New York Tide Charts
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King tides at The Battery

The highest predicted waters at The Battery, through 2030. Every high tide reaching 7.0 ft above MLLW.

What counts as a king tide

There is no official definition. NOAA does not publish one, and the California King Tides Project simply means the highest predicted tides of the year. This page lists every predicted high water of 7.0 ft or more above MLLW, which on this stretch of coast picks out the handful of days each winter when the water comes up unusually far.

They happen when the moon is closest to Earth and new or full at the same time, with the Earth near its own closest approach to the sun. That alignment stacks the solar and lunar pulls together, and it lands in November, December and January far more often than not.

These are predictions of astronomical tide only. A winter storm arriving on a king tide is what causes flooding, because surge and wind can add a foot or more on top of the figures here.

What a king tide means at The Battery

The highest tides of the year bring water over the edge at Battery Park and into the low streets of Red Hook and the Rockaways. The city photographs these days deliberately as a record.

Sandy's surge arrived on a tide nothing like this and still went where it went. A king tide on its own is a preview rather than an event, which is exactly why it is worth recording.

King tides still to come

2–6 July 2027

Date High water Height
2 JulFri7:10 am4.4 ft
2 JulFri7:23 pm6.0 ft
3 JulSat8:04 am4.7 ft
3 JulSat8:16 pm6.1 ft
4 JulSun8:58 am4.9 ft
4 JulSun9:09 pm6.2 ft
5 JulMon9:53 am5.1 ft
5 JulMon10:04 pm6.1 ft
6 JulTue10:51 am5.2 ft
6 JulTue11:02 pm5.9 ft

31 July – 4 August 2027

Date High water Height
31 JulSat6:53 am4.6 ft
31 JulSat7:11 pm6.0 ft
1 AugSun7:49 am4.9 ft
1 AugSun8:05 pm6.2 ft
2 AugMon8:42 am5.3 ft
2 AugMon8:57 pm6.2 ft
3 AugTue9:35 am5.5 ft
3 AugTue9:49 pm6.1 ft
4 AugWed10:29 am5.6 ft
4 AugWed10:42 pm5.9 ft

28 September – 2 October 2027

Date High water Height
28 SepTue7:16 am5.7 ft
28 SepTue7:33 pm5.8 ft
29 SepWed8:04 am6.0 ft
29 SepWed8:21 pm5.8 ft
30 SepThu8:49 am6.2 ft
30 SepThu9:07 pm5.7 ft
1 OctFri9:35 am6.2 ft
1 OctFri9:55 pm5.4 ft
2 OctSat10:21 am6.0 ft
2 OctSat10:45 pm5.1 ft

18–22 September 2028

Date High water Height
18 SepMon8:14 am6.1 ft
18 SepMon8:31 pm6.0 ft
19 SepTue9:01 am6.3 ft
19 SepTue9:20 pm5.9 ft
20 SepWed9:51 am6.4 ft
20 SepWed10:11 pm5.7 ft
21 SepThu10:42 am6.2 ft
21 SepThu11:07 pm5.3 ft
22 SepFri11:38 am6.0 ft

16–20 October 2028

Date High water Height
16 OctMon7:04 am5.9 ft
16 OctMon7:22 pm5.6 ft
17 OctTue7:52 am6.3 ft
17 OctTue8:12 pm5.7 ft
18 OctWed8:39 am6.4 ft
18 OctWed9:01 pm5.5 ft
19 OctThu9:27 am6.4 ft
19 OctThu9:53 pm5.3 ft
20 OctFri10:17 am6.2 ft
20 OctFri10:48 pm5.0 ft

14–18 November 2028

Date High water Height
14 NovTue5:43 am5.9 ft
14 NovTue6:05 pm5.0 ft
15 NovWed6:33 am6.1 ft
15 NovWed6:56 pm5.1 ft
16 NovThu7:20 am6.2 ft
16 NovThu7:46 pm5.0 ft
17 NovFri8:08 am6.1 ft
17 NovFri8:37 pm4.9 ft
18 NovSat8:56 am5.8 ft
18 NovSat9:30 pm4.7 ft

