Plum Gut Harbor, Plum Island Tides Today
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Plum Gut Harbor, Plum Island runs a mean tidal range of about 2.5 ft. This month the highest water, 3.6 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 | 4:46 AM | 2.7 ft |
| Low tide | 11:03 AM | 0.4 ft |
| High tide | 5:15 PM | 2.8 ft |
| Low tide | 11:33 PM | 0.3 ft |
Today on the water at Plum Gut Harbor, Plum Island
Today at Plum Gut Harbor, Plum Island: high tide at 4:46 AM (2.7 ft) and 5:15 PM (2.8 ft), low tide at 11:03 AM (0.4 ft) and 11:33 PM (0.3 ft). The National Weather Service forecast for Tuesday is sunny with SW winds 6 to 10 mph, 66°F. Sunrise is at 6:21 AM and sunset at 4:43 PM.
| Period | Forecast | Wind | Temp |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overnight | Clear | SW 7 mph | 55°F |
| Tuesday | Sunny | SW 6 to 10 mph | 66°F |
Forecast: National Weather Service point forecast for this location.
Where Plum Gut Harbor, Plum Island is
Plum Gut Harbor, Plum Island sits at 41.1717° N, 72.2050° W on Long Island Sound, about 1 mi northeast of Orient, NY, in Suffolk County. The station here is a historical NOAA reference station: a gauge measured the tide at this spot from 1989 until 1990, and NOAA still publishes harmonic predictions from that record. There is no live reading here today. The closest gauge measuring live water level is New London, State Pier (NOAA 8461490), 14.9 mi away, and high and low water here run on average about 29 min later than there. The nearest weather station is Groton / New London, Groton / New London Airport, an airport reporting wind, visibility and sky cover, but no water temperature, 13.5 mi away.
The tide at Plum Gut Harbor, Plum Island
Plum Gut Harbor, Plum 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 3.1 ft, and 2.6 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 Plum Gut Harbor, Plum Island about 2.6 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 Plum Gut Harbor, Plum Island from the 1983-2001 National Tidal Datum Epoch; mean higher high water is 3.1 ft above it and mean sea level 1.5 ft. The land survey datum NAVD88, the zero on topographic maps and flood maps, is 1.9 ft above MLLW here, so a water level on this page converts to NAVD88 by subtracting that amount. These datums are controlled from NOAA's New London, CT gauge. Source: NOAA CO-OPS station 8511236, established 1989, gauge removed 1990. 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 Plum Gut Harbor, Plum Island
- Orient: 5.8 mi, tides about 16 min later
- Greenport: 9.5 mi, tides about 36 min later
- Silver Eel Pond, Fishers Island, N.Y.: 10.8 mi, tides about 28 min earlier
- Hashamomuck Beach: 11.4 mi, tides about 69 min later
- Noyack Bay: 13.9 mi, tides about 86 min later
TidalMapMonthly tide calendar
🌊 Biggest flood tides at Plum Gut Harbor, Plum Island this month: Nov 7, Nov 8, Nov 9, 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 Plum Gut Harbor, Plum Island this month: 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 Plum Gut Harbor, Plum 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 🌗 | 6:14–8:14 AM 6:39–8:39 PM | 11:15–1:15 AM 1:00–3:00 PM | 47 |
| Wed Nov 4 🌗 | 7:02–9:02 AM 7:27–9:27 PM | 12:28–2:28 AM 1:23–3:23 PM | 61 |
| Thu Nov 5 🌘 | 7:48–9:48 AM 8:13–10:13 PM | 1:39–3:39 AM 1:46–3:46 PM | 73 |
| Fri Nov 6 🌘 | 8:33–10:33 AM 8:58–10:58 PM | 2:48–4:48 AM 2:08–4:08 PM | 83 |
| Sat Nov 7 🌘 | 9:18–11:18 AM 9:43–11:43 PM | 3:55–5:55 AM 2:31–4:31 PM | 91 |
| Sun Nov 8 🌘 | 10:04–12:04 PM 10:29–12:29 AM | 5:03–7:03 AM 2:58–4:58 PM | 97 |
| Mon Nov 9 🌑 | 10:52–12:52 PM 11:17–1:17 AM | 6:09–8:09 AM 3:29–5:29 PM | 99 |
Predictions & observations: NOAA CO-OPS station 8511236. 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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