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Port Jefferson Tide Chart for (Mon) June 1, 2026

Port Jefferson tide chart for Monday, June 1, 2026
Port Jefferson tides for Jun 1st, the sunrise is 5:22am-8:18pm and the tide times are H 12:21am 7'1" L 6:49am 0'2" H 12:57pm 6'3" L 6:51pm 1'0" .

Port Jefferson Tide Chart for (Tue) June 2, 2026

Port Jefferson tide chart for Tuesday, June 2, 2026
Port Jefferson tides for Jun 2nd, the sunrise is 5:22am-8:18pm and the tide times are H 1:00am 7'0" L 7:26am 0'3" H 1:36pm 6'3" L 7:31pm 1'0" .

Port Jefferson Tide Chart for (Wed) June 3, 2026

Port Jefferson tide chart for Wednesday, June 3, 2026
Port Jefferson tides for Jun 3rd, the sunrise is 5:21am-8:19pm and the tide times are H 1:39am 6'10" L 8:05am 0'4" H 2:15pm 6'3" L 8:12pm 1'1" .

Port Jefferson Tide Chart for (Thu) June 4, 2026

Port Jefferson tide chart for Thursday, June 4, 2026
Port Jefferson tides for Jun 4th, the sunrise is 5:21am-8:20pm and the tide times are H 2:19am 6'9" L 8:45am 0'5" H 2:56pm 6'3" L 8:55pm 1'2" .

Port Jefferson Tide Chart for (Fri) June 5, 2026

Port Jefferson tide chart for Friday, June 5, 2026
Port Jefferson tides for Jun 5th, the sunrise is 5:21am-8:20pm and the tide times are H 3:01am 6'7" L 9:26am 0'6" H 3:39pm 6'3" L 9:42pm 1'2" .

Port Jefferson Tide Chart for (Sat) June 6, 2026

Port Jefferson tide chart for Saturday, June 6, 2026
Port Jefferson tides for Jun 6th, the sunrise is 5:20am-8:21pm and the tide times are H 3:46am 6'6" L 10:10am 0'6" H 4:24pm 6'4" L 10:32pm 1'2" .

Port Jefferson Tide Chart for (Sun) June 7, 2026

Port Jefferson tide chart for Sunday, June 7, 2026
Port Jefferson tides for Jun 7th, the sunrise is 5:20am-8:22pm and the tide times are H 4:35am 6'5" L 10:57am 0'7" H 5:11pm 6'6" L 11:26pm 1'1" .

Port Jefferson Tide Chart for (Mon) June 8, 2026

Port Jefferson tide chart for Monday, June 8, 2026
Port Jefferson tides for Jun 8th, the sunrise is 5:20am-8:22pm and the tide times are H 5:29am 6'3" L 11:46am 0'7" H 6:01pm 6'8" .

Port Jefferson Tide Chart for (Tue) June 9, 2026

Port Jefferson tide chart for Tuesday, June 9, 2026
Port Jefferson tides for Jun 9th, the sunrise is 5:19am-8:23pm and the tide times are L 12:23am 0'11" H 6:25am 6'3" L 12:38pm 0'7" H 6:53pm 7'0" .

Port Jefferson Tide Chart for (Wed) June 10, 2026

Port Jefferson tide chart for Wednesday, June 10, 2026
Port Jefferson tides for Jun 10th, the sunrise is 5:19am-8:23pm and the tide times are L 1:22am 0'7" H 7:24am 6'3" L 1:31pm 0'7" H 7:47pm 7'3" .

Port Jefferson Tide Chart for (Thu) June 11, 2026

Port Jefferson tide chart for Thursday, June 11, 2026
Port Jefferson tides for Jun 11th, the sunrise is 5:19am-8:24pm and the tide times are L 2:21am 0'3" H 8:23am 6'3" L 2:26pm 0'6" H 8:41pm 7'7" .

Port Jefferson Tide Chart for (Fri) June 12, 2026

Port Jefferson tide chart for Friday, June 12, 2026
Port Jefferson tides for Jun 12th, the sunrise is 5:19am-8:24pm and the tide times are L 3:18am -0'0" H 9:21am 6'5" L 3:22pm 0'5" H 9:36pm 7'10" .

Port Jefferson Tide Chart for (Sat) June 13, 2026

Port Jefferson tide chart for Saturday, June 13, 2026
Port Jefferson tides for Jun 13th, the sunrise is 5:19am-8:25pm and the tide times are L 4:14am -0'3" H 10:18am 6'7" L 4:17pm 0'3" H 10:31pm 8'1" .

