Oyster Bay Harbor tide chart
New York · Oyster Bay Cove · NOAA station 8516201 · times in local time (EDT)
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Tides today, Sunday, October 11
- High 12:06 AM 7.8 ft
- Low 6:21 AM 0.3 ft
- High 12:21 PM 8.6 ft
- Low 6:53 PM 0.0 ft
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Sunrise 7:01 AM · Sunset 6:21 PM · New moon (0%)
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Biting around here in October
- Striped bass In seasonSpring and fall runs; moving water at dawn and dusk
- Bluefish In seasonFast-moving tide and bait schools
- Tautog In seasonRocks, bridges and wrecks near slack tide
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Tide times this week
| Day | High and low tides | Sunrise / sunset | Moon |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun Oct 11 | H 12:06 AM 7.8 ftL 6:21 AM 0.3 ftH 12:21 PM 8.6 ftL 6:53 PM 0.0 ft | 7:01 AM / 6:21 PM | New moon (0%) |
| Mon Oct 12 | H 12:48 AM 7.6 ftL 7:00 AM 0.6 ftH 1:01 PM 8.4 ftL 7:34 PM 0.1 ft | 7:02 AM / 6:20 PM | New moon (2%) |
| Tue Oct 13 | H 1:30 AM 7.4 ftL 7:40 AM 0.8 ftH 1:41 PM 8.1 ftL 8:15 PM 0.4 ft | 7:04 AM / 6:18 PM | Waxing crescent (6%) |
| Wed Oct 14 | H 2:13 AM 7.1 ftL 8:21 AM 1.1 ftH 2:23 PM 7.8 ftL 8:57 PM 0.7 ft | 7:05 AM / 6:17 PM | Waxing crescent (12%) |
| Thu Oct 15 | H 2:58 AM 6.9 ftL 9:04 AM 1.4 ftH 3:07 PM 7.5 ftL 9:43 PM 1.0 ft | 7:06 AM / 6:15 PM | Waxing crescent (19%) |
| Fri Oct 16 | H 3:45 AM 6.7 ftL 9:52 AM 1.7 ftH 3:56 PM 7.2 ftL 10:32 PM 1.2 ft | 7:07 AM / 6:13 PM | Waxing crescent (28%) |
| Sat Oct 17 | H 4:35 AM 6.5 ftL 10:45 AM 1.8 ftH 4:48 PM 6.9 ftL 11:25 PM 1.4 ft | 7:08 AM / 6:12 PM | First quarter (38%) |
Tidal currents near Oyster Bay Harbor
From NOAA's current predictions for Harbor, west of Soper Point at 7 ft depth, 1.4 miles away. Slack is when the current turns and the water is calmest; flood runs in with the rising tide and ebb runs out with the falling tide. Times are the peak of each run, in knots. The flood runs toward the NNW (333°) and the ebb toward the SE (140°). The strongest current this week is 0.8 knots.
| Day | Slack water and peak currents |
|---|---|
| Sun Oct 11 | Slack 12:30 AMEbb 3:47 AM 0.4 knSlack 7:14 AMFlood 10:11 AM 0.8 knSlack 12:40 PMEbb 4:08 PM 0.5 knSlack 7:51 PMFlood 10:43 PM 0.7 kn |
| Mon Oct 12 | Slack 1:13 AMEbb 4:29 AM 0.4 knSlack 7:56 AMFlood 10:50 AM 0.7 knSlack 1:21 PMEbb 4:50 PM 0.5 knSlack 8:34 PMFlood 11:23 PM 0.7 kn |
| Tue Oct 13 | Slack 1:55 AMEbb 5:11 AM 0.4 knSlack 8:39 AMFlood 11:28 AM 0.7 knSlack 2:01 PMEbb 5:31 PM 0.4 knSlack 9:17 PM |
| Wed Oct 14 | Flood 12:02 AM 0.6 knSlack 2:36 AMEbb 5:53 AM 0.4 knSlack 9:22 AMFlood 12:07 PM 0.6 knSlack 2:41 PMEbb 6:12 PM 0.4 knSlack 10:00 PM |
| Thu Oct 15 | Flood 12:43 AM 0.6 knSlack 3:18 AMEbb 6:35 AM 0.3 knSlack 10:08 AMFlood 12:48 PM 0.5 knSlack 3:23 PMEbb 6:53 PM 0.4 knSlack 10:45 PM |
| Fri Oct 16 | Flood 1:26 AM 0.5 knSlack 4:01 AMEbb 7:19 AM 0.3 knSlack 10:55 AMFlood 1:33 PM 0.5 knSlack 4:06 PMEbb 7:37 PM 0.3 knSlack 11:32 PM |
| Sat Oct 17 | Flood 2:12 AM 0.5 knSlack 4:46 AMEbb 8:06 AM 0.3 knSlack 11:46 AMFlood 2:21 PM 0.5 knSlack 4:53 PMEbb 8:25 PM 0.3 kn |
Current predictions can differ a lot over short distances: check the station location on NOAA before planning a passage.
