NWS zone ANZ338 · Mid-Atlantic
New York Harbor fishing forecast
New York · Atlantic coast
Score now
- Named spots
- 51
- Species scored
- 18
- Tide stations
- 3
Overview
New York Harbor is NWS marine zone ANZ338 on the New York Atlantic coast, in the Mid-Atlantic species region. The Waterlands engine treats it as inland water (bays, sounds, straits). It holds 51 named features from the USGS Geographic Names Information System and has 3 NOAA tide stations nearby.
18 species are scored here in this forecast; Spot, Red drum, Scup, Little tunny and Sheepshead are at peak season now.
At 5:00 AM it scores 76 (great), led by Spot. The best window for the rest of today is 12-10 PM (ebb tide), peaking at 82 for Red drum. Over the next 14 days the best hour is Sat, Oct 3 at 7 PM, scoring 85.
Best times to fish
Waterlands engine forecast computed 4:51 AM EDT.
Best window today
12-10 PM · Ebb tide
Top species: Red drum
Best hour of each day, next 14 days
Sun, Sep 20
82
7 AM
Red drum
Mon, Sep 21
80
5 PM
Spot
Tue, Sep 22
78
6 AM
Scup
Wed, Sep 23
76
7 AM
Scup
Thu, Sep 24
79
11 PM
Red drum
Fri, Sep 25
83
12 PM
Red drum
Sat, Sep 26
84
1 PM
Red drum
Sun, Sep 27
84
7 AM
Red drum
Mon, Sep 28
82
7 AM
Little tunny
Tue, Sep 29
79
7 AM
Little tunny
Wed, Sep 30
79
4 PM
Spot
Thu, Oct 1
83
5 PM
Little tunny
Fri, Oct 2
83
6 PM
Little tunny
Sat, Oct 3
85
7 PM
Red drum
Best day
Species · 18
Listed for the Mid-Atlantic region. Scores are this hour; season is where the species is in its year.
Peak season, about 4 more weeks · Best day Mon, Sep 28 at 8 AM (81)
Peak season, about 4 more weeks · Best day Sat, Sep 26 at 1 PM (84)
Peak season, about 5 more weeks · Best day Mon, Sep 28 at 7 AM (80)
Shoulder season, about 1 more week · Best day Mon, Sep 21 at 5 PM (71)
Peak season, about 5 more weeks · Best day Fri, Oct 2 at 6 PM (83)
Peak season, about 1 more week · Best day Mon, Sep 21 at 7 PM (76)
Shoulder season, about 1 more week · Best day Sat, Oct 3 at 7 PM (82)
Shoulder season, about 1 more week · Best day Sat, Oct 3 at 7 PM (83)
Peak season, about 1 more week · Best day Sun, Sep 20 at 8 AM (75)
Peak season, about 1 more week · Best day Sat, Sep 26 at 1 PM (77)
Shoulder season, about 1 more week · Best day Thu, Oct 1 at 5 PM (81)
Shoulder season, about 1 more week · Best day Fri, Oct 2 at 6 PM (78)
Shoulder season, about 1 more week · Best day Sat, Oct 3 at 7 PM (74)
Shoulder season, about 1 more week · Best day Sun, Sep 20 at 7 PM (64)
Shoulder season, about 1 more week · Best day Mon, Sep 21 at 7 PM (62)
Shoulder season, about 1 more week · Best day Sat, Oct 3 at 7 PM (70)
Off season, about 5 more weeks · Best day Sun, Sep 20 at 12 AM (35)
Named spots · 51
Ranked by score this hour. Each spot has its own hourly forecast, tide, current and regulations.
- Coney Island ChannelChannel · 20 to 22 ft · Semi-exposedTop now: Red drum78Great
- Dimond ReefBar · 31 to 46 ft · ProtectedTop now: Scup77Great
- Great Kills HarborBay · 12 to 24 ft · ProtectedTop now: Spot77Great
- Hendricks ReefBar · 15 to 96 ft · Semi-exposedTop now: Red drum77Great
- Barley Point ReachChannel · 2 to 12 ft · ProtectedTop now: Spot76Great
- Buttermilk ChannelChannel · 35 to 51 ft · ProtectedTop now: Spot76Great
- Haven ReachChannel · 6 to 14 ft · Semi-exposedTop now: Spot76Great
- Bay Ridge ChannelChannel · 16 to 44 ft · Semi-exposedTop now: Spot75Great
- Blossom CoveBay · 4 to 8 ft · ProtectedTop now: Spot75Great
- Fair Haven ReachChannel · 6 to 8 ft · ProtectedTop now: Spot75Great
- Gowanus BayBay · 15 to 41 ft · ProtectedTop now: Spot75Great
- Highlands ReachChannel · 5 to 23 ft · Semi-exposedTop now: Spot75Great
39 more spots, A to Z
- Anchorage Channel72
- Barley Point70
- Blackberry Bay69
- Chapel Hill North Channel72
- Chapel Hill South Channel71
- Craven Shoal68
- Crookes Point68
- East Bank65
- Fourteen Foot Channel71
- Gooseneck Point64
- Gowanus Flats73
- Gravesend Bay71
- Great Beds Reach73
- Horseneck Point64
- Jones Point69
- Long Branch Reach70
- Lower Bay70
- Manahassett Creek69
- Old Orchard Shoal68
- Oyster Bay75
- Pleasure Bay69
- Raritan Bay70
- Raritan Bay West Reach70
- Raritan Bay West Reach70
- Red Bank Reach71
- Red Hook Channel75
- Round Shoal64
- Seguine Point64
- Seguine Point Bend70
- Shark River Inlet70
- Shrewsbury Bay69
- Shrewsbury Rocks72
- South Arm66
- The Narrows72
- Upper Bay72
- Upper Rocky Point69
- Vandeventers Point74
- Ward Point Bend73
- West Bank66
Nearest tide stations
Regulations
New York State Department of Environmental Conservation. Synced with NYSDEC Sep 20, 2026.
No reviewed rules for the species listed here are on file yet. Check with NYSDEC before you keep a fish.
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