Sandy Hook, Fort Hancock Tides Today
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Sandy Hook, Fort Hancock runs a mean tidal range of about 4.5 ft. This month the highest water, 6.2 ft, comes on the morning of Nov 25, and the lowest, a -0.6 ft minus tide, on the afternoon of Nov 26.
| High tide | 2:28 AM | 4.8 ft |
| Low tide | 8:48 AM | 0.8 ft |
| High tide | 2:45 PM | 5.0 ft |
| Low tide | 9:29 PM | 0.3 ft |
Today on the water at Sandy Hook, Fort Hancock
Today at Sandy Hook, Fort Hancock: high tide at 2:28 AM (4.8 ft) and 2:45 PM (5.0 ft), low tide at 8:48 AM (0.8 ft) and 9:29 PM (0.3 ft). The National Weather Service forecast for Tuesday is sunny with SW winds 5 to 10 mph, 68°F. Sunrise is at 6:27 AM and sunset at 4:52 PM.
| Period | Forecast | Wind | Temp |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overnight | Clear | SW 5 mph | 52°F |
| Tuesday | Sunny | SW 5 to 10 mph | 68°F |
Forecast: National Weather Service point forecast for this location.
Where Sandy Hook, Fort Hancock is
Sandy Hook, Fort Hancock sits at 40.4669° N, 74.0094° W on New York Harbor and the Hudson River, about 2 mi north of Atlantic Highlands, NJ. The station here is a NOAA gauge reporting live water levels. It has been in NOAA's records since 1910. The nearest weather station is Sandy Hook, NJ, a shore station reporting wind and, at most sites, water temperature, right at this station.
The tide at Sandy Hook, Fort Hancock
Sandy Hook, Fort Hancock 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 5.2 ft, and 4.7 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 Sandy Hook, Fort Hancock 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.
- Highest water on record: 10.1 ft on Sep 12, 1960.
- Lowest on record: -4.7 ft on Feb 2, 1976.
- The National Weather Service counts 6.7 ft as minor flooding here, 7.7 ft as moderate and 8.7 ft as major.
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 Sandy Hook, Fort Hancock from the 1983-2001 National Tidal Datum Epoch; mean higher high water is 5.2 ft above it and mean sea level 2.6 ft. The land survey datum NAVD88, the zero on topographic maps and flood maps, is 2.8 ft above MLLW here, so a water level on this page converts to NAVD88 by subtracting that amount. Source: NOAA CO-OPS station 8531680, established 1910. The tide times and heights are NOAA's official harmonic predictions for this station; TidalMap republishes them daily and does not alter them. The observed line is the gauge's own six-minute water level feed.
Tide stations near Sandy Hook, Fort Hancock
- Atlantic Highlands: 3.6 mi, tides about 10 min earlier
- Oceanic Bridge, Navesink River: 6.2 mi, tides about 88 min later
- Waackaack Creek: 7.2 mi, tides about 8 min later
- Sea Bright: 7.3 mi, tides about 70 min later
- Red Bank, Navesink River: 8.3 mi, tides about 96 min later
TidalMapMonthly tide calendar
🌊 Biggest flood tides at Sandy Hook, Fort Hancock this month: Nov 7, Nov 8, Nov 9, 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 Sandy Hook, Fort Hancock 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 Sandy Hook, Fort Hancock, 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 1:06–3:06 PM | 47 |
| Wed Nov 4 🌗 | 7:10–9:10 AM 7:35–9:35 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 🌘 | 10:12–12:12 PM 10:37–12:37 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 3:39–5:39 PM | 99 |
Predictions & observations: NOAA CO-OPS station 8531680. 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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