Watch Hill Point Tides Today
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Watch Hill Point runs a mean tidal range of about 2.5 ft. This month the highest water, 3.5 ft, comes on the morning of Nov 25, and the lowest, a -0.4 ft minus tide, on the morning of Nov 25.
| High tide | 2:59 AM | 2.7 ft |
| Low tide | 10:16 AM | 0.4 ft |
| High tide | 3:29 PM | 2.7 ft |
| Low tide | 10:59 PM | 0.3 ft |
Today on the water at Watch Hill Point
Today at Watch Hill Point: high tide at 2:59 AM (2.7 ft) and 3:29 PM (2.7 ft), low tide at 10:16 AM (0.4 ft) and 10:59 PM (0.3 ft). The National Weather Service forecast for Tuesday is mostly sunny with SW winds 6 to 9 mph, 65°F. Sunrise is at 6:20 AM and sunset at 4:41 PM.
| Period | Forecast | Wind | Temp |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overnight | Partly Cloudy | W 6 mph | 52°F |
| Tuesday | Mostly Sunny | SW 6 to 9 mph | 65°F |
Forecast: National Weather Service point forecast for this location.
Where Watch Hill Point is
Watch Hill Point sits at 41.3050° N, 71.8600° W on Long Island Sound, at Watch Hill, RI. The station here is a subordinate tide prediction point. NOAA has no gauge in the water at this spot; its times and heights are published as offsets from a reference gauge, named below. The closest gauge measuring live water level is New London, State Pier (NOAA 8461490), 13.1 mi away, and high and low water here run on average about 65 min earlier than there. The nearest weather station is Westerly, Westerly State Airport, an airport reporting wind, visibility and sky cover, but no water temperature, 4.4 mi away.
The tide at Watch Hill Point
Watch Hill 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 3.0 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 0.1 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 Watch Hill Point about 1.3 hours after the moon passes overhead. That lag is local, which is why high water does not line up with the moon.
- NOAA predicts tides here from Newport, station 8452660. High tide comes about 41 min later and low tide about 76 min later than there.
- High tide heights run about 0.74 times the reference.
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 Watch Hill Point from the 1983-2001 National Tidal Datum Epoch; mean higher high water is 3.0 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 New London, CT gauge. Source: NOAA CO-OPS station 8458694, established 1961, gauge removed 1962. The tide times and heights are published as time and height offsets from its reference gauge; TidalMap republishes them daily and does not alter them.
Tide stations near Watch Hill Point
- Weekapaug Point, Block Island Sound: 5.3 mi, tides about 10 min earlier
- Westerly, Pawcatuck River: 5.5 mi, tides about 56 min later
- Southwest Point, Block Island: 16.3 mi, tides about 43 min earlier
- Block Island (Old Harbor): 18.2 mi, tides about 60 min earlier
- Point Judith, Harbor of Refuge: 19.6 mi, tides about 42 min earlier
TidalMapMonthly tide calendar
🌊 Biggest flood tides at Watch Hill Point this month: Nov 6, 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 Watch Hill Point this month: Nov 21, Nov 22, Nov 23, Nov 24, Nov 25, Nov 26, Nov 27, Nov 28. 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 Watch Hill 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 🌗 | 6:13–8:13 AM 6:38–8:38 PM | 11:13–1:13 AM 12:58–2:58 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 | 1:37–3:37 AM 1:44–3:44 PM | 73 |
| Fri Nov 6 🌘 | 8:31–10:31 AM 8:56–10:56 PM | 2:46–4:46 AM 2:06–4:06 PM | 83 |
| Sat Nov 7 🌘 | 9:17–11:17 AM 9:42–11:42 PM | 3:54–5:54 AM 2:30–4:30 PM | 91 |
| Sun Nov 8 🌘 | 10:03–12:03 PM 10:28–12:28 AM | 5:01–7:01 AM 2:56–4:56 PM | 97 |
| Mon Nov 9 🌑 | 10:51–12:51 PM 11:16–1:16 AM | 6:08–8:08 AM 3:27–5:27 PM | 99 |
Predictions & observations: NOAA CO-OPS station 8458694. 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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