New Haven tides today
The New Haven Reach station is inside New Haven Harbor on the north shore of Long Island Sound.
Shaded: night. Green bands: solunar periods (thick = major, thin = minor). Heights in feet above Mean Lower Low Water, the zero of NOAA charts.
New Haven, CT · Tuesday, October 13
Tide falling, 2.1 ft now
Low 7:56 PM
0.3 ft · in 2 h 15 min
| High | 1:21 AM | 6.3 ft |
| Low | 7:21 AM | 0.8 ft |
| High | 1:32 PM | 6.9 ft |
| Low | 7:56 PM | 0.3 ft |
Tide coefficient 104 (average), range 6.6 ft
Sunrise 7:01 AM · sunset 6:14 PM
Waxing crescent, 9% lit · fishing day ★★★☆
Solunar: major 1:31 AM–3:31 AM, minor 9:48 AM–10:48 AM, major 1:56 PM–3:56 PM, minor 6:58 PM–7:58 PM
New Haven tide table, next 7 days
| Day | High tides | Low tides | Coef. | Sun | Moon |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1:21 AM 6.3 ft · 1:32 PM 6.9 ft | 7:21 AM 0.8 ft · 7:56 PM 0.3 ft | 104 | 7:01 AM–6:14 PM | Waxing crescent ★★★☆ | |
| 2:04 AM 6.1 ft · 2:15 PM 6.7 ft | 8:03 AM 1.0 ft · 8:39 PM 0.6 ft | 95 | 7:02 AM–6:12 PM | Waxing crescent ★★☆☆ | |
| 2:50 AM 5.9 ft · 3:00 PM 6.4 ft | 8:47 AM 1.3 ft · 9:25 PM 0.8 ft | 87 | 7:03 AM–6:11 PM | Waxing crescent ★★☆☆ | |
| 3:37 AM 5.7 ft · 3:48 PM 6.2 ft | 9:35 AM 1.5 ft · 10:14 PM 1.0 ft | 80 | 7:05 AM–6:09 PM | First quarter ★★☆☆ | |
| 4:26 AM 5.5 ft · 4:40 PM 6.0 ft | 10:27 AM 1.6 ft · 11:06 PM 1.2 ft | 75 | 7:06 AM–6:08 PM | First quarter ★★☆☆ | |
| 5:19 AM 5.5 ft · 5:36 PM 5.8 ft | 11:23 AM 1.6 ft | 65 | 7:07 AM–6:06 PM | First quarter ★★☆☆ | |
| 6:15 AM 5.5 ft · 6:33 PM 5.8 ft | 12:01 AM 1.2 ft · 12:22 PM 1.6 ft | 72 | 7:08 AM–6:05 PM | First quarter ★★☆☆ |
Plan around the tide at New Haven
No window of 30 minutes or more below 1.0 ft over the next 7 days in daylight. Try a higher level.
A falling tide uncovers sand bars and tide pools first; plan to be back before the water rises past the level you chose. Not for navigation.
Station New Haven Harbor, New Haven Reach (NOAA 8465705). Predicted astronomical tide: wind, river flow and storms can move the real water by a foot or more. 6.4 ft is the average daily range here.
Published by Radif Partners · How the tides are computed · predictions downloaded October 13, 2026
Tide times for New Haven come from the National Ocean Service prediction for station 8465705, New Haven Harbor, New Haven Reach. The tide here is semidiurnal: two highs and two lows of similar height every day, about six hours and a quarter apart, with an average daily range of 6.4 ft. Around the new and full moon the range grows to about 7.7 ft on one day in ten, and at the quarter moons it shrinks to 5.2 ft. Heights are in feet above Mean Lower Low Water, the zero of nautical charts, so a negative number is water below that zero: 166 of the 457 days from October 1, 2026 to December 31, 2027 have one, down to -1.1 ft on January 23, 2027. The highest predicted tide of that period is 7.8 ft on September 30, 2027. Clock times are Eastern Time, daylight saving time included.
Long Island Sound grows toward the west
New Haven Harbor averages 6.4 ft from low to high, more than twice the 2.7 ft of Mystic near the eastern end of the Sound. Long Island Sound is a long basin closed at its western end by the narrow East River, and the tide entering from the east grows as it travels west, reaching its largest range toward Stamford and Greenwich. New Haven sits partway along that slope.
Around the harbor, NOAA predicts its secondary stations from Bridgeport rather than from this gauge: Lighthouse Point at the harbor mouth runs four minutes ahead of Bridgeport at 91 percent of its high-water height, Branford five minutes ahead, Milford Harbor and Gulf Beach a few minutes ahead with similar heights. Up the Housatonic, Shelton lags Bridgeport by about three quarters of an hour.
Beaches and marsh
At Lighthouse Point Park and along the shore toward West Haven, the tide uncovers rocky ledges and a muddy, shelly beach at low water, the time to look for crabs and shells. The lowest low of the period is -1.1 ft, on January 23, 2027. Shoreline roads in the area flood on the highest tides when a storm pushes water west into the Sound; the highest prediction here is 7.8 ft on September 30, 2027.
Highest and lowest tides at New Haven, 2026 to 2027
The six highest highs and six lowest lows predicted for New Haven Harbor, New Haven Reach between October 1, 2026 and December 31, 2027, one per day. The high-water dates are the king tides of this station; the low-water dates are the best days to see the flats, bars and tide pools.
| Highest highs | Time | Height |
|---|---|---|
| September 30, 2027 | 11:48 AM | 7.8 ft |
| October 1, 2027 | 12:34 PM | 7.8 ft |
| September 2, 2027 | 1:00 PM | 7.7 ft |
| September 3, 2027 | 1:49 PM | 7.7 ft |
| October 29, 2027 | 11:24 AM | 7.7 ft |
| September 29, 2027 | 11:00 AM | 7.7 ft |
| Lowest lows | Time | Height |
|---|---|---|
| January 23, 2027 | 5:52 PM | -1.1 ft |
| January 22, 2027 | 5:03 PM | -1.1 ft |
| January 24, 2027 | 6:41 PM | -1.1 ft |
| February 21, 2027 | 5:30 PM | -1.0 ft |
| February 20, 2027 | 4:43 PM | -1.0 ft |
| February 22, 2027 | 5:52 AM | -1.0 ft |
Tidal datums at station 8465705
NOAA's averages over the 1983-2001 epoch, measured from the chart zero (MLLW). Average range of the tide (MN): 6.2 ft; great diurnal range (GT): 6.7 ft.
| Datum | Meaning | Height above MLLW |
|---|---|---|
| MHHW | Mean Higher High Water | 6.7 ft |
| MHW | Mean High Water | 6.4 ft |
| MSL | Mean Sea Level | 3.3 ft |
| MLW | Mean Low Water | 0.2 ft |
| MLLW | Mean Lower Low Water (chart zero) | 0.0 ft |
Other stations nearby
- Mystic tides: WEST MYSTIC, MYSTIC RIVER, average range 2.7 ft, highest predicted tide 3.6 ft on October 1, 2027