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Absecon Channel, State Route 87 bridge Tide Times

New Jersey · Station 8534638 · Updated Aug 5, 2026

Absecon Channel, State Route 87 bridge runs a mean tidal range of about 3.6 ft. This month the highest water, 5.3 ft, comes on the evening of Aug 12, and the lowest, a -0.4 ft minus tide, on the morning of Aug 13.

Nearest gauge measuring live water level: Atlantic City (Ocean) (8534720), about 2 mi away — high and low tides here run on average about 32 min later.

Predictedno live gauge

Next low tide 0.9 ft at 7:51 PM

Predicted

Monthly tide calendar

Flood & low finder Flood tide ≥ ft Low tide ≤ ft

🌊 Biggest flood tides at Absecon Channel, State Route 87 bridge this month: Aug 9, Aug 10, Aug 11, Aug 12, Aug 13, Aug 14. These spring highs push water up into the grass and over the oyster rock — prime for poling into flooded marsh for tailing reds.

🔻 Negative (minus) low tides at Absecon Channel, State Route 87 bridge this month: Aug 11, Aug 12, Aug 13, Aug 14, Aug 15. These drain the flats and expose the oyster rock — prime for sight-fishing and clamming.

August 2026

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Sat

1L:0.3H:3.8L:0.6H:4.4

2L:0.3H:3.9L:0.7H:4.2

3L:0.3H:4.1L:0.8

4H:4.0L:0.4H:4.2L:0.9

5🌗H:3.8L:0.4H:4.3L:0.9

6🌗H:3.5L:0.5H:4.4L:1.0

7🌗H:3.4L:0.5H:4.5L:0.9

8H:3.3L:0.5H:4.7L:0.6

9H:3.4L:0.3H:4.9

10L:0.3H:3.6L:0.1H:5.1

11L:0.0H:3.9L:-0.1H:5.3

12🌑L:-0.2H:4.2L:-0.2H:5.3

13🌑L:-0.4H:4.4L:-0.3H:5.2

14🌑L:-0.4H:4.5L:-0.1H:4.9

15🌑L:-0.2H:4.6L:0.1H:4.6

16L:0.0H:4.5L:0.4H:4.2

17L:0.3H:4.4L:0.7

18H:3.9L:0.7H:4.2L:1.0

19🌓H:3.5L:0.9H:4.1L:1.3

20🌓H:3.2L:1.2H:4.0L:1.5

21🌓H:3.0L:1.3H:4.0L:1.5

22🌓H:2.9L:1.4H:4.0L:1.4

23H:3.0L:1.3H:4.2

24L:1.2H:3.2L:1.2H:4.3

25L:1.0H:3.4L:1.0H:4.5

26L:0.7H:3.6L:0.8H:4.6

27🌕L:0.5H:3.8L:0.6H:4.7

28🌕L:0.3H:4.1L:0.4H:4.7

29🌕L:0.2H:4.3L:0.4H:4.6

30L:0.2H:4.4L:0.4H:4.4

31L:0.2H:4.5L:0.5H:4.2

Best fishing times (solunar)

Major and minor solunar windows for Absecon Channel, State Route 87 bridge — peak feeding activity is around the moon overhead/underfoot (majors) and moonrise/moonset (minors). Score is the day's activity coefficient (0–100).

Day	Major windows	Minor windows	Score
Today 🌗	5:09–7:09 AM 5:34–7:34 PM	10:32–12:32 AM 12:31–2:31 PM	34
Thu Aug 6 🌗	6:04–8:04 AM 6:29–8:29 PM	— 1:47–3:47 PM	40
Fri Aug 7 🌗	7:04–9:04 AM 7:29–9:29 PM	11:14–1:14 AM 3:02–5:02 PM	53
Sat Aug 8 🌘	8:08–10:08 AM 8:33–10:33 PM	12:06–2:06 AM 4:12–6:12 PM	66
Sun Aug 9 🌘	9:12–11:12 AM 9:37–11:37 PM	1:09–3:09 AM 5:12–7:12 PM	76
Mon Aug 10 🌘	10:15–12:15 PM 10:40–12:40 AM	2:20–4:20 AM 6:00–8:00 PM	85
Tue Aug 11 🌘	11:14–1:14 PM 11:39–1:39 AM	3:37–5:37 AM 6:39–8:39 PM	92

Predictions & observations: NOAA CO-OPS station 8534638. Solunar windows computed from the moon's position for this location. Times shown in the station's local time. Not for navigation.

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