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Queensboro Bridge tide chart

New York · near Manhattan (2 mi) · NOAA station 8518687 · times in local time (EDT)

Tides today, Sunday, October 11

12 AM6 AM12 PM6 PM4:10 AM · 0.3 ft10:30 AM · 5.2 ft4:42 PM · 0.2 ft10:54 PM · 4.4 ft5.2 ft
  • Low 4:10 AM 0.3 ft
  • High 10:30 AM 5.2 ft
  • Low 4:42 PM 0.2 ft
  • High 10:54 PM 4.4 ft

Sunrise 7:03 AM · Sunset 6:23 PM · New moon (0%)

Fishing forecast

Hour by hour at Queensboro Bridge
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Best times

1:00 PM–2:00 PM and 1:00 AM–2:00 AM

New moon (0% lit)

    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

    General seasonal guide for Mid-Atlantic. Seasons, sizes and limits vary, so check your state rules before keeping fish.

    Weather and conditions at Queensboro Bridge

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    • 162.550 MHz WX1 KWO35, New York City, NY (2 mi)
    • 162.500 MHz WX6 KZZ31, Hardyston, NJ (40 mi)

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    Tide times this week

    DayHigh and low tidesSunrise / sunsetMoon
    Sun Oct 11L 4:10 AM 0.3 ftH 10:30 AM 5.2 ftL 4:42 PM 0.2 ftH 10:54 PM 4.4 ft7:03 AM / 6:23 PMNew moon (0%)
    Mon Oct 12L 4:50 AM 0.4 ftH 11:13 AM 5.1 ftL 5:23 PM 0.2 ftH 11:39 PM 4.2 ft7:04 AM / 6:22 PMNew moon (2%)
    Tue Oct 13L 5:30 AM 0.6 ftH 11:57 AM 5.0 ftL 6:04 PM 0.4 ft7:05 AM / 6:20 PMWaxing crescent (6%)
    Wed Oct 14H 12:26 AM 4.1 ftL 6:11 AM 0.8 ftH 12:43 PM 4.8 ftL 6:50 PM 0.5 ft7:06 AM / 6:18 PMWaxing crescent (12%)
    Thu Oct 15H 1:15 AM 3.9 ftL 6:57 AM 1.0 ftH 1:31 PM 4.6 ftL 7:39 PM 0.7 ft7:07 AM / 6:17 PMWaxing crescent (19%)
    Fri Oct 16H 2:04 AM 3.8 ftL 7:49 AM 1.2 ftH 2:19 PM 4.5 ftL 8:33 PM 0.8 ft7:08 AM / 6:15 PMWaxing crescent (28%)
    Sat Oct 17H 2:54 AM 3.7 ftL 8:45 AM 1.3 ftH 3:10 PM 4.3 ftL 9:28 PM 0.9 ft7:10 AM / 6:14 PMFirst quarter (38%)

    Tidal currents near Queensboro Bridge

    From NOAA's current predictions for Roosevelt Is., west of, off 63rd Street, 0.2 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 NE (36°) and the ebb toward the SW (223°). The strongest current this week is 3.3 knots.

    DaySlack water and peak currents
    Sun Oct 11Ebb 2:26 AM 3.2 knSlack 5:13 AMFlood 8:28 AM 3.2 knSlack 11:21 AMEbb 2:46 PM 3.3 knSlack 5:37 PMFlood 8:52 PM 3.2 knSlack 11:48 PM
    Mon Oct 12Ebb 3:11 AM 3.1 knSlack 5:57 AMFlood 9:11 AM 3.1 knSlack 12:08 PMEbb 3:34 PM 3.1 knSlack 6:24 PMFlood 9:37 PM 3.0 kn
    Tue Oct 13Slack 12:33 AMEbb 3:54 AM 2.9 knSlack 6:41 AMFlood 9:54 AM 2.9 knSlack 12:55 PMEbb 4:19 PM 3.0 knSlack 7:11 PMFlood 10:21 PM 2.6 kn
    Wed Oct 14Slack 1:18 AMEbb 4:34 AM 2.7 knSlack 7:26 AMFlood 10:36 AM 2.6 knSlack 1:42 PMEbb 5:00 PM 2.7 knSlack 7:57 PMFlood 11:07 PM 2.3 kn
    Thu Oct 15Slack 2:04 AMEbb 5:10 AM 2.5 knSlack 8:11 AMFlood 11:20 AM 2.3 knSlack 2:28 PMEbb 5:40 PM 2.4 knSlack 8:44 PMFlood 11:57 PM 2.0 kn
    Fri Oct 16Slack 2:49 AMEbb 5:44 AM 2.3 knSlack 8:58 AMFlood 12:09 PM 2.0 knSlack 3:14 PMEbb 6:17 PM 2.2 knSlack 9:32 PM
    Sat Oct 17Flood 12:49 AM 1.8 knSlack 3:33 AMEbb 6:20 AM 2.2 knSlack 9:46 AMFlood 12:58 PM 1.9 knSlack 4:00 PMEbb 6:57 PM 2.0 knSlack 10:21 PM