Best fishing times at Oyster Bay Harbor
The bite score (0 to 100) adds up what anglers watch most: moving water (a tide running harder than usual here scores higher), solunar periods (major periods of about two hours centred on the moon overhead or underfoot, minor periods of about an hour on moonrise and moonset), dawn and dusk light, and how close it is to the new or full moon. Best times are the stretches of the day scoring near that day's top.
| Day | Bite score | Best times | Major periods | Minor periods |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun Oct 11 | 80 · Excellent | 1:00 PM–2:00 PM, 8:00 AM–9:00 AM | 12:06 AM–2:06 AM, 12:28 PM–2:28 PM | 7:44 AM–8:44 AM, 6:04 PM–7:04 PM |
| Mon Oct 12 | 68 · Good | 2:00 PM–3:00 PM, 9:00 AM–10:00 AM | 12:51 AM–2:51 AM, 1:15 PM–3:15 PM | 8:50 AM–9:50 AM, 6:32 PM–7:32 PM |
| Tue Oct 13 | 57 · Good | 3:00 PM–4:00 PM, 2:00 AM–3:00 AM | 1:39 AM–3:39 AM, 2:03 PM–4:03 PM | 9:55 AM–10:55 AM, 7:05 PM–8:05 PM |
| Wed Oct 14 | 46 · Fair | 3:00 PM–5:00 PM, 3:00 AM–4:00 AM | 2:28 AM–4:28 AM, 2:53 PM–4:53 PM | 10:57 AM–11:57 AM, 7:45 PM–8:45 PM |
| Thu Oct 15 | 42 · Fair | 5:00 PM–6:00 PM | 3:18 AM–5:18 AM, 3:43 PM–5:43 PM | 11:54 AM–12:54 PM, 8:32 PM–9:32 PM |
| Fri Oct 16 | 46 · Fair | 5:00 PM–7:00 PM | 4:09 AM–6:09 AM, 4:34 PM–6:34 PM | 12:44 PM–1:44 PM, 9:27 PM–10:27 PM |
| Sat Oct 17 | 43 · Fair | 6:00 PM–7:00 PM | 4:59 AM–6:59 AM, 5:24 PM–7:24 PM | 1:26 PM–2:26 PM, 10:26 PM–11:26 PM |
A planning aid, not a guarantee. Wind, water clarity, bait and pressure changes matter too; the forecast above adds live wind and pressure when you open the page.
Best daylight low tides in the next two weeks
The lowest water that falls between sunrise and sunset, for tide pooling and beachcombing.
