Kingsborough, Sheepshead Bay Tides Today
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Kingsborough, Sheepshead Bay runs a mean tidal range of about 4.7 ft. This month the highest water, 6.3 ft, comes on the morning of Nov 25, and the lowest, a -0.5 ft minus tide, on the afternoon of Nov 25.
| High tide | 2:31 AM | 4.8 ft |
| Low tide | 8:45 AM | 0.7 ft |
| High tide | 2:48 PM | 5.1 ft |
| Low tide | 9:28 PM | 0.2 ft |
Today on the water at Kingsborough, Sheepshead Bay
Today at Kingsborough, Sheepshead Bay: high tide at 2:31 AM (4.8 ft) and 2:48 PM (5.1 ft), low tide at 8:45 AM (0.7 ft) and 9:28 PM (0.2 ft). The National Weather Service forecast for Tuesday is sunny with S winds 6 to 9 mph, 67°F. Sunrise is at 6:27 AM and sunset at 4:51 PM.
| Period | Forecast | Wind | Temp |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overnight | Clear | SW 5 mph | 52°F |
| Tuesday | Sunny | S 6 to 9 mph | 67°F |
Forecast: National Weather Service point forecast for this location.
Where Kingsborough, Sheepshead Bay is
Kingsborough, Sheepshead Bay sits at 40.5812° N, 73.9338° W on New York Harbor and the Hudson River, at New York, NY, in Kings County. The station here is a historical NOAA reference station: a gauge measured the tide at this spot from 2015 until 2015, 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), 8.8 mi away, and the tide here runs on nearly the same clock. The nearest weather station is Robbins Reef, NJ, a shore station reporting wind and, at most sites, water temperature, 8.6 mi away.
The tide at Kingsborough, Sheepshead Bay
Kingsborough, Sheepshead Bay 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 Kingsborough, Sheepshead Bay about 0.4 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 Kingsborough, Sheepshead Bay from the 1983-2001 National Tidal Datum Epoch; mean higher high water is 5.5 ft above it and mean sea level 2.6 ft. These datums are controlled from NOAA's Sandy Hook, NJ gauge. Source: NOAA CO-OPS station 8517756, established 2015, gauge removed 2015. 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 Kingsborough, Sheepshead Bay
- Plumb Beach Channel: 0.5 mi, tides at about the same time
- Mill Basin: 2.0 mi, tides about 16 min later
- Barren Island, Rockaway Inlet: 2.4 mi, tides at about the same time
- Coney Island: 2.7 mi, tides about 10 min earlier
- Norton Point, Gravesend Bay: 3.4 mi, tides at about the same time
TidalMapMonthly tide calendar
🌊 Biggest flood tides at Kingsborough, Sheepshead Bay 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 Kingsborough, Sheepshead Bay this month: Nov 5, Nov 6, Nov 8, Nov 21, Nov 22, 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 Kingsborough, Sheepshead Bay, 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 🌗 | 6:21–8:21 AM 6:46–8:46 PM | 11:23–1:23 AM 1:06–3:06 PM | 47 |
| Wed Nov 4 🌗 | 7:09–9:09 AM 7:34–9:34 PM | 12:36–2:36 AM 1:30–3:30 PM | 61 |
| Thu Nov 5 🌘 | 7:55–9:55 AM 8:20–10:20 PM | 1:46–3:46 AM 1:53–3:53 PM | 73 |
| Fri Nov 6 🌘 | 8:40–10:40 AM 9:05–11:05 PM | 2:54–4:54 AM 2:16–4:16 PM | 83 |
| Sat Nov 7 🌘 | 9:25–11:25 AM 9:50–11:50 PM | 4:02–6:02 AM 2:40–4:40 PM | 91 |
| Sun Nov 8 🌘 | 10:11–12:11 PM 10:36–12:36 AM | 5:08–7:08 AM 3:07–5:07 PM | 97 |
| Mon Nov 9 🌑 | 10:59–12:59 PM 11:24–1:24 AM | 6:14–8:14 AM 3:38–5:38 PM | 99 |
Predictions & observations: NOAA CO-OPS station 8517756. 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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