Waterlands

NWS zone ANZ233 · New England

Vineyard Sound fishing forecast

Massachusetts · Atlantic coast

Score now

79Great
Striped bass · 8:00 PM EDT
Named spots
40
Species scored
10
Tide stations
6
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Overview

Vineyard Sound is NWS marine zone ANZ233 on the Massachusetts Atlantic coast, in the New England species region. The Waterlands engine treats it as inland water (bays, sounds, straits). It holds 40 named features from the USGS Geographic Names Information System and has 6 NOAA tide stations nearby.

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

At 8:00 PM it scores 79 (great), led by Striped bass. The best window for the rest of today is 8 PM-12 AM (flood tide), peaking at 80 for Striped bass. Over the next 14 days the best hour is Fri, Sep 25 at 6 PM, scoring 88.

Best times to fish

Waterlands engine forecast computed 7:00 PM EDT.

Best window today

8 PM-12 AM · Flood tide

Top species: Striped bass

80Great

Best hour of each day, next 14 days

  1. Wed, Sep 16

    84

    5 PM

    Little tunny

  2. Thu, Sep 17

    85

    5 PM

    Striped bass

  3. Fri, Sep 18

    82

    6 PM

    Little tunny

  4. Sat, Sep 19

    82

    7 PM

    Little tunny

  5. Sun, Sep 20

    81

    8 AM

    Striped bass

  6. Mon, Sep 21

    80

    6 PM

    Little tunny

  7. Tue, Sep 22

    76

    3 AM

    Striped bass

  8. Wed, Sep 23

    79

    11 PM

    Striped bass

  9. Thu, Sep 24

    85

    11 PM

    Striped bass

  10. Fri, Sep 25

    88

    6 PM

    Striped bass

    Best day

  11. Sat, Sep 26

    87

    1 PM

    Striped bass

  12. Sun, Sep 27

    86

    1 AM

    Striped bass

  13. Mon, Sep 28

    85

    2 AM

    Striped bass

  14. Tue, Sep 29

    81

    4 PM

    Little tunny

Species · 10

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

78Great
Striped bassMorone saxatilis · sea-run

Peak season, about 5 more weeks · Best day Fri, Sep 25 at 6 PM (88)

77Great
Little tunnyEuthynnus alletteratus · pelagic

Peak season, about 5 more weeks · Best day Wed, Sep 16 at 5 PM (84)

74Great
BluefishPomatomus saltatrix · nearshore

Peak season, about 2 more weeks · Best day Wed, Sep 16 at 5 PM (83)

74Great
ScupStenotomus chrysops · nearshore

Peak season, about 2 more weeks · Best day Wed, Sep 16 at 8 AM (81)

72Great
Black sea bassCentropristis striata · nearshore

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

67Great
Atlantic codGadus morhua · bottom

Peak season, about 6 more weeks · Best day Wed, Sep 16 at 5 PM (78)

65Great
HaddockMelanogrammus aeglefinus · bottom

Peak season, about 2 more weeks · Best day Wed, Sep 16 at 5 PM (76)

65Great
Summer flounderParalichthys dentatus · bottom

Shoulder season, about 2 more weeks · Best day Wed, Sep 16 at 8 AM (70)

55Good
TautogTautoga onitis · nearshore

Shoulder season, about 1 more week · Best day Fri, Sep 25 at 12 PM (70)

35Fair
Winter flounderPseudopleuronectes americanus · bottom

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

Named spots · 40

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

28 more spots, A to Z

Nearest tide stations

Woods HoleNOAA 84479306.4 miNew Bedford HarborNOAA 844763615.7 miFall RiverNOAA 844738628.9 miNewportNOAA 845266031.3 miNantucket IslandNOAA 844913034.5 miQuonset PointNOAA 845404936.8 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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