New York tide station

Gowanus Bay tide times

Today, Sunday, October 18, 2026: high tide at 2:10 AM (3.9 ft) and 2:17 PM (4.6 ft); low tide at 7:54 AM (1.7 ft) and 9:11 PM (1.3 ft). Water temperature 63.9 F at The Battery (2.5 mi away).

NOAA station 8517921 · Subordinate station · MLLW datum · times in EDT · sunrise 7:11 AM, sunset 6:12 PM · first quarter (51% lit)

High tide▲

2:10AM

3.9FT MLLW

high

Low tide▼

7:54AM

1.7FT MLLW

low

High tide▲

2:17PM

4.6FT MLLW

high

Low tide▼

9:11PM

1.3FT MLLW

low

predicted height above MLLWnightnow (build time; your browser updates it)

As of 5:20 AM the tide is falling toward low tide at 7:54 AM (1.7 ft).

First Quarter 51% litSunrise 7:11 AMSunset 6:12 PMDaylight 11h 00mEDT

High tide at Gowanus Bay, New York on October 18, 2026 is at 2:10 AM (3.9 ft above MLLW) and 2:17 PM (4.6 ft above MLLW).
Low tide at Gowanus Bay on October 18, 2026 is at 7:54 AM (1.7 ft) and 9:11 PM (1.3 ft).
Today's tidal range at Gowanus Bay is 3.3 ft (highest high 4.6 ft, lowest low 1.3 ft).
The nearest NOAA water temperature to Gowanus Bay is 63.9 F at The Battery (2.5 mi away), as of October 18, 2026.
Sunrise 7:11 AM, sunset 6:12 PM (EDT); moon first quarter, 51% illuminated.
Predictions are NOAA CO-OPS tide predictions for station 8517921 (subordinate station), heights above MLLW.

Next 7 days at Gowanus Bay

Date	Tide 1	Tide 2	Tide 3	Tide 4	Sunrise	Sunset	Moon
Sun Oct 18today	2:10 AM3.9 ft	7:54 AM1.7 ft	2:17 PM4.6 ft	9:11 PM1.3 ft	7:11 AM	6:12 PM	51%
Mon Oct 19	3:02 AM3.9 ft	9:14 AM1.7 ft	3:09 PM4.5 ft	10:06 PM1.1 ft	7:12 AM	6:10 PM	61%
Tue Oct 20	3:56 AM4.0 ft	10:17 AM1.5 ft	4:04 PM4.6 ft	10:54 PM0.9 ft	7:13 AM	6:09 PM	71%
Wed Oct 21	4:49 AM4.3 ft	11:10 AM1.2 ft	4:59 PM4.7 ft	11:37 PM0.7 ft	7:14 AM	6:07 PM	80%
Thu Oct 22	5:37 AM4.7 ft	11:58 AM0.9 ft	5:49 PM4.9 ft		7:15 AM	6:06 PM	88%
Fri Oct 23	12:17 AM0.4 ft	6:18 AM5.1 ft	12:44 PM0.6 ft	6:33 PM5.1 ft	7:16 AM	6:04 PM	94%
Sat Oct 24	12:57 AM0.2 ft	6:55 AM5.5 ft	1:31 PM0.2 ft	7:14 PM5.2 ft	7:17 AM	6:03 PM	98%

Water temperature near Gowanus Bay

63.9 F (17.7 C)

NOAA CO-OPS station 8518750 (The Battery sensor, 2.5 mi away), read 5:00 AM local, October 18, 2026

Over the past 30 days this sensor ranged from 63.9 to 74.5 F. Typical for October here is 64.5 F (5-year hourly mean; range 57.6 to 72.3), so today is 0.6 F below typical.

Water temperature is the nearest NOAA reading to Gowanus Bay, not a measurement at the tide gauge itself (this station has no water-temperature sensor). See water temperature by state for every sensor and buoy.

