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Hell Gate, Wards Island tide chart and tide times
New York · NOAA station 8517401
Nearest NOAA tide station to Manhattan, New York City, The Bronx (4 km from Manhattan).
On Thursday, October 1, high tide at Hell Gate, Wards Island is at 2:42 AM (6.2 ft) and 3:00 PM (7.4 ft), and low tide is at 9:34 AM (0.6 ft) and 10:41 PM (1.0 ft). Times are local; heights are in feet above mean lower low water (MLLW), the datum used on U.S. charts — a negative height means the water drops below that level.
High and low tides for the next 8 days
| Tide | Time | Height |
|---|---|---|
| Thursday, October 1 🌖 Waning GibbousSunrise 6:52 AM · Sunset 6:37 PM · Moonrise 9:36 PM · Moonset 12:46 PM | ||
| High tide | 2:42 AM | 6.2 ft |
| Low tide | 9:34 AM | 0.6 ft |
| High tide | 3:00 PM | 7.4 ft |
| Low tide | 10:41 PM | 1.0 ft |
| Friday, October 2 🌗 Last QuarterSunrise 6:53 AM · Sunset 6:35 PM · Moonrise 10:40 PM · Moonset 1:52 PM | ||
| High tide | 3:49 AM | 5.9 ft |
| Low tide | 10:30 AM | 1.1 ft |
| High tide | 4:07 PM | 7.2 ft |
| Low tide | 11:51 PM | 1.3 ft |
| Saturday, October 3 🌗 Last QuarterSunrise 6:54 AM · Sunset 6:34 PM · Moonrise 11:52 PM · Moonset 2:46 PM | ||
| High tide | 4:57 AM | 5.8 ft |
| Low tide | 11:44 AM | 1.4 ft |
| High tide | 5:16 PM | 7.0 ft |
| Sunday, October 4 🌗 Last QuarterSunrise 6:55 AM · Sunset 6:32 PM · Moonset 3:30 PM | ||
| Low tide | 1:04 AM | 1.3 ft |
| High tide | 6:03 AM | 5.8 ft |
| Low tide | 1:05 PM | 1.5 ft |
| High tide | 6:23 PM | 6.9 ft |
| Monday, October 5 🌗 Last QuarterSunrise 6:56 AM · Sunset 6:31 PM · Moonrise 1:07 AM · Moonset 4:04 PM | ||
| Low tide | 2:09 AM | 1.0 ft |
| High tide | 7:10 AM | 6.0 ft |
| Low tide | 2:16 PM | 1.3 ft |
| High tide | 7:32 PM | 6.8 ft |
| Tuesday, October 6 🌘 Waning CrescentSunrise 6:57 AM · Sunset 6:29 PM · Moonrise 2:22 AM · Moonset 4:33 PM | ||
| Low tide | 3:07 AM | 0.6 ft |
| High tide | 8:17 AM | 6.4 ft |
| Low tide | 3:18 PM | 1.0 ft |
| High tide | 8:38 PM | 7.0 ft |
| Wednesday, October 7 🌘 Waning CrescentSunrise 6:58 AM · Sunset 6:27 PM · Moonrise 3:34 AM · Moonset 4:58 PM | ||
| Low tide | 3:58 AM | 0.2 ft |
| High tide | 9:16 AM | 6.8 ft |
| Low tide | 4:14 PM | 0.6 ft |
| High tide | 9:34 PM | 7.1 ft |
| Thursday, October 8 🌘 Waning CrescentSunrise 6:59 AM · Sunset 6:26 PM · Moonrise 4:44 AM · Moonset 5:20 PM | ||
| Low tide | 4:46 AM | -0.1 ft |
| High tide | 10:06 AM | 7.3 ft |
| Low tide | 5:05 PM | 0.3 ft |
| High tide | 10:22 PM | 7.2 ft |
Best fishing times at Hell Gate, Wards Island (solunar table)
Major periods, about two hours each, are centered on the moon passing overhead or underfoot. Minor periods, about an hour, are centered on moonrise and moonset. By solunar tradition the days around the new and full moon are the strongest, and many anglers plan for a major period that falls on a moving tide.
| Day | Major periods | Minor periods |
|---|---|---|
| Thu, Oct 1 🌖 Waning Gibbous · Good | 3:41 AM–5:41 AM 4:12 PM–6:12 PM | 12:16 PM–1:16 PM 9:06 PM–10:06 PM |
| Fri, Oct 2 🌗 Last Quarter · Fair | 4:43 AM–6:43 AM 5:15 PM–7:15 PM | 1:22 PM–2:22 PM 10:10 PM–11:10 PM |
| Sat, Oct 3 🌗 Last Quarter · Fair | 5:46 AM–7:46 AM 6:17 PM–8:17 PM | 2:16 PM–3:16 PM 11:22 PM–12:22 AM |
| Sun, Oct 4 🌗 Last Quarter · Fair | 6:46 AM–8:46 AM 7:15 PM–9:15 PM | 3:00 PM–4:00 PM |
| Mon, Oct 5 🌗 Last Quarter · Fair | 7:42 AM–9:42 AM 8:09 PM–10:09 PM | 12:37 AM–1:37 AM 3:34 PM–4:34 PM |
| Tue, Oct 6 🌘 Waning Crescent · Good | 8:34 AM–10:34 AM 8:59 PM–10:59 PM | 1:52 AM–2:52 AM 4:03 PM–5:03 PM |
| Wed, Oct 7 🌘 Waning Crescent · Good | 9:22 AM–11:22 AM 9:46 PM–11:46 PM | 3:04 AM–4:04 AM 4:28 PM–5:28 PM |
| Thu, Oct 8 🌘 Waning Crescent · Good | 10:08 AM–12:08 PM 10:31 PM–12:31 AM | 4:14 AM–5:14 AM 4:50 PM–5:50 PM |
Nearby tide stations
- Harlem River, Randalls Island
2 km away - Horns Hook, East 90th Street
2 km away - Port Morris (Stony Point)
2 km away - North Brother Island
2 km away - Hunts Point
4 km away - Queensboro Bridge
4 km away - College Point, Flushing Bay
5 km away - Edgewater, N.J.
6 km away
Predictions from NOAA CO-OPS station 8517401 (subordinate station, corrected from reference station 8518750). Station page at NOAA. Updated daily. Not for navigation.
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