- 0.0 ft at 4:53 PM on Saturday, October 24
- 0.4 ft at 4:08 PM on Friday, October 23
- 0.8 ft at 3:21 PM on Thursday, October 22
- 0.8 ft at 7:40 AM on Tuesday, October 13
- 1.1 ft at 8:21 AM on Wednesday, October 14
- 1.2 ft at 2:32 PM on Wednesday, October 21
Tide table: October 11 to November 10, 2026
Full 2026 tide table Full 2027 tide table
| Day | High and low tides | Sunrise / sunset |
|---|---|---|
| Sun Oct 11 | H 12:06 AM 7.8 ftL 6:21 AM 0.3 ftH 12:21 PM 8.6 ftL 6:53 PM 0.0 ft | 7:01 AM / 6:21 PM |
| Mon Oct 12 | H 12:48 AM 7.6 ftL 7:00 AM 0.6 ftH 1:01 PM 8.4 ftL 7:34 PM 0.1 ft | 7:02 AM / 6:20 PM |
| Tue Oct 13 | H 1:30 AM 7.4 ftL 7:40 AM 0.8 ftH 1:41 PM 8.1 ftL 8:15 PM 0.4 ft | 7:04 AM / 6:18 PM |
| Wed Oct 14 | H 2:13 AM 7.1 ftL 8:21 AM 1.1 ftH 2:23 PM 7.8 ftL 8:57 PM 0.7 ft | 7:05 AM / 6:17 PM |
| Thu Oct 15 | H 2:58 AM 6.9 ftL 9:04 AM 1.4 ftH 3:07 PM 7.5 ftL 9:43 PM 1.0 ft | 7:06 AM / 6:15 PM |
| Fri Oct 16 | H 3:45 AM 6.7 ftL 9:52 AM 1.7 ftH 3:56 PM 7.2 ftL 10:32 PM 1.2 ft | 7:07 AM / 6:13 PM |
| Sat Oct 17 | H 4:35 AM 6.5 ftL 10:45 AM 1.8 ftH 4:48 PM 6.9 ftL 11:25 PM 1.4 ft | 7:08 AM / 6:12 PM |
| Sun Oct 18 | H 5:29 AM 6.4 ftL 11:43 AM 1.9 ftH 5:45 PM 6.8 ft | 7:09 AM / 6:10 PM |
| Mon Oct 19 | L 12:21 AM 1.4 ftH 6:25 AM 6.5 ftL 12:41 PM 1.8 ftH 6:44 PM 6.8 ft | 7:10 AM / 6:09 PM |
| Tue Oct 20 | L 1:15 AM 1.4 ftH 7:21 AM 6.7 ftL 1:38 PM 1.6 ftH 7:40 PM 6.9 ft | 7:11 AM / 6:08 PM |
| Wed Oct 21 | L 2:06 AM 1.2 ftH 8:12 AM 7.0 ftL 2:32 PM 1.2 ftH 8:33 PM 7.1 ft | 7:12 AM / 6:06 PM |
| Thu Oct 22 | L 2:53 AM 0.9 ftH 8:59 AM 7.4 ftL 3:21 PM 0.8 ftH 9:21 PM 7.3 ft | 7:13 AM / 6:05 PM |
| Fri Oct 23 | L 3:37 AM 0.6 ftH 9:42 AM 7.9 ftL 4:08 PM 0.4 ftH 10:06 PM 7.5 ft | 7:15 AM / 6:03 PM |
| Sat Oct 24 | L 4:19 AM 0.4 ftH 10:23 AM 8.3 ftL 4:53 PM 0.0 ftH 10:49 PM 7.7 ft | 7:16 AM / 6:02 PM |
| Sun Oct 25 | L 5:01 AM 0.2 ftH 11:03 AM 8.7 ftL 5:38 PM -0.3 ftH 11:33 PM 7.8 ft | 7:17 AM / 6:00 PM |
| Mon Oct 26 | L 5:44 AM 0.1 ftH 11:45 AM 8.9 ftL 6:23 PM -0.5 ft | 7:18 AM / 5:59 PM |
| Tue Oct 27 | H 12:18 AM 7.8 ftL 6:28 AM 0.1 ftH 12:30 PM 8.9 ftL 7:10 PM -0.5 ft | 7:19 AM / 5:58 PM |
| Wed Oct 28 | H 1:05 AM 7.7 ftL 7:14 AM 0.1 ftH 1:18 PM 8.9 ftL 8:00 PM -0.3 ft | 7:20 AM / 5:56 PM |
