The Battery (Manhattan) fishing forecast today

Tide times, wind, moon phase and the best times to fish today at The Battery (Manhattan), using NOAA tide station NEW YORK (The Battery).

New York City Updated 11:08 AM EST, Nov 5 NOAA station 8518750

New YorkNortheast coast

Bite outlook today Estimate

Good

Normal tide range (5.2 ft)
Moderate wind (up to 13 mph)

Next best time

Today 10:12 AM

Tide change

Next tide

Low 11:12 AM

0.4 ft

Weather

68°F

Wind 10 mph S - Slight Chance Light Rain - pressure falling

Water temp

60°F

NOAA The Battery, 9 min ago

Best times to fish

5:45 AM - 7:45 AMDawn - low light, fish move shallow

7:52 AM - 9:52 AMMajor solunar period (moon overhead)

3:33 PM - 5:44 PMPrimeDusk - the evening feed; Moving water into the high tide at 5:14 PM

All 9 times today

2:14 AM - 3:14 AMMinor solunar period (moonrise)

3:56 AM - 5:26 AMMoving water into the high tide at 4:56 AM

5:45 AM - 7:45 AMDawn - low light, fish move shallow

7:52 AM - 9:52 AMMajor solunar period (moon overhead)

10:12 AM - 11:42 AMMoving water into the low tide at 11:12 AM

2:24 PM - 3:24 PMMinor solunar period (moonset)

3:33 PM - 5:44 PMPrimeDusk - the evening feed; Moving water into the high tide at 5:14 PM

8:20 PM - 10:20 PMMajor solunar period (moon underfoot)

10:33 PM - 11:59 PMMoving water into the low tide at 11:33 PM

Sunrise 6:30 AMSunset 4:48 PM 67-70°Fwind to 13 mph S

Tide chart and times4 tides today

Prime - best times todayGood - worth fishingNight

Tide times for the next 4 days

Day	Tides (feet, MLLW)
Today	High 4:56 AM (5.1 ft) Low 11:12 AM (0.4 ft) High 5:14 PM (4.8 ft) Low 11:33 PM (-0.0 ft)
Fri Nov 6	High 5:45 AM (5.4 ft) Low 12:02 PM (0.2 ft) High 6:02 PM (4.8 ft)
Sat Nov 7	Low 12:17 AM (-0.0 ft) High 6:27 AM (5.5 ft) Low 12:49 PM (0.1 ft) High 6:46 PM (4.8 ft)
Sun Nov 8	Low 12:59 AM (0.1 ft) High 7:07 AM (5.6 ft) Low 1:34 PM (0.0 ft) High 7:27 PM (4.7 ft)

Predictions from NOAA station 8518750 (NEW YORK (The Battery)). Strong wind can push real water levels above or below these predictions.

The Battery (Manhattan): Lower Manhattan — Photo: User:Fb78, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0, cropped

Satellite view of The Battery (Manhattan) from above — Imagery: USGS National Map (public domain). Pin = NOAA tide station NEW YORK (The Battery); the fishing area extends around it.

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Water is 60°F - who's feedingLive reading matched to each local fish's preferred temperature. A rough guide - season and size rules still apply.

Right temperature

Striped bass 50-68°F
Bluefish 58-76°F
Fluke 56-72°F
Scup 52-75°F

Hourly weatherNWS

11 AM68°10 mphS20% rain

12 PM69°12 mphS20% rain

1 PM69°13 mphS29% rain

2 PM70°12 mphS29% rain

3 PM70°12 mphS29% rain

4 PM70°12 mphS30% rain

5 PM69°12 mphS30% rain

6 PM69°12 mphS30% rain

7 PM69°12 mphS57% rain

8 PM68°12 mphS57% rain

9 PM68°12 mphS57% rain

10 PM68°12 mphS71% rain

11 PM67°12 mphS71% rain

12 AM67°10 mphSW71% rain

1 AM67°10 mphSW78% rain

2 AM66°9 mphSW78% rain

3 AM66°9 mphW78% rain

4 AM66°8 mphW59% rain

5 AM65°7 mphW59% rain

6 AM65°6 mphNW59% rain

7 AM65°5 mphNW88% rain

8 AM64°5 mphNW88% rain

9 AM65°5 mphSW88% rain

10 AM66°5 mphSW94% rain

A chance of rain after 10am. Mostly cloudy. High near 71, with temperatures falling to around 69 in the afternoon. South wind 8 to 13 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Sun and moonWaning crescent

Waning crescent
12% of the moon is lit

Day	Sun	Moon	Solunar periods
Today	6:30 AM 4:48 PM	Rise 2:44 AM Set 2:54 PM	Minor 2:14 AM Major 7:52 AM Minor 2:24 PM Major 8:20 PM
Fri 6	6:32 AM 4:47 PM	Rise 3:52 AM Set 3:17 PM	Minor 3:22 AM Major 8:36 AM Minor 2:47 PM Major 9:04 PM
Sat 7	6:33 AM 4:46 PM	Rise 5:00 AM Set 3:41 PM	Minor 4:30 AM Major 9:20 AM Minor 3:11 PM Major 9:52 PM
Sun 8	6:34 AM 4:45 PM	Rise 6:06 AM Set 4:08 PM	Minor 5:36 AM Major 10:08 AM Minor 3:38 PM Major 10:36 PM
Mon 9	6:35 AM 4:44 PM	Rise 7:12 AM Set 4:40 PM	Minor 6:42 AM Major 10:56 AM Minor 4:10 PM
Tue 10	6:36 AM 4:43 PM	Rise 8:15 AM Set 5:18 PM	Major 11:24 PM Minor 7:45 AM Major 11:48 AM Minor 4:48 PM
Wed 11	6:38 AM 4:42 PM	Rise 9:14 AM Set 6:03 PM	Major 12:16 AM Minor 8:44 AM Major 12:40 PM Minor 5:33 PM

Calculated for this location. Moon times are accurate to within a few minutes. Major periods are the 2 hours around the moon passing overhead or underfoot; minor periods are the hour around moonrise and moonset.

Fishing The Battery (Manhattan)

Rockaway and Manhattan: real fishing in the city, from piers, jetties and bulkheads.

What's biting now (Fall): The Montauk fall run: striped bass, bluefish and false albacore along the beaches and points.

Commonly caught in this area: Striped bass, bluefish, fluke and porgy.

Also caught here: scup, winter flounder, tautog.

Piers put you over deeper water without a boat. Fish the pilings for sheepshead and snapper, and cast out from the end for mackerel and pompano when they run. Many Florida piers sell a license that covers everyone fishing from that pier.

New York State DEC - marine registry and saltwater rules

Best baits here6 fish

Striped bass

Bluefish

Fluke (summer flounder)

Scup (porgy)

Winter flounder

Tautog (blackfish)

Full bait guide

How the bite outlook works

The rating is our estimate, not a guarantee. It combines tide range, wind, rain and storms, temperature swings, the moon phase and how well the solunar periods line up with dawn and dusk. Fish do not read forecasts - local knowledge always wins. Read more

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