Tides / New Jersey / Ocean County / Flat Creek
Flat Creek
Tide station
NOAA station Flat Creek in Ocean 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 Sandy Hook.
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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 Flat Creek. 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 6:16 PM. The tides are a high of 0.7 ft at 3:35 AM, a low of 0.2 ft at 10:16 AM, a high of 0.9 ft at 3:50 PM, and a low of 0.2 ft at 11:13 PM. No high or low this day falls within two hours of sunrise or sunset, so this day is not highlighted. The forecast is Rain Showers Likely, 75°F, wind 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 7:09 AM and sunset is 6:15 PM. The tides are a high of 0.7 ft at 4:29 AM, a low of 0.3 ft at 11:00 AM, and a high of 0.8 ft at 4:43 PM. The high at 4:43 PM is 92 minutes before sunset. The forecast is Chance Rain Showers, 56°F, wind 15 to 20 mph N.
Sunday
The moon is a first quarter, about 49% lit, so the highs run smaller. Sunrise is 7:10 AM and sunset is 6:13 PM. The tides are a low of 0.2 ft at 12:11 AM, a high of 0.7 ft at 5:23 AM, a low of 0.3 ft at 12:03 PM, and a high of 0.8 ft at 5:35 PM. The high at 5:23 AM is 107 minutes before sunrise. The high at 5:35 PM is 38 minutes before sunset. The forecast is Sunny, 58°F, wind 5 to 15 mph NE.
Monday
The moon is a first quarter, about 60% lit, so the highs run smaller. Sunrise is 7:11 AM and sunset is 6:12 PM. The tides are a low of 0.2 ft at 1:16 AM, a high of 0.7 ft at 6:15 AM, a low of 0.3 ft at 1:20 PM, and a high of 0.8 ft at 6:27 PM. The high at 6:15 AM is 56 minutes before sunrise. The high at 6:27 PM is 15 minutes after sunset. The forecast is Sunny, 62°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 6:11 PM. The tides are a low of 0.2 ft at 2:16 AM, a high of 0.7 ft at 7:08 AM, a low of 0.3 ft at 2:27 PM, and a high of 0.8 ft at 7:21 PM. The high at 7:08 AM is 4 minutes before sunrise. The high at 7:21 PM is 70 minutes after sunset. The forecast is Mostly Sunny, 64°F, wind 5 to 10 mph N.
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
- 5:38 AM
- Nautical twilight begins
- 6:09 AM
- 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
- 12:42 PM
- Golden hour, evening
- 5:39 PM to 6:33 PM
- Sunset
- 6:16 PM
- Blue hour, evening
- 6:33 PM to 6:43 PM
- Dusk
- 6:43 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
- 10:01 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
- Ship Bottom Boat Ramp3.8 mi
- Barnegat Light Boat Ramp · customers5.5 mi
- Sands Point Boat Ramp7.1 mi
- Winter Anchorage Canoe & Kayak Access7.6 mi
Marinas
- Harvey Cedars Marina – Rentals2.8 mi
- Harvey Cedars Marina2.8 mi
- Barnegat Light Yacht Club2.9 mi
- Surf City Yacht Club3.1 mi
- Surf City Marina3.5 mi
- Hostrocers Marina3.7 mi
Beaches
- Little Beach2.5 mi
- Harvey Cedars Bay Beach2.9 mi
- Beach Haven West Bay Beach3.3 mi
- Shore Beach3.4 mi
- Bay beach4.7 mi
- Barnegat Light Bay Beach4.8 mi
Parks
- Barnegat National Wildlife Refuge0.9 mi
- Harvey Cedars Sunset Park2.7 mi
- Mathews Point Park3.3 mi
- Veterans Memorial Park3.4 mi
- Beach Avenue Park3.4 mi
- Richard A. Zachariae Recreation Center3.5 mi
Nature reserves
- Carvel Island1.9 mi
- Manahawkin Wildlife Management Area2.2 mi
- Edwin B. Forsythe National Wildlife Refuge4.9 mi
- Lochiel Creek County Park5.0 mi
- Barnegat Lighthouse State Park6.0 mi
- Sedge Islands Wildlife Management Area7.3 mi
Nearby tide stations
- Barnegat2.7 mi · Ocean County
- North Beach2.8 mi · Ocean County
- Manahawkin Creek3.0 mi · Ocean County
- Loveladies Harbor3.2 mi · Ocean County
- Beach Haven West3.6 mi · Ocean County
- Ship Bottom3.7 mi · Ocean 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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