Tides / New Jersey / Ocean County / Forked River
Forked River
Tide station
NOAA station Forked River 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 Forked River. 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 0.3 ft at 3:10 AM, a low of 0.1 ft at 9:01 AM, a high of 0.3 ft at 3:25 PM, and a low of 0.1 ft at 9:58 PM. The low at 9:01 AM is 113 minutes after sunrise.
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 0.3 ft at 4:04 AM, a low of 0.1 ft at 9:45 AM, a high of 0.3 ft at 4:18 PM, and a low of 0.1 ft at 10:56 PM. The high at 4:18 PM is 117 minutes before sunset. The forecast is Rain Showers Likely, 54°F, wind 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 6:13 PM. The tides are a high of 0.3 ft at 4:58 AM, a low of 0.1 ft at 10:48 AM, and a high of 0.3 ft at 5:10 PM. The high at 5:10 PM is 63 minutes before sunset. The forecast is Sunny, 55°F, wind 15 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 6:12 PM. The tides are a low of 0.1 ft at 12:01 AM, a high of 0.3 ft at 5:50 AM, a low of 0.1 ft at 12:05 PM, and a high of 0.3 ft at 6:02 PM. The high at 5:50 AM is 81 minutes before sunrise. The high at 6:02 PM is 10 minutes before sunset. The forecast is Chance Rain Showers, 59°F, wind 25 mph NE. That forecast is rough water.
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 6:10 PM. The tides are a low of 0.1 ft at 1:01 AM, a high of 0.3 ft at 6:43 AM, a low of 0.1 ft at 1:12 PM, and a high of 0.3 ft at 6:56 PM. The high at 6:43 AM is 29 minutes before sunrise. The high at 6:56 PM is 46 minutes after sunset. The forecast is Chance Rain Showers, 62°F, wind 20 to 25 mph NE. That forecast is rough water.
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
- 5:38 AM
- Nautical twilight begins
- 6:10 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 6:32 PM
- Sunset
- 6:16 PM
- Blue hour, evening
- 6:32 PM to 6:43 PM
- Dusk
- 6:43 PM
- Nautical twilight ends
- 7:14 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
- Sands Point Boat Ramp1.3 mi
- Winter Anchorage Canoe & Kayak Access4.7 mi
- Barnegat Light Boat Ramp · customers5.7 mi
- Ore Pond Kayak Launch6.6 mi
Marinas
- North Branch Yachting Center0.8 mi
- State of NJ Yacht Basin Marina1.3 mi
- BBCA Marina3.4 mi
- Leaming's Marina3.5 mi
- Key Harbor Marina3.8 mi
- Lighthouse Marina5.6 mi
Beaches
- Bay beach3.5 mi
- Island Beach4.6 mi
- Island Beach4.6 mi
- Shore Beach4.8 mi
- Bathing Beach Number 24.9 mi
- Bathing Beach Number 15.0 mi
Parks
- Vincent Clune Park0.8 mi
- Enos Pond County Park0.8 mi
- Sands Point Park1.3 mi
- Parkside Drive Park2.6 mi
- Ash Park2.7 mi
- William Hebrew Park2.9 mi
Nature reserves
- Island Beach State Park3.9 mi
- Sedge Islands Wildlife Management Area4.0 mi
- Lochiel Creek County Park4.5 mi
- Barnegat Lighthouse State Park5.6 mi
- Forked River Mountains Wilderness Area6.7 mi
- Double Trouble State Park7.1 mi
Nearby tide stations
- Oyster Creek1.4 mi · Ocean County
- Stouts Creek1.8 mi · Ocean County
- Waretown2.3 mi · Ocean County
- Cedar Creek3.3 mi · Ocean County
- Island Beach4.7 mi · Ocean County
- Island Beach4.9 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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