Port Jefferson Tide Chart for (Sun) June 14, 2026

Port Jefferson tide chart for Sunday, June 14, 2026
Port Jefferson tides for Jun 14th, the sunrise is 5:19am-8:25pm and the tide times are L 5:09am -0'6" H 11:13am 6'9" L 5:13pm 0'1" H 11:26pm 8'2" .

Port Jefferson Tide Chart for (Mon) June 15, 2026

Port Jefferson tide chart for Monday, June 15, 2026
Port Jefferson tides for Jun 15th, the sunrise is 5:19am-8:26pm and the tide times are L 6:03am -0'7" H 12:07pm 6'11" L 6:09pm 0'0" .

Port Jefferson Tide Chart for (Tue) June 16, 2026

Port Jefferson tide chart for Tuesday, June 16, 2026
Port Jefferson tides for Jun 16th, the sunrise is 5:19am-8:26pm and the tide times are H 12:21am 8'2" L 6:57am -0'7" H 1:01pm 7'1" L 7:05pm -0'0" .

Port Jefferson Tide Chart for (Wed) June 17, 2026

Port Jefferson tide chart for Wednesday, June 17, 2026
Port Jefferson tides for Jun 17th, the sunrise is 5:19am-8:26pm and the tide times are H 1:16am 8'1" L 7:49am -0'6" H 1:55pm 7'1" L 8:01pm 0'0" .

Port Jefferson Tide Chart for (Thu) June 18, 2026

Port Jefferson tide chart for Thursday, June 18, 2026
Port Jefferson tides for Jun 18th, the sunrise is 5:19am-8:27pm and the tide times are H 2:12am 7'9" L 8:42am -0'4" H 2:49pm 7'2" L 8:59pm 0'2" .

Port Jefferson Tide Chart for (Fri) June 19, 2026

Port Jefferson tide chart for Friday, June 19, 2026
Port Jefferson tides for Jun 19th, the sunrise is 5:19am-8:27pm and the tide times are H 3:07am 7'5" L 9:35am -0'2" H 3:44pm 7'2" L 9:58pm 0'4" .

Port Jefferson Tide Chart for (Sat) June 20, 2026

Port Jefferson tide chart for Saturday, June 20, 2026
Port Jefferson tides for Jun 20th, the sunrise is 5:20am-8:27pm and the tide times are H 4:04am 7'1" L 10:28am 0'0" H 4:40pm 7'1" L 10:58pm 0'6" .

Port Jefferson Tide Chart for (Sun) June 21, 2026

Port Jefferson tide chart for Sunday, June 21, 2026
Port Jefferson tides for Jun 21st, the sunrise is 5:20am-8:27pm and the tide times are H 5:02am 6'8" L 11:21am 0'3" H 5:36pm 7'1" L 11:59pm 0'7" .

Port Jefferson Tide Chart for (Mon) June 22, 2026

Port Jefferson tide chart for Monday, June 22, 2026
Port Jefferson tides for Jun 22nd, the sunrise is 5:20am-8:28pm and the tide times are H 6:00am 6'4" L 12:15pm 0'7" H 6:30pm 7'0" .

Port Jefferson Tide Chart for (Tue) June 23, 2026

Port Jefferson tide chart for Tuesday, June 23, 2026
Port Jefferson tides for Jun 23rd, the sunrise is 5:20am-8:28pm and the tide times are L 12:59am 0'8" H 6:59am 6'1" L 1:08pm 0'9" H 7:24pm 7'0" .

Port Jefferson Tide Chart for (Wed) June 24, 2026

Port Jefferson tide chart for Wednesday, June 24, 2026
Port Jefferson tides for Jun 24th, the sunrise is 5:21am-8:28pm and the tide times are L 1:56am 0'8" H 7:57am 5'11" L 2:00pm 1'0" H 8:16pm 7'0" .

Port Jefferson Tide Chart for (Thu) June 25, 2026

Port Jefferson tide chart for Thursday, June 25, 2026
Port Jefferson tides for Jun 25th, the sunrise is 5:21am-8:28pm and the tide times are L 2:50am 0'7" H 8:51am 5'11" L 2:51pm 1'1" H 9:06pm 7'0" .

Port Jefferson Tide Chart for (Fri) June 26, 2026

Port Jefferson tide chart for Friday, June 26, 2026
Port Jefferson tides for Jun 26th, the sunrise is 5:21am-8:28pm and the tide times are L 3:39am 0'6" H 9:42am 5'11" L 3:39pm 1'1" H 9:53pm 6'11" .

