Waterlands

NWS zone ANZ230 · New England

Boston Harbor fishing forecast

Massachusetts · Atlantic coast

Score now

83Great
Striped bass · 8:00 PM EDT
Named spots
122
Species scored
10
Tide stations
1
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Overview

Boston Harbor is NWS marine zone ANZ230 on the Massachusetts Atlantic coast, in the New England species region. The Waterlands engine treats it as inland water (bays, sounds, straits). It holds 122 named features from the USGS Geographic Names Information System and has 1 NOAA tide station nearby.

10 species are scored here in this forecast; Striped bass, Little tunny, Black sea bass, Bluefish and Atlantic cod are at peak season now.

At 8:00 PM it scores 83 (great), led by Striped bass. The best window for the rest of today is 8-10 PM (ebb tide), peaking at 83 for Striped bass. Over the next 14 days the best hour is Wed, Sep 16 at 7 PM, scoring 85.

Best times to fish

Waterlands engine forecast computed 7:00 PM EDT.

Best window today

8-10 PM · Ebb tide

Top species: Striped bass

83Great

Best hour of each day, next 14 days

  1. Wed, Sep 16

    85

    7 PM

    Striped bass

    Best day

  2. Thu, Sep 17

    85

    7 PM

    Striped bass

  3. Fri, Sep 18

    85

    8 AM

    Striped bass

  4. Sat, Sep 19

    82

    7 PM

    Scup

  5. Sun, Sep 20

    81

    8 AM

    Scup

  6. Mon, Sep 21

    80

    8 AM

    Scup

  7. Tue, Sep 22

    80

    6 AM

    Little tunny

  8. Wed, Sep 23

    74

    6 AM

    Striped bass

  9. Thu, Sep 24

    83

    7 PM

    Striped bass

  10. Fri, Sep 25

    85

    7 PM

    Striped bass

  11. Sat, Sep 26

    84

    8 AM

    Striped bass

  12. Sun, Sep 27

    84

    5 PM

    Striped bass

  13. Mon, Sep 28

    80

    5 PM

    Little tunny

  14. Tue, Sep 29

    81

    6 PM

    Striped bass

Species · 10

Listed for the New England region. Scores are this hour; season is where the species is in its year.

83Great
Striped bassMorone saxatilis · sea-run

Peak season, about 5 more weeks · Best day Wed, Sep 16 at 7 PM (85)

79Great
Little tunnyEuthynnus alletteratus · pelagic

Peak season, about 5 more weeks · Best day Wed, Sep 16 at 7 AM (81)

77Great
Black sea bassCentropristis striata · nearshore

Peak season, about 2 more weeks · Best day Wed, Sep 16 at 6 AM (80)

76Great
BluefishPomatomus saltatrix · nearshore

Peak season, about 2 more weeks · Best day Wed, Sep 16 at 7 AM (79)

74Great
Atlantic codGadus morhua · bottom

Peak season, about 6 more weeks · Best day Wed, Sep 16 at 6 AM (76)

72Great
HaddockMelanogrammus aeglefinus · bottom

Peak season, about 2 more weeks · Best day Wed, Sep 16 at 6 AM (74)

68Great
ScupStenotomus chrysops · nearshore

Peak season, about 2 more weeks · Best day Wed, Sep 16 at 5 PM (82)

68Great
TautogTautoga onitis · nearshore

Shoulder season, about 1 more week · Best day Tue, Sep 29 at 4 PM (75)

67Great
Summer flounderParalichthys dentatus · bottom

Shoulder season, about 2 more weeks · Best day Wed, Sep 16 at 7 AM (69)

35Fair
Winter flounderPseudopleuronectes americanus · bottom

Off season, about 10 more weeks · Best day Wed, Sep 16 at 12 AM (35)

Named spots · 122

Ranked by score this hour. Each spot has its own hourly forecast, tide, current and regulations.

110 more spots, A to Z

Nearest tide stations

BostonNOAA 84439706.9 mi

Regulations

MassDMF saltwater regulations Buy a Massachusetts fishing license License types

Massachusetts Division of Marine Fisheries. Synced with MassDMF Sep 16, 2026.

No reviewed rules for the species listed here are on file yet. Check with MassDMF before you keep a fish.

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