Cape Cod is a HOLD today — bite score 60/100. It is fishable but marginal — pick your window. Best day this week: Thu, 20 Aug at 73/100.
Daily bite score (0–100) and GO / HOLD / WAIT verdict for Cape Cod, built from wind, swell, water temperature and rain. Higher is better. Swell shown for this open-coast location.
| Day | Verdict | Score | Wind | Swell | Rain | Temp |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun, 16 Aug today | HOLD | 60/100 | 6 m/s S | 0.6 m | 1% | 25°C |
| Mon, 17 Aug | HOLD | 45/100 | 8 m/s S | 0.7 m | 62% | 24°C |
| Tue, 18 Aug | HOLD | 63/100 | 5 m/s N | 0.7 m | 27% | 23°C |
| Wed, 19 Aug | HOLD | 63/100 | 7 m/s SSW | 0.5 m | 1% | 28°C |
| Thu, 20 Aug | GO | 73/100 | 4 m/s WSW | 0.5 m | 32% | 23°C |
| Fri, 21 Aug | HOLD | 55/100 | 8 m/s NNE | 0.5 m | 18% | 21°C |
| Sat, 22 Aug | HOLD | 63/100 | 5 m/s ESE | 0.6 m | 19% | 20°C |
The best window this week for Cape Cod looks like Thu, 20 Aug — wind around 4 m/s, 0.5 m swell, 32% rain. If you can only get out once, this is the day to aim for.
Current fishing conditions for Cape Cod (Sunday, August 16, 2026). These inputs drive the bite score above — wind, swell, water temperature, rain probability and solunar timing all feed the forecast model.
Species typically active around Cape Cod, Massachusetts in August. Always check current Massachusetts regulations and bag and size limits before you keep anything.
The fish Cape Cod anglers chase year-round, inshore and off:
Cape Cod is one of the great striped-bass fisheries on the East Coast — the Cape Cod Canal funnels migrating bass through a fast tidal chute that draws shore anglers from across the Northeast on the right tide, and the rips off Monomoy and the backside beaches hold fish all summer. Fluke and black sea bass cover the sandy bottom in Nantucket and Vineyard Sounds, and false albacore and bonito blitz the harbor mouths and the Canal in early fall. The variety from the surf, the flats and the boat is what makes a Cape summer.
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