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Manhattan Island tides
Manhattan Island has 10 coastal places, including 5 main ones. All of them show today's tide, from 7 official stations.
Main placesOther places
- Places with tides 10 of 10 10 with a station within 5 mi
- Biggest range today 6.4 ft in Manhattan
- Spring tides Oct 26–28 full moon · with perigee · coef. 88
- Sun 7:22 am–5:57 pm 10 h 35 min of daylight
- Moon 91% · 7:29 pm waning gibbous
- Next phase Last quarter Sun, Nov 1 · 3:29 pm
Manhattan Island at a glance
- Coastal places: 10 (5 main ones and 5 more): 4 piers, 3 towns and cities and 3 harbors.
- State: New York.
- With today's tide: 10 of 10 places (10 with a station within 5 miles and 0 within 31 miles).
- Most used station: Brooklyn Bridge (NOAA), for 2 places. 7 official stations in all.
- Biggest tide today: Manhattan, with 6.4 ft between high and low tide (Horns Hook station).
- Smallest tide today: Eleventh Street Basin, with 5.5 ft.
- Tide type: semidiurnal: two high and two low tides a day, of similar height.
- Next spring tides: from October 26 to 28, with a coefficient of up to 88 and the moon near perigee.
Today's tides by station
| Station | ▲ High tides | ▼ Low tides | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brooklyn Bridge 2 places · NOAA | 10:13 am 10:46 pm | 4:03 am 4:51 pm | 6.1 ft |
| New York 2 places · The Battery, NOAA | 10:01 am 10:31 pm | 4:06 am 4:53 pm | 6.2 ft |
| Wallabout Bay 2 places · NOAA | 10:33 am 11:03 pm | 4:28 am 5:15 pm | 5.9 ft |
| Horns Hook 1 place · NOAA | 12:11 am 12:29 pm | 6:01 am 6:44 pm | 6.4 ft |
| East 41st Street 1 place · NOAA | 11:04 am 11:34 pm | 4:52 am 5:39 pm | 5.9 ft |
| Hunters Point 1 place · NOAA | 11:23 am 11:53 pm | 5:02 am 5:49 pm | 5.5 ft |
| Weehawken 1 place · NOAA | 10:14 am 10:44 pm | 4:21 am 5:08 pm | 6.0 ft |
Each place uses the nearest official station in the same body of water. Range: from the day's highest high tide to its lowest low tide.
Main places on Manhattan Island
- New York High tide 10:13 am · 10:46 pm Low tide 4:03 am · 4:51 pm
- Manhattan High tide 12:11 am · 12:29 pm Low tide 6:01 am · 6:44 pm
- Pier A Harbor House High tide 10:01 am · 10:31 pm Low tide 4:06 am · 4:53 pm
- Chelsea Pier High tide 10:14 am · 10:44 pm Low tide 4:21 am · 5:08 pm
- Christopher Street Pier High tide 10:13 am · 10:46 pm Low tide 4:03 am · 4:51 pm
The other 5 places on Manhattan Island
In alphabetical order. Each one with today's tides, sun and moon.
Questions about the tides on Manhattan Island
What time is high tide today on Manhattan Island?
Today, at the Brooklyn Bridge station, used by 2 places on Manhattan Island, high tide is at 10:13 am (5.8 ft) and 10:46 pm (4.5 ft), and low tide at 4:03 am and 4:51 pm. It can change by a few minutes from place to place: check each place's page.
Where is the biggest tide on Manhattan Island?
Today, in Manhattan: 6.4 ft between high and low tide (Horns Hook station). The smallest is in Eleventh Street Basin, with 5.5 ft. The range changes every day with the moon.
When are the next spring tides on Manhattan Island?
From October 26 to 28, after the new or full moon, with the moon near perigee, so they will be bigger than usual. At the Brooklyn Bridge station the coefficient will reach 88.
How many tides a day are there on Manhattan Island?
The tide is semidiurnal: two high and two low tides a day, of similar height. Each high tide comes about 50 minutes later than the day before.
What time are sunrise and sunset today on Manhattan Island?
In the middle of the area, the sun rises at 7:22 am and sets at 5:57 pm: 10 h 35 min of daylight.
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Sun and moon: our own calculation with astronomy-engine. Places: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Coastline: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). How we calculate the tide