Tides / New Jersey / Ocean County / West Creek
West Creek
Tide station
NOAA station West Creek, Westecunk 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 West 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 6:17 PM. The tides are a high of 1.8 ft at 2:12 AM, a low of 0.6 ft at 8:21 AM, a high of 2.1 ft at 2:27 PM, and a low of 0.5 ft at 9:18 PM. The low at 8:21 AM is 73 minutes after sunrise. The forecast is Showers And Thunderstorms Likely, 78°F, wind 10 to 15 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 7:09 AM and sunset is 6:15 PM. The tides are a high of 1.7 ft at 3:06 AM, a low of 0.7 ft at 9:05 AM, a high of 2.0 ft at 3:20 PM, and a low of 0.6 ft at 10:16 PM. The low at 9:05 AM is 116 minutes after sunrise. The forecast is Chance Rain Showers then Mostly Cloudy, 55°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 6:14 PM. The tides are a high of 1.7 ft at 4:00 AM, a low of 0.8 ft at 10:08 AM, a high of 2.0 ft at 4:12 PM, and a low of 0.6 ft at 11:21 PM. No high or low this day falls within two hours of sunrise or sunset, so this day is not highlighted. The forecast is Sunny, 57°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 6:13 PM. The tides are a high of 1.7 ft at 4:52 AM, a low of 0.8 ft at 11:25 AM, and a high of 2.0 ft at 5:04 PM. The high at 5:04 PM is 69 minutes before sunset. The forecast is 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 6:11 PM. The tides are a low of 0.6 ft at 12:21 AM, a high of 1.8 ft at 5:45 AM, a low of 0.7 ft at 12:32 PM, and a high of 2.0 ft at 5:58 PM. The high at 5:45 AM is 87 minutes before sunrise. The high at 5:58 PM is 13 minutes before sunset. The forecast is Slight Chance Rain Showers then Partly Sunny, 63°F, wind 15 mph N.
Friday, Saturday, 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
- 5:39 AM
- Nautical twilight begins
- 6:10 AM
- Dawn
- 6:41 AM
- Blue hour, morning
- 6:41 AM to 6:52 AM
- Golden hour, morning
- 6:52 AM to 7:45 AM
- Sunrise
- 7:08 AM
- Solar noon
- 12:43 PM
- Golden hour, evening
- 5:40 PM to 6:33 PM
- Sunset
- 6:16 PM
- Blue hour, evening
- 6:33 PM to 6:44 PM
- Dusk
- 6:44 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
- 10:02 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
- Beach Haven Municipal Boat Ramp5.2 mi
- Ship Bottom Boat Ramp6.1 mi
Marinas
- Harbor View Marina · private5.2 mi
- Shelter Harbor Marina5.2 mi
- Beach Haven Yacht Club Marina5.3 mi
- Morrison's Marina5.3 mi
- First Bridge Marina5.4 mi
- Little Egg Harbor Yacht Club5.6 mi
Beaches
- Beach Haven West Bay Beach4.8 mi
Parks
- Parkertown County Park1.5 mi
- Cedar Run County Park2.8 mi
- Stanley Seaman Park3.3 mi
- Stafford Forge Wildlife Management Area3.3 mi
- Green Street Park4.2 mi
- Heritage Park4.8 mi
Nature reserves
- Westecunk Creek Preserve0.3 mi
- Eagleswood Pine Plains4.9 mi
- Parker's Island Bird Sanctuary5.1 mi
- Manahawkin Wildlife Management Area5.4 mi
- Great Bay Boulevard Wildlife Management Area6.3 mi
- Clam Cove Reserve6.3 mi
Nearby tide stations
- Parker Run1.3 mi · Ocean County
- Westecunk Creek entrance2.2 mi · Ocean County
- Dinner Point Creek2.2 mi · Ocean County
- Cedar Run2.6 mi · Ocean County
- Tuckerton3.2 mi · Ocean County
- Beach Haven West4.2 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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