Bay Shore, Watchogue Creek Entrance Tides Today
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Bay Shore, Watchogue Creek Entrance runs a mean tidal range of about 0.9 ft. This month the highest water, 1.4 ft, comes on the morning of Nov 25, and the lowest, a -0.2 ft minus tide, on the evening of Nov 26.
| High tide | 4:43 AM | 1.0 ft |
| Low tide | 11:15 AM | 0.3 ft |
| High tide | 5:00 PM | 1.1 ft |
| Low tide | 11:56 PM | 0.1 ft |
Today on the water at Bay Shore, Watchogue Creek Entrance
Today at Bay Shore, Watchogue Creek Entrance: high tide at 4:43 AM (1.0 ft) and 5:00 PM (1.1 ft), low tide at 11:15 AM (0.3 ft) and 11:56 PM (0.1 ft). The National Weather Service forecast for Tuesday is sunny with SW winds 5 to 13 mph, 69°F. Sunrise is at 6:24 AM and sunset at 4:48 PM.
| Period | Forecast | Wind | Temp |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overnight | Clear | W 5 mph | 49°F |
| Tuesday | Sunny | SW 5 to 13 mph | 69°F |
Forecast: National Weather Service point forecast for this location.
Where Bay Shore, Watchogue Creek Entrance is
Bay Shore, Watchogue Creek Entrance sits at 40.7167° N, 73.2400° W on the Mid-Atlantic coast, at Bay Shore, NY, in Suffolk County. The station here is a subordinate tide prediction point. NOAA has no gauge in the water at this spot; its times and heights are published as offsets from a reference gauge, named below. The closest gauge measuring live water level is Kings Point (NOAA 8516945), 28.2 mi away, and high and low water here run on average about 80 min earlier than there. The nearest weather station is Great South Bay, an offshore buoy reporting wind, waves and water temperature, 8.1 mi away.
The tide at Bay Shore, Watchogue Creek Entrance
Bay Shore, Watchogue Creek Entrance 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 1.2 ft, and 1.0 ft between the average high and the average low, a small tide. On an average day the higher high tops the lower high by 0.2 ft and the lower low sits 0.1 ft below the other low. For the water around it: Mid-Atlantic tides are semidiurnal, two highs and two lows a day of about equal size, with ranges of 3 to 5 ft on the ocean and less inside the bays.
About this station
- High tide reaches Bay Shore, Watchogue Creek Entrance about 2.5 hours after the moon passes overhead. That lag is local, which is why high water does not line up with the moon.
- NOAA predicts tides here from Sandy Hook, Fort Hancock, station 8531680. High tide comes about 135 min later and low tide about 147 min later than there.
- High tide heights run about 0.22 times the reference.
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 Bay Shore, Watchogue Creek Entrance from the 1983-2001 National Tidal Datum Epoch; mean higher high water is 1.2 ft above it and mean sea level 0.6 ft. These datums are controlled from NOAA's Sandy Hook, NJ gauge. Source: NOAA CO-OPS station 8515102, established 1972, gauge removed 1980. The tide times and heights are published as time and height offsets from its reference gauge; TidalMap republishes them daily and does not alter them.
Tide stations near Bay Shore, Watchogue Creek Entrance
- Babylon: 4.5 mi, tides about 5 min later
- West Fire Island: 4.5 mi, tides about 7 min earlier
- Great River, Connetquot River: 4.6 mi, tides about 64 min later
- Fire Island Light: 5.7 mi, tides about 77 min earlier
- Fire Island Coast Guard Station: 6.3 mi, tides about 138 min earlier
TidalMapMonthly tide calendar
🌊 Biggest flood tides at Bay Shore, Watchogue Creek Entrance this month: Nov 7, Nov 8, Nov 9, Nov 23, Nov 24, Nov 25, Nov 26, Nov 27, Nov 28. 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 Bay Shore, Watchogue Creek Entrance this month: Nov 23, Nov 24, Nov 25, Nov 26, Nov 27, Nov 28, Nov 29. 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 Bay Shore, Watchogue Creek Entrance, 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 🌗 | 6:18–8:18 AM 6:43–8:43 PM | 11:20–1:20 AM 1:03–3:03 PM | 47 |
| Wed Nov 4 🌗 | 7:06–9:06 AM 7:31–9:31 PM | 12:33–2:33 AM 1:27–3:27 PM | 61 |
| Thu Nov 5 🌘 | 7:52–9:52 AM 8:17–10:17 PM | 1:43–3:43 AM 1:50–3:50 PM | 73 |
| Fri Nov 6 🌘 | 8:37–10:37 AM 9:02–11:02 PM | 2:51–4:51 AM 2:13–4:13 PM | 83 |
| Sat Nov 7 🌘 | 9:22–11:22 AM 9:47–11:47 PM | 3:59–5:59 AM 2:37–4:37 PM | 91 |
| Sun Nov 8 🌘 | 10:08–12:08 PM 10:33–12:33 AM | 5:06–7:06 AM 3:04–5:04 PM | 97 |
| Mon Nov 9 🌑 | 10:56–12:56 PM 11:21–1:21 AM | 6:12–8:12 AM 3:35–5:35 PM | 99 |
Predictions & observations: NOAA CO-OPS station 8515102. 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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