Cold Spring Harbor Tides Today
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Cold Spring Harbor runs a mean tidal range of about 7.3 ft. This month the highest water, 9.1 ft, comes on the morning of Nov 25, and the lowest, a -1.2 ft minus tide, on the evening of Nov 25.
| Low tide | 12:00 AM | 0.2 ft |
| High tide | 6:15 AM | 7.6 ft |
| Low tide | 12:39 PM | 0.4 ft |
| High tide | 6:46 PM | 7.4 ft |
Today on the water at Cold Spring Harbor
Today at Cold Spring Harbor: high tide at 6:15 AM (7.6 ft) and 6:46 PM (7.4 ft), low tide at 12:00 AM (0.2 ft) and 12:39 PM (0.4 ft). The National Weather Service forecast for Tuesday is mostly sunny with SW winds 2 to 10 mph, 70°F. Sunrise is at 6:25 AM and sunset at 4:49 PM.
| Period | Forecast | Wind | Temp |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overnight | Clear | SW 2 mph | 47°F |
| Tuesday | Mostly Sunny | SW 2 to 10 mph | 70°F |
Forecast: National Weather Service point forecast for this location.
Where Cold Spring Harbor is
Cold Spring Harbor sits at 40.8733° N, 73.4700° W on Long Island Sound, at Cold Spring Harbor, NY. The station here is a historical NOAA reference station: a gauge measured the tide at this spot from 1990 until 1993, and NOAA still publishes harmonic predictions from that record. There is no live reading here today. The closest gauge measuring live water level is Kings Point (NOAA 8516945), 16.0 mi away, and the tide here runs on nearly the same clock. The nearest weather station is Farmingdale - Republic Airport, an airport reporting wind, visibility and sky cover, but no water temperature, 10.0 mi away.
The tide at Cold Spring Harbor
Cold Spring Harbor 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 7.9 ft, and 7.3 ft between the average high and the average low, a large 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: Sound tides are semidiurnal and grow from 2 to 3 ft at the eastern entrance to 7 ft or more at the western end.
About this station
- High tide reaches Cold Spring Harbor about 3.7 hours after the moon passes overhead. That lag is local, which is why high water does not line up with the moon.
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 Cold Spring Harbor from the 1983-2001 National Tidal Datum Epoch; mean higher high water is 7.9 ft above it and mean sea level 3.9 ft. These datums are controlled from NOAA's New Rochelle, Ny gauge. Source: NOAA CO-OPS station 8516061, established 1990, gauge removed 1993. 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 Cold Spring Harbor
- Oyster Bay Harbor: 2.5 mi, tides at about the same time
- Lloyd Harbor, Huntington Bay: 3.2 mi, tides at about the same time
- Bayville Bridge: 4.7 mi, tides at about the same time
- Glen Cove, Hempstead Harbor: 9.7 mi, tides at about the same time
- Harry Tappen Marina, Hempstead Harbor: 9.9 mi, tides at about the same time
TidalMapMonthly tide calendar
🌊 Biggest flood tides at Cold Spring Harbor this month: 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 Cold Spring Harbor this month: Nov 5, Nov 6, Nov 7, Nov 8, Nov 9, Nov 10, Nov 21, Nov 22, Nov 23, Nov 24, Nov 25, Nov 26 …. 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 Cold Spring Harbor, 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 🌗 | 6:19–8:19 AM 6:44–8:44 PM | 11:21–1:21 AM 1:05–3:05 PM | 47 |
| Wed Nov 4 🌗 | 7:07–9:07 AM 7:32–9:32 PM | 12:34–2:34 AM 1:28–3:28 PM | 61 |
| Thu Nov 5 🌘 | 7:53–9:53 AM 8:18–10:18 PM | 1:44–3:44 AM 1:51–3:51 PM | 73 |
| Fri Nov 6 🌘 | 8:38–10:38 AM 9:03–11:03 PM | 2:53–4:53 AM 2:13–4:13 PM | 83 |
| Sat Nov 7 🌘 | 9:23–11:23 AM 9:48–11:48 PM | 4:00–6:00 AM 2:37–4:37 PM | 91 |
| Sun Nov 8 🌘 | 10:09–12:09 PM 10:34–12:34 AM | 5:07–7:07 AM 3:04–5:04 PM | 97 |
| Mon Nov 9 🌑 | 10:57–12:57 PM 11:22–1:22 AM | 6:13–8:13 AM 3:35–5:35 PM | 99 |
Predictions & observations: NOAA CO-OPS station 8516061. 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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