The mariner should be familiar with the effects of the tides and currents in Long Island Sound.  This body of water rises and falls every 12 hours, and vast amounts of water move through places like Race Point on the western tip of Fisher's Island, Plum Gut on Long Island and Hells Gate in New York on the western end of the Sound.

Strong winds accompanying a tide in the same general direction would tend to increase the tidal effect.  Conversely, a tide flowing against a strong wind would be diminished in effect. It should be noted, though, that a strong wind contrary to a tide can create a hazardous condition with steep and confused waves.

2013 Tide Table - Old Saybrook

HIGH TIDE Predictions between 6 am and 7 pm - adjusted for Daylight Savings Time

  = Full moon      = New moon

	January	February	March	April	May	June
1	12:56p	1:53p	12:47p	3:19p	4:12p	6:02p
2	1:36p	2:46p	1:35p	4:23p	5:19p	6:22a
3	2:20p	3:48p	2:29p	5:33p	6:25p	7:22a
4	3:14p	4:58p	3:33p	6:06a	6:50a	8:14a
5	4:16p	6:06p	4:44p	7:12a	7:48a	9:01a
6	5:22p	6:41a	5:54p	8:09a	8:39a	9:44a
7	6:00a	7:37a	6:28a	9:00a	9:24a	10:27a
8	6:56a	8:30a	7:25a	9:45a	10:07a	11:11a
9	7:50a	9:19a	8:16a	10:29a	10:49a	11:55a
10	8:42a	10:08a	10:04a	11:12a	11:33a	12:40p
11	9:33a	10:56a	10:49a	11:56a	12:17p	1:26p
12	10:24a	11:43a	11:34a	12:40p	1:03p	2:12p
13	11:16a	12:31p	12:19p	1:26p	1:49p	2:57p
14	12:06p	1:18p	1:04p	2:12p	2:37p	3:42p
15	12:57p	2:08p	1:50p	3:02p	3:26p	4:29p
16	1:49p	3:02p	2:38p	3:55p	4:18p	5:18p
17	2:42p	4:01p	3:29p	4:52p	5:11p	6:09p
18	3:39p	5:04p	4:25p	5:51p	6:04a	6:25a
19	4:41p	6:06p	5:27p	6:15a	6:18a	7:21a
20	5:43p	6:40a	6:29p	7:09a	7:11a	8:14a
21	6:19a	7:29a	7:01a	7:57a	8:00a	9:05a
22	7:11a	8:13a	7:54a	8:41a	8:46a	9:56a
23	7:57a	8:53a	8:39a	9:22a	9:32a	10:49a
24	8:39a	9:31a	9:19a	10:03a	10:19a	11:44a
25	9:19a	10:08a	9:58a	10:46a	11:10a	12:40p
26	9:58a	10:45a	10:36a	11:33a	12:03p	1:37p
27	10:36a	11:24a	11:16a	12:22p	12:58p	2:34p
28	11:14a	12:04p	11:58a	1:14p	1:56p	3:31p
29	11:51a		12:42p	2:10p	2:54p	4:30p
30	12:28p		1:30p	3:08p	3:55p	5:31p
31	1:09p		2:22p		4:58p

	July	August	Sept.	October	Nov.	Dec.
1	6:31p	7:17a	8:29a	8:42a	9:24a	8:32a
2	6:51a	8:09a	9:13a	9:21a	10:01a	9:17a
3	7:47a	8:56a	9:54a	9:59a	9:41a	10:04a
4	8:36a	9:40a	10:33a	10:35a	10:25a	10:55a
5	9:21a	10:22a	11:11a	11:13a	11:13a	11:49a
6	10:04a	11:04a	11:49a	11:53a	12:05p	12:45p
7	10:47a	11:45a	12:28p	12:36p	1:01p	1:42p
8	11:31a	12:26p	1:08p	1:25p	2:01p	2:42p
9	12:15p	1:06p	1:51p	2:18p	3:04p	3:45p
10	12:59p	1:45p	2:39p	3:17p	4:11p	4:51p
11	1:41p	2:25p	3:35p	4:22p	5:17p	5:54p
12	2:23p	3:09p	4:39p	5:31p	6:18p	6:30a
13	3:04p	4:00p	5:48p	6:08a	6:50a	7:20a
14	3:47p	5:00p	6:53p	7:11a	7:38a	8:04a
15	4:35p	6:05p	7:22a	8:05a	8:21a	8:46a
16	5:29p	6:31a	8:17a	8:53a	9:03a	9:28a
17	6:28p	7:33a	9:08a	9:39a	9:45a	10:09a
18	6:51a	8:29a	9:56a	10:22a	10:28a	10:51a
19	7:49a	9:22a	10:43a	11:06a	11:12a	11:34a
20	8:44a	10:13a	11:30a	11:50a	11:57a	12:18p
21	9:37a	11:04a	12:17p	12:36p	12:44p	1:01p
22	10:30a	11:55a	1:05p	1:24p	1:32p	1:44p
23	11:24a	12:46p	1:54p	2:13p	2:22p	2:28p
24	12:19p	1:37p	2:46p	3:05p	3:14p	3:16p
25	1:13p	2:28p	3:41p	4:01p	4:10p	4:11p
26	2:07p	3:21p	4:41p	5:01p	5:06p	5:09p
27	3:01p	4:18p	5:44p	6:01p	5:59p	6:05p
28	3:57p	5:19p	6:19a	6:33a	6:27a	6:34a
29	4:55p	6:22p	7:09a	7:23a	7:10a	7:22a
30	5:56p	6:46a	7:58a	8:07a	7:51a	8:09a
31	6:18a	7:41a		8:46a		8:58a