Montauk, Fort Pond Bay NOAA Tide Station 8510560

About NOAA station 8510560

This Montauk station provides a water-level reference on Fort Pond Bay near Block Island Sound, Atlantic beaches, rocky points, strong rips, and offshore fishing grounds.

Why people check this station

Anglers use it to place beach, harbor, point, and rip fishing within the tide cycle and to plan launch or shoreline access around a dynamic eastern Long Island coast.

How to interpret the prediction locally

A Montauk rip can continue running after the gauge reaches high or low water. Tide height, current, wind, swell, and fog should be evaluated as separate signals.

Tide height is not current speed

A high or low prediction describes the expected water level at the gauge. Current can turn earlier or later in a nearby inlet, river, bridge opening, pass, or channel. NOAA publishes separate current predictions for supported locations, and local weather can move the observed level above or below the astronomical prediction.

Basic station-planning checklist

1. Confirm that station 8510560 represents the water you intend to use.
2. Note the predicted high and low times, heights, and overall range.
3. Check wind, waves, visibility, precipitation, and official warnings.
4. Allow for the local offset between the gauge and your exact location.
5. Verify actual water, access, navigation, and regulations before departure.

Planning only: Data can be delayed, unavailable, or unrepresentative of a nearby micro-location. Never use this page as a substitute for official charts, notices, warnings, or direct observation.

Official references

• NOAA CO-OPS station 8510560
• NOAA tide predictions for Montauk, Fort Pond Bay
• NOAA tide and current FAQs
• National Weather Service marine forecasts