Port Jefferson Tide Chart for (Sat) June 27, 2026

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Port Jefferson Tide Chart for (Mon) June 29, 2026

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Port Jefferson Tide Chart for (Tue) June 30, 2026

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Port Jefferson Tide Calendar | June 2026

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Port Jefferson Tide Table for June 2026

View tide tables in a column-row format below, with a "diff" column to spot large tide height swings—great for anglers. Scroll down for a textual format, ideal for reading or sharing.

- diff Tides diff Tides diff Tides diff Tides diff Sun Moon
6/1 N/A H 7'1" 12:21AM 6'10" L 0'2" 6:49AM 6'1" H 6'3" 12:57PM 5'3" L 1'0" 6:51PM 5'11" 05:22-20:18 22:01-05:47
6/2 5'11" H 7'0" 1:00AM 6'8" L 0'3" 7:26AM 6'0" H 6'3" 1:36PM 5'2" L 1'0" 7:31PM 5'9" 05:22-20:18 22:46-06:40
6/3 5'9" H 6'10" 1:39AM 6'6" L 0'4" 8:05AM 5'11" H 6'3" 2:15PM 5'2" L 1'1" 8:12PM 5'7" 05:21-20:19 23:23-07:39
6/4 5'7" H 6'9" 2:19AM 6'3" L 0'5" 8:45AM 5'10" H 6'3" 2:56PM 5'1" L 1'2" 8:55PM 5'5" 05:21-20:20 23:55-08:42
6/5 5'5" H 6'7" 3:01AM 6'1" L 0'6" 9:26AM 5'9" H 6'3" 3:39PM 5'1" L 1'2" 9:42PM 5'3" 05:21-20:20 00:00-09:46
6/6 5'3" H 6'6" 3:46AM 5'11" L 0'6" 10:10AM 5'9" H 6'4" 4:24PM 5'2" L 1'2" 10:32PM 5'2" 05:20-20:21 00:21-10:51
6/7 5'2" H 6'5" 4:35AM 5'9" L 0'7" 10:57AM 5'10" H 6'6" 5:11PM 5'5" L 1'1" 11:26PM 5'2" 05:20-20:22 00:45-11:56
6/8 5'2" H 6'3" 5:29AM 5'7" L 0'7" 11:46AM 6'1" H 6'8" 6:01PM 5'9" - - - - 05:20-20:22 01:07-13:02
6/9 5'9" L 0'11" 12:23AM 5'3" H 6'3" 6:25AM 5'7" L 0'7" 12:38PM 6'4" H 7'0" 6:53PM 6'4" 05:19-20:23 01:28-14:10
6/10 6'4" L 0'7" 1:22AM 5'7" H 6'3" 7:24AM 5'7" L 0'7" 1:31PM 6'8" H 7'3" 7:47PM 6'11" 05:19-20:23 01:50-15:22
6/11 6'11" L 0'3" 2:21AM 5'11" H 6'3" 8:23AM 5'9" L 0'6" 2:26PM 7'1" H 7'7" 8:41PM 7'7" 05:19-20:24 02:16-16:37
6/12 7'7" L -0'0" 3:18AM 6'5" H 6'5" 9:21AM 6'0" L 0'5" 3:22PM 7'5" H 7'10" 9:36PM 8'2" 05:19-20:24 02:47-17:57
