Tides / New Jersey / Ocean County / Ship Bottom
Ship Bottom
Tide station
NOAA station Manahawkin Drawbridge 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. People also look this chart up as Manahawkin Drawbridge. 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 Ship Bottom. 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 7:07 AM and sunset is 6:18 PM. The tides are a high of 1.2 ft at 1:58 AM, a low of 0.3 ft at 8:44 AM, a high of 1.4 ft at 2:15 PM, and a low of 0.2 ft at 9:30 PM. The low at 8:44 AM is 97 minutes after sunrise.
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 1.1 ft at 2:49 AM, a low of 0.3 ft at 9:20 AM, a high of 1.3 ft at 3:04 PM, and a low of 0.3 ft at 10:17 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, 74°F, wind 15 to 20 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 1.1 ft at 3:43 AM, a low of 0.4 ft at 10:04 AM, a high of 1.2 ft at 3:57 PM, and a low of 0.4 ft at 11:15 PM. No high or low this day falls within two hours of sunrise or sunset, so this day is not highlighted. The forecast is Chance Rain Showers, 56°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 6:14 PM. The tides are a high of 1.0 ft at 4:37 AM, a low of 0.5 ft at 11:07 AM, and a high of 1.2 ft at 4:49 PM. The high at 4:49 PM is 85 minutes before sunset. The forecast is Sunny, 57°F, wind 10 to 25 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 0.4 ft at 12:20 AM, a high of 1.0 ft at 5:29 AM, a low of 0.5 ft at 12:24 PM, and a high of 1.2 ft at 5:41 PM. The high at 5:29 AM is 102 minutes before sunrise. The high at 5:41 PM is 31 minutes before sunset. The forecast is Sunny, 61°F, wind 10 to 15 mph NE.
Thursday, Sunday, and Monday are the days in this snapshot where a turn meets sunrise or sunset.
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Sun and moon
- First light
- 5:37 AM
- Nautical twilight begins
- 6:09 AM
- Dawn
- 6:40 AM
- Blue hour, morning
- 6:40 AM to 6:50 AM
- Golden hour, morning
- 6:50 AM to 7:44 AM
- Sunrise
- 7:07 AM
- Solar noon
- 12:42 PM
- Golden hour, evening
- 5:41 PM to 6:34 PM
- Sunset
- 6:17 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 10 minutes
- Moon
- Waxing Crescent, about 23% lit
- Moonrise
- 12:18 PM
- Moonset
- 9:07 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 Rampunder 0.1 mi
- Beach Haven Municipal Boat Ramp6.4 mi
Marinas
- Hostrocers Marinaunder 0.1 mi
- Surf City Marina0.5 mi
- Surf City Yacht Club0.9 mi
- Duck Cove Marina1.2 mi
- Harvey Cedars Marina – Rentals3.8 mi
- Harvey Cedars Marina3.8 mi
Beaches
- Beach Haven West Bay Beach1.9 mi
- Harvey Cedars Bay Beach4.3 mi
- Little Beach6.0 mi
- Shore Beach7.1 mi
- Barnegat Light Bay Beach7.3 mi
Parks
- 4th Street Remembrance Park0.3 mi
- John J. Guld Jr. Recreation Area & Ball Field0.4 mi
- Richard A. Zachariae Recreation Center0.5 mi
- Veterans Memorial Park1.2 mi
- Cedar Run County Park3.3 mi
- Harvey Cedars Sunset Park3.6 mi
Nature reserves
- Carvel Island2.5 mi
- Manahawkin Wildlife Management Area3.2 mi
- Westecunk Creek Preserve6.4 mi
- Parker's Island Bird Sanctuary6.6 mi
- Edwin B. Forsythe National Wildlife Refuge7.7 mi
Nearby tide stations
- Manahawkin Creek1.8 mi · Ocean County
- North Beach2.0 mi · Ocean County
- Beach Haven West2.6 mi · Ocean County
- Beach Haven Crest3.1 mi · Ocean County
- Flat Creek3.7 mi · Ocean County
- Cedar Run3.8 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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