    Current predictions can differ a lot over short distances: check the station location on NOAA before planning a passage.

    Best fishing times at Queensboro Bridge

    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.

    DayBite scoreBest timesMajor periodsMinor periods
    Sun Oct 1198 · Excellent1:00 PM–2:00 PM, 1:00 AM–2:00 AM12:07 AM–2:07 AM, 12:30 PM–2:30 PM7:46 AM–8:46 AM, 6:06 PM–7:06 PM
    Mon Oct 1283 · Excellent2:00 PM–3:00 PM, 1:00 AM–2:00 AM12:53 AM–2:53 AM, 1:17 PM–3:17 PM8:52 AM–9:52 AM, 6:34 PM–7:34 PM
    Tue Oct 1374 · Good2:00 PM–4:00 PM, 2:00 AM–3:00 AM1:40 AM–3:40 AM, 2:05 PM–4:05 PM9:57 AM–10:57 AM, 7:07 PM–8:07 PM
    Wed Oct 1461 · Good3:00 AM–4:00 AM, 3:00 PM–5:00 PM2:29 AM–4:29 AM, 2:55 PM–4:55 PM10:59 AM–11:59 AM, 7:47 PM–8:47 PM
    Thu Oct 1552 · Fair4:00 PM–6:00 PM, 4:00 AM–5:00 AM3:20 AM–5:20 AM, 3:45 PM–5:45 PM11:56 AM–12:56 PM, 8:35 PM–9:35 PM
    Fri Oct 1653 · Fair5:00 PM–6:00 PM4:11 AM–6:11 AM, 4:36 PM–6:36 PM12:45 PM–1:45 PM, 9:29 PM–10:29 PM
    Sat Oct 1754 · Fair6:00 PM–7:00 PM5:01 AM–7:01 AM, 5:26 PM–7:26 PM1:27 PM–2:27 PM, 10:29 PM–11:29 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.

    1. 0.2 ft at 4:42 PM on Sunday, October 11
    2. 0.2 ft at 5:23 PM on Monday, October 12
    3. 0.2 ft at 2:56 PM on Saturday, October 24
    4. 0.4 ft at 6:04 PM on Tuesday, October 13
    5. 0.5 ft at 2:07 PM on Friday, October 23
    6. 0.8 ft at 1:17 PM on Thursday, October 22

