Port Jefferson Tides Today
Suffolk County, NY · NOAA 8514560
- Low2:38AM0.3 ft
- High8:50AM7.4 ft
- Low3:15PM0.0 ft
- High9:18PM6.6 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 3:15 PM lands near sunset, and the tides are among the strongest this week.
Best Windows Today
- 7:50 to 9:50 AMaround high tide
- 2:15 to 4:15 PMaround low tide
Solunar Times
- Minor3:16 to 4:16 AMmoonrise
- Major8:31 to 10:31 AMmoon overhead
- Minor2:36 to 3:36 PMmoonset
- Major8:53 to 10:53 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 4:01 PM lands near sunset, and the tides are among the strongest this week.
Best Windows Today
- 8:34 to 10:34 AMaround high tide
- 3:01 to 5:01 PMaround low tide
Solunar Times
- Minor4:22 to 5:22 AMmoonrise
- Major9:15 to 11:15 AMmoon overhead
- Minor3:00 to 4:00 PMmoonset
- Major9:38 to 11:38 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
- This AfternoonHigh 66°Heavy rain 99% rainSW 5 to 9 mph
- TonightLow 58°Light rain 80% rainW 2 to 6 mph
- SaturdayHigh 63°Mostly sunny 10% rainW 6 to 16 mph
Boating Forecast
Long Island Sound West of New Haven CT/Port Jefferson NY · issued Fri 3:01 AM
- Today
- S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 1 ft or less. Rain and chance of tstms.
- Tonight
- W winds around 5 kt. Seas 1 ft or less. Chance of rain, mainly in the evening.
- Sat
- NW winds around 5 kt, becoming W 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 1 ft or less. Wave Detail: W 1 ft at 2 seconds. Slight chance of rain in the afternoon.
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 | 9:34 AM 7.5 ft10:02 PM 6.6 ft | 3:24 AM 0.3 ft4:01 PM -0.1 ft | ||
| SundayNov 8 | 10:15 AM 7.6 ft10:44 PM 6.5 ft | 4:06 AM 0.3 ft4:43 PM -0.2 ft | ||
| MondayNov 9 | 10:54 AM 7.5 ft11:24 PM 6.5 ft | 4:46 AM 0.4 ft5:22 PM -0.1 ft | ||
| TuesdayNov 10 | 11:33 AM 7.3 ft | 5:25 AM 0.6 ft6:00 PM 0.0 ft | ||
| WednesdayNov 11 | 12:04 AM 6.3 ft12:12 PM 7.0 ft | 6:04 AM 0.7 ft6:39 PM 0.2 ft | ||
| ThursdayNov 12 | 12:45 AM 6.2 ft12:53 PM 6.8 ft | 6:45 AM 0.9 ft7:20 PM 0.4 ft | ||
| FridayNov 13 | 1:28 AM 6.1 ft1:37 PM 6.6 ft | 7:27 AM 1.1 ft8:03 PM 0.6 ft |
About the Tides at Port Jefferson
Port Jefferson 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 6.4 feet.
Over the next two weeks the biggest tides come on Sunday, November 8, when the water moves about 7.7 feet. The lowest water is -0.2 ft on Sunday, November 8 at 4:43 PM, and the highest is 7.6 ft on Sunday, November 8 at 10:15 AM. A minus tide like that uncovers the most beach, flats and tide pools.
NOAA predicts the tides here from years of measurements at station 8514560.
Official NOAA prediction for station 8514560, Port Jefferson. Updated Fri, 06 Nov 2026 17:46 GMT.