Jones Beach tides today
The station for Jones Beach is the Point Lookout marina, just inside Jones Inlet on the south shore of Long Island.
Shaded: night. Green bands: solunar periods (thick = major, thin = minor). Heights in feet above Mean Lower Low Water, the zero of NOAA charts.
Jones Beach, NY · Tuesday, October 13
Tide rising, 0.8 ft now
High 10:22 PM
3.9 ft · in 4 h 41 min
| Low | 3:38 AM | 0.3 ft |
| High | 9:59 AM | 4.9 ft |
| Low | 4:20 PM | 0.3 ft |
| High | 10:22 PM | 3.9 ft |
Tide coefficient 102 (average), range 4.6 ft
Sunrise 7:03 AM · sunset 6:17 PM
Waxing crescent, 9% lit · fishing day ★★★☆
Solunar: major 1:34 AM–3:34 AM, minor 9:49 AM–10:49 AM, major 1:58 PM–3:58 PM, minor 7:03 PM–8:03 PM
Jones Beach tide table, next 7 days
| Day | High tides | Low tides | Coef. | Sun | Moon |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9:59 AM 4.9 ft · 10:22 PM 3.9 ft | 3:38 AM 0.3 ft · 4:20 PM 0.3 ft | 102 | 7:03 AM–6:17 PM | Waxing crescent ★★★☆ | |
| 10:41 AM 4.7 ft · 11:06 PM 3.7 ft | 4:18 AM 0.5 ft · 5:04 PM 0.5 ft | 95 | 7:04 AM–6:16 PM | Waxing crescent ★★☆☆ | |
| 11:24 AM 4.5 ft · 11:53 PM 3.5 ft | 5:00 AM 0.7 ft · 5:49 PM 0.6 ft | 87 | 7:05 AM–6:14 PM | Waxing crescent ★★☆☆ | |
| 12:10 PM 4.3 ft | 5:45 AM 0.9 ft · 6:37 PM 0.8 ft | 79 | 7:07 AM–6:13 PM | First quarter ★★☆☆ | |
| 12:45 AM 3.4 ft · 1:02 PM 4.1 ft | 6:33 AM 1.1 ft · 7:29 PM 0.9 ft | 72 | 7:08 AM–6:11 PM | First quarter ★★☆☆ | |
| 1:42 AM 3.3 ft · 1:58 PM 4.0 ft | 7:30 AM 1.2 ft · 8:25 PM 0.9 ft | 69 | 7:09 AM–6:10 PM | First quarter ★★☆☆ | |
| 2:41 AM 3.4 ft · 2:55 PM 3.9 ft | 8:32 AM 1.3 ft · 9:20 PM 0.8 ft | 69 | 7:10 AM–6:08 PM | First quarter ★★☆☆ |
Plan around the tide at Jones Beach
- Tue Oct 13, 5:41 PM to 5:56 PM15 min · lowest 0.3 ft at 4:20 PM
- Wed Oct 14, 3:36 PM to 6:16 PM2 h 40 min · lowest 0.5 ft at 5:04 PM
- Thu Oct 15, 4:33 PM to 6:14 PM1 h 41 min · lowest 0.6 ft at 5:49 PM
- Fri Oct 16, 5:36 PM to 6:13 PM37 min · lowest 0.8 ft at 6:11 PM
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 Point Lookout (marina), Jones Inlet (NOAA 8516402). Predicted astronomical tide: wind, river flow and storms can move the real water by a foot or more. 4.5 ft is the average daily range here.
Published by Radif Partners · How the tides are computed · predictions downloaded October 13, 2026
Tide times for Jones Beach come from the National Ocean Service prediction for station 8516402, Point Lookout (marina), Jones Inlet. 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 4.5 ft. Around the new and full moon the range grows to about 5.5 ft on one day in ten, and at the quarter moons it shrinks to 3.4 ft. Heights are in feet above Mean Lower Low Water, the zero of nautical charts, so a negative number is water below that zero: 174 of the 457 days from October 1, 2026 to December 31, 2027 have one, down to -1.0 ft on January 23, 2027. The highest predicted tide of that period is 5.6 ft on July 4, 2027. Clock times are Eastern Time, daylight saving time included.
Ocean beach, inlet station
Jones Beach is an ocean barrier beach; NOAA's nearest reference station is across the inlet at Point Lookout, in a marina just inside the mouth. It averages 4.5 ft from low to high. On the ocean beach itself the water turns a little earlier: NOAA predicts its Jones Inlet (Point Lookout) secondary station from Sandy Hook with high water 20 minutes earlier and about three quarters of Sandy Hook's height.
Behind the barrier, a slower and smaller tide
Behind Jones Beach lies a maze of marsh islands and channels, Hempstead Bay and the bays around Freeport and Baldwin. The tide that squeezes through Jones Inlet spreads out there, arrives later and loses height. NOAA predicts Freeport's Baldwin Bay from Sandy Hook with high water 37 minutes later and two thirds of the height, Neds Creek about 50 minutes later, and Cuba Island more than an hour later with half of Sandy Hook's range. Clammers and boaters in the back bays should use those times, not the inlet's.
Jones Inlet itself
The inlet is where the water from all those bays drains to the sea, so the current runs hard in the middle of the ebb, and an onshore swell meeting that ebb makes the mouth rough. Fishing the jetty or the inlet beaches, many anglers prefer the last of the incoming tide and the start of the outgoing. The lowest low predicted at Point Lookout this period is -1.0 ft, on January 23, 2027. The fishing tides guide explains how moving water changes the bite.
Highest and lowest tides at Jones Beach, 2026 to 2027
The six highest highs and six lowest lows predicted for Point Lookout (marina), Jones Inlet 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 |
|---|---|---|
| July 4, 2027 | 8:50 PM | 5.6 ft |
| July 3, 2027 | 7:58 PM | 5.5 ft |
| August 2, 2027 | 8:32 PM | 5.5 ft |
| June 5, 2027 | 9:07 PM | 5.5 ft |
| July 5, 2027 | 9:42 PM | 5.5 ft |
| August 1, 2027 | 7:41 PM | 5.5 ft |
| Lowest lows | Time | Height |
|---|---|---|
| January 23, 2027 | 2:21 PM | -1.0 ft |
| January 24, 2027 | 3:10 PM | -1.0 ft |
| January 22, 2027 | 1:32 PM | -0.9 ft |
| January 25, 2027 | 3:57 PM | -0.9 ft |
| February 21, 2027 | 1:56 PM | -0.9 ft |
| December 25, 2026 | 2:43 PM | -0.8 ft |
Tidal datums at station 8516402
NOAA's averages over the 1983-2001 epoch, measured from the chart zero (MLLW). Average range of the tide (MN): 4.1 ft; great diurnal range (GT): 4.7 ft.
| Datum | Meaning | Height above MLLW |
|---|---|---|
| MHHW | Mean Higher High Water | 4.7 ft |
| MHW | Mean High Water | 4.3 ft |
| MSL | Mean Sea Level | 2.2 ft |
| MLW | Mean Low Water | 0.2 ft |
| MLLW | Mean Lower Low Water (chart zero) | 0.0 ft |
Other stations nearby
- New York City tides: NEW YORK (The Battery), average range 4.9 ft, highest predicted tide 6.2 ft on August 2, 2027
- Montauk tides: Montauk, Fort Pond Bay, average range 2.3 ft, highest predicted tide 3.2 ft on July 3, 2027