    Tide table: October 11 to November 10, 2026

    Full 2026 tide table Full 2027 tide table

    DayHigh and low tidesSunrise / sunset
    Sun Oct 11L 4:10 AM 0.3 ftH 10:30 AM 5.2 ftL 4:42 PM 0.2 ftH 10:54 PM 4.4 ft7:03 AM / 6:23 PM
    Mon Oct 12L 4:50 AM 0.4 ftH 11:13 AM 5.1 ftL 5:23 PM 0.2 ftH 11:39 PM 4.2 ft7:04 AM / 6:22 PM
    Tue Oct 13L 5:30 AM 0.6 ftH 11:57 AM 5.0 ftL 6:04 PM 0.4 ft7:05 AM / 6:20 PM
    Wed Oct 14H 12:26 AM 4.1 ftL 6:11 AM 0.8 ftH 12:43 PM 4.8 ftL 6:50 PM 0.5 ft7:06 AM / 6:18 PM
    Thu Oct 15H 1:15 AM 3.9 ftL 6:57 AM 1.0 ftH 1:31 PM 4.6 ftL 7:39 PM 0.7 ft7:07 AM / 6:17 PM
    Fri Oct 16H 2:04 AM 3.8 ftL 7:49 AM 1.2 ftH 2:19 PM 4.5 ftL 8:33 PM 0.8 ft7:08 AM / 6:15 PM
    Sat Oct 17H 2:54 AM 3.7 ftL 8:45 AM 1.3 ftH 3:10 PM 4.3 ftL 9:28 PM 0.9 ft7:10 AM / 6:14 PM
    Sun Oct 18H 3:47 AM 3.6 ftL 9:43 AM 1.4 ftH 4:04 PM 4.2 ftL 10:23 PM 0.9 ft7:11 AM / 6:12 PM
    Mon Oct 19H 4:45 AM 3.7 ftL 10:41 AM 1.3 ftH 5:03 PM 4.1 ftL 11:15 PM 0.8 ft7:12 AM / 6:11 PM
    Tue Oct 20H 5:44 AM 3.9 ftL 11:36 AM 1.2 ftH 6:01 PM 4.1 ft7:13 AM / 6:09 PM
    Wed Oct 21L 12:04 AM 0.7 ftH 6:36 AM 4.2 ftL 12:28 PM 1.0 ftH 6:52 PM 4.2 ft7:14 AM / 6:08 PM
    Thu Oct 22L 12:51 AM 0.6 ftH 7:22 AM 4.5 ftL 1:17 PM 0.8 ftH 7:39 PM 4.3 ft7:15 AM / 6:07 PM
    Fri Oct 23L 1:36 AM 0.5 ftH 8:04 AM 4.8 ftL 2:07 PM 0.5 ftH 8:24 PM 4.4 ft7:16 AM / 6:05 PM
    Sat Oct 24L 2:21 AM 0.3 ftH 8:46 AM 5.0 ftL 2:56 PM 0.2 ftH 9:09 PM 4.5 ft7:17 AM / 6:04 PM
    Sun Oct 25L 3:07 AM 0.2 ftH 9:29 AM 5.3 ftL 3:43 PM 0.0 ftH 9:54 PM 4.5 ft7:19 AM / 6:02 PM
    Mon Oct 26L 3:51 AM 0.1 ftH 10:12 AM 5.4 ftL 4:28 PM -0.2 ftH 10:40 PM 4.4 ft7:20 AM / 6:01 PM
    Tue Oct 27L 4:35 AM 0.1 ftH 10:58 AM 5.5 ftL 5:14 PM -0.3 ftH 11:30 PM 4.4 ft7:21 AM / 6:00 PM
    Wed Oct 28L 5:20 AM 0.1 ftH 11:47 AM 5.5 ftL 6:01 PM -0.3 ft7:22 AM / 5:58 PM
    Thu Oct 29H 12:22 AM 4.3 ftL 6:08 AM 0.3 ftH 12:40 PM 5.4 ftL 6:53 PM -0.2 ft7:23 AM / 5:57 PM
    Fri Oct 30H 1:17 AM 4.3 ftL 7:03 AM 0.4 ftH 1:35 PM 5.2 ftL 7:50 PM 0.0 ft7:24 AM / 5:56 PM
    Sat Oct 31H 2:13 AM 4.2 ftL 8:04 AM 0.6 ftH 2:31 PM 5.0 ftL 8:49 PM 0.1 ft7:25 AM / 5:55 PM
    Sun Nov 1H 2:10 AM 4.2 ftL 8:08 AM 0.7 ftH 2:29 PM 4.8 ftL 8:49 PM 0.1 ft6:27 AM / 4:53 PM
    Mon Nov 2H 3:11 AM 4.3 ftL 9:12 AM 0.7 ftH 3:31 PM 4.6 ftL 9:47 PM 0.2 ft6:28 AM / 4:52 PM
    Tue Nov 3H 4:14 AM 4.4 ftL 10:15 AM 0.7 ftH 4:35 PM 4.5 ftL 10:43 PM 0.2 ft6:29 AM / 4:51 PM
    Wed Nov 4H 5:15 AM 4.6 ftL 11:14 AM 0.5 ftH 5:35 PM 4.4 ftL 11:34 PM 0.2 ft6:30 AM / 4:50 PM
    Thu Nov 5H 6:08 AM 4.9 ftL 12:10 PM 0.4 ftH 6:28 PM 4.4 ft6:31 AM / 4:49 PM
    Fri Nov 6L 12:23 AM 0.2 ftH 6:55 AM 5.0 ftL 1:03 PM 0.3 ftH 7:17 PM 4.3 ft6:33 AM / 4:48 PM
    Sat Nov 7L 1:11 AM 0.3 ftH 7:39 AM 5.1 ftL 1:53 PM 0.2 ftH 8:02 PM 4.2 ft6:34 AM / 4:47 PM
    Sun Nov 8L 1:58 AM 0.4 ftH 8:21 AM 5.1 ftL 2:39 PM 0.2 ftH 8:47 PM 4.1 ft6:35 AM / 4:46 PM
    Mon Nov 9L 2:42 AM 0.5 ftH 9:03 AM 5.0 ftL 3:21 PM 0.1 ftH 9:30 PM 4.0 ft6:36 AM / 4:45 PM
    Tue Nov 10L 3:23 AM 0.5 ftH 9:45 AM 4.9 ftL 4:01 PM 0.1 ftH 10:15 PM 3.9 ft6:37 AM / 4:44 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 Queensboro Bridge

