Fire Island Tides Today
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Fire Island runs a mean tidal range of about 22.4 ft. This month the highest water, 31.3 ft, comes on the evening of Nov 25, and the lowest, a -4.7 ft minus tide, on the morning of Nov 26.
| High tide | 1:05 AM | 22.7 ft |
| Low tide | 7:49 AM | 4.2 ft |
| High tide | 2:06 PM | 24.0 ft |
| Low tide | 8:28 PM | 6.4 ft |
Today on the water at Fire Island
Today at Fire Island: high tide at 1:05 AM (22.7 ft) and 2:06 PM (24.0 ft), low tide at 7:49 AM (4.2 ft) and 8:28 PM (6.4 ft). The National Weather Service forecast for Tuesday is mostly cloudy with N winds 20 mph, 41°F. Wind that strong can hold water in or push it out, so the real tide may run above or below these predictions. In effect now: Small Craft Advisory. Sunrise is at 8:31 AM and sunset at 4:57 PM.
| Period | Forecast | Wind | Temp |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overnight | Mostly Cloudy | N 15 mph | 34°F |
| Tuesday | Mostly Cloudy | N 20 mph | 41°F |
Forecast: National Weather Service point forecast for this location.
Where Fire Island is
Fire Island sits at 61.1733° N, 150.2130° W on Cook Inlet, off the Gulf of Alaska, at Anchorage, AK. The station here is a historical NOAA reference station: a gauge measured the tide at this spot from 1978 until 2013, and NOAA still publishes harmonic predictions from that record. There is no live reading here today. The closest gauge measuring live water level is Anchorage, Knik Arm (NOAA 9455920), 11.6 mi away, and high and low water here run on average about 23 min earlier than there. The nearest weather station is Anchorage, Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport, an airport reporting wind, visibility and sky cover, but no water temperature, 7.2 mi away.
The tide at Fire Island
Fire Island 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 26.9 ft, and 24.0 ft between the average high and the average low, a very large tide, among the biggest in the United States. On an average day the higher high tops the lower high by 0.7 ft and the lower low sits 2.2 ft below the other low. For the water around it: Cook Inlet has some of the largest tides in the United States, mixed semidiurnal with ranges near 30 ft at the head of the inlet.
About this station
- High tide reaches Fire Island about 3.4 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 Fire Island from the 1983-2001 National Tidal Datum Epoch; mean higher high water is 26.9 ft above it and mean sea level 14.9 ft. These datums are controlled from NOAA's Anchorage, AK gauge. Source: NOAA CO-OPS station 9455912, established 1978, gauge removed 2013. 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 Fire Island
- Point Possession: 11.6 mi, tides about 22 min earlier
- Anchorage, Knik Arm: 11.6 mi, tides about 23 min later
- Port MacKenzie: 11.8 mi, tides about 24 min later
- Nikiski: 52.2 mi, tides about 134 min earlier
- Whittier, Passage Canal: 58.6 mi, tides about 136 min earlier
TidalMapMonthly tide calendar
🌊 Biggest flood tides at Fire Island this month: Nov 8, Nov 9, Nov 10, Nov 22, 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 Fire Island this month: Nov 7, Nov 9, Nov 10, Nov 11, Nov 12, Nov 22, 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 Fire Island, 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 🌗 | 7:37–9:37 AM 8:02–10:02 PM | 11:55–1:55 AM 2:47–4:47 PM | 50 |
| Wed Nov 4 🌗 | 8:24–10:24 AM 8:49–10:49 PM | 1:37–3:37 AM 2:45–4:45 PM | 63 |
| Thu Nov 5 🌘 | 9:10–11:10 AM 9:35–11:35 PM | 3:14–5:14 AM 2:43–4:43 PM | 75 |
| Fri Nov 6 🌘 | 9:55–11:55 AM 10:20–12:20 AM | 4:49–6:49 AM 2:40–4:40 PM | 85 |
| Sat Nov 7 🌘 | 10:40–12:40 PM 11:05–1:05 AM | 6:25–8:25 AM 2:38–4:38 PM | 93 |
| Sun Nov 8 🌘 | 11:26–1:26 PM 11:51–1:51 AM | 8:03–10:03 AM 2:37–4:37 PM | 97 |
| Mon Nov 9 🌑 | 12:15–2:15 PM 12:40–2:40 AM | 9:43–11:43 AM 2:37–4:37 PM | 99 |
Predictions & observations: NOAA CO-OPS station 9455912. 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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