Tides / New Jersey / Cape May County / Cape May Harbor
Cape May Harbor
Tide station
NOAA station Cape May Harbor in Cape May 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. 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 Cape May Harbor. 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 7:10 AM and sunset is 6:20 PM. The tides are a high of 3.7 ft at 12:03 AM, a low of 1.3 ft at 5:35 AM, a high of 4.8 ft at 12:24 PM, and a low of 1.2 ft at 6:53 PM. The low at 5:35 AM is 95 minutes before sunrise. The low at 6:53 PM is 33 minutes after sunset. The forecast is Chance Showers And Thunderstorms then Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms, 78°F, wind 10 to 15 mph S. That forecast is rough water.
Saturday
The moon is a waxing crescent, about 38% lit. The larger tides fall nearer the new moon and the full moon. Sunrise is 7:11 AM and sunset is 6:19 PM. The tides are a high of 3.5 ft at 12:55 AM, a low of 1.4 ft at 6:26 AM, a high of 4.6 ft at 1:15 PM, and a low of 1.4 ft at 7:48 PM. The low at 6:26 AM is 45 minutes before sunrise. The low at 7:48 PM is 89 minutes after sunset. The forecast is Rain Showers Likely then Mostly Cloudy, 57°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 7:12 AM and sunset is 6:17 PM. The tides are a high of 3.4 ft at 1:52 AM, a low of 1.6 ft at 7:22 AM, a high of 4.5 ft at 2:11 PM, and a low of 1.4 ft at 8:44 PM. The low at 7:22 AM is 10 minutes after sunrise. The forecast is Sunny, 58°F, wind 20 mph NE. That forecast is rough water.
Monday
The moon is a first quarter, about 60% lit, so the highs run smaller. Sunrise is 7:13 AM and sunset is 6:16 PM. The tides are a high of 3.5 ft at 2:55 AM, a low of 1.6 ft at 8:24 AM, a high of 4.5 ft at 3:11 PM, and a low of 1.3 ft at 9:39 PM. The low at 8:24 AM is 71 minutes after sunrise. The forecast is Slight Chance Rain Showers, 61°F, wind 15 to 20 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 7:14 AM and sunset is 6:14 PM. The tides are a high of 3.6 ft at 3:59 AM, a low of 1.5 ft at 9:31 AM, a high of 4.5 ft at 4:12 PM, and a low of 1.1 ft at 10:29 PM. No high or low this day falls within two hours of sunrise or sunset, so this day is not highlighted. The forecast is Slight Chance Rain Showers then Mostly Sunny, 63°F, wind 15 to 20 mph N.
Friday, Saturday, Sunday, and Monday are the days in this snapshot where a turn meets sunrise or sunset.
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Sun and moon
- First light
- 5:41 AM
- Nautical twilight begins
- 6:12 AM
- Dawn
- 6:43 AM
- Blue hour, morning
- 6:43 AM to 6:54 AM
- Golden hour, morning
- 6:54 AM to 7:46 AM
- Sunrise
- 7:10 AM
- Solar noon
- 12:45 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 9 minutes
- Moon
- First Quarter, about 32% lit
- Moonrise
- 1:09 PM
- Moonset
- 10:07 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
- U.S. Coast Guard - Training Center Cape May · private0.5 mi
Marinas
- Cape Island Marina0.8 mi
- Cape May Marina1.2 mi
- Cape May Inlet Marina1.3 mi
- Pier 47 Marina4.0 mi
- Schooner Island Marina4.1 mi
- Grassy Sound Marina & Pier7.1 mi
Beaches
- Two Mile Beach1.8 mi
- The Cove2.6 mi
- Higbee Beach4.0 mi
- Five Mile Beach4.1 mi
- Sunset Beach4.1 mi
- Sunray Beach7.0 mi
Parks
- Harborview Park0.8 mi
- Cape May Kiwanis Community Park1.4 mi
- Lafayette Street Park1.7 mi
- Cape May Dog Park1.7 mi
- Cape May Rotary Park2.0 mi
- Diamond Beach Park2.3 mi
Nature reserves
- Garrett Family Preserve1.6 mi
- South Cape May Meadows2.8 mi
- Higbee Beach Wildlife Management Area3.3 mi
- Cape May Point State Park3.7 mi
- Cape May Bird Observatory - Northwood Center3.8 mi
- Cox Hall Creek Wildlife Management Area4.6 mi
Nearby tide stations
- Cape Island Creek1.2 mi · Cape May County
- Cape May2.6 mi · Cape May County
- Diamond Beach2.7 mi · Cape May County
- Wildwood Crest3.6 mi · Cape May County
- Cape May3.9 mi · Cape May County
- Wildwood Crest4.1 mi · Cape May 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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