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    Fish in the waters around Queensboro Bridge

    32 kinds of fish, sharks and rays have been recorded within 15 km (about 9 miles) of this spot, most often Common Carp, Goldfish, Pumpkinseed. The bar shows how many records each has.

    • Common Carp Cyprinus carpioBrackish water · 143 records
    • Goldfish Carassius auratusBrackish water · 73 records
    • Pumpkinseed Lepomis gibbosusBrackish water · 55 records
    • Atlantic Menhaden Brevoortia tyrannusSalt water · 49 records
    • Mummichog Fundulus heteroclitusSalt water · 46 records
    • White Perch Morone americanaSalt water · 35 records
    • American Eel Anguilla rostrataSalt water · 30 records
    • Yellow Perch Perca flavescensBrackish water · 29 records
    • Oyster Toadfish Opsanus tauSalt water · 22 records
    • Striped Bass Morone saxatilisSalt water · 21 records
    • Western Mosquitofish Gambusia affinisBrackish water · 18 records
    • Brook Trout Salvelinus fontinalisSalt water · 14 records
    • Sea Trout Salmo truttaSalt water · 11 records
    • Summer Flounder Paralichthys dentatusSalt water · 9 records
    • Gizzard Shad Dorosoma cepedianumSalt water · 9 records
    • Redfin Pickerel Esox americanusBrackish water · 9 records
    • Tautog Tautoga onitisSalt water · 8 records
    • Porgy Stenotomus chrysopsSalt water · 8 records
    • Hogchoker Trinectes maculatusSalt water · 8 records
    • Winter Flounder Pseudopleuronectes americanusSalt water · 8 records
    • Atlantic Silverside Menidia menidiaSalt water · 8 records
    • Atlantic Tomcod Microgadus tomcodSalt water · 8 records
    • Black Sea Bass Centropristis striataSalt water · 7 records
    • Golden Shiner Notemigonus crysoleucasBrackish water · 6 records
    • Bighead Searobin Prionotus tribulusSalt water · 6 records
    • Spot Croaker Leiostomus xanthurusSalt water · 6 records
    • White Catfish Ameiurus catusBrackish water · 5 records
    • White Sucker Catostomus commersoniiBrackish water · 5 records
    • Alewife Alosa pseudoharengusSalt water · 5 records
    • Bluefish Pomatomus saltatrixSalt water · 5 records
    • Banded Killifish Fundulus diaphanusBrackish water · 5 records
    • Northern Pipefish Syngnathus fuscusSalt water · 4 records
    Fresh water nearby · 8 species

    Rivers, creeks and ponds within 15 km, not the tidal water itself.

    • Northern Snakehead Channa argusFresh water · 111 records
    • Bluegill Lepomis macrochirusFresh water · 60 records
    • Largemouth Bass Micropterus salmoidesFresh water · 41 records
    • Black Crappie Pomoxis nigromaculatusFresh water · 16 records
    • Brown Bullhead Ameiurus nebulosusFresh water · 11 records
    • Green Sunfish Lepomis cyanellusFresh water · 10 records
    • Tessellated Darter Etheostoma olmstediFresh water · 5 records
    • Redear Sunfish Lepomis microlophusFresh water · 5 records

    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 Queensboro Bridge

    Queensboro Bridge 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 4.1 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 5.8 ft, and again around Sunday, October 11 (5.0 ft). Those spring tides follow the new and full moon by a day or two. The calmest day is Sunday, October 18, with only 3.3 ft between the day's highest and lowest water.

    The lowest tide of the month is -0.3 ft at 5:14 PM on Tuesday, October 27. There are 6 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 5.5 ft at 10:58 AM on Tuesday, October 27. Onshore wind or a storm can push the real water level above that.

    This is a reference (harmonic) station: NOAA predicts its tides directly from years of measured water levels here, which makes it among the most reliable predictions on the coast.

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