

7:17 PM - 10:04 PMPrimeMoving water into the high tide at 8:17 PM; Major solunar period (moon underfoot)

All 5 times today

12:31 AM - 2:58 AMMoving water into the low tide at 1:31 AM; Minor solunar period (moonrise)

5:34 AM - 9:34 AMPrimeDawn - low light, fish move shallow; Moving water into the high tide at 7:51 AM; Major solunar period (moon overhead)

1:00 PM - 3:08 PMMoving water into the low tide at 2:00 PM; Minor solunar period (moonset)

3:15 PM - 5:00 PMDusk - the evening feed

7:17 PM - 10:04 PMPrimeMoving water into the high tide at 8:17 PM; Major solunar period (moon underfoot)

Sunrise 6:18 AMSunset 4:30 PM 60-65°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 1:31 AM (0.4 ft) High 7:51 AM (9.7 ft) Low 2:00 PM (0.4 ft) High 8:17 PM (9.5 ft)
Fri Nov 6	Low 2:24 AM (0.4 ft) High 8:41 AM (9.9 ft) Low 2:55 PM (0.1 ft) High 9:11 PM (9.4 ft)
Sat Nov 7	Low 3:13 AM (0.5 ft) High 9:28 AM (10.1 ft) Low 3:45 PM (-0.1 ft) High 10:00 PM (9.3 ft)
Sun Nov 8	Low 3:58 AM (0.7 ft) High 10:11 AM (10.1 ft) Low 4:32 PM (-0.1 ft) High 10:47 PM (9.2 ft)

Predictions from NOAA station 8446121 (Provincetown). Strong wind can push real water levels above or below these predictions.

Provincetown: Former wharf in Provincetown, Massachusetts, USA — Photo: Dietmar Rabich, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped

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

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Water is 56°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
Black sea bass 52-72°F
Scup 52-75°F
Fluke 56-72°F

Too cold - slow or moved off

Bluefish likes 58°F+

Hourly weatherNWS

11 AM64°13 mphSWMostly Cloudy

12 PM65°13 mphSWMostly Cloudy

1 PM65°13 mphSPartly Sunny

2 PM65°13 mphSMostly Cloudy

3 PM65°13 mphSCloudy

4 PM63°13 mphSCloudy

5 PM62°13 mphSCloudy

6 PM62°12 mphSCloudy

7 PM60°12 mphSCloudy

8 PM60°12 mphSCloudy

9 PM60°12 mphSCloudy

10 PM60°12 mphSSlight Chance Ligh

11 PM60°12 mphS20% rain

12 AM60°12 mphS25% rain

1 AM60°12 mphS29% rain

2 AM60°12 mphS29% rain

3 AM60°12 mphS38% rain

4 AM60°10 mphSW47% rain

5 AM60°10 mphSW62% rain

6 AM59°10 mphS75% rain

7 AM60°10 mphS87% rain

8 AM61°10 mphS87% rain

9 AM62°12 mphS95% rain

10 AM62°12 mphS99% rain

Mostly cloudy, with a high near 65. Southwest wind around 13 mph.

Sun and moonWaning crescent

Waning crescent
12% of the moon is lit

Day	Sun	Moon	Solunar periods
Today	6:18 AM 4:30 PM	Rise 2:28 AM Set 2:38 PM	Minor 1:58 AM Major 7:36 AM Minor 2:08 PM Major 8:04 PM
Fri 6	6:19 AM 4:29 PM	Rise 3:37 AM Set 3:00 PM	Minor 3:07 AM Major 8:20 AM Minor 2:30 PM Major 8:48 PM
Sat 7	6:20 AM 4:28 PM	Rise 4:46 AM Set 3:23 PM	Minor 4:16 AM Major 9:04 AM Minor 2:53 PM Major 9:36 PM
Sun 8	6:21 AM 4:27 PM	Rise 5:54 AM Set 3:49 PM	Minor 5:24 AM Major 9:52 AM Minor 3:19 PM Major 10:20 PM
Mon 9	6:23 AM 4:26 PM	Rise 7:00 AM Set 4:20 PM	Minor 6:30 AM Major 10:40 AM Minor 3:50 PM
Tue 10	6:24 AM 4:24 PM	Rise 8:05 AM Set 4:57 PM	Major 11:08 PM Minor 7:35 AM Major 11:32 AM Minor 4:27 PM
Wed 11	6:25 AM 4:23 PM	Rise 9:04 AM Set 5:41 PM	Major 12:00 AM Minor 8:34 AM Major 12:24 PM Minor 5:11 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 Provincetown

Provincetown, Wellfleet, Chatham and Hyannis: flats, rips and the Cape Cod Canal nearby.

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, black sea bass, scup and fluke.

Also caught here: false albacore, scup, black sea bass, mackerel.

Piers put you over deeper water without a boat. Fish the pilings for sheepshead and snapper, and cast out from the end for mackerel and pompano when they run. Many Florida piers sell a license that covers everyone fishing from that pier.

Best baits here6 fish

Striped bass

Bluefish

Black sea bass

Scup (porgy)

Fluke (summer flounder)

False albacore

Full bait guide

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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Nearby spots

Wellfleet 11 miGood Plymouth 25 miGood Chatham 28 miGood Hyannis 30 miGood Scituate 30 miGood Martha's Vineyard (Oak Bluffs) 45 miGood