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Southwest Point, Block Island tide chart and tide times
Rhode Island · NOAA station 8459681
Nearest NOAA tide station to New Shoreham (4 km from New Shoreham).
On Tuesday, September 29, high tide at Southwest Point, Block Island is at 9:59 AM (3.5 ft) and 10:25 PM (2.8 ft), and low tide is at 3:21 AM (-0.1 ft) and 4:26 PM (0.1 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Tuesday, September 29 🌖 Waning GibbousSunrise 6:41 AM · Sunset 6:31 PM · Moonrise 7:49 PM · Moonset 10:08 AM | ||
| Low tide | 3:21 AM | -0.1 ft |
| High tide | 9:59 AM | 3.5 ft |
| Low tide | 4:26 PM | 0.1 ft |
| High tide | 10:25 PM | 2.8 ft |
| Wednesday, September 30 🌖 Waning GibbousSunrise 6:42 AM · Sunset 6:29 PM · Moonrise 8:31 PM · Moonset 11:25 AM | ||
| Low tide | 4:01 AM | -0.0 ft |
| High tide | 10:46 AM | 3.5 ft |
| Low tide | 5:20 PM | 0.2 ft |
| High tide | 11:15 PM | 2.7 ft |
| Thursday, October 1 🌖 Waning GibbousSunrise 6:43 AM · Sunset 6:28 PM · Moonrise 9:24 PM · Moonset 12:38 PM | ||
| Low tide | 4:47 AM | 0.1 ft |
| High tide | 11:39 AM | 3.4 ft |
| Low tide | 6:31 PM | 0.4 ft |
| Friday, October 2 🌗 Last QuarterSunrise 6:44 AM · Sunset 6:26 PM · Moonrise 10:28 PM · Moonset 1:44 PM | ||
| High tide | 12:12 AM | 2.5 ft |
| Low tide | 5:41 AM | 0.3 ft |
| High tide | 12:40 PM | 3.2 ft |
| Low tide | 7:56 PM | 0.5 ft |
| Saturday, October 3 🌗 Last QuarterSunrise 6:45 AM · Sunset 6:24 PM · Moonrise 11:40 PM · Moonset 2:38 PM | ||
| High tide | 1:18 AM | 2.4 ft |
| Low tide | 6:49 AM | 0.4 ft |
| High tide | 1:51 PM | 3.1 ft |
| Low tide | 9:11 PM | 0.4 ft |
| Sunday, October 4 🌗 Last QuarterSunrise 6:46 AM · Sunset 6:23 PM · Moonset 3:21 PM | ||
| High tide | 2:34 AM | 2.4 ft |
| Low tide | 8:30 AM | 0.5 ft |
| High tide | 3:08 PM | 3.0 ft |
| Low tide | 10:14 PM | 0.3 ft |
| Monday, October 5 🌗 Last QuarterSunrise 6:47 AM · Sunset 6:21 PM · Moonrise 12:56 AM · Moonset 3:56 PM | ||
| High tide | 3:48 AM | 2.6 ft |
| Low tide | 10:07 AM | 0.4 ft |
| High tide | 4:19 PM | 3.0 ft |
| Low tide | 11:08 PM | 0.2 ft |
| Tuesday, October 6 🌘 Waning CrescentSunrise 6:48 AM · Sunset 6:19 PM · Moonrise 2:11 AM · Moonset 4:24 PM | ||
| High tide | 4:53 AM | 2.8 ft |
| Low tide | 11:16 AM | 0.3 ft |
| High tide | 5:19 PM | 3.0 ft |
| Low tide | 11:56 PM | 0.1 ft |
Best fishing times at Southwest Point, Block 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Tue, Sep 29 🌖 Waning Gibbous · Good | 1:35 AM–3:35 AM 2:03 PM–4:03 PM | 9:38 AM–10:38 AM 7:19 PM–8:19 PM |
| Wed, Sep 30 🌖 Waning Gibbous · Good | 2:31 AM–4:31 AM 3:01 PM–5:01 PM | 10:55 AM–11:55 AM 8:01 PM–9:01 PM |
| Thu, Oct 1 🌖 Waning Gibbous · Good | 3:31 AM–5:31 AM 4:02 PM–6:02 PM | 12:08 PM–1:08 PM 8:54 PM–9:54 PM |
| Fri, Oct 2 🌗 Last Quarter · Fair | 4:34 AM–6:34 AM 5:05 PM–7:05 PM | 1:14 PM–2:14 PM 9:58 PM–10:58 PM |
| Sat, Oct 3 🌗 Last Quarter · Fair | 5:36 AM–7:36 AM 6:07 PM–8:07 PM | 2:08 PM–3:08 PM 11:10 PM–12:10 AM |
| Sun, Oct 4 🌗 Last Quarter · Fair | 6:36 AM–8:36 AM 7:05 PM–9:05 PM | 2:51 PM–3:51 PM |
| Mon, Oct 5 🌗 Last Quarter · Fair | 7:33 AM–9:33 AM 7:59 PM–9:59 PM | 12:26 AM–1:26 AM 3:26 PM–4:26 PM |
| Tue, Oct 6 🌘 Waning Crescent · Good | 8:24 AM–10:24 AM 8:49 PM–10:49 PM | 1:41 AM–2:41 AM 3:54 PM–4:54 PM |
Nearby tide stations
- Block Island (Old Harbor)
5 km away - Weekapaug Point, Block Island Sound
22 km away - Point Judith, Harbor of Refuge
24 km away - Watch Hill Point
26 km away - Lake Montauk
29 km away - Montauk Harbor entrance
29 km away - Westerly, Pawcatuck River
31 km away - Narragansett Pier
32 km away
Predictions from NOAA CO-OPS station 8459681. Station page at NOAA. Updated daily. Not for navigation.
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