Bergen Point tidal current predictions

Now

Ebb 0.6 ktToward SE (133°)

Next slack

Sat 2:27 AMEDT

Next max flood

1.7 ktSat 5:20 AM

Next max ebb

0.6 kt10:46 PM

Knots along the channel: above the line the flood, running in toward WNW (291°); below it the ebb, running out toward SE (133°). Times are Eastern Daylight Time. Today: slack 1:51 AM, flood 1.6 kt 4:33 AM, slack 8:12 AM, ebb 0.6 kt 10:22 AM, slack 2:12 PM, flood 1.6 kt 4:57 PM, slack 8:25 PM, ebb 0.6 kt 10:46 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.

• Newark Bay Entrance LB 18Current meter (NOAA PORTS)0.4 mi
• Bayonne BridgeHarmonic current station0.4 mi
• Kill Van Kull LB 14, east of Bayonne BridgeCurrent meter (NOAA PORTS)0.7 mi
• South Reach, Newark BaySubordinate current station1.2 mi
• Bergen Point, East ReachSubordinate current station1.4 mi
• ElizabethportSubordinate current station1.6 mi
• Middle Reach, Newark BayHarmonic current station2.5 mi
• Gulfport, Arthur KillHarmonic current station2.9 mi

• Tide times at Bayonne Bridge, Bergen Point 0.3 mi
• Tide times at Port Ivory, Howland Hook 1.5 mi
• Tide times at Port Elizabeth 2.2 mi
• Forecast for Mariners Harbor, NY
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Tidal current predictions from NOAA’s Center for Operational Oceanographic Products and Services (CO-OPS), station n01010, bin 8: original at NOAA. Marine alerts from the National Weather Service.