Tide tables

High (▲) and low (▼) tides in EDT with sunrise, sunset and moon illumination. CSV of today's tides for every New York station.

October 2026 tide table

Date	Tide 1	Tide 2	Tide 3	Tide 4	Sunrise	Sunset	Moon
Thu Oct 1					6:53 AM	6:38 PM	72%
Fri Oct 2					6:54 AM	6:37 PM	62%
Sat Oct 3					6:55 AM	6:35 PM	52%
Sun Oct 4					6:56 AM	6:34 PM	41%
Mon Oct 5					6:57 AM	6:32 PM	31%
Tue Oct 6					6:58 AM	6:30 PM	22%
Wed Oct 7					6:59 AM	6:29 PM	14%
Thu Oct 8					7:00 AM	6:27 PM	7%
Fri Oct 9					7:01 AM	6:25 PM	3%
Sat Oct 10					7:02 AM	6:24 PM	0%
Sun Oct 11					7:03 AM	6:22 PM	0%
Mon Oct 12					7:04 AM	6:21 PM	2%
Tue Oct 13					7:05 AM	6:19 PM	7%
Wed Oct 14					7:06 AM	6:18 PM	13%
Thu Oct 15					7:07 AM	6:16 PM	21%
Fri Oct 16	12:22 AM4.1 ft	5:57 AM1.3 ft	12:32 PM4.8 ft	7:06 PM1.2 ft	7:09 AM	6:15 PM	30%
Sat Oct 17	1:17 AM3.9 ft	6:41 AM1.5 ft	1:25 PM4.7 ft	8:08 PM1.3 ft	7:10 AM	6:13 PM	40%
Sun Oct 18today	2:10 AM3.9 ft	7:54 AM1.7 ft	2:17 PM4.6 ft	9:11 PM1.3 ft	7:11 AM	6:12 PM	51%
Mon Oct 19	3:02 AM3.9 ft	9:14 AM1.7 ft	3:09 PM4.5 ft	10:06 PM1.1 ft	7:12 AM	6:10 PM	61%
Tue Oct 20	3:56 AM4.0 ft	10:17 AM1.5 ft	4:04 PM4.6 ft	10:54 PM0.9 ft	7:13 AM	6:09 PM	71%
Wed Oct 21	4:49 AM4.3 ft	11:10 AM1.2 ft	4:59 PM4.7 ft	11:37 PM0.7 ft	7:14 AM	6:07 PM	80%
Thu Oct 22	5:37 AM4.7 ft	11:58 AM0.9 ft	5:49 PM4.9 ft		7:15 AM	6:06 PM	88%
Fri Oct 23	12:17 AM0.4 ft	6:18 AM5.1 ft	12:44 PM0.6 ft	6:33 PM5.1 ft	7:16 AM	6:04 PM	94%
Sat Oct 24	12:57 AM0.2 ft	6:55 AM5.5 ft	1:31 PM0.2 ft	7:14 PM5.2 ft	7:17 AM	6:03 PM	98%
Sun Oct 25	1:38 AM0.0 ft	7:31 AM5.9 ft	2:19 PM-0.0 ft	7:55 PM5.3 ft	7:19 AM	6:02 PM	100%
Mon Oct 26	2:21 AM-0.1 ft	8:09 AM6.2 ft	3:07 PM-0.2 ft	8:38 PM5.2 ft	7:20 AM	6:00 PM	99%
Tue Oct 27	3:05 AM-0.1 ft	8:51 AM6.3 ft	3:55 PM-0.2 ft	9:25 PM5.1 ft	7:21 AM	5:59 PM	97%
Wed Oct 28	3:51 AM-0.1 ft	9:37 AM6.2 ft	4:44 PM-0.2 ft	10:18 PM4.9 ft	7:22 AM	5:58 PM	92%
Thu Oct 29	4:38 AM0.0 ft	10:32 AM6.0 ft	5:35 PM0.0 ft	11:21 PM4.7 ft	7:23 AM	5:56 PM	85%
Fri Oct 30	5:29 AM0.2 ft	11:36 AM5.7 ft	6:33 PM0.2 ft		7:24 AM	5:55 PM	77%
Sat Oct 31	12:30 AM4.6 ft	6:28 AM0.5 ft	12:46 PM5.5 ft	7:39 PM0.4 ft	7:25 AM	5:54 PM	68%

