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West Fire Island Tide Times

New York · Station 8514961 · Updated Aug 5, 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 evening of Aug 12, and the lowest, a -0.1 ft minus tide, on the morning of Aug 14.

Nearest gauge measuring live water level: Kings Point (8516945), about 31 mi away — high and low tides here run on average about 94 min earlier.

Predictedno live gauge
Next high tide 0.7 ft at 3:31 PM
Low 0.0 ft · 8:24 AMHigh 0.7 ft · 2:38 PMLow 0.1 ft · 9:04 PMHigh 0.6 ft · 2:57 AM
Predicted

Monthly tide calendar

Flood & low finder

🌊 Biggest flood tides at West Fire Island this month: Aug 9, Aug 10, Aug 11, Aug 12, Aug 13, Aug 15. 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: Aug 11, Aug 12, Aug 13, Aug 14, Aug 15, Aug 16. These drain the flats and expose the oyster rock — prime for sight-fishing and clamming.

August 2026
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1L:0.0H:0.6L:0.1
2H:0.7L:0.0H:0.6L:0.1
3H:0.6L:0.0H:0.6L:0.1
4H:0.6L:0.0H:0.7L:0.1
5🌗H:0.6L:0.1H:0.7L:0.1
6🌗H:0.6L:0.1H:0.7L:0.1
7🌗H:0.6L:0.1H:0.7
8L:0.1H:0.6L:0.1H:0.7
9L:0.1H:0.6L:0.0H:0.7
10L:0.0H:0.6L:0.0H:0.8
11L:-0.0H:0.7L:0.0H:0.8
12🌑L:-0.0H:0.7L:-0.0H:0.8
13🌑L:-0.1H:0.7L:-0.0H:0.8
14🌑L:-0.1H:0.7L:-0.0
15🌑H:0.8L:-0.0H:0.7L:0.0
16H:0.7L:-0.0H:0.7L:0.1
17H:0.7L:0.0H:0.7L:0.1
18H:0.6L:0.1H:0.7L:0.1
19🌓H:0.6L:0.1H:0.6L:0.2
20🌓H:0.5L:0.2H:0.6L:0.2
21🌓H:0.5L:0.2H:0.6
22🌓L:0.2H:0.5L:0.2H:0.6
23L:0.2H:0.5L:0.2H:0.6
24L:0.1H:0.5L:0.1H:0.7
25L:0.1H:0.6L:0.1H:0.7
26L:0.1H:0.6L:0.1H:0.7
27🌕L:0.0H:0.6L:0.1H:0.7
28🌕L:0.0H:0.7L:0.1H:0.7
29🌕L:0.0H:0.7L:0.1H:0.7
30L:0.0H:0.7L:0.0
31H:0.7L:0.0H:0.7L:0.1

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 🌗5:04–7:04 AM
5:29–7:29 PM		10:24–12:24 AM
12:30–2:30 PM		34
Thu Aug 6 🌗5:59–7:59 AM
6:24–8:24 PM		—
1:47–3:47 PM		40
Fri Aug 7 🌗6:59–8:59 AM
7:24–9:24 PM		11:04–1:04 AM
3:02–5:02 PM		53
Sat Aug 8 🌘8:03–10:03 AM
8:28–10:28 PM		11:55–1:55 AM
4:12–6:12 PM		66
Sun Aug 9 🌘9:07–11:07 AM
9:32–11:32 PM		12:58–2:58 AM
5:12–7:12 PM		76
Mon Aug 10 🌘10:10–12:10 PM
10:35–12:35 AM		2:10–4:10 AM
6:00–8:00 PM		85
Tue Aug 11 🌘11:09–1:09 PM
11:34–1:34 AM		3:28–5:28 AM
6:38–8:38 PM		92

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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