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Provincetown Tide Gage, Provincetown water level

Tidal gauge, Massachusetts, United States

Directions

Very low for late October

Water level

-2.59ft Up 0.16 ft over the last 24 hours

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History

-3035ftOct 16Oct 17Oct 18Oct 20Oct 21-3035ftOct 16Oct 18Oct 21
-202ftSep 22Sep 29Oct 6Oct 13Oct 21-202ftSep 22Oct 6Oct 21
-02ftOct 2025Jan 2026Apr 2026Jul 2026Oct 2026-02ftOct 2025Apr 2026Oct 2026
-02ftJanMarMayJulSepNov2026-02ftJanAprJulOct2026

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Water level Normal range (10–90 %)

What this means

Provincetown Tide Gage, Provincetown is running far below normal at −2.59 ft.

The median for late October is 0.33 ft, based on 10 years of readings, so the water level is 2.92 ft below typical. On the same day last year the reading was 0.61 ft, a difference of −3.20 ft.

It has risen 0.16 ft over the past 24 hours. In the last month it has stayed between −3.44 ft and 4.54 ft.

Compared with 10 years of daily readings for this time of year. How to read levels

Key numbers

Median for this date
0.33 ft2.92 ft below the median for this date
Normal for this date
−0.27 ft – 0.86 ft8 years in 10 fall in this range (10 years of records)
Same day last year
0.61 ft−3.20 ft
Lowest and highest in 30 days
−3.44 ft – 4.54 ft
Lowest and highest in 12 months
−0.75 ft – 2.16 ft

Weather at the gauge

Rain in the last 3 days: 0.07 in. Rain that falls upstream can take hours or days to show up at a river gauge.

20 Tue 57° 51° – Wind 24 mph
21 Wed 53° 51° – Wind 25 mph
22 Thu 57° 52° 0.04 in Wind 35 mph
23 Fri 53° 47° – Wind 33 mph
24 Sat 58° 49° – Wind 16 mph
25 Sun 59° 52° – Wind 18 mph
26 Mon 61° 55° – Wind 19 mph

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:01 AM Sunset 05:51 PM Daylight 10 hr, 51 min Waxing gibbous 75%

Map

Nearby gauges

Gauge Level Compared with normal 24 hours Distance
Herring River at North HarwichRiver gauge, Herring River 1.2 cfs Very low ±0 24 mi
Jones River at KingstonTidal gauge, Jones River 20.6 cfs Normal ±0 29 mi
Indian Head River at HanoverTidal gauge, Indian Head River 1.82 ft Below flood stage −0.05 ft 33 mi
Ashumet Pond, FalmouthLake 43.72 ft Low −0.02 ft 34 mi
Popponesset Bay, Mashpee Neck Road, near MashpeeEstuary gauge, Popponesset Bay, Mashpee Neck Road −0.06 ft Normal +0.54 ft 34 mi
Quashnet River at Waquoit VillageTidal gauge, Quashnet River 2.10 ft Below flood stage −0.01 ft 36 mi
Weir River at Leavitt Street at HinghamRiver gauge, Weir River 17.9 cfs High −1.1 cfs 38 mi
Whitmans Pond Fish Ladder at East WeymouthRiver gauge, Whitmans Pond Fish Ladder 7.2 cfs Normal −0.3 cfs 40 mi

Questions and answers

Is Provincetown Tide Gage, Provincetown higher than last year?

No, it is 3.20 ft lower than on the same day last year, when the reading was 0.61 ft.

What is a normal level for Provincetown Tide Gage, Provincetown in late October?

The median for late October is 0.33 ft. In 8 years out of 10 the reading falls between −0.27 ft and 0.86 ft, based on 10 years of records.

What is the water level of Provincetown Tide Gage, Provincetown today?

On Oct 21, 2026, 01:30 AM EDT, the water level was −2.59 ft. Up 0.16 ft over the last 24 hours.

Is Provincetown Tide Gage, Provincetown rising or falling?

Up 0.16 ft over the last 24 hours. Down 3.23 ft over the last 7 days.

Is the level of Provincetown Tide Gage, Provincetown normal?

Very low for late October. Compared with 10 years of daily readings for this time of year.

How often is this data updated?

The U.S. Geological Survey publishes a new reading every 15 minutes. This page refreshes within minutes of each update.

Where does this data come from?

The values come directly from the U.S. Geological Survey, the official operator of this gauge, and are in the public domain. We do not estimate or model live values.

For specialists

Station codes, datum, parameters, data quality and downloads
Operator
U.S. Geological Survey
Station code
usgs:420259070105600 (Agency page)
Coordinates
42.04972, -70.18222 (WGS84)
Vertical datum
NAVD88
Update interval
every 15 minutes
Licence
Public domain. Data: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), provisional data subject to revision

Published series

ParameterLast valueTime (UTC)Quality
Water level −2.59 ft 2026-10-21 05:30 Provisional

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How to cite

U.S. Geological Survey: Provincetown Tide Gage, Provincetown (usgs:420259070105600). Accessed October 21, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-states/massachusetts/provincetown-tide-gage-provincetown

How we check values

Each reading is stored as published. We hold back values that jump faster than physically plausible and show the measurement time with every value.

Readings are provisional, can be delayed or wrong and are not a flood warning. Read the disclaimer