Tides / New Jersey / Atlantic County / Absecon
Absecon
Tide station
NOAA station Absecon, Absecon Creek, U.S. Hwy. 30 bridge in Atlantic County, New Jersey. Heights are feet above mean lower low water. Tide times on this page are local time at this station (EDT). If you are in another timezone, these clocks are not your phone's time. People also look this chart up as Absecon Highlands, Pomona, and Stockton University. NOAA adjusts this prediction from Atlantic City (Ocean).
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Tide station
Predicted rise and fall
This column is the NOAA prediction. It is the expected high and low from the moon and the sun, in feet above mean lower low water. It is not a flood warning, and it is not the depth under the boat.
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Five-day fishing snapshot
This is the next five days at Absecon. It uses the tide prediction at this station, the sun and moon at this coordinate, and the National Weather Service forecast. A day is highlighted when a high or low falls within two hours of sunrise or sunset. Tide and sun times are local time at this station.
Thursday
The moon is a waxing crescent, about 19% lit. The larger tides fall nearer the new moon and the full moon. Sunrise is 7:08 AM and sunset is 6:19 PM. The tides are a high of 3.5 ft at 12:11 AM, a low of 0.9 ft at 6:10 AM, a high of 4.4 ft at 12:32 PM, and a low of 0.9 ft at 7:17 PM. The low at 6:10 AM is 58 minutes before sunrise. The low at 7:17 PM is 58 minutes after sunset.
Friday
The moon is a waxing crescent, about 28% lit. The larger tides fall nearer the new moon and the full moon. Sunrise is 7:09 AM and sunset is 6:18 PM. The tides are a high of 3.3 ft at 12:58 AM, a low of 1.1 ft at 6:53 AM, a high of 4.2 ft at 1:19 PM, and a low of 1.1 ft at 8:11 PM. The low at 6:53 AM is 16 minutes before sunrise. The low at 8:11 PM is 113 minutes after sunset. The forecast is Rain Showers Likely then Partly Sunny, 77°F, wind 10 to 15 mph S.
Saturday
The moon is a waxing crescent, about 38% lit. The larger tides fall nearer the new moon and the full moon. Sunrise is 7:10 AM and sunset is 6:16 PM. The tides are a high of 3.1 ft at 1:50 AM, a low of 1.3 ft at 7:44 AM, a high of 4.0 ft at 2:10 PM, and a low of 1.2 ft at 9:06 PM. The low at 7:44 AM is 34 minutes after sunrise. The forecast is Rain Showers Likely, 56°F, wind 15 mph N.
Sunday
The moon is a first quarter, about 49% lit, so the highs run smaller. Sunrise is 7:11 AM and sunset is 6:15 PM. The tides are a high of 3.0 ft at 2:47 AM, a low of 1.4 ft at 8:40 AM, a high of 3.9 ft at 3:06 PM, and a low of 1.2 ft at 10:02 PM. The low at 8:40 AM is 89 minutes after sunrise. The forecast is Sunny, 57°F, wind 5 to 15 mph NE.
Monday
The moon is a first quarter, about 60% lit, so the highs run smaller. Sunrise is 7:12 AM and sunset is 6:14 PM. The tides are a high of 3.0 ft at 3:50 AM, a low of 1.4 ft at 9:42 AM, a high of 3.9 ft at 4:06 PM, and a low of 1.1 ft at 10:57 PM. No high or low this day falls within two hours of sunrise or sunset, so this day is not highlighted. The forecast is Sunny, 62°F, wind 0 to 10 mph NE.
Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday are the days in this snapshot where a turn meets sunrise or sunset.
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Sun and moon
- First light
- 5:38 AM
- Nautical twilight begins
- 6:10 AM
- Dawn
- 6:41 AM
- Blue hour, morning
- 6:41 AM to 6:51 AM
- Golden hour, morning
- 6:51 AM to 7:44 AM
- Sunrise
- 7:08 AM
- Solar noon
- 12:44 PM
- Golden hour, evening
- 5:43 PM to 6:36 PM
- Sunset
- 6:19 PM
- Blue hour, evening
- 6:36 PM to 6:46 PM
- Dusk
- 6:46 PM
- Nautical twilight ends
- 7:17 PM
- Last light
- 7:48 PM
- Day length
- 11 hours 11 minutes
- Moon
- Waxing Crescent, about 23% lit
- Moonrise
- 12:18 PM
- Moonset
- 9:10 PM
The larger tides, called spring tides, fall near the new moon and the full moon. The smaller neap tides fall near the quarters. Light times are for this coordinate, in local time at this station.
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On the water nearby
The closest named places from OpenStreetMap. A place with no name on that map is left off. Private and customer-only launches are labeled.
Boat ramps
- 5th Street Boat Ramp7.0 mi
- Seaview Dock7.3 mi
Marinas
- Yacht Club of Pleasantville2.9 mi
- Municipal Yacht Basin3.0 mi
- Frank S. Farley State Marina5.0 mi
- Brigantine Marina5.4 mi
- Captain Fitz's Marine5.4 mi
- Paddle Boats5.4 mi
Beaches
- Tropicana Beach5.8 mi
- Caesars Beach5.9 mi
- Bally's Legend’s VIP Beach6.0 mi
- Brigantine Beach7.1 mi
- North End Beach7.9 mi
Parks
- Turner Cove0.3 mi
- Church play yard0.4 mi
- Veterans Park0.5 mi
- Absecon Heritage Park0.8 mi
- Senior Citizen Park1.4 mi
- Woodland Avenue Park2.0 mi
Nature reserves
- Lakes Bay Preserve3.4 mi
- Stillwater Tract3.9 mi
- Whirlpool Island Park5.0 mi
- Absecon Wildlife Management Area5.1 mi
- Atlantic Heights Bird Conservatory5.2 mi
- Tribeca Island Nature Reserve6.7 mi
Nearby tide stations
- Pleasantville3.0 mi · Atlantic County
- Atlantic City4.8 mi · Atlantic County
- Northfield5.4 mi · Atlantic County
- Ventnor City6.2 mi · Atlantic County
- Atlantic City (Ocean)6.4 mi · Atlantic County
- Main Marsh Thorofare7.3 mi · Atlantic County
Flood gauge
Measured water, not the tide
This column is a different instrument. A flood gauge reports the water level that is there now and the stages where flooding starts. The orange square on the map is that gauge. It is often not on top of the tide station.
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