| Thu Oct 29 | H 1:56 AM 7.6 ftL 8:05 AM 0.3 ftH 2:10 PM 8.6 ftL 8:53 PM -0.1 ft | 7:22 AM / 5:55 PM |
| Fri Oct 30 | H 2:50 AM 7.4 ftL 9:02 AM 0.5 ftH 3:07 PM 8.3 ftL 9:52 PM 0.2 ft | 7:23 AM / 5:54 PM |
| Sat Oct 31 | H 3:49 AM 7.2 ftL 10:04 AM 0.8 ftH 4:09 PM 7.9 ftL 10:54 PM 0.4 ft | 7:24 AM / 5:53 PM |
| Sun Nov 1 | H 3:53 AM 7.1 ftL 10:12 AM 0.9 ftH 4:15 PM 7.6 ftL 10:59 PM 0.6 ft | 6:25 AM / 4:51 PM |
| Mon Nov 2 | H 4:59 AM 7.1 ftL 11:22 AM 0.9 ftH 5:24 PM 7.4 ft | 6:26 AM / 4:50 PM |
| Tue Nov 3 | L 12:02 AM 0.6 ftH 6:05 AM 7.3 ftL 12:30 PM 0.8 ftH 6:31 PM 7.3 ft | 6:27 AM / 4:49 PM |
| Wed Nov 4 | L 1:02 AM 0.5 ftH 7:07 AM 7.6 ftL 1:33 PM 0.6 ftH 7:33 PM 7.3 ft | 6:29 AM / 4:48 PM |
| Thu Nov 5 | L 1:56 AM 0.4 ftH 8:03 AM 7.9 ftL 2:31 PM 0.3 ftH 8:29 PM 7.3 ft | 6:30 AM / 4:47 PM |
| Fri Nov 6 | L 2:46 AM 0.3 ftH 8:52 AM 8.2 ftL 3:22 PM 0.1 ftH 9:18 PM 7.4 ft | 6:31 AM / 4:46 PM |
| Sat Nov 7 | L 3:32 AM 0.3 ftH 9:36 AM 8.3 ftL 4:08 PM -0.1 ftH 10:03 PM 7.4 ft | 6:32 AM / 4:45 PM |
| Sun Nov 8 | L 4:14 AM 0.4 ftH 10:16 AM 8.3 ftL 4:50 PM -0.1 ftH 10:45 PM 7.3 ft | 6:33 AM / 4:44 PM |
| Mon Nov 9 | L 4:55 AM 0.5 ftH 10:56 AM 8.2 ftL 5:31 PM -0.1 ftH 11:26 PM 7.2 ft | 6:35 AM / 4:43 PM |
| Tue Nov 10 | L 5:34 AM 0.7 ftH 11:34 AM 8.0 ftL 6:09 PM 0.1 ft | 6:36 AM / 4:42 PM |
Heights are in feet above mean lower low water (MLLW), the zero line on most US nautical charts. A minus height means the water drops below that line.
Around Oyster Bay Harbor
Beaches
- Beekman Beach 1.5 mi
- Cold Spring Beach 2.5 mi
- West Harbor Beach 2.9 mi
- West Neck Beach 3.1 mi
Marinas
- Sagamore Yacht Club 1.0 mi
- Oyster Bay Marine Center Marina 1.0 mi
- Oyster Bay Marina 1.0 mi
- Seawanhaka Corinthian Yacht Club 2.5 mi
Fishing piers and docks
- Sgt. James A. Harrington Jr. Memorial Pier 1.4 mi
- Laurel Hollow Fishing Pier 1.9 mi
- West Harbor Beach Pier 2.9 mi
- The Clam Bar Pier 3.1 mi
Distances from the tide station. Places from © OpenStreetMap contributors; links open in Google Maps.
Fish in the waters around Oyster Bay Harbor
35 kinds of fish, sharks and rays have been recorded within 15 km (about 9 miles) of this spot, most often Pumpkinseed, Brook Trout, American Eel. The bar shows how many records each has.
