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West Fire Island Tide Times

New York · Station 8514961 · Updated Sep 19, 2026

West Fire Island runs a mean tidal range of about 0.6 ft. This month the highest water, 0.8 ft, comes on the afternoon of Sep 29, and the lowest, a -0.0 ft minus tide, on the morning of Sep 11.

Nearest gauge measuring live water level: Kings Point (8516945), about 31 mi away, high and low tides here run on average about 92 min earlier.

Predictedno live gauge
Next high tide 0.5 ft at 4:31 AM
High 0.5 ft · 4:31 AMLow 0.2 ft · 10:34 AMHigh 0.6 ft · 4:53 PMLow 0.2 ft · 11:46 PM
Predicted
Today's tides
High tide4:31 AM0.5 ft
Low tide10:34 AM0.2 ft
High tide4:53 PM0.6 ft
Low tide11:46 PM0.2 ft

Monthly tide calendar

Flood & low finder

🌊 Biggest flood tides at West Fire Island this month: Sep 8, Sep 9, Sep 10, Sep 11, Sep 12, Sep 13, Sep 27, Sep 28, Sep 29, Sep 30. 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 West Fire Island this month: Sep 9, Sep 10, Sep 11, Sep 12, Sep 13, Sep 28. These drain the flats and expose the oyster rock, prime for sight-fishing and clamming.

September 2026
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1H:0.7L:0.0H:0.7L:0.1
2H:0.6L:0.0H:0.7L:0.1
3🌗H:0.6L:0.1H:0.7L:0.1
4🌗H:0.6L:0.1H:0.7L:0.1
5🌗H:0.6L:0.1H:0.7
6🌗L:0.1H:0.6L:0.1H:0.7
7L:0.1H:0.6L:0.1H:0.7
8L:0.0H:0.6L:0.0H:0.7
9L:-0.0H:0.7L:0.0H:0.8
10L:-0.0H:0.7L:0.0H:0.8
11🌑L:-0.0H:0.8L:-0.0H:0.7
12🌑L:-0.0H:0.8L:0.0H:0.7
13🌑L:-0.0H:0.7L:0.0
14H:0.7L:0.0H:0.7L:0.1
15H:0.6L:0.1H:0.7L:0.1
16H:0.6L:0.1H:0.7L:0.1
17H:0.5L:0.2H:0.6L:0.2
18🌓H:0.5L:0.2H:0.6L:0.2
19🌓H:0.5L:0.2H:0.6L:0.2
20🌓H:0.5L:0.2H:0.6
21🌓L:0.2H:0.5L:0.2H:0.6
22L:0.1H:0.5L:0.2H:0.6
23L:0.1H:0.6L:0.1H:0.7
24L:0.1H:0.6L:0.1H:0.7
25🌕L:0.0H:0.7L:0.1H:0.7
26🌕L:0.0H:0.7L:0.0H:0.7
27🌕L:0.0H:0.7L:0.0H:0.7
28🌕L:-0.0H:0.8L:0.0H:0.7
29L:0.0H:0.8L:0.0
30H:0.6L:0.0H:0.8L:0.0

Best fishing times (solunar)

Major and minor solunar windows for West Fire Island, peak feeding activity is around the moon overhead/underfoot (majors) and moonrise/moonset (minors). Score is the day's activity coefficient (0–100).

DayMajor windowsMinor windowsScore
Today 🌓6:40–8:40 PM
7:05–9:05 AM		2:16–4:16 PM
—		41
Sun Sep 20 🌓7:29–9:29 PM
7:54–9:54 AM		2:55–4:55 PM
11:06–1:06 AM		54
Mon Sep 21 🌓8:16–10:16 PM
8:41–10:41 AM		3:28–5:28 PM
12:08–2:08 AM		67
Tue Sep 22 🌔9:02–11:02 PM
9:27–11:27 AM		3:56–5:56 PM
1:11–3:11 AM		77
Wed Sep 23 🌔9:46–11:46 PM
10:11–12:11 PM		4:21–6:21 PM
2:16–4:16 AM		86
Thu Sep 24 🌔10:29–12:29 AM
10:54–12:54 PM		4:43–6:43 PM
3:21–5:21 AM		93
Fri Sep 25 🌕—
—		5:05–7:05 PM
4:26–6:26 AM		96

Predictions & observations: NOAA CO-OPS station 8514961. 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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