November 2026 tide table

Date	Tide 1	Tide 2	Tide 3	Tide 4	Sunrise	Sunset	Moon
Sun Nov 1	1:37 AM4.6 ft	6:41 AM0.7 ft	12:52 PM5.3 ft	7:46 PM0.4 ft	6:27 AM	4:53 PM	57%
Mon Nov 2	1:39 AM4.7 ft	7:57 AM0.8 ft	1:55 PM5.1 ft	8:49 PM0.3 ft	6:28 AM	4:51 PM	46%
Tue Nov 3	2:40 AM4.8 ft	9:06 AM0.7 ft	2:58 PM5.0 ft	9:45 PM0.2 ft	6:29 AM	4:50 PM	36%
Wed Nov 4	3:41 AM5.0 ft	10:07 AM0.5 ft	4:00 PM4.9 ft	10:35 PM0.1 ft	6:30 AM	4:49 PM	26%
Thu Nov 5	4:38 AM5.3 ft	11:00 AM0.4 ft	4:56 PM5.0 ft	11:21 PM-0.0 ft	6:31 AM	4:48 PM	17%
Fri Nov 6	5:27 AM5.5 ft	11:50 AM0.2 ft	5:44 PM5.0 ft		6:32 AM	4:47 PM	10%
Sat Nov 7	12:05 AM-0.0 ft	6:09 AM5.7 ft	12:37 PM0.1 ft	6:28 PM4.9 ft	6:34 AM	4:46 PM	5%
Sun Nov 8	12:47 AM0.1 ft	6:49 AM5.8 ft	1:22 PM0.0 ft	7:09 PM4.8 ft	6:35 AM	4:45 PM	1%
Mon Nov 9	1:28 AM0.2 ft	7:26 AM5.8 ft	2:06 PM0.0 ft	7:49 PM4.7 ft	6:36 AM	4:44 PM	0%
Tue Nov 10	2:07 AM0.3 ft	8:03 AM5.6 ft	2:48 PM0.1 ft	8:29 PM4.5 ft	6:37 AM	4:43 PM	1%
Wed Nov 11	2:45 AM0.5 ft	8:40 AM5.4 ft	3:28 PM0.2 ft	9:12 PM4.3 ft	6:38 AM	4:42 PM	4%
Thu Nov 12	3:21 AM0.7 ft	9:20 AM5.2 ft	4:07 PM0.4 ft	9:59 PM4.1 ft	6:40 AM	4:41 PM	10%
Fri Nov 13	3:56 AM0.9 ft	10:02 AM4.9 ft	4:46 PM0.6 ft	10:51 PM3.9 ft	6:41 AM	4:40 PM	17%
Sat Nov 14	4:29 AM1.1 ft	10:50 AM4.7 ft	5:29 PM0.8 ft	11:44 PM3.8 ft	6:42 AM	4:39 PM	25%
Sun Nov 15	5:07 AM1.3 ft	11:41 AM4.5 ft	6:19 PM0.9 ft		6:43 AM	4:38 PM	35%
Mon Nov 16	12:34 AM3.8 ft	6:00 AM1.4 ft	12:30 PM4.4 ft	7:16 PM0.9 ft	6:44 AM	4:37 PM	45%
Tue Nov 17	1:20 AM3.9 ft	7:20 AM1.5 ft	1:17 PM4.3 ft	8:12 PM0.9 ft	6:45 AM	4:37 PM	56%
Wed Nov 18	2:05 AM4.0 ft	8:32 AM1.3 ft	2:07 PM4.3 ft	9:02 PM0.7 ft	6:47 AM	4:36 PM	66%
Thu Nov 19	2:52 AM4.3 ft	9:32 AM1.1 ft	3:02 PM4.3 ft	9:49 PM0.5 ft	6:48 AM	4:35 PM	76%
Fri Nov 20	3:42 AM4.6 ft	10:26 AM0.7 ft	4:01 PM4.4 ft	10:33 PM0.3 ft	6:49 AM	4:35 PM	84%
Sat Nov 21	4:32 AM5.1 ft	11:17 AM0.4 ft	4:56 PM4.6 ft	11:18 PM0.0 ft	6:50 AM	4:34 PM	91%
Sun Nov 22	5:18 AM5.5 ft	12:07 PM0.0 ft	5:46 PM4.7 ft		6:51 AM	4:33 PM	96%
Mon Nov 23	12:04 AM-0.2 ft	6:02 AM5.9 ft	12:58 PM-0.3 ft	6:33 PM4.9 ft	6:52 AM	4:33 PM	99%
Tue Nov 24	12:53 AM-0.3 ft	6:48 AM6.2 ft	1:50 PM-0.5 ft	7:22 PM4.9 ft	6:53 AM	4:32 PM	100%
Wed Nov 25	1:44 AM-0.4 ft	7:35 AM6.2 ft	2:41 PM-0.6 ft	8:14 PM4.9 ft	6:54 AM	4:32 PM	98%
Thu Nov 26	2:36 AM-0.4 ft	8:27 AM6.1 ft	3:32 PM-0.6 ft	9:11 PM4.8 ft	6:56 AM	4:31 PM	95%
Fri Nov 27	3:28 AM-0.3 ft	9:25 AM5.9 ft	4:23 PM-0.5 ft	10:14 PM4.7 ft	6:57 AM	4:31 PM	89%
Sat Nov 28	4:21 AM-0.1 ft	10:29 AM5.6 ft	5:17 PM-0.3 ft	11:20 PM4.7 ft	6:58 AM	4:30 PM	81%
Sun Nov 29	5:20 AM0.1 ft	11:34 AM5.3 ft	6:16 PM-0.1 ft		6:59 AM	4:30 PM	73%
Mon Nov 30	12:23 AM4.7 ft	6:27 AM0.4 ft	12:36 PM5.1 ft	7:18 PM-0.0 ft	7:00 AM	4:30 PM	63%

