Gales Ferry
Small Craft Advisory until Thu 6 AM.
Right now
updated 1:20 AM
45°F · sets 5:59 PM
gusts not reported
High tide 6:35 AM
1.75 ft MLLW · 1.1 ft above prediction
Latest observations plus the current-hour NWS sky forecast. The call itself runs on the hourly forecast; nearby NDBC NLHC3 observations do not replace it.
Small Craft Advisory issued October 20 at 3:22PM EDT until October 22 at 6:00AM EDT by NWS Upton NY In effect through 10/22/2026, 6:00:00 AM EDT.
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Available forecast · 16 kt peak wind · 3 ft peak seas · Wave character unavailable
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Right now. Caution. Wind is the limiting factor. North 13 knots gusting 20, 2 knots under your 15 knot limit. clear, seas 2 feet, tide rising, high tide at 6:35 AM.
Tide chart
Gales Ferry tides
Gales Ferry uses NOAA CO-OPS New London (8461490). The canonical chart for that station is New London Harbor.
- Low
- 12:18 AM · 0.62 ft
- High · next
- 6:35 AM · 2.61 ft
- Low
- 12:41 PM · 0.76 ft
- High
- 6:47 PM · 2.68 ft
Water temperature 62.2°F at Oct 21, 12:30 AM EDT from NDBC 44039. Essex water temperature.
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Marine forecast and boating conditions for Gales Ferry
Gales Ferry is a Northeast boating destination in Connecticut, with local wind, wave, tide, and aviation weather conditions from nearby reporting stations.
This harbor in Connecticut uses Central Long Island Sound (44039, 31.0 NM away) for marine observations, New London (8461490, 4.6 NM away) for tide predictions, and Groton-New London (KGON, 6.4 NM away) for nearby aviation weather context.
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