Tides / New Jersey / Ocean County / Goose Creek entrance
Goose Creek entrance
Tide station
NOAA station Goose Creek entrance 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 Goose Creek entrance. 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 4:08 AM, a low of 0.1 ft at 10:10 AM, a high of 0.4 ft at 4:23 PM, and a low of 0.1 ft at 11:07 PM. The high at 4:23 PM is 113 minutes before sunset. The forecast is Rain Showers Likely, 77°F, wind 10 to 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 6:14 PM. The tides are a high of 0.3 ft at 5:02 AM, a low of 0.1 ft at 10:54 AM, and a high of 0.4 ft at 5:16 PM. The high at 5:16 PM is 58 minutes before sunset. The forecast is Chance Rain Showers then Mostly Cloudy, 55°F, wind 20 mph NW. 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 low of 0.1 ft at 12:05 AM, a high of 0.3 ft at 5:56 AM, a low of 0.1 ft at 11:57 AM, and a high of 0.4 ft at 6:08 PM. The high at 5:56 AM is 74 minutes before sunrise. The high at 6:08 PM is 5 minutes before sunset. The forecast is Sunny, 56°F, wind 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 6:11 PM. The tides are a low of 0.1 ft at 1:10 AM, a high of 0.3 ft at 6:48 AM, a low of 0.1 ft at 1:14 PM, and a high of 0.4 ft at 7:00 PM. The high at 6:48 AM is 23 minutes before sunrise. The high at 7:00 PM is 49 minutes after sunset. The forecast is Mostly Sunny then Slight 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 7:12 AM and sunset is 6:10 PM. The tides are a low of 0.1 ft at 2:10 AM, a high of 0.3 ft at 7:41 AM, a low of 0.1 ft at 2:21 PM, and a high of 0.4 ft at 7:54 PM. The high at 7:41 AM is 29 minutes after sunrise. The high at 7:54 PM is 104 minutes after sunset. The forecast is Slight Chance Rain Showers then Mostly Sunny, 63°F, wind 15 mph N.
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
- 6:09 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 6:32 PM
- Sunset
- 6:15 PM
- Blue hour, evening
- 6:32 PM to 6:43 PM
- Dusk
- 6:43 PM
- Nautical twilight ends
- 7:14 PM
- Last light
- 7:45 PM
- Day length
- 11 hours 7 minutes
- Moon
- First Quarter, about 32% lit
- Moonrise
- 1:10 PM
- Moonset
- 10:00 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
- Toms River Boat Ramp1.7 mi
Marinas
- Pier 1 Marina0.9 mi
- Cranberry Inlet Marina2.2 mi
- Silver Bay Harbor2.7 mi
- Shore Acres Yacht Club3.7 mi
- Marine Unlimited3.9 mi
- Riverfront Marina4.1 mi
Beaches
- Sunset Beach2.2 mi
- Money Island Beach2.8 mi
- GICA Beach · private3.4 mi
- Chadwick Beach3.4 mi
- Green Island Point Beach · private3.5 mi
- 5th Avenue Park3.5 mi
Parks
- Shelter Cove Park0.4 mi
- Cattus Island County Park1.7 mi
- Wanamaker Field1.9 mi
- Ortley Beach Recreation Area A2.0 mi
- Skyview Park2.1 mi
- Deer Hollow Park2.2 mi
Nature reserves
- E.B. Leone County Conservation Area3.3 mi
- Winding River Park5.5 mi
Nearby tide stations
- Coates Point1.0 mi · Ocean County
- Silver Bay2.9 mi · Ocean County
- Ocean Beach3.0 mi · Ocean County
- Ocean Gate3.1 mi · Ocean County
- Seaside Park3.3 mi · Ocean County
- Kettle Creek3.5 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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