Tottenville, Arthur Kill River tidal current predictions

Now

Flood 0.8 ktToward NNE (23°)

Next slack

9:32 AMEDT

Next max flood

1.2 kt6:01 AM

Next max ebb

1.3 kt11:27 AM

Knots along the channel: above the line the flood, running in toward NNE (23°); below it the ebb, running out toward SSW (211°). Times are Eastern Daylight Time. Today: slack 3:47 AM, flood 1.2 kt 6:01 AM, slack 9:32 AM, ebb 1.3 kt 11:27 AM, slack 4:15 PM, flood 1.1 kt 6:25 PM, slack 9:49 PM, ebb 1.4 kt 11:49 PM.

• Coastal Flood Warning Coastal Flood Warning issued September 25 at 4:44PM EDT until September 27 at 6:00PM EDT by NWS Upton NYUntil Sun 6:00 PM
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  * WHAT...1 to 2 feet of inundation above ground level expected in vulnerable areas near the waterfront and shoreline. The highest water levels are likely with the Saturday morning and possibly Sunday morning high tides. * WHERE...Richmond (Staten Island) County. * WHEN...During the times of high tide until 6 PM EDT Sunday. * IMPACTS...Minor to locally moderate flooding is expected in the most vulnerable locations near the waterfront and shoreline. Expect around 1 to 2 feet of inundation above ground level in low lying, vulnerable areas. Some roads and low lying property including parking lots, parks, lawns and homes/businesses with basements near the waterfront will experience shallow flooding. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Another round of minor to moderate coastal flooding is possible for the Sunday morning high tide cycle.

  Take the necessary actions to protect flood-prone property. If travel is required, do not drive around barricades or through water of unknown depth.

The flood is the tidal current running in from the sea, the ebb the current running back out. Slack water is the short turn between them, when the current is weakest: the time to cross a strong channel, anchor, or dive. Slack in a channel is not the time of high or low tide; it can come hours after.

Speeds are knots along the channel's main axis, and directions are degrees true toward which the water flows, as NOAA prints its tables. A current against the wind stands the waves up steep and close together.

Predictions are astronomical: the moon and the sun, not the weather. Strong wind, river flow after heavy rain and storm surge all change the real current. This is a subordinate station: NOAA predicts it from a nearby harmonic station by fixed corrections to the times and speeds of its slack waters and maxima, so the curve between them is less exact.

• Ward Point BendHarmonic current station1.4 mi
• Raritan River Entrance, Victory BridgeHarmonic current station1.9 mi
• Ward Point, ESESubordinate current station2.3 mi
• Red Bank, 1.4 miles south ofSubordinate current station3.2 mi
• Tufts Point-Smoking PointSubordinate current station3.4 mi
• Seguine PointSubordinate current station3.7 mi
• Tremley PointHarmonic current station5.8 mi
• Washington Canal, north entranceSubordinate current station6.6 mi

• Tide times at South Amboy 2.0 mi
• Tide times at Woodbridge Creek, 0.8 n.mi. above entrance 2.3 mi
• Tide times at Princes Bay 2.9 mi
• Forecast for Perth Amboy, NJ
• Open the live map with tidal currents
• All tidal current stations in New Jersey

Tidal current predictions from NOAA’s Center for Operational Oceanographic Products and Services (CO-OPS), station ACT3931, bin 1: original at NOAA. Marine alerts from the National Weather Service.