Ponquoque Point Tides Today
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Ponquoque Point runs a mean tidal range of about 2.7 ft. This month the highest water, 3.8 ft, comes on the morning of Nov 25, and the lowest, a -0.4 ft minus tide, on the afternoon of Nov 25.
| High tide | 2:24 AM | 2.6 ft |
| Low tide | 8:50 AM | 0.4 ft |
| High tide | 2:48 PM | 2.9 ft |
| Low tide | 9:27 PM | 0.2 ft |
Today on the water at Ponquoque Point
Today at Ponquoque Point: high tide at 2:24 AM (2.6 ft) and 2:48 PM (2.9 ft), low tide at 8:50 AM (0.4 ft) and 9:27 PM (0.2 ft). The National Weather Service forecast for Tuesday is mostly sunny with SW winds 8 to 12 mph, 66°F. Sunrise is at 6:21 AM and sunset at 4:45 PM.
| Period | Forecast | Wind | Temp |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overnight | Clear | SW 8 mph | 45°F |
| Tuesday | Mostly Sunny | SW 8 to 12 mph | 66°F |
Forecast: National Weather Service point forecast for this location.
Where Ponquoque Point is
Ponquoque Point sits at 40.8500° N, 72.5033° W on Long Island Sound, at Hampton Bays, NY, in Suffolk County. The station here is a historical NOAA reference station: a gauge measured the tide at this spot from 1989 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 Montauk, Fort Pond Bay (NOAA 8510560), 31.5 mi away, and high and low water here run on average about 87 min earlier than there. The nearest weather station is The Gabreski Airport, an airport reporting wind, visibility and sky cover, but no water temperature, 6.1 mi away.
The tide at Ponquoque Point
Ponquoque Point 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 3.2 ft, and 2.8 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 0.1 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 Ponquoque Point about 0.2 hours after the moon passes overhead. That lag is local, which is why high water does not line up with the moon.
- Highest water on record: 5.6 ft on Jan 3, 2014.
- Lowest on record: -1.7 ft on Nov 12, 1990.
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 Ponquoque Point from the 1983-2001 National Tidal Datum Epoch; mean higher high water is 3.2 ft above it and mean sea level 1.5 ft. The land survey datum NAVD88, the zero on topographic maps and flood maps, is 1.8 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 Montauk, NY gauge. Source: NOAA CO-OPS station 8512451, established 1989, 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 Ponquoque Point
- Shinnecock Inlet (ocean): 1.5 mi, tides about 32 min earlier
- Shinnecock Bay entrance: 3.7 mi, tides about 93 min later
- South Jamesport: 7.2 mi, tides about 269 min later
- New Suffolk: 9.9 mi, tides about 249 min later
- Mattituck Inlet: 11.8 mi, tides about 222 min later
TidalMapMonthly tide calendar
🌊 Biggest flood tides at Ponquoque Point 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 Ponquoque Point this month: Nov 21, 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 Ponquoque Point, 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 🌗 | 6:15–8:15 AM 6:40–8:40 PM | 11:17–1:17 AM 1:01–3:01 PM | 47 |
| Wed Nov 4 🌗 | 7:03–9:03 AM 7:28–9:28 PM | 12:30–2:30 AM 1:24–3:24 PM | 61 |
| Thu Nov 5 🌘 | 7:49–9:49 AM 8:14–10:14 PM | 1:40–3:40 AM 1:47–3:47 PM | 73 |
| Fri Nov 6 🌘 | 8:34–10:34 AM 8:59–10:59 PM | 2:49–4:49 AM 2:09–4:09 PM | 83 |
| Sat Nov 7 🌘 | 9:19–11:19 AM 9:44–11:44 PM | 3:56–5:56 AM 2:33–4:33 PM | 91 |
| Sun Nov 8 🌘 | 10:05–12:05 PM 10:30–12:30 AM | 5:03–7:03 AM 3:00–5:00 PM | 97 |
| Mon Nov 9 🌑 | 10:53–12:53 PM 11:18–1:18 AM | 6:09–8:09 AM 3:32–5:32 PM | 99 |
Predictions & observations: NOAA CO-OPS station 8512451. 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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