Tides Scout

Tides / New York / Queens County / J.F.K. International Airport

J.F.K. International Airport

Tide station

NOAA station J.F.K. International Airport in Queens County, New York. Heights are feet above mean lower low water. Tide times on this page are local time at this station (EDT). If you are in another timezone, these clocks are not your phone's time. NOAA adjusts this prediction from Sandy Hook.

Loading the next high and low.

Tide stations 3,083Flood gauges 152

Tide station

Predicted rise and fall

This column is the NOAA prediction. It is the expected high and low from the moon and the sun, in feet above mean lower low water. It is not a flood warning, and it is not the depth under the boat.

Loading the tide table.

Five-day fishing snapshot

This is the next five days at J.F.K. International Airport. It uses the tide prediction at this station, the sun and moon at this coordinate, and the National Weather Service forecast. A day is highlighted when a high or low falls within two hours of sunrise or sunset. Tide and sun times are local time at this station.

Friday

The moon is a waxing crescent, about 28% lit. The larger tides fall nearer the new moon and the full moon. Sunrise is 7:07 AM and sunset is 6:14 PM. The tides are a high of 4.6 ft at 12:27 AM, a low of 1.5 ft at 6:26 AM, a high of 5.4 ft at 12:42 PM, and a low of 1.3 ft at 7:23 PM. The low at 6:26 AM is 41 minutes before sunrise. The low at 7:23 PM is 69 minutes after sunset. The forecast is Rain Showers, 72°F, wind 14 to 17 mph S.

Saturday

The moon is a waxing crescent, about 38% lit. The larger tides fall nearer the new moon and the full moon. Sunrise is 7:08 AM and sunset is 6:12 PM. The tides are a high of 4.4 ft at 1:21 AM, a low of 1.7 ft at 7:10 AM, a high of 5.2 ft at 1:35 PM, and a low of 1.5 ft at 8:21 PM. The low at 7:10 AM is 2 minutes after sunrise. The forecast is Rain Showers Likely then Partly Sunny, 53°F, wind 18 to 23 mph NW.

Sunday

The moon is a first quarter, about 49% lit, so the highs run smaller. Sunrise is 7:09 AM and sunset is 6:11 PM. The tides are a high of 4.4 ft at 2:15 AM, a low of 2.0 ft at 8:13 AM, a high of 5.1 ft at 2:27 PM, and a low of 1.6 ft at 9:26 PM. The low at 8:13 AM is 64 minutes after sunrise. The forecast is Sunny, 57°F, wind 12 mph NW.

Monday

The moon is a first quarter, about 60% lit, so the highs run smaller. Sunrise is 7:10 AM and sunset is 6:09 PM. The tides are a high of 4.4 ft at 3:07 AM, a low of 2.0 ft at 9:30 AM, a high of 5.1 ft at 3:19 PM, and a low of 1.4 ft at 10:26 PM. No high or low this day falls within two hours of sunrise or sunset, so this day is not highlighted. The forecast is Sunny, 61°F, wind 8 to 12 mph SW.

Tuesday

The moon is a waxing gibbous, about 70% lit. The larger tides fall nearer the new moon and the full moon. Sunrise is 7:11 AM and sunset is 6:08 PM. The tides are a high of 4.6 ft at 4:00 AM, a low of 1.8 ft at 10:37 AM, a high of 5.2 ft at 4:13 PM, and a low of 1.1 ft at 11:17 PM. The high at 4:13 PM is 115 minutes before sunset. The forecast is Mostly Sunny, 64°F, wind 9 mph N.

Friday, Saturday, Sunday, and Tuesday are the days in this snapshot where a turn meets sunrise or sunset.

Loading average tide levels.

Sun and moon

Dawn
6:40 AM
Blue hour, morning
6:40 AM to 6:50 AM
Golden hour, morning
6:50 AM to 7:45 AM
Sunrise
7:07 AM
Solar noon
12:41 PM
Golden hour, evening
5:36 PM to 6:30 PM
Sunset
6:13 PM
Blue hour, evening
6:30 PM to 6:41 PM
Dusk
6:41 PM
Last light
7:44 PM
Day length
11 hours 6 minutes
Moon
First Quarter, about 32% lit
Moonrise
1:11 PM
Moonset
9:56 PM

The larger tides, called spring tides, fall near the new moon and the full moon. The smaller neap tides fall near the quarters. Light times are for this coordinate, in local time at this station.

Loading the forecast.

On the water nearby

The closest named places from OpenStreetMap. A place with no name on that map is left off. Private and customer-only launches are labeled.

Boat ramps

  • Kayak Boat Launch5.5 mi
  • Kayak Launch5.8 mi

Marinas

  • Mill Basin Marina6.3 mi
  • Moonbeam Gateway Marina6.7 mi
  • Tamaqua Marina8.0 mi

Beaches

  • Rockaway Beach5.1 mi
  • Jacob Riis Park Beach 15.7 mi
  • Jacob Riis Park Beach 25.8 mi
  • Jacob Riis Park Beach 35.9 mi
  • Jacob Riis Park Beach 46.0 mi
  • Jacob Riis Park Beach 56.2 mi

Parks

  • Tribute Park4.1 mi
  • Flight 587 Memorial Park4.2 mi
  • Beach Channel Park4.2 mi
  • Veteran's Circle4.3 mi
  • Patricia A Brackley Park4.4 mi
  • Gwirtzman Triangle5.3 mi

Nature reserves

  • Turtle Reintroduction Site6.1 mi
  • Four Sparrow Marsh6.6 mi

Nearby tide stations

Flood gauge

Measured water, not the tide

This column is a different instrument. A flood gauge reports the water level that is there now and the stages where flooding starts. The orange square on the map is that gauge. It is often not on top of the tide station.

Loading the flood gauge.

On the water, use the app. Widgets, Apple Watch, and offline tides.

App StoreGoogle Play