Island Beach tide times

Island Beach, NJIsland BeachNOAA 8533345Wednesday, September 30 · EDTWed Sep 30Predictions onlyChange station
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Today at Island Beach the next low tide is at 8:57 PM (0.0 ft). Tomorrow's first low is at 8:52 AM.

Estimated now
0.5 ft
Near slack, turning soon
Next low
8:57 PM
In 6 h 17 min · 0.0 ft
Next high
2:27 AM
In 11 h 47 min · 0.4 ft
Tide range today
0.5 ft
Mean range 0.4 ft
Predictions only. No live gauge at this station.

Today's tide

Estimated curve between high and low timesNightHeight above MLLW
0 ft2 ftNOW 2:401:32 AMHigh · 0.4 ft8:07 AMLow · 0.0 ft1:51 PMHigh · 0.5 ft8:57 PMLow · 0.0 ft
Tide chart for Island Beach, today. High 0.4 ft at 1:32 AM, low 0.0 ft at 8:07 AM, high 0.5 ft at 1:51 PM, low 0.0 ft at 8:57 PM.

Heights and times are estimated from Sandy Hook, Fort Hancock using NOAA offsets. Only the high and low points are official; the curve between them is drawn by us.

Today's tides

ft above MLLW
  • High1:32 AM0.4 ft
  • Low8:07 AM0.0 ft
  • High1:51 PM0.5 ft
  • Low8:57 PM0.0 ft
Tide times for Island Beach
TideTimeHeight
High1:32 AM0.4 ft
Low8:07 AM0.0 ft
High1:51 PM0.5 ft
Low8:57 PM0.0 ft
Sunrise
6:52 AM
First light 6:25
Sunset
6:42 PM
Last light 7:09
Moon
82%
Waning gibbous
Tide range
0.5 ft
Mean 0.4 ft

Best windows today

Plan the week →
  • Fishing
    6:00 to 8:00 PM

    Today's best window (6:00 to 7:00 AM) has passed. Dawn light with the outgoing tide around the 8:07 AM low. Second window 7:00 to 8:00 PM.

  • Tidepools & shelling
    Next: Thu 7:00 to 10:00 AM
    Earlier today: 7:00 to 9:00 AM

    Today's best window (7:00 to 9:00 AM) has passed.

  • Surfing
    Next: Thu 11:00 AM to 1:00 PM
    Earlier today: 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM

    Today's best window (10:00 AM to 12:00 PM) has passed.

  • Shallow boat launch
    Avoid 12:00 to 12:00 AM

    Water drops under 1.5 ft from 12:00 to 12:00 AM. Plan to be back on the trailer before then.

Plan the week

Moving water around the turn often fishes best. Local species and bait matter more than any chart.

Next 7 days

September calendar →
High and low tides for the next 7 days, heights in ft
DayTide 1Tide 2Tide 3Tide 4Range, ft
TodayWed 30H1:32a0.4L8:07a0.0H1:51p0.5L8:57p0.00.5
ThuOct 1H2:27a0.4L8:52a0.0H2:48p0.5L9:52p0.00.4
FriOct 2H3:31a0.4L9:45a0.1H3:52p0.4L11:00p0.10.4
SatOct 3H4:36a0.4L10:54a0.1H4:58p0.40.4
SunOct 4L12:14a0.1H5:41a0.4L12:14p0.1H6:03p0.40.4
MonOct 5L1:23a0.1H6:46a0.4L1:28p0.1H7:09p0.40.4
TueOct 6L2:22a0.0H7:52a0.4L2:32p0.0H8:13p0.40.4

Neap tides Sunday. Smaller range, so highs and lows stay close to average. Spring and neap tides

Tide predictions and observations: NOAA National Ocean Service, Center for Operational Oceanographic Products and Services (CO-OPS), station 8533345.

Nearby stations

Currents

Barnegat Inlet

  • Slack12:48 AM
  • Max ebb3:50 AM 3.5 kn
  • Slack7:33 AM
  • Max flood9:44 AM 3.2 kn
  • Slack1:09 PM
  • Max ebb4:12 PM 3.3 kn
  • Slack8:14 PM
  • Max flood10:19 PM 2.5 kn

Current predictions for Barnegat Inlet, 6 mi away. Currents near inlets can be strong. Not for navigation.

Station details

Datum
Mean lower low water
Predictions
NOAA subordinate, from Sandy Hook, Fort Hancock
Live gauge
None
Coordinates
39.852° N, 74.088° W
Time zone
Eastern, UTC−4
Station ID
NOAA 8533345

About the tides at Island Beach

Expect two roughly equal high tides a day at Island Beach, each arriving about 50 minutes later than the day before. The pattern follows the reference station at Sandy Hook, Fort Hancock. Water here rises and falls only about 0.4 ft on an average day. A strong onshore wind can push levels above the prediction. That is smaller than most New Jersey stations on this site. Over the next two weeks the biggest daily range, 0.5 ft, comes on October 10, and the smallest, 0.4 ft, on Sunday.

Tides here are worked out from the reference station at Sandy Hook, Fort Hancock, with NOAA time and height corrections. Times are good for planning, but local wind can shift them. NOAA measured the tide here from 1976 to 1977 to set up these predictions. The nearest other station is Stouts Creek, 3 mi away, where high tide comes about 26 min earlier. For tidal currents, see Barnegat Inlet.

Predictions are based on Sandy Hook, Fort Hancock.

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Tide predictions and water levels from NOAA CO-OPS. For planning only, not for navigation. Real water levels can differ because of wind, air pressure and river flow. Always check conditions on site.