Island Beach tide times

Island Beach Barnegat Bay, NJIsland Beach Barnegat BayNOAA 8533345Thursday, October 8 · EDTThu Oct 8Predictions onlyChange station
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Today at Island Beach the next low tide is at 4:19 PM (0.0 ft) and the next high tide is at 10:00 PM (0.4 ft). Tomorrow's first low is at 4:44 AM. Spring tides peak on Saturday, so expect bigger highs and lower lows.

Estimated now
0.3 ft
Near slack, turning soon
Next low
4:19 PM
In 4 h 27 min · 0.0 ft
Next high
10:00 PM
In 10 h 08 min · 0.4 ft
Tide range today
0.4 ft
Spring tides Saturday
Predictions only. No live gauge at this station.

Today's tide

Estimated curve between high and low timesNightHeight above MLLW
0 ft2 ftNOW 11:524:00 AMLow · 0.0 ft9:44 AMHigh · 0.4 ft4:19 PMLow · 0.0 ft10:00 PMHigh · 0.4 ft
Tide chart for Island Beach, today. Low 0.0 ft at 4:00 AM, high 0.4 ft at 9:44 AM, low 0.0 ft at 4:19 PM, high 0.4 ft at 10:00 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
  • Low4:00 AM0.0 ft
  • High9:44 AM0.4 ft
  • Low4:19 PM0.0 ft
  • High10:00 PM0.4 ft
Tide times for Island Beach
TideTimeHeight
Low4:00 AM0.0 ft
High9:44 AM0.4 ft
Low4:19 PM0.0 ft
High10:00 PM0.4 ft
Sunrise
7:00 AM
First light 6:33
Sunset
6:29 PM
Last light 6:56
Moon
4%
Waning crescent
Tide range
0.4 ft
Spring tides Sat

Best windows today

Plan the week →
  • Fishing
    2:00 to 4:00 PM

    Today's best window (6:00 to 9:00 AM) has passed. Dawn light with the incoming tide around the 9:44 AM high. Second window 2:00 to 4:00 PM.

  • Tidepools & shelling
    3:00 to 5:00 PM

    The 0.0 ft low at 4:19 PM falls in full daylight.

  • Surfing
    6:00 to 7:00 PM

    Today's best window (7:00 to 8:00 AM) has passed. Mid tide from 7:00 to 8:00 AM. No wind sensor at this station.

  • 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

October calendar →
High and low tides for the next 7 days, heights in ft
DayTide 1Tide 2Tide 3Tide 4Range, ft
TodayThu 8L4:00a0.0H9:44a0.4L4:19p0.0H10:00p0.40.4
FriOct 9L4:44a0.0H10:29a0.5L5:07p0.0H10:45p0.40.5 spring tide
SatOct 10L5:27a0.0H11:10a0.5L5:54p0.0H11:26p0.40.5 spring tide
SunOct 11L6:07a0.0H11:50a0.5L6:38p0.00.5 spring tide
MonOct 12H12:07a0.4L6:46a0.0H12:29p0.5L7:20p0.00.4 spring tide
TueOct 13H12:48a0.4L7:23a0.0H1:07p0.4L7:59p0.00.4
WedOct 14H1:30a0.4L7:58a0.1H1:48p0.4L8:39p0.10.4

Spring tides Friday to Monday. Lows drop to 0.0 ft, the best shelling days this week. 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

  • Max ebb12:01 AM 2.6 kn
  • Slack4:12 AM
  • Max flood6:01 AM 2.5 kn
  • Slack9:25 AM
  • Max ebb12:20 PM 2.8 kn
  • Slack4:19 PM
  • Max flood6:09 PM 2.6 kn
  • Slack9:45 PM

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 Barnegat Bay, 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 Saturday, and the smallest, 0.2 ft, on October 18. Looking a year ahead, predictions peak at 0.5 ft on July 4 and bottom out at −0.1 ft on January 23.

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 28 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.