Albany Tides Today
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Albany runs a mean tidal range of about 4.7 ft. This month the highest water, 5.9 ft, comes on the afternoon of Nov 8, and the lowest, a -0.3 ft minus tide, on the morning of Nov 6.
| Low tide | 5:59 AM | 0.1 ft |
| High tide | 11:23 AM | 4.9 ft |
| Low tide | 6:07 PM | 0.3 ft |
| High tide | 11:44 PM | 5.2 ft |
Today on the water at Albany
Today at Albany: high tide at 11:23 AM (4.9 ft) and 11:44 PM (5.2 ft), low tide at 5:59 AM (0.1 ft) and 6:07 PM (0.3 ft). The National Weather Service forecast for Tuesday is partly sunny with S winds 5 mph, 66°F. Sunrise is at 6:30 AM and sunset at 4:46 PM.
| Period | Forecast | Wind | Temp |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overnight | Mostly Cloudy | S 2 mph | 43°F |
| Tuesday | Partly Sunny | S 5 mph | 66°F |
Forecast: National Weather Service point forecast for this location.
Where Albany is
Albany sits at 42.6500° N, 73.7467° W on New York Harbor and the Hudson River, at Albany, NY, in Albany County. The station here is a historical NOAA reference station: a gauge measured the tide at this spot from 1981 until 1987, and NOAA still publishes harmonic predictions from that record. There is no live reading here today. The closest gauge measuring live water level is Coxsackie, Hudson River (NOAA 8518979), 20.7 mi away, and high and low water here run on average about 58 min later than there. The nearest weather station is Albany International Airport, an airport reporting wind, visibility and sky cover, but no water temperature, 7.2 mi away.
The tide at Albany
Albany has a semidiurnal tide: two highs and two lows a day of about the same size, roughly 12 hours 25 minutes apart. This month's predictions average 1.9 high tides a day here. The mean range from lower low to higher high is 5.6 ft, and 5.0 ft between the average high and the average low, a moderate tide. On an average day the higher high tops the lower high by 0.4 ft and the lower low sits 0.2 ft below the other low. For the water around it: Harbor tides are semidiurnal, two highs a day near 4 to 5 ft, and the tide runs all the way up the Hudson to Troy.
About this station
- High tide reaches Albany about 9.2 hours after the moon passes overhead. That lag is local, which is why high water does not line up with the moon.
- Highest water on record: 11.1 ft on May 31, 1984.
- Lowest on record: -3.5 ft on Mar 8, 1986.
Datum and source
Heights on this page are feet above mean lower low water (MLLW), the zero NOAA's nautical charts use for soundings. A predicted 0.0 ft low is the average of the lower low each day; a minus tide is water below chart datum, and a 2 ft high means 2 ft more water than the chart shows. NOAA fixes MLLW at Albany from the 1983-2001 National Tidal Datum Epoch; mean higher high water is 5.6 ft above it and mean sea level 2.9 ft. The land survey datum NAVD88, the zero on topographic maps and flood maps, is 1.8 ft above MLLW here, so a water level on this page converts to NAVD88 by subtracting that amount. These datums are controlled from NOAA's The Battery, NY gauge. Source: NOAA CO-OPS station 8518995, established 1981, gauge removed 1987. The tide times and heights are NOAA's official harmonic predictions for this station; TidalMap republishes them daily and does not alter them.
Tide stations near Albany
- Castleton: 8.1 mi, tides about 23 min earlier
- Coxsackie, Hudson River: 20.7 mi, tides about 58 min earlier
- Hudson: 27.8 mi, tides about 98 min earlier
- Tivoli: 41.8 mi, tides about 166 min earlier
- Kingston: 52.0 mi, tides about 196 min earlier
TidalMapMonthly tide calendar
🌊 Biggest flood tides at Albany this month: Nov 6, Nov 7, Nov 8, Nov 9, Nov 10, Nov 23, Nov 24, Nov 25, Nov 26, Nov 27. These spring highs push water up into the grass and over the oyster rock; prime for poling into flooded marsh for tailing reds.
🔻 Negative (minus) low tides at Albany this month: Nov 4, Nov 5, Nov 6, Nov 7, Nov 8. These drain the flats and expose the oyster rock, prime for sight-fishing and clamming.
Best fishing times (solunar)
Major and minor solunar windows for Albany, peak feeding activity is around the moon overhead/underfoot (majors) and moonrise/moonset (minors). Score is the day's activity coefficient (0–100).
| Day | Major windows | Minor windows | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| Today 🌗 | 6:20–8:20 AM 6:45–8:45 PM | 11:19–1:19 AM 1:08–3:08 PM | 47 |
| Wed Nov 4 🌗 | 7:08–9:08 AM 7:33–9:33 PM | 12:33–2:33 AM 1:30–3:30 PM | 61 |
| Thu Nov 5 🌘 | 7:54–9:54 AM 8:19–10:19 PM | 1:45–3:45 AM 1:51–3:51 PM | 73 |
| Fri Nov 6 🌘 | 8:39–10:39 AM 9:04–11:04 PM | 2:55–4:55 AM 2:12–4:12 PM | 83 |
| Sat Nov 7 🌘 | 9:24–11:24 AM 9:49–11:49 PM | 4:05–6:05 AM 2:35–4:35 PM | 91 |
| Sun Nov 8 🌘 | 10:11–12:11 PM 10:36–12:36 AM | 5:13–7:13 AM 3:00–5:00 PM | 97 |
| Mon Nov 9 🌑 | 10:58–12:58 PM 11:23–1:23 AM | 6:20–8:20 AM 3:30–5:30 PM | 99 |
Predictions & observations: NOAA CO-OPS station 8518995. Solunar windows computed from the moon's position for this location. Times shown in the station's local time. Not for navigation.
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