- Pumpkinseed Lepomis gibbosusBrackish water · 20 records
- Brook Trout Salvelinus fontinalisSalt water · 18 records
- American Eel Anguilla rostrataSalt water · 12 records
- Atlantic Menhaden Brevoortia tyrannusSalt water · 12 records
- Sea Trout Salmo truttaSalt water · 12 records
- Ninespine Stickleback Pungitius pungitiusSalt water · 11 records
- Yellow Perch Perca flavescensBrackish water · 10 records
- Goldfish Carassius auratusBrackish water · 10 records
- Atlantic Silverside Menidia menidiaSalt water · 9 records
- Common Carp Cyprinus carpioBrackish water · 9 records
- Golden Shiner Notemigonus crysoleucasBrackish water · 8 records
- Western Mosquitofish Gambusia affinisBrackish water · 7 records
- Winter Flounder Pseudopleuronectes americanusSalt water · 7 records
- Banded Killifish Fundulus diaphanusBrackish water · 7 records
- Sheepshead Minnow Cyprinodon variegatusSalt water · 6 records
- Striped Killifish Fundulus majalisSalt water · 6 records
- Mummichog Fundulus heteroclitusSalt water · 6 records
- Grubby Myoxocephalus aenaeusSalt water · 4 records
- Gizzard Shad Dorosoma cepedianumSalt water · 4 records
- Atlantic Tomcod Microgadus tomcodSalt water · 4 records
- Fourspine Stickleback Apeltes quadracusSalt water · 4 records
- Northern Pipefish Syngnathus fuscusSalt water · 2 records
- White Perch Morone americanaSalt water · 2 records
- Northern Puffer Sphoeroides maculatusSalt water · 2 records
- Smooth Dogfish Mustelus canisSalt water · 2 records
- Striped Searobin Prionotus evolansSalt water · 2 records
- Rainbow Trout Oncorhynchus mykissSalt water · 2 records
- Bluefish Pomatomus saltatrixSalt water · 2 records
- Longhorn Sculpin Myoxocephalus octodecemspinosusSalt water · 1 record
- Oyster Toadfish Opsanus tauSalt water · 1 record
- Tautog Tautoga onitisSalt water · 1 record
- Black Sea Bass Centropristis striataSalt water · 1 record
- Small Sandeel Ammodytes tobianusSalt water · 1 record
- Barrelfish Hyperoglyphe perciformisSalt water · 1 record
- Summer Flounder Paralichthys dentatusSalt water · 1 record
Fresh water nearby · 5 species
Rivers, creeks and ponds within 15 km, not the tidal water itself.
- Largemouth Bass Micropterus salmoidesFresh water · 23 records
- Brown Bullhead Ameiurus nebulosusFresh water · 9 records
- Redear Sunfish Lepomis microlophusFresh water · 4 records
- Chain Pickerel Esox nigerFresh water · 1 record
- Bluegill Lepomis macrochirusFresh water · 1 record
Records from GBIF datasets released under CC0 or CC BY 4.0 (museum collections, surveys and community sightings). It shows what has been found here, not a complete list. Check your state rules before keeping fish.
About the tides at Oyster Bay Harbor
Oyster Bay Harbor gets two high tides and two low tides almost every day, and the two highs are close in height. Over the next month the water typically rises or falls about 7.0 ft between a high and the next low.
The biggest swings in this window come around Tuesday, October 27, when the day's range reaches 9.4 ft, and again around Sunday, October 11 (8.6 ft). Those spring tides follow the new and full moon by a day or two. The calmest day is Sunday, October 18, with only 5.3 ft between the day's highest and lowest water.
The lowest tide of the month is -0.5 ft at 7:10 PM on Tuesday, October 27. There are 10 minus tides (lows below the chart's zero line) in this window: the best times for tide pools, clamming and walking the flats.
The highest predicted tide is 8.9 ft at 12:30 PM on Tuesday, October 27. Onshore wind or a storm can push the real water level above that.
This is a subordinate station: NOAA calculates its times and heights by adjusting a nearby reference station, so expect them to be a few minutes or a few tenths of a foot off on any given day.
Station details
- NOAA station ID: 8516201
- Type: subordinate (adjusted from a reference station)
- Location: 40.8667, -73.5167
Reference station: Bridgeport.