6/13 8'2" L -0'3" 4:14AM 6'11" H 6'7" 10:18AM 6'4" L 0'3" 4:17PM 7'10" H 8'1" 10:31PM 8'7" 05:19-20:25 03:26-19:18
6/14 8'7" L -0'6" 5:09AM 7'3" H 6'9" 11:13AM 6'8" L 0'1" 5:13PM 8'1" H 8'2" 11:26PM 8'10" 05:19-20:25 04:16-20:33
6/15 8'10" L -0'7" 6:03AM 7'7" H 6'11" 12:07PM 6'11" L 0'0" 6:09PM 8'2" - - - - 05:19-20:26 05:20-21:37
6/16 8'2" H 8'2" 12:21AM 8'10" L -0'7" 6:57AM 7'8" H 7'1" 1:01PM 7'1" L -0'0" 7:05PM 8'1" 05:19-20:26 06:35-22:28
6/17 8'1" H 8'1" 1:16AM 8'7" L -0'6" 7:49AM 7'8" H 7'1" 1:55PM 7'1" L 0'0" 8:01PM 7'9" 05:19-20:26 07:55-23:07
6/18 7'9" H 7'9" 2:12AM 8'2" L -0'4" 8:42AM 7'7" H 7'2" 2:49PM 7 L 0'2" 8:59PM 7'3" 05:19-20:27 09:14-23:37
6/19 7'3" H 7'5" 3:07AM 7'8" L -0'2" 9:35AM 7'4" H 7'2" 3:44PM 6'9" L 0'4" 9:58PM 6'8" 05:19-20:27 10:28-00:00
6/20 6'8" H 7'1" 4:04AM 7'0" L 0'0" 10:28AM 7'1" H 7'1" 4:40PM 6'7" L 0'6" 10:58PM 6'1" 05:20-20:27 11:38-00:03
6/21 6'1" H 6'8" 5:02AM 6'4" L 0'3" 11:21AM 6'9" H 7'1" 5:36PM 6'5" L 0'7" 11:59PM 5'8" 05:20-20:27 12:45-00:25
6/22 5'8" H 6'4" 6:00AM 5'9" L 0'7" 12:15PM 6'5" H 7'0" 6:30PM 6'4" - - - - 05:20-20:28 13:50-00:46
6/23 6'4" L 0'8" 12:59AM 5'4" H 6'1" 6:59AM 5'3" L 0'9" 1:08PM 6'2" H 7'0" 7:24PM 6'4" 05:20-20:28 14:54-01:07
6/24 6'4" L 0'8" 1:56AM 5'3" H 5'11" 7:57AM 4'11" L 1'0" 2:00PM 6'0" H 7'0" 8:16PM 6'4" 05:21-20:28 15:57-01:30
6/25 6'4" L 0'7" 2:50AM 5'3" H 5'11" 8:51AM 4'9" L 1'1" 2:51PM 5'10" H 7'0" 9:06PM 6'5" 05:21-20:28 17:01-01:55
6/26 6'5" L 0'6" 3:39AM 5'5" H 5'11" 9:42AM 4'9" L 1'1" 3:39PM 5'10" H 6'11" 9:53PM 2'5" 05:21-20:28 18:04-02:25
6/27 0'0" L 4'6" 1:23AM 0'0" H 5'7" 2:34AM 0'0" L 6'8" 3:45PM 0'0" H 7'9" 4:56PM 3'3" 00:00-13:11 00:00-13:11
6/28 0'0" L 4'6" 1:23AM 0'0" H 5'7" 2:34AM 0'0" L 6'8" 3:45PM 0'0" H 7'9" 4:56PM 3'3" 00:00-13:11 00:00-13:11
6/29 0'0" L 4'6" 1:23AM 0'0" H 5'7" 2:34AM 0'0" L 6'8" 3:45PM 0'0" H 7'9" 4:56PM 3'3" 00:00-13:11 00:00-13:11
6/30 0'0" L 4'6" 1:23AM 0'0" H 5'7" 2:34AM 0'0" L 6'8" 3:45PM 0'0" H 7'9" 4:56PM N/A 00:00-13:11 00:00-13:11

