Hell Gate Tides Today
Near New York · Wards Island · New York County, NY · NOAA 8517401
- Low3:18AM0.0 ft
- High8:43AM7.1 ft
- Low3:47PM0.3 ft
- High9:00PM6.4 ft
Local Eastern time. Heights in feet above average low water (MLLW). Shaded bands are today's best fishing windows.
Fishing Outlook
The low tide at 3:47 PM lands near sunset, and the tides are among the strongest this week.
Best Windows Today
- 7:43 to 9:43 AMaround high tide
- 2:47 to 4:47 PMaround low tide
Solunar Times
- Minor3:19 to 4:19 AMmoonrise
- Major8:34 to 10:34 AMmoon overhead
- Minor2:39 to 3:39 PMmoonset
- Major8:56 to 10:56 PMmoon underfoot
Major periods are the two hours around the moon overhead or underfoot. Minor periods are the hour around moonrise and moonset.
Fishing Outlook
The low tide at 4:34 PM lands near sunset, and the tides are among the strongest this week.
Best Windows Today
- 8:25 to 10:25 AMaround high tide
- 3:34 to 5:34 PMaround low tide
Solunar Times
- Minor4:25 to 5:25 AMmoonrise
- Major9:19 to 11:19 AMmoon overhead
- Minor3:03 to 4:03 PMmoonset
- Major9:41 to 11:41 PMmoon underfoot
Major periods are the two hours around the moon overhead or underfoot. Minor periods are the hour around moonrise and moonset.
Fishing here? See New York fishing rules from the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation.
Weather and Wind
- TodayHigh 68°Heavy rain 95% rainSW 5 mph
- TonightLow 55°Chance t-storms then mostly cloudy 37% rainNW 5 mph
- SaturdayHigh 64°Mostly sunny 8% rainW 5 to 13 mph
From the National Weather Service. Arrows point the way the wind blows.
Next 7 Days
30 Day Tide Table| Day | Fishing | High Tides | Low Tides | Moon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SaturdayNov 7 | 9:25 AM 7.4 ft9:44 PM 6.4 ft | 4:02 AM 0.0 ft4:34 PM 0.2 ft | ||
| SundayNov 8 | 10:05 AM 7.5 ft10:25 PM 6.2 ft | 4:44 AM 0.1 ft5:19 PM 0.1 ft | ||
| MondayNov 9 | 10:42 AM 7.4 ft11:05 PM 6.1 ft | 5:25 AM 0.3 ft6:03 PM 0.1 ft | ||
| TuesdayNov 10 | 11:19 AM 7.3 ft11:45 PM 5.8 ft | 6:04 AM 0.5 ft6:45 PM 0.2 ft | ||
| WednesdayNov 11 | 11:56 AM 7.0 ft | 6:42 AM 0.8 ft7:25 PM 0.4 ft | ||
| ThursdayNov 12 | 12:28 AM 5.5 ft12:36 PM 6.7 ft | 7:18 AM 1.1 ft8:04 PM 0.7 ft | ||
| FridayNov 13 | 1:15 AM 5.3 ft1:18 PM 6.3 ft | 7:53 AM 1.4 ft8:43 PM 1.0 ft |
About the Tides at Hell Gate
Hell Gate gets two high tides and two low tides most days, both about the same size. On a typical day the water rises and falls about 6.0 feet.
Over the next two weeks the biggest tides come on Sunday, November 8, when the water moves about 7.4 feet. The lowest water is 0.0 ft on Saturday, November 7 at 4:02 AM, and the highest is 7.5 ft on Sunday, November 8 at 10:05 AM.
NOAA works out the times here from its reference station at New York (The Battery), adjusted for this location.
Official NOAA prediction for station 8517401, Hell Gate, Wards Island, timed from its reference station New York (The Battery) (8518750). Updated Fri, 06 Nov 2026 17:46 GMT.