Tides / New Jersey / Ocean County / Westecunk Creek entrance
Westecunk Creek entrance
Tide station
NOAA station Westecunk 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 Westecunk 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.
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 1.6 ft at 2:56 AM, a low of 0.7 ft at 9:05 AM, a high of 1.9 ft at 3:10 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 Rain Showers Likely, 55°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 1.6 ft at 3:50 AM, a low of 0.8 ft at 10:08 AM, a high of 1.9 ft at 4:02 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 20 mph NE. That forecast is rough water.
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 high of 1.6 ft at 4:42 AM, a low of 0.8 ft at 11:25 AM, and a high of 1.9 ft at 4:54 PM. The high at 4:54 PM is 78 minutes before sunset. The forecast is Chance Rain Showers, 60°F, wind 30 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 6:11 PM. The tides are a low of 0.6 ft at 12:21 AM, a high of 1.7 ft at 5:35 AM, a low of 0.7 ft at 12:32 PM, and a high of 1.9 ft at 5:48 PM. The high at 5:35 AM is 97 minutes before sunrise. The high at 5:48 PM is 23 minutes before sunset. The forecast is Chance Rain Showers, 62°F, wind 25 to 30 mph NE. That forecast is rough water.
Wednesday
The moon is a waxing gibbous, about 79% lit. The larger tides fall nearer the new moon and the full moon. Sunrise is 7:13 AM and sunset is 6:10 PM. The tides are a low of 0.5 ft at 1:12 AM, a high of 1.8 ft at 6:29 AM, a low of 0.6 ft at 1:29 PM, and a high of 2.0 ft at 6:44 PM. The high at 6:29 AM is 44 minutes before sunrise. The high at 6:44 PM is 34 minutes after sunset. The forecast is Chance Rain Showers, 62°F, wind 30 mph NE. That forecast is rough water.
Saturday, Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday are the days in this snapshot where a turn meets sunrise or sunset.
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Sun and moon
- First light
- 5:40 AM
- Nautical twilight begins
- 6:11 AM
- Dawn
- 6:42 AM
- Blue hour, morning
- 6:42 AM to 6:53 AM
- Golden hour, morning
- 6:53 AM to 7:46 AM
- Sunrise
- 7:09 AM
- Solar noon
- 12:42 PM
- Golden hour, evening
- 5:38 PM to 6:32 PM
- Sunset
- 6:15 PM
- Blue hour, evening
- 6:32 PM to 6:42 PM
- Dusk
- 6:42 PM
- Nautical twilight ends
- 7:13 PM
- Last light
- 7:44 PM
- Day length
- 11 hours 6 minutes
- Moon
- First Quarter, about 41% lit
- Moonrise
- 1:52 PM
- Moonset
- 11:01 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
- Beach Haven Municipal Boat Ramp3.2 mi
- Ship Bottom Boat Ramp5.0 mi
Marinas
- Shelter Harbor Marina3.2 mi
- Harbor View Marina · private3.3 mi
- Morrison's Marina3.4 mi
- Beach Haven Yacht Club Marina3.4 mi
- Little Egg Harbor Yacht Club3.8 mi
- Duck Cove Marina4.3 mi
Beaches
- Beach Haven West Bay Beach4.3 mi
Parks
- Parkertown County Park1.5 mi
- Cedar Run County Park2.3 mi
- Veterans Park2.8 mi
- William L. Butler Park3.2 mi
- William Butler Park Annex3.3 mi
- Walsh Field3.8 mi
Nature reserves
- Westecunk Creek Preserve2.4 mi
- Parker's Island Bird Sanctuary3.2 mi
- Clam Cove Reserve4.7 mi
- Manahawkin Wildlife Management Area5.5 mi
- Great Bay Boulevard Wildlife Management Area5.9 mi
- Eagleswood Pine Plains6.8 mi
Nearby tide stations
- West Creek2.2 mi · Ocean County
- Parker Run2.5 mi · Ocean County
- Cedar Run2.8 mi · Ocean County
- Beach Haven Crest2.8 mi · Ocean County
- Dinner Point Creek3.0 mi · Ocean County
- Beach Haven West3.9 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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