Lake Montauk Tides Today
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Lake Montauk runs a mean tidal range of about 1.9 ft. This month the highest water, 2.9 ft, comes on the morning of Nov 25, and the lowest, a -0.2 ft minus tide, on the afternoon of Nov 25.
| High tide | 3:49 AM | 2.2 ft |
| Low tide | 10:25 AM | 0.2 ft |
| High tide | 4:10 PM | 2.1 ft |
| Low tide | 10:44 PM | 0.0 ft |
Today on the water at Lake Montauk
Today at Lake Montauk: high tide at 3:49 AM (2.2 ft) and 4:10 PM (2.1 ft), low tide at 10:25 AM (0.2 ft) and 10:44 PM (0.0 ft). The National Weather Service forecast for Tuesday is mostly sunny with SW winds 5 to 9 mph, 66°F. Sunrise is at 6:20 AM and sunset at 4:42 PM.
| Period | Forecast | Wind | Temp |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overnight | Clear | SW 5 mph | 54°F |
| Tuesday | Mostly Sunny | SW 5 to 9 mph | 66°F |
Forecast: National Weather Service point forecast for this location.
Where Lake Montauk is
Lake Montauk sits at 41.0733° N, 71.9350° W on Long Island Sound, at Montauk, NY. The station here is a historical NOAA reference station: a gauge measured the tide at this spot from 1973 until 1999, and NOAA still publishes harmonic predictions from that record. There is no live reading here today. The closest gauge measuring live water level is Montauk, Fort Pond Bay (NOAA 8510560), 2.1 mi away, and the tide here runs on nearly the same clock. The nearest weather station is Montauk, Montauk Airport, an airport reporting wind, visibility and sky cover, but no water temperature, 0.6 mi away.
The tide at Lake Montauk
Lake Montauk 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 2.5 ft, and 2.0 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: 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 Lake Montauk about 1.6 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 Lake Montauk from the 1983-2001 National Tidal Datum Epoch; mean higher high water is 2.5 ft above it and mean sea level 1.2 ft. These datums are controlled from NOAA's Montauk, NY gauge. Source: NOAA CO-OPS station 8510448, established 1973, gauge removed 1999. 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 Lake Montauk
- Montauk, Fort Pond Bay: 2.1 mi, tides at about the same time
- Silver Eel Pond, Fishers Island, N.Y.: 13.6 mi, tides about 23 min later
- Plum Gut Harbor, Plum Island: 15.6 mi, tides about 51 min later
- Orient: 19.8 mi, tides about 67 min later
- Noyack Bay: 21.4 mi, tides about 137 min later
TidalMapMonthly tide calendar
🌊 Biggest flood tides at Lake Montauk this month: 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 Lake Montauk this month: Nov 6, Nov 7, Nov 8, 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 Lake Montauk, 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 🌗 | 6:13–8:13 AM 6:38–8:38 PM | 11:14–1:14 AM 12:59–2:59 PM | 47 |
| Wed Nov 4 🌗 | 7:01–9:01 AM 7:26–9:26 PM | 12:27–2:27 AM 1:22–3:22 PM | 61 |
| Thu Nov 5 🌘 | 7:47–9:47 AM 8:12–10:12 PM | 1:38–3:38 AM 1:45–3:45 PM | 73 |
| Fri Nov 6 🌘 | 8:32–10:32 AM 8:57–10:57 PM | 2:46–4:46 AM 2:07–4:07 PM | 83 |
| Sat Nov 7 🌘 | 9:17–11:17 AM 9:42–11:42 PM | 3:54–5:54 AM 2:31–4:31 PM | 91 |
| Sun Nov 8 🌘 | 10:03–12:03 PM 10:28–12:28 AM | 5:01–7:01 AM 2:57–4:57 PM | 97 |
| Mon Nov 9 🌑 | 10:51–12:51 PM 11:16–1:16 AM | 6:07–8:07 AM 3:28–5:28 PM | 99 |
Predictions & observations: NOAA CO-OPS station 8510448. 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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