Waterlands

NWS zone ANZ232 · New England

Nantucket Sound fishing forecast

Massachusetts · Atlantic coast

Score now

81Great
Striped bass · 8:00 PM EDT
Named spots
158
Species scored
10
Tide stations
4
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Overview

Nantucket Sound is NWS marine zone ANZ232 on the Massachusetts Atlantic coast, in the New England species region. The Waterlands engine treats it as inland water (bays, sounds, straits). It holds 158 named features from the USGS Geographic Names Information System and has 4 NOAA tide stations nearby.

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

At 8:00 PM it scores 81 (great), led by Striped bass. The best window for the rest of today is 8-11 PM (ebb tide), peaking at 81 for Striped bass. Over the next 14 days the best hour is Mon, Sep 28 at 5 PM, scoring 86.

Best times to fish

Waterlands engine forecast computed 7:58 PM EDT.

Best window today

8-11 PM · Ebb tide

Top species: Striped bass

81Great

Best hour of each day, next 14 days

  1. Thu, Sep 17

    83

    8 AM

    Little tunny

  2. Fri, Sep 18

    82

    8 AM

    Striped bass

  3. Sat, Sep 19

    80

    5 PM

    Little tunny

  4. Sun, Sep 20

    85

    5 PM

    Striped bass

  5. Mon, Sep 21

    83

    12 AM

    Striped bass

  6. Tue, Sep 22

    72

    12 AM

    Striped bass

  7. Wed, Sep 23

    70

    7 AM

    Striped bass

  8. Thu, Sep 24

    82

    8 AM

    Striped bass

  9. Fri, Sep 25

    80

    2 AM

    Striped bass

  10. Sat, Sep 26

    69

    8 AM

    Striped bass

  11. Sun, Sep 27

    76

    5 PM

    Striped bass

  12. Mon, Sep 28

    86

    5 PM

    Striped bass

    Best day

  13. Tue, Sep 29

    81

    5 PM

    Little tunny

  14. Wed, Sep 30

    80

    6 AM

    Little tunny

Species · 10

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

81Great
Striped bassMorone saxatilis · sea-run

Peak season, about 5 more weeks · Best day Mon, Sep 28 at 5 PM (86)

77Great
Little tunnyEuthynnus alletteratus · pelagic

Peak season, about 5 more weeks · Best day Thu, Sep 17 at 8 AM (82)

74Great
BluefishPomatomus saltatrix · nearshore

Peak season, about 1 more week · Best day Thu, Sep 17 at 6 AM (79)

72Great
Black sea bassCentropristis striata · nearshore

Peak season, about 1 more week · Best day Thu, Sep 17 at 8 AM (77)

69Great
Atlantic codGadus morhua · bottom

Peak season, about 6 more weeks · Best day Thu, Sep 17 at 7 AM (73)

69Great
ScupStenotomus chrysops · nearshore

Peak season, about 1 more week · Best day Thu, Sep 17 at 6 AM (80)

67Great
HaddockMelanogrammus aeglefinus · bottom

Peak season, about 1 more week · Best day Thu, Sep 17 at 8 AM (72)

63Good
Summer flounderParalichthys dentatus · bottom

Shoulder season, about 1 more week · Best day Thu, Sep 17 at 8 AM (68)

57Good
TautogTautoga onitis · nearshore

Shoulder season, about 1 more week · Best day Tue, Sep 29 at 5 PM (71)

35Fair
Winter flounderPseudopleuronectes americanus · bottom

Off season, about 10 more weeks · Best day Thu, Sep 17 at 12 AM (35)

Named spots · 158

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

146 more spots, A to Z

Nearest tide stations

ChathamNOAA 844743517.7 miNantucket IslandNOAA 844913020.2 miWoods HoleNOAA 844793022.2 miNew Bedford HarborNOAA 844763634.9 mi

Regulations

MassDMF saltwater regulations Buy a Massachusetts fishing license License types

Massachusetts Division of Marine Fisheries. Synced with MassDMF Sep 18, 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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