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Port Reading

Tide station

NOAA station Port Reading, Arthur Kill in Middlesex 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.

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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 Port Reading. 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 6:17 PM. The tides are a low of 0.9 ft at 5:24 AM, a high of 5.6 ft at 11:52 AM, and a low of 1.0 ft at 6:16 PM. The low at 5:24 AM is 104 minutes before sunrise. The low at 6:16 PM is 1 minute before 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 6:16 PM. The tides are a high of 4.4 ft at 12:20 AM, a low of 1.3 ft at 5:57 AM, a high of 5.4 ft at 12:43 PM, and a low of 1.3 ft at 7:00 PM. The low at 5:57 AM is 72 minutes before sunrise. The low at 7:00 PM is 44 minutes after sunset. The forecast is Rain Showers then Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms, 78°F, wind 8 to 13 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 7:10 AM and sunset is 6:14 PM. The tides are a high of 4.3 ft at 1:17 AM, a low of 1.6 ft at 6:35 AM, a high of 5.3 ft at 1:34 PM, and a low of 1.4 ft at 7:55 PM. The low at 6:35 AM is 35 minutes before sunrise. The low at 7:55 PM is 101 minutes after sunset. The forecast is Partly Sunny, 54°F, wind 16 mph NW.

Sunday

The moon is a first quarter, about 49% lit, so the highs run smaller. Sunrise is 7:11 AM and sunset is 6:13 PM. The tides are a high of 4.3 ft at 2:12 AM, a low of 1.9 ft at 7:27 AM, a high of 5.3 ft at 2:23 PM, and a low of 1.4 ft at 9:01 PM. The low at 7:27 AM is 16 minutes after sunrise. The forecast is Sunny, 57°F, wind 3 to 7 mph NW.

Monday

The moon is a first quarter, about 60% lit, so the highs run smaller. Sunrise is 7:12 AM and sunset is 6:11 PM. The tides are a high of 4.3 ft at 3:03 AM, a low of 2.0 ft at 8:53 AM, a high of 5.3 ft at 3:11 PM, and a low of 1.2 ft at 10:04 PM. The low at 8:53 AM is 101 minutes after sunrise. The forecast is Sunny, 63°F, wind 2 to 6 mph SW.

Thursday, 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

Dawn
6:41 AM
Blue hour, morning
6:41 AM to 6:51 AM
Golden hour, morning
6:51 AM to 7:45 AM
Sunrise
7:08 AM
Solar noon
12:43 PM
Golden hour, evening
5:40 PM to 6:34 PM
Sunset
6:17 PM
Blue hour, evening
6:34 PM to 6:44 PM
Dusk
6:44 PM
Last light
7:47 PM
Day length
11 hours 9 minutes
Moon
Waxing Crescent, about 23% lit
Moonrise
12:22 PM
Moonset
9:04 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

  • Great Kills Park Boat Ramp6.2 mi

Marinas

  • Staten Island Marina5.5 mi
  • Captains Marina5.6 mi
  • Atlantis Marina5.6 mi
  • Mansion Marina5.6 mi
  • Moonbeam Great Kills Marina6.1 mi

Beaches

  • Krogh Beach3.7 mi
  • Robinsons Beach3.8 mi
  • Huguenot Beach4.2 mi
  • Annadale Beach4.7 mi
  • Great Kills Beach6.3 mi
  • Laurence Harbor Beach6.7 mi

Parks

  • Bloomingdale Park2.2 mi
  • Park Village's2.5 mi
  • Pleasant Plains Plaza2.6 mi
  • Owl Hollow Fields2.6 mi
  • Harris Brothers Park2.7 mi
  • Woodhull Park2.9 mi

Nature reserves

  • Lemon Creek - Sandy Brook Bluebelt2.0 mi
  • Lemon Creek - Sandy Brook Bluebelt2.0 mi
  • Lemon Creek - Sandy Brook Bluebelt2.4 mi
  • Mill Creek Bluebelt2.6 mi
  • Lemon Creek - Sandy Brook Bluebelt2.8 mi
  • Lemon Creek - Sandy Brook Bluebelt2.8 mi

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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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