Massachusetts Tides - Charts, Tables & Tide Pools

Explore Massachusetts tide charts, tables, and ebb tide details for accurate coastal planning. Check tide stations below or use the interactive map in the Map tab—click any location’s map for a detailed view.

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Massachusetts Tidepools: Cape Cod National Seashore, Good Harbor Beach, Halibut Point State Park, Plum Island, Wingaersheek Beach

Massachusetts Tide Stations

Boston Harbor: Boston, Charlestown, Chelsea Creek, Boston, Deer Island South, Little Brewster Island, Boston Light, Moon Head, Mystic River, Neponset, Neponset River

Buzzards Bay: Fort Rodman, Gray Gables Beach, Great Hill, Marion, Sippican Harbor, Mattapoisett, Monument Beach, Nashawena Island, New Bedford, Onset Beach, Onset Bay, Penikese Island, Plum Island, Round Hill Point, Uncatena Island South, Wings Cove, Woods Hole

Cape Cod: Chatham, Stage Harbor Yacht Club, Pleasant Bay

Cape Cod Bay: Bourne, Cape Cod Canal, Bournedale, Cape Cod Canal, Buzzards Bay, Cape Cod Canal East, Cape Cod Canal, Sagamore, Duxbury MA, Plymouth, Provincetown, Sandy Neck Colony, Sesuit Harbor, Wellfleet

Chatham Harbor: Chatham Harbor

Georges Shoal: Texas Tower, 170mi out from Boston

Gloucester Harbor: Gloucester

Green Harbor: Marshfield

Hingham Harbor: Hingham Harbor entrance, Crow Point

Ipswitch Bay: Essex, Essex River

Little Harbor: Woods Hole, USCG Sector SE New England

Lobster Cove: Annisquam

Martha's Vineyard: Cedar Tree Neck, Edgartown, Gay Head, Nomans Land, Oak Bluffs, Squibnocket Point

Massachusetts Bay: Cohasset, Minot, Hingham, Hull Bay, Lynn Beach, Nantasket Beach, Quincy Bay, Nut Island Fishing Pier, Weymouth Fore River Bridge

Merrimack River: Merrimacport, Newburyport, Plum Island Beach, Riverside, Salisbury Point

Nantucket Island: Eel Point, Great Point, Muskeget Island, Nantucket

Nantucket Sound: Cotuit Highlands, Dennisport, Falmouth, Hyannis Port, Merkel Beach, Wychmere Harbor, Poponesset Island, Poponesset Bay, S Yarmouth, Bass River, Saquatucket Harbor

Narragansett Bay: Battleship Cove, Fall River

North River: Damons Point

Salem Harbor: Salem

Sandy Bay: Rockport

Scituate Harbor: Scituate Harbor

Vineyard Sound: Buzzards Bay, Cuttyhunk Harbor entrance

Westport River: Hix Bridge, Westport Point

Best Tidepool Locations in Massachusetts

Massachusetts’s coastline offers unique tidepooling opportunities. Below are some top spots known for their marine life.

Tidepool Locations

Cape Cod National Seashore - About 2 hours from Boston, this seashore’s tide pools along its rocky shores host crabs, starfish, and anemones at low tide.

Good Harbor Beach - Located 1 hour from Boston, this beach’s rocky tide pools near its northern end feature mussels and periwinkles at low tide.

Halibut Point State Park - About 1 hour from Boston, this park’s tide pools along its granite ledges brim with sea stars and small fish at low tide.

Plum Island - Located 1 hour from Boston, this barrier island’s small tide pools near Parker River Refuge host barnacles and crabs at low tide.

Wingaersheek Beach - About 1 hour from Boston, this beach’s rocky tide pools along its western shore feature anemones and limpets at low tide.

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