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Sandy Hook Tide Chart
Sandy Hook — the Gateway National Recreation Area spit guarding New York Harbor’s entrance — sees a five-foot semidiurnal tide where the bay meets the ocean’s striper highway.
Upcoming tides in Sandy Hook
Live NOAA predictions for station 8531680 (Sandy Hook).
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Heights in feet above MLLW, station local time. See the full interactive tide map.
The pattern
Two highs and two lows daily with around five feet of range. The Hook’s ocean side and the bay side run different stages — the inlet’s rips build on the tide change.
Striper highway
The fall striper migration streams past the Hook — surfcasters work the ocean beaches on moving water. Bluefish blitz the bay side; fluke and blackfish work the inlet’s rocks in season.
Boating
The Sandy Hook Channel is the harbor’s front door — mind the big-ship traffic. The bay’s shallows go skinny at low water. For the region, see our Mid-Atlantic tide guide.