26–30 April 2029

Date High water Height
26 AprThu6:54 am5.0 ft
26 AprThu7:24 pm6.0 ft
27 AprFri7:48 am5.2 ft
27 AprFri8:12 pm6.2 ft
28 AprSat8:36 am5.2 ft
28 AprSat9:00 pm6.3 ft
29 AprSun9:30 am5.1 ft
29 AprSun9:54 pm6.1 ft
30 AprMon10:24 am5.0 ft
30 AprMon10:48 pm5.9 ft

7–11 October 2029

Date High water Height
7 OctSun8:06 am6.2 ft
7 OctSun8:24 pm5.7 ft
8 OctMon8:48 am6.4 ft
8 OctMon9:12 pm5.6 ft
9 OctTue9:42 am6.4 ft
9 OctTue10:06 pm5.4 ft
10 OctWed10:30 am6.3 ft
10 OctWed11:00 pm5.2 ft
11 OctThu11:30 am6.0 ft

4–8 November 2029

Date High water Height
4 NovSun5:54 am5.9 ft
4 NovSun6:12 pm5.3 ft
5 NovMon6:42 am6.3 ft
5 NovMon7:06 pm5.3 ft
6 NovTue7:30 am6.4 ft
6 NovTue7:54 pm5.3 ft
7 NovWed8:24 am6.4 ft
7 NovWed8:54 pm5.2 ft
8 NovThu9:18 am6.2 ft
8 NovThu9:48 pm5.0 ft

15–19 May 2030

Date High water Height
15 MayWed6:47 am4.8 ft
15 MayWed7:15 pm6.0 ft
16 MayThu7:41 am5.0 ft
16 MayThu8:04 pm6.3 ft
17 MayFri8:34 am5.1 ft
17 MayFri8:55 pm6.3 ft
18 MaySat9:28 am5.1 ft
18 MaySat9:48 pm6.3 ft
19 MaySun10:26 am5.0 ft
19 MaySun10:45 pm6.0 ft

13–17 June 2030

Date High water Height
13 JunThu6:24 am4.6 ft
13 JunThu6:54 pm6.1 ft
14 JunFri7:24 am4.8 ft
14 JunFri7:48 pm6.3 ft
15 JunSat8:20 am5.0 ft
15 JunSat8:41 pm6.3 ft
16 JunSun9:16 am5.1 ft
16 JunSun9:34 pm6.2 ft
17 JunMon10:13 am5.1 ft
17 JunMon10:30 pm6.0 ft

26–30 October 2030

Date High water Height
26 OctSat8:00 am6.1 ft
26 OctSat8:21 pm5.3 ft
27 OctSun8:44 am6.3 ft
27 OctSun9:08 pm5.3 ft
28 OctMon9:32 am6.3 ft
28 OctMon10:00 pm5.1 ft
29 OctTue10:25 am6.1 ft
29 OctTue10:59 pm5.0 ft
30 OctWed11:25 am5.9 ft

King tides already past

14–18 May 2026

Date High water Height
14 MayThu6:37 am4.6 ft
14 MayThu6:57 pm5.7 ft
15 MayFri7:28 am4.8 ft
15 MayFri7:44 pm6.0 ft
16 MaySat8:18 am4.9 ft
16 MaySat8:31 pm6.2 ft
17 MaySun9:10 am4.9 ft
17 MaySun9:22 pm6.2 ft
18 MayMon10:06 am4.8 ft
18 MayMon10:17 pm6.0 ft

12–16 June 2026

Date High water Height
12 JunFri6:06 am4.4 ft
12 JunFri6:29 pm5.8 ft
13 JunSat7:06 am4.6 ft
13 JunSat7:24 pm6.1 ft
14 JunSun8:02 am4.8 ft
14 JunSun8:16 pm6.2 ft
15 JunMon8:57 am4.9 ft
15 JunMon9:11 pm6.2 ft
16 JunTue9:55 am4.9 ft
16 JunTue10:07 pm6.0 ft

12–16 July 2026

Date High water Height
12 JulSun6:51 am4.5 ft
12 JulSun7:11 pm6.0 ft
13 JulMon7:50 am4.8 ft
13 JulMon8:07 pm6.1 ft
14 JulTue8:45 am5.0 ft
14 JulTue9:00 pm6.1 ft
15 JulWed9:41 am5.1 ft
15 JulWed9:54 pm6.0 ft
16 JulThu10:37 am5.2 ft
16 JulThu10:48 pm5.8 ft