Willets Point Tides Today
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Willets Point runs a mean tidal range of about 7.0 ft. This month the highest water, 8.9 ft, comes on the morning of Nov 25, and the lowest, a -0.8 ft minus tide, on the evening of Nov 25.
| Low tide | 12:37 AM | 0.3 ft |
| High tide | 6:33 AM | 7.3 ft |
| Low tide | 1:04 PM | 0.6 ft |
| High tide | 6:59 PM | 7.3 ft |
Today on the water at Willets Point
Today at Willets Point: high tide at 6:33 AM (7.3 ft) and 6:59 PM (7.3 ft), low tide at 12:37 AM (0.3 ft) and 1:04 PM (0.6 ft). The National Weather Service forecast for Tuesday is sunny with S winds 5 to 10 mph, 71°F. Sunrise is at 6:26 AM and sunset at 4:50 PM.
| Period | Forecast | Wind | Temp |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overnight | Clear | S 6 mph | 49°F |
| Tuesday | Sunny | S 5 to 10 mph | 71°F |
Forecast: National Weather Service point forecast for this location.
Where Willets Point is
Willets Point sits at 40.7933° N, 73.7817° W on the Mid-Atlantic coast, at New York, NY, in Queens County. The station here is a historical NOAA reference station: a gauge measured the tide at this spot from 1931 until 2000, and NOAA still publishes harmonic predictions from that record. There is no live reading here today. The closest gauge measuring live water level is Kings Point (NOAA 8516945), 1.5 mi away, and the tide here runs on nearly the same clock. The nearest weather station is Kings Point, NY, a shore station reporting wind and, at most sites, water temperature, 1.5 mi away.
The tide at Willets Point
Willets 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 7.8 ft, and 7.2 ft between the average high and the average low, a large tide. On an average day the higher high tops the lower high by 0.4 ft and the lower low sits 0.3 ft below the other low. For the water around it: Mid-Atlantic tides are semidiurnal, two highs and two lows a day of about equal size, with ranges of 3 to 5 ft on the ocean and less inside the bays.
About this station
- High tide reaches Willets Point about 4.0 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: 16.7 ft on Sep 21, 1938.
- Lowest on record: -4.3 ft on Jan 10, 1978.
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 Willets Point from the 1983-2001 National Tidal Datum Epoch; mean higher high water is 7.8 ft above it and mean sea level 3.9 ft. The land survey datum NAVD88, the zero on topographic maps and flood maps, is 4.1 ft above MLLW here, so a water level on this page converts to NAVD88 by subtracting that amount. Source: NOAA CO-OPS station 8516990, established 1931, gauge removed 2000. 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 Willets Point
- Throgs Neck, Fort Schuyler: 1.1 mi, tides about 4 min later
- Kings Point: 1.5 mi, tides at about the same time
- Whitestone: 1.7 mi, tides about 6 min later
- College Point, Flushing Bay: 4.0 mi, tides about 15 min later
- Worlds Fair Marina, Flushing Bay: 4.2 mi, tides about 9 min later
TidalMapMonthly tide calendar
🌊 Biggest flood tides at Willets Point this month: Nov 6, Nov 7, Nov 8, Nov 22, 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 Willets Point this month: Nov 5, Nov 6, Nov 7, Nov 8, Nov 9, 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 Willets 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 🌗 | 6:21–8:21 AM 6:46–8:46 PM | 11:22–1:22 AM 1:06–3:06 PM | 47 |
| Wed Nov 4 🌗 | 7:09–9:09 AM 7:34–9:34 PM | 12:35–2:35 AM 1:30–3:30 PM | 61 |
| Thu Nov 5 🌘 | 7:54–9:54 AM 8:19–10:19 PM | 1:45–3:45 AM 1:52–3:52 PM | 73 |
| Fri Nov 6 🌘 | 8:39–10:39 AM 9:04–11:04 PM | 2:54–4:54 AM 2:15–4:15 PM | 83 |
| Sat Nov 7 🌘 | 9:24–11:24 AM 9:49–11:49 PM | 4:01–6:01 AM 2:39–4:39 PM | 91 |
| Sun Nov 8 🌘 | 10:11–12:11 PM 10:36–12:36 AM | 5:08–7:08 AM 3:05–5:05 PM | 97 |
| Mon Nov 9 🌑 | 10:58–12:58 PM 11:23–1:23 AM | 6:14–8:14 AM 3:37–5:37 PM | 99 |
Predictions & observations: NOAA CO-OPS station 8516990. 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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