Tides / New Jersey / Atlantic County / Atlantic City
Atlantic City
Tide station
NOAA station Absecon Channel, State Route 87 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 Channel. 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 Atlantic City. 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.
Friday
The moon is a waxing crescent, about 28% lit. The larger tides fall nearer the new moon and the full moon. Sunrise is 7:08 AM and sunset is 6:18 PM. The tides are a high of 3.3 ft at 12:08 AM, a low of 1.3 ft at 5:42 AM, a high of 4.2 ft at 12:29 PM, and a low of 1.3 ft at 7:00 PM. The low at 5:42 AM is 86 minutes before sunrise. The low at 7:00 PM is 42 minutes after sunset. The forecast is Rain Showers Likely then Partly Sunny, 73°F, wind 15 to 20 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 7:09 AM and sunset is 6:16 PM. The tides are a high of 3.1 ft at 1:00 AM, a low of 1.5 ft at 6:33 AM, a high of 4.0 ft at 1:20 PM, and a low of 1.4 ft at 7:55 PM. The low at 6:33 AM is 36 minutes before sunrise. The low at 7:55 PM is 99 minutes after sunset. The forecast is Chance Rain Showers, 56°F, wind 20 to 25 mph N. That forecast is rough water.
Sunday
The moon is a first quarter, about 49% lit, so the highs run smaller. Sunrise is 7:10 AM and sunset is 6:15 PM. The tides are a high of 3.0 ft at 1:57 AM, a low of 1.7 ft at 7:29 AM, a high of 3.9 ft at 2:16 PM, and a low of 1.5 ft at 8:51 PM. The low at 7:29 AM is 19 minutes after sunrise. The forecast is Sunny, 57°F, wind 10 to 20 mph NE.
Monday
The moon is a first quarter, about 60% lit, so the highs run smaller. Sunrise is 7:11 AM and sunset is 6:13 PM. The tides are a high of 3.0 ft at 3:00 AM, a low of 1.7 ft at 8:31 AM, a high of 3.9 ft at 3:16 PM, and a low of 1.4 ft at 9:46 PM. The low at 8:31 AM is 80 minutes after sunrise. The forecast is Sunny, 61°F, wind 5 to 10 mph NE.
Tuesday
The moon is a waxing gibbous, about 70% lit. The larger tides fall nearer the new moon and the full moon. Sunrise is 7:12 AM and sunset is 6:12 PM. The tides are a high of 3.2 ft at 4:04 AM, a low of 1.6 ft at 9:38 AM, a high of 3.9 ft at 4:17 PM, and a low of 1.2 ft at 10:36 PM. The high at 4:17 PM is 115 minutes before sunset. The forecast is Mostly Sunny, 64°F, wind 10 mph N.
Friday, Saturday, Sunday, Monday, and Tuesday are the days in this snapshot where a turn meets sunrise or sunset.
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Sun and moon
- First light
- 5:39 AM
- Nautical twilight begins
- 6:10 AM
- Dawn
- 6:42 AM
- Blue hour, morning
- 6:42 AM to 6:52 AM
- Golden hour, morning
- 6:52 AM to 7:45 AM
- Sunrise
- 7:09 AM
- Solar noon
- 12:43 PM
- Golden hour, evening
- 5:41 PM to 6:34 PM
- Sunset
- 6:17 PM
- Blue hour, evening
- 6:34 PM to 6:44 PM
- Dusk
- 6:44 PM
- Nautical twilight ends
- 7:15 PM
- Last light
- 7:46 PM
- Day length
- 11 hours 8 minutes
- Moon
- First Quarter, about 32% lit
- Moonrise
- 1:09 PM
- Moonset
- 10:04 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 Ramp3.4 mi
Marinas
- Frank S. Farley State Marina0.5 mi
- Brigantine Marina1.1 mi
- Jolly Roger Marina2.2 mi
- Bob's Marina3.3 mi
- Deebold Marina3.4 mi
- North Point Marina4.1 mi
Beaches
- Bally's Legend’s VIP Beach2.1 mi
- Caesars Beach2.2 mi
- Tropicana Beach2.6 mi
- Brigantine Beach3.6 mi
- North End Beach4.4 mi
Parks
- Dwayne E. Harris Memorial Park0.7 mi
- Edith Donaldson Playground0.9 mi
- Fisherman's Park1.0 mi
- Uptown Park1.1 mi
- Ocsar E. McClinton Jr. Waterfront Park1.1 mi
- Delaware Avenue Park1.1 mi
Nature reserves
- Absecon Wildlife Management Area2.2 mi
- Atlantic Heights Bird Conservatory3.4 mi
- Lakes Bay Preserve3.7 mi
- North Brigantine Natural Area5.2 mi
- Whirlpool Island Park5.3 mi
- Stillwater Tract5.6 mi
Nearby tide stations
- Atlantic City (Ocean)2.0 mi · Atlantic County
- Ventnor City4.4 mi · Atlantic County
- Brigantine4.8 mi · Atlantic County
- Absecon4.8 mi · Atlantic County
- Pleasantville5.0 mi · Atlantic County
- Northfield6.6 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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