Ocean Beach tide times

Barnegat Bay, NJBarnegat BayNOAA 8532885Tuesday, October 20 · EDTTue Oct 20Predictions onlyChange station
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Today at Ocean Beach the next high tide is at 8:05 PM (0.4 ft). Tomorrow's first low is at 3:08 AM.

Estimated now
0.4 ft
Near slack, turning soon
Next high
8:05 PM
In 41 min · 0.4 ft
Next low
3:08 AM
In 7 h 44 min · 0.1 ft
Tide range today
0.3 ft
Neap tides Tuesday
Predictions only. No live gauge at this station.

Today's tide

Estimated curve between high and low timesNightHeight above MLLW
0 ft2 ftNOW 7:232:17 AMLow · 0.1 ft7:52 AMHigh · 0.3 ft2:28 PMLow · 0.1 ft8:05 PMHigh · 0.4 ft
Tide chart for Ocean Beach, today. Low 0.1 ft at 2:17 AM, high 0.3 ft at 7:52 AM, low 0.1 ft at 2:28 PM, high 0.4 ft at 8:05 PM.

Heights and times are estimated from Sandy Hook 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
  • Low2:17 AM0.1 ft
  • High7:52 AM0.3 ft
  • Low2:28 PM0.1 ft
  • High8:05 PM0.4 ft
Tide times for Ocean Beach
TideTimeHeight
Low2:17 AM0.1 ft
High7:52 AM0.3 ft
Low2:28 PM0.1 ft
High8:05 PM0.4 ft
Sunrise
7:13 AM
First light 6:45
Sunset
6:11 PM
Last light 6:38
Moon
69%
Waxing gibbous
Tide range
0.3 ft
Mean 0.4 ft

Best windows today

Plan the week →
  • Fishing
    7:30 to 8:00 PM

    Today's best window (6:00 to 7:00 AM) has passed. Dawn light with the incoming tide around the 7:52 AM high. Second window 6:00 to 7:00 PM.

  • Tidepools & shelling
    No daylight low today

    No daylight low today. The next good one is Thursday at 3:00 PM.

  • Surfing
    Next: Wed 5:00 to 7:00 PM
    Earlier today: 4:00 to 6:00 PM

    Today's best window (4:00 to 6:00 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

October calendar →
High and low tides for the next 7 days, heights in ft
DayTide 1Tide 2Tide 3Tide 4Range, ft
TodayTue 20L2:17a0.1H7:52a0.3L2:28p0.1H8:05p0.40.3
WedOct 21L3:08a0.1H8:46a0.3L3:25p0.1H9:01p0.40.3
ThuOct 22L3:53a0.1H9:38a0.4L4:15p0.1H9:54p0.40.3
FriOct 23L4:34a0.0H10:24a0.4L5:02p0.0H10:42p0.40.4
SatOct 24L5:15a0.0H11:06a0.4L5:49p0.0H11:26p0.40.4
SunOct 25L5:57a0.0H11:46a0.5L6:37p0.00.5
MonOct 26H12:09a0.4L6:40a0.0H12:26p0.5L7:26p0.00.5 spring tide

Spring tides 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 8532885.

Nearby stations

Currents

Point Pleasant Canal, north bridge

  • Slack1:48 AM
  • Max flood4:23 AM 0.7 kn
  • Slack6:53 AM
  • Max ebb10:25 AM 0.8 kn
  • Slack1:22 PM
  • Max flood4:17 PM 1.1 kn
  • Slack6:48 PM
  • Max ebb10:41 PM 1.2 kn

Current predictions for Point Pleasant Canal, north bridge, 7 mi away. Currents near inlets can be strong. Not for navigation.

Station details

Datum
Mean lower low water
Predictions
NOAA subordinate, from Sandy Hook
Live gauge
None
Coordinates
39.988° N, 74.068° W
Time zone
Eastern, UTC−4
Station ID
NOAA 8532885

About the tides at Ocean Beach

Expect two roughly equal high tides a day at Barnegat Bay, each arriving about 50 minutes later than the day before. The pattern follows the reference station at Sandy Hook. 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 27, and the smallest, 0.3 ft, today. Looking a year ahead, predictions peak at 0.5 ft on July 5 and bottom out at −0.1 ft on January 23.

Tides here are worked out from the reference station at Sandy Hook, 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 Kettle Creek, 3 mi away, where high tide comes about 6 min later. For tidal currents, see Point Pleasant Canal, north bridge.

Predictions are based on Sandy Hook.

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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.