Great Kills Harbor Tides Today
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Great Kills Harbor runs a mean tidal range of about 4.8 ft. This month the highest water, 6.5 ft, comes on the morning of Nov 25, and the lowest, a -0.7 ft minus tide, on the afternoon of Nov 26.
| High tide | 2:33 AM | 4.9 ft |
| Low tide | 8:49 AM | 0.7 ft |
| High tide | 2:50 PM | 5.0 ft |
| Low tide | 9:18 PM | 0.2 ft |
Today on the water at Great Kills Harbor
Today at Great Kills Harbor: high tide at 2:33 AM (4.9 ft) and 2:50 PM (5.0 ft), low tide at 8:49 AM (0.7 ft) and 9:18 PM (0.2 ft). The National Weather Service forecast for Tuesday is sunny with SW winds 3 to 9 mph, 70°F. Sunrise is at 6:27 AM and sunset at 4:52 PM.
| Period | Forecast | Wind | Temp |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overnight | Clear | S 2 mph | 50°F |
| Tuesday | Sunny | SW 3 to 9 mph | 70°F |
Forecast: National Weather Service point forecast for this location.
Where Great Kills Harbor is
Great Kills Harbor sits at 40.5433° N, 74.1400° W on New York Harbor and the Hudson River, at New York, NY. The station here is a historical NOAA reference station: a gauge measured the tide at this spot from 1979 until 2014, and NOAA still publishes harmonic predictions from that record. There is no live reading here today. The closest gauge measuring live water level is Sandy Hook, Fort Hancock (NOAA 8531680), 8.7 mi away, and the tide here runs on nearly the same clock. The nearest weather station is Mariners Harbor, NY, a shore station reporting wind and, at most sites, water temperature, 6.8 mi away.
The tide at Great Kills Harbor
Great Kills 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 5.5 ft, and 4.9 ft between the average high and the average low, a moderate tide. On an average day the higher high tops the lower high by 0.3 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 Great Kills Harbor about 0.3 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 Great Kills Harbor from the 1983-2001 National Tidal Datum Epoch; mean higher high water is 5.5 ft above it and mean sea level 2.7 ft. These datums are controlled from NOAA's Sandy Hook, NJ gauge. Source: NOAA CO-OPS station 8519436, established 1979, gauge removed 2014. 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 Great Kills Harbor
- Princes Bay: 3.8 mi, tides at about the same time
- USCG Station NY: 6.3 mi, tides about 5 min later
- Bayonne Bridge, Bergen Point: 6.6 mi, tides about 25 min later
- Fort Hamilton, The Narrows: 7.1 mi, tides at about the same time
- Port Ivory, Howland Hook, N.Y.: 7.3 mi, tides about 31 min later
TidalMapMonthly tide calendar
🌊 Biggest flood tides at Great Kills 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 Great Kills Harbor this month: Nov 22, Nov 23, Nov 24, Nov 25, Nov 26, Nov 27, Nov 28, Nov 29, Nov 30. 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 Great Kills 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 🌗 | 6:22–8:22 AM 6:47–8:47 PM | 11:24–1:24 AM 1:07–3:07 PM | 47 |
| Wed Nov 4 🌗 | 7:10–9:10 AM 7:35–9:35 PM | 12:37–2:37 AM 1:31–3:31 PM | 61 |
| Thu Nov 5 🌘 | 7:56–9:56 AM 8:21–10:21 PM | 1:47–3:47 AM 1:54–3:54 PM | 73 |
| Fri Nov 6 🌘 | 8:41–10:41 AM 9:06–11:06 PM | 2:55–4:55 AM 2:16–4:16 PM | 83 |
| Sat Nov 7 🌘 | 9:26–11:26 AM 9:51–11:51 PM | 4:02–6:02 AM 2:41–4:41 PM | 91 |
| Sun Nov 8 🌘 | 10:12–12:12 PM 10:37–12:37 AM | 5:09–7:09 AM 3:08–5:08 PM | 97 |
| Mon Nov 9 🌑 | 11:00–1:00 PM 11:25–1:25 AM | 6:15–8:15 AM 3:39–5:39 PM | 99 |
Predictions & observations: NOAA CO-OPS station 8519436. 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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