Port Jefferson Textual Tide Table for June 2026


Jun 1st (Mon)
the sunrise is 5:22am-8:18pm and the tide times are H 12:21am 7'1" L 6:49am 0'2" H 12:57pm 6'3" L 6:51pm 1'0" .
Jun 2nd (Tue)
the sunrise is 5:22am-8:18pm and the tide times are H 1:00am 7'0" L 7:26am 0'3" H 1:36pm 6'3" L 7:31pm 1'0" .
Jun 3rd (Wed)
the sunrise is 5:21am-8:19pm and the tide times are H 1:39am 6'10" L 8:05am 0'4" H 2:15pm 6'3" L 8:12pm 1'1" .
Jun 4th (Thu)
the sunrise is 5:21am-8:20pm and the tide times are H 2:19am 6'9" L 8:45am 0'5" H 2:56pm 6'3" L 8:55pm 1'2" .
Jun 5th (Fri)
the sunrise is 5:21am-8:20pm and the tide times are H 3:01am 6'7" L 9:26am 0'6" H 3:39pm 6'3" L 9:42pm 1'2" .
Jun 6th (Sat)
the sunrise is 5:20am-8:21pm and the tide times are H 3:46am 6'6" L 10:10am 0'6" H 4:24pm 6'4" L 10:32pm 1'2" .
Jun 7th (Sun)
the sunrise is 5:20am-8:22pm and the tide times are H 4:35am 6'5" L 10:57am 0'7" H 5:11pm 6'6" L 11:26pm 1'1" .
Jun 8th (Mon)
the sunrise is 5:20am-8:22pm and the tide times are H 5:29am 6'3" L 11:46am 0'7" H 6:01pm 6'8" .
Jun 9th (Tue)
the sunrise is 5:19am-8:23pm and the tide times are L 12:23am 0'11" H 6:25am 6'3" L 12:38pm 0'7" H 6:53pm 7'0" .
Jun 10th (Wed)
the sunrise is 5:19am-8:23pm and the tide times are L 1:22am 0'7" H 7:24am 6'3" L 1:31pm 0'7" H 7:47pm 7'3" .
Jun 11th (Thu)
the sunrise is 5:19am-8:24pm and the tide times are L 2:21am 0'3" H 8:23am 6'3" L 2:26pm 0'6" H 8:41pm 7'7" .
Jun 12th (Fri)
the sunrise is 5:19am-8:24pm and the tide times are L 3:18am -0'0" H 9:21am 6'5" L 3:22pm 0'5" H 9:36pm 7'10" .
Jun 13th (Sat)
the sunrise is 5:19am-8:25pm and the tide times are L 4:14am -0'3" H 10:18am 6'7" L 4:17pm 0'3" H 10:31pm 8'1" .
Jun 14th (Sun)
the sunrise is 5:19am-8:25pm and the tide times are L 5:09am -0'6" H 11:13am 6'9" L 5:13pm 0'1" H 11:26pm 8'2" .
Jun 15th (Mon)
the sunrise is 5:19am-8:26pm and the tide times are L 6:03am -0'7" H 12:07pm 6'11" L 6:09pm 0'0" .
Jun 16th (Tue)
the sunrise is 5:19am-8:26pm and the tide times are H 12:21am 8'2" L 6:57am -0'7" H 1:01pm 7'1" L 7:05pm -0'0" .
Jun 17th (Wed)
the sunrise is 5:19am-8:26pm and the tide times are H 1:16am 8'1" L 7:49am -0'6" H 1:55pm 7'1" L 8:01pm 0'0" .
Jun 18th (Thu)
the sunrise is 5:19am-8:27pm and the tide times are H 2:12am 7'9" L 8:42am -0'4" H 2:49pm 7'2" L 8:59pm 0'2" .
Jun 19th (Fri)
the sunrise is 5:19am-8:27pm and the tide times are H 3:07am 7'5" L 9:35am -0'2" H 3:44pm 7'2" L 9:58pm 0'4" .
Jun 20th (Sat)
the sunrise is 5:20am-8:27pm and the tide times are H 4:04am 7'1" L 10:28am 0'0" H 4:40pm 7'1" L 10:58pm 0'6" .
Jun 21st (Sun)
the sunrise is 5:20am-8:27pm and the tide times are H 5:02am 6'8" L 11:21am 0'3" H 5:36pm 7'1" L 11:59pm 0'7" .
Jun 22nd (Mon)
the sunrise is 5:20am-8:28pm and the tide times are H 6:00am 6'4" L 12:15pm 0'7" H 6:30pm 7'0" .
Jun 23rd (Tue)
the sunrise is 5:20am-8:28pm and the tide times are L 12:59am 0'8" H 6:59am 6'1" L 1:08pm 0'9" H 7:24pm 7'0" .
Jun 24th (Wed)
the sunrise is 5:21am-8:28pm and the tide times are L 1:56am 0'8" H 7:57am 5'11" L 2:00pm 1'0" H 8:16pm 7'0" .
Jun 25th (Thu)
the sunrise is 5:21am-8:28pm and the tide times are L 2:50am 0'7" H 8:51am 5'11" L 2:51pm 1'1" H 9:06pm 7'0" .
Jun 26th (Fri)
the sunrise is 5:21am-8:28pm and the tide times are L 3:39am 0'6" H 9:42am 5'11" L 3:39pm 1'1" H 9:53pm 6'11" .
Jun 27th (Sat)
Sun 0:00am-1:11pm L 1:23am 4'5" H 2:34am 5'6" L 3:45pm 6'7" H 4:56pm 7'8"
Jun 28th (Sun)
Sun 0:00am-1:11pm L 1:23am 4'5" H 2:34am 5'6" L 3:45pm 6'7" H 4:56pm 7'8"
Jun 29th (Mon)
Sun 0:00am-1:11pm L 1:23am 4'5" H 2:34am 5'6" L 3:45pm 6'7" H 4:56pm 7'8"
Jun 30th (Tue)
Sun 0:00am-1:11pm L 1:23am 4'5" H 2:34am 5'6" L 3:45pm 6'7" H 4:56pm 7'8"

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