How these predictions are made

Gowanus Bay is a subordinate station: NOAA derives its tides from the reference station NEW YORK (The Battery) by applying fixed offsets.

High tide time

-0h 18m

relative to NEW YORK (The Battery)

Low tide time

-0h 12m

relative to reference

High tide height

x1.03

ratio

Low tide height

x0.95

ratio

Nearby tide stations

NEW YORK (The Battery)2.5 mi · next high 2:35 PM
Brooklyn Bridge2.8 mi · next high 3:05 PM
St. George, Staten Island3.5 mi · next high 2:18 PM
Wallabout Bay, Brooklyn Navy Yard3.5 mi · next high 3:07 PM
Constable Hook3.8 mi · next high 2:17 PM
Williamsburg Bridge4.0 mi · next high 3:28 PM

Questions

What time is high tide at Gowanus Bay today?

High tide at Gowanus Bay, New York on Sunday, October 18, 2026 is at 2:10 AM (3.9 ft above MLLW) and 2:17 PM (4.6 ft above MLLW), NOAA prediction, local time.

What time is low tide at Gowanus Bay today?

Low tide at Gowanus Bay on Sunday, October 18, 2026 is at 7:54 AM (1.7 ft) and 9:11 PM (1.3 ft).

What is the water temperature at Gowanus Bay?

The nearest NOAA water-temperature reading to Gowanus Bay is 63.9 F at The Battery (2.5 mi away), as of October 18, 2026.

Not for navigation. Predictions do not include weather; wind and pressure can move the real water level by a foot or more. Source: NOAA CO-OPS station 8517921.