Montauk tide times

Fort Pond Bay, NYFort Pond BayNOAA 8510560Saturday, October 17 · EDTSat Oct 17Live gauge · 10 min agoLiveChange station
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Today at Montauk the next low tide is at 8:38 AM (1.0 ft) and the next high tide is at 2:49 PM (2.1 ft). Tomorrow's first low is at 9:37 AM. Right now the gauge reads 0.6 ft above prediction, so plan for a higher tide than the table shows.

Right now
1.9 ft ↓
Falling 0.1 ft per hour
Next low
8:38 AM
In 3 h 40 min · 1.0 ft
Next high
2:49 PM
In 9 h 51 min · 2.1 ft
Gauge vs forecast
+0.6 ft
Water running above prediction
Gauge reads 0.6 ft above forecast

Today's tide

PredictedMeasuredNightHeight above MLLW
0 ft2 ftNOW 4:572:24 AMHigh · 1.7 ft8:38 AMLow · 1.0 ft2:49 PMHigh · 2.1 ft9:38 PMLow · 0.7 ft
Tide chart for Montauk, today. High 1.7 ft at 2:24 AM, low 1.0 ft at 8:38 AM, high 2.1 ft at 2:49 PM, low 0.7 ft at 9:38 PM. Measured water level is 0.6 ft above the prediction.

Blue shows the NOAA prediction and amber shows the measured water level so far today. Heights are in feet above Mean Lower Low Water (MLLW).

Today's tides

ft above MLLW
  • High2:24 AM1.7 ft
  • Low8:38 AM1.0 ft
  • High2:49 PM2.1 ft
  • Low9:38 PM0.7 ft
Tide times for Montauk
TideTimeHeight
High2:24 AM1.7 ft
Low8:38 AM1.0 ft
High2:49 PM2.1 ft
Low9:38 PM0.7 ft
Water temp
64°F
Station sensor
Wind
NNW 26 mph
Gusts to 33 mph
Sunrise
7:02 AM
First light 6:34
Sunset
6:06 PM
Last light 6:33
Moon
41%
First quarter
Tide range
1.4 ft
Mean 2.1 ft

Best windows today

Plan the week →
  • Fishing
    1:00 to 4:00 PM

    Strongest flow of the incoming tide, between the 8:38 AM low and 2:49 PM high. Second window 12:00 to 2:00 AM.

  • Tidepools & shelling
    No daylight low today

    No daylight low today. The next good one is Friday at 1:00 PM.

  • Surfing
    10:00 AM to 12:00 PM

    Mid tide from 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM. We don't track swell, so check a surf forecast too.

  • Shallow boat launch
    Avoid 4:00 AM to 12:00 PM

    Under 1.5 ft around low water. Launch before 4:00 AM.

Plan the week

Moving water around the turn often fishes best. Local species and bait matter more than any chart.

Next 7 days

October calendar →
High and low tides for the next 7 days, heights in ft
DayTide 1Tide 2Tide 3Tide 4Range, ft
TodaySat 17H2:24a1.7L8:38a1.0H2:49p2.1L9:38p0.71.4
SunOct 18H3:23a1.7L9:37a1.0H3:47p2.0L10:30p0.61.4
MonOct 19H4:26a1.7L10:35a0.9H4:46p2.0L11:18p0.61.4
TueOct 20H5:26a1.8L11:29a0.8H5:39p2.01.2
WedOct 21L12:01a0.5H6:14a2.0L12:19p0.7H6:23p2.11.6
ThuOct 22L12:40a0.4H6:53a2.2L1:07p0.5H7:03p2.11.8
FriOct 23L1:19a0.3H7:30a2.4L1:55p0.3H7:41p2.12.1

Neap tides Tuesday. Smaller range, so highs and lows stay close to average. Spring and neap tides

Tide predictions and observations: NOAA National Ocean Service, Center for Operational Oceanographic Products and Services (CO-OPS), station 8510560.

Nearby stations

Currents

Rocky Point, 2 miles Wnw of

  • Max flood12:46 AM 0.2 kn
  • Slack4:00 AM
  • Max ebb6:44 AM 0.3 kn
  • Slack10:00 AM
  • Max flood12:55 PM 0.2 kn
  • Slack4:07 PM
  • Max ebb7:03 PM 0.3 kn
  • Slack10:35 PM

Current predictions for Rocky Point, 2 miles Wnw of, 4 mi away. Currents near inlets can be strong. Not for navigation.

Station details

Datum
Mean lower low water
Predictions
NOAA, from this station's own tide records
Live gauge
Every 6 minutes
Coordinates
41.048° N, 71.959° W
Time zone
Eastern, UTC−4
Station ID
NOAA 8510560

About the tides at Montauk

Tides here are mixed. On average the two daily highs differ by 0.5 ft, so check which low is the lower one before you head out. On a typical day the water moves about 2.1 ft between high and low. That is smaller than most New York stations on this site. From the average lower low to the average higher high, the difference is 2.5 ft. Over the next two weeks the biggest daily range, 3.3 ft, comes on October 27, and the smallest, 1.2 ft, on Tuesday. Looking a year ahead, predictions peak at 3.2 ft on July 3 and bottom out at −0.6 ft on January 23.

A live NOAA gauge measures the water here, and predictions are calculated from this station's own records. It also reports water temperature, wind and air pressure. It was established in 1947. The nearest other station is Lake Montauk, 2 mi away, where high tide comes about 9 min earlier. For tidal currents, see Rocky Point, 2 miles Wnw of.

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Tide predictions and water levels from NOAA CO-OPS. For planning only, not for navigation. Real water levels can differ because of wind, air pressure and river flow. Always check conditions on site.