Tides / New Jersey / Cape May County / South Dennis
South Dennis
Tide station
NOAA station Dennis Creek, Route 47 bridge 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. People also look this chart up as Dennis, Dennisville, and Woodbine. NOAA adjusts this prediction from Lewes.
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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 South Dennis. 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.
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 6:18 PM. The tides are a high of 4.0 ft at 3:35 AM, a low of 1.5 ft at 8:53 AM, a high of 5.2 ft at 3:59 PM, and a low of 1.5 ft at 10:03 PM. The low at 8:53 AM is 102 minutes after sunrise. The forecast is Rain Showers Likely, 55°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 3.9 ft at 4:29 AM, a low of 1.6 ft at 9:48 AM, a high of 5.1 ft at 4:54 PM, and a low of 1.5 ft at 10:58 PM. The high at 4:54 PM is 83 minutes before sunset. The forecast is Sunny, 58°F, wind 10 to 15 mph NE.
Monday
The moon is a first quarter, about 60% lit, so the highs run smaller. Sunrise is 7:13 AM and sunset is 6:15 PM. The tides are a high of 3.9 ft at 5:30 AM, a low of 1.6 ft at 10:47 AM, a high of 5.0 ft at 5:54 PM, and a low of 1.4 ft at 11:52 PM. The high at 5:30 AM is 103 minutes before sunrise. The high at 5:54 PM is 21 minutes before sunset. The forecast is Chance Rain Showers, 60°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 4.1 ft at 6:33 AM, a low of 1.5 ft at 11:48 AM, and a high of 5.1 ft at 6:53 PM. The high at 6:33 AM is 41 minutes before sunrise. The high at 6:53 PM is 39 minutes after sunset. The forecast is Chance Rain Showers, 63°F, wind 15 mph N.
Wednesday
The moon is a waxing gibbous, about 79% lit. The larger tides fall nearer the new moon and the full moon. Sunrise is 7:15 AM and sunset is 6:12 PM. The tides are a low of 1.3 ft at 12:41 AM, a high of 4.4 ft at 7:27 AM, a low of 1.3 ft at 12:46 PM, and a high of 5.2 ft at 7:45 PM. The high at 7:27 AM is 12 minutes after sunrise. The high at 7:45 PM is 93 minutes after sunset. The forecast is Chance Rain Showers, 63°F, wind 15 mph NE.
Saturday, Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday are the days in this snapshot where a turn meets sunrise or sunset.
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Sun and moon
- First light
- 5:42 AM
- Nautical twilight begins
- 6:13 AM
- Dawn
- 6:44 AM
- Blue hour, morning
- 6:44 AM to 6:54 AM
- Golden hour, morning
- 6:54 AM to 7:47 AM
- Sunrise
- 7:11 AM
- Solar noon
- 12:45 PM
- Golden hour, evening
- 5:41 PM to 6:34 PM
- Sunset
- 6:18 PM
- Blue hour, evening
- 6:34 PM to 6:45 PM
- Dusk
- 6:45 PM
- Nautical twilight ends
- 7:16 PM
- Last light
- 7:47 PM
- Day length
- 11 hours 7 minutes
- Moon
- First Quarter, about 41% lit
- Moonrise
- 1:53 PM
- Moonset
- 11:05 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.
Marinas
- Bidwell Creek | A Haven Marina Resort5.2 mi
- Pier 88 Marina7.0 mi
- Avalon Yacht Club7.2 mi
- Avalon Sport Fishing Center7.7 mi
Beaches
- Cooks Beach6.4 mi
- Kimbles Beach6.7 mi
- Moores Beach6.9 mi
- Whale Beach;Ludlam Beach7.6 mi
Parks
- Dennis Township Recreation Center1.9 mi
- Lake & Shore Park4.7 mi
- Cape May County Park & Zoo5.7 mi
- Townsend Inlet Waterfront Park7.1 mi
- Veterans Plaza7.9 mi
Nature reserves
- Beaver Swamp Wildlife Management Area2.7 mi
- Dennis Creek Wildlife Management Area4.3 mi
- Dennis Township Wetland Restoration Site4.6 mi
- Belleplain State Forest5.0 mi
- Cape May National Wildlife Refuge5.6 mi
- Cape May Coastal Wetlands Wildlife Management Area5.9 mi
Nearby tide stations
- Goshen1.6 mi · Cape May County
- Dennis Creek1.6 mi · Cape May County
- Townsend Sound4.6 mi · Cape May County
- East Creek4.6 mi · Cape May County
- West Creek5.0 mi · Cumberland County
- Bidwell Creek5.1 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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