Tides / New Jersey / Salem County / 2.5 n.mi. above entrance
2.5 n.mi. above entrance
Tide station
NOAA station 2.5 n.mi. above entrance in Salem 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 REEDY POINT.
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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 2.5 n.mi. above 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 7:13 AM and sunset is 6:22 PM. The tides are a high of 4.5 ft at 4:20 AM, a low of 0.8 ft at 9:55 AM, a high of 5.1 ft at 4:30 PM, and a low of 0.9 ft at 10:58 PM. The high at 4:30 PM is 112 minutes before sunset. The forecast is Rain Showers Likely, 82°F, wind 5 to 10 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 7:14 AM and sunset is 6:20 PM. The tides are a high of 4.3 ft at 5:11 AM, a low of 0.9 ft at 10:40 AM, a high of 5.0 ft at 5:19 PM, and a low of 0.9 ft at 11:48 PM. The high at 5:19 PM is 61 minutes before sunset. The forecast is Chance Rain Showers then Partly Sunny, 54°F, wind 15 to 20 mph N.
Sunday
The moon is a first quarter, about 49% lit, so the highs run smaller. Sunrise is 7:15 AM and sunset is 6:19 PM. The tides are a high of 4.3 ft at 6:04 AM, a low of 0.9 ft at 11:33 AM, and a high of 5.0 ft at 6:15 PM. The high at 6:04 AM is 71 minutes before sunrise. The high at 6:15 PM is 4 minutes before sunset. The forecast is Sunny, 58°F, wind 10 mph N.
Monday
The moon is a first quarter, about 60% lit, so the highs run smaller. Sunrise is 7:16 AM and sunset is 6:17 PM. The tides are a low of 0.9 ft at 12:40 AM, a high of 4.3 ft at 7:00 AM, a low of 0.9 ft at 12:31 PM, and a high of 5.0 ft at 7:14 PM. The high at 7:00 AM is 16 minutes before sunrise. The high at 7:14 PM is 57 minutes after sunset. The forecast is Mostly Sunny then Slight Chance Rain Showers, 61°F, wind 5 to 10 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 7:17 AM and sunset is 6:16 PM. The tides are a low of 0.8 ft at 1:33 AM, a high of 4.4 ft at 7:56 AM, a low of 0.8 ft at 1:30 PM, and a high of 5.0 ft at 8:12 PM. The high at 7:56 AM is 39 minutes after sunrise. The high at 8:12 PM is 116 minutes after sunset. The forecast is Mostly Sunny, 66°F, wind 5 to 10 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
- 5:44 AM
- Nautical twilight begins
- 6:15 AM
- Dawn
- 6:46 AM
- Blue hour, morning
- 6:46 AM to 6:56 AM
- Golden hour, morning
- 6:56 AM to 7:50 AM
- Sunrise
- 7:13 AM
- Solar noon
- 12:47 PM
- Golden hour, evening
- 5:45 PM to 6:38 PM
- Sunset
- 6:21 PM
- Blue hour, evening
- 6:38 PM to 6:48 PM
- Dusk
- 6:48 PM
- Nautical twilight ends
- 7:20 PM
- Last light
- 7:51 PM
- Day length
- 11 hours 8 minutes
- Moon
- First Quarter, about 32% lit
- Moonrise
- 1:13 PM
- Moonset
- 10:08 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
- Fort DuPont Public Boat Ramp7.4 mi
Marinas
- Delaware City Marina7.4 mi
Beaches
- Oakwood Beach4.0 mi
Parks
- Fort DuPont Parade Ground7.2 mi
- Fort Delaware State Park7.5 mi
- Fort Delaware State Park7.6 mi
- Fort Mott State Park7.7 mi
- Biddle's Point Trailhead8.0 mi
Nature reserves
- Alloway Creek Watershed Wetland Restoration Site1.3 mi
- Abbotts Meadow Wildlife Management Area1.9 mi
- Mad Horse Creek Wildlife Management Area4.5 mi
- Maskells Mill Pond Wildlife Management Area5.7 mi
- Stow Creek State Park6.2 mi
- Burden Hill Forest Preserve6.4 mi
Nearby tide stations
- Abbots Meadow0.7 mi · Salem County
- 0.8 n.mi. above entrance1.9 mi · Salem County
- Hancocks Bridge2.0 mi · Salem County
- Hope Creek3.3 mi · Salem County
- Sinnickson Landing4.6 mi · Salem County
- Quinton4.7 mi · Salem 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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