Atlantic City (Ocean) Tides Today
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Atlantic City (Ocean) runs a mean tidal range of about 3.9 ft. This month the highest water, 5.6 ft, comes on the morning of Nov 25, and the lowest, a -0.4 ft minus tide, on the afternoon of Nov 25.
| High tide | 3:21 AM | 4.2 ft |
| Low tide | 9:21 AM | 0.6 ft |
| High tide | 3:36 PM | 4.3 ft |
| Low tide | 9:55 PM | 0.3 ft |
Today on the water at Atlantic City (Ocean)
Today at Atlantic City (Ocean): high tide at 3:21 AM (4.2 ft) and 3:36 PM (4.3 ft), low tide at 9:21 AM (0.6 ft) and 9:55 PM (0.3 ft). The National Weather Service forecast for Wednesday is patchy fog then sunny with S winds 5 mph, 70°F. The water at the gauge reads 60°F. Sunrise is at 6:28 AM and sunset at 4:54 PM.
| Period | Forecast | Wind | Temp |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overnight | Mostly Clear | S 5 mph | 56°F |
| Wednesday | Patchy Fog then Sunny | S 5 mph | 70°F |
Forecast: National Weather Service point forecast for this location.
Where Atlantic City (Ocean) is
Atlantic City (Ocean) sits at 39.3567° N, 74.4181° W on the Mid-Atlantic coast, at Atlantic City, NJ. The station here is a live gauge in NOAA's National Water Level Observation Network, the reference network the rest of the coast's tide predictions are tied to. It has been in NOAA's records since 1911. The nearest weather station is Atlantic City, NJ, a shore station reporting wind and, at most sites, water temperature, right at this station.
The tide at Atlantic City (Ocean)
Atlantic City (Ocean) has a semidiurnal tide: two highs and two lows a day of about the same size, roughly 12 hours 25 minutes apart. This month's predictions average 1.9 high tides a day here. The mean range from lower low to higher high is 4.6 ft, and 4.0 ft between the average high and the average low, a moderate tide. On an average day the higher high tops the lower high by 0.4 ft and the lower low sits 0.2 ft below the other low. For the water around it: Mid-Atlantic tides are semidiurnal, two highs and two lows a day of about equal size, with ranges of 3 to 5 ft on the ocean and less inside the bays.
About this station
- High tide reaches Atlantic City (Ocean) about 12.3 hours after the moon passes overhead. That lag is local, which is why high water does not line up with the moon.
- Highest water on record: 9.0 ft on Dec 11, 1992.
- Lowest on record: -4.5 ft on Jan 10, 1978.
- The National Weather Service counts 6.0 ft as minor flooding here, 7.0 ft as moderate and 8.0 ft as major.
Datum and source
Heights on this page are feet above mean lower low water (MLLW), the zero NOAA's nautical charts use for soundings. A predicted 0.0 ft low is the average of the lower low each day; a minus tide is water below chart datum, and a 2 ft high means 2 ft more water than the chart shows. NOAA fixes MLLW at Atlantic City (Ocean) from the 1983-2001 National Tidal Datum Epoch; mean higher high water is 4.6 ft above it and mean sea level 2.2 ft. The land survey datum NAVD88, the zero on topographic maps and flood maps, is 2.6 ft above MLLW here, so a water level on this page converts to NAVD88 by subtracting that amount. Source: NOAA CO-OPS station 8534720, a National Water Level Observation Network gauge, established 1911. The tide times and heights are NOAA's official harmonic predictions for this station; TidalMap republishes them daily and does not alter them. The observed line is the gauge's own six-minute water level feed.
Tide stations near Atlantic City (Ocean)
- Ventnor City, ocean pier: 3.5 mi, tides at about the same time
- Pleasantville, Lakes Bay, Great Egg Harbor Inlet: 5.6 mi, tides about 78 min later
- Brigantine Channel @ Hoffman Thorofare: 6.2 mi, tides about 58 min later
- Absecon, Absecon Creek, U.S. Hwy. 30 bridge: 6.4 mi, tides about 92 min later
- Dock Thorofare, Risley Channel: 6.5 mi, tides about 58 min later
TidalMapMonthly tide calendar
🌊 Biggest flood tides at Atlantic City (Ocean) this month: Nov 23, Nov 24, Nov 25, Nov 26, Nov 27, Nov 28. 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 Atlantic City (Ocean) this month: Nov 22, Nov 23, Nov 24, Nov 25, Nov 26, Nov 27, Nov 28, Nov 29. These drain the flats and expose the oyster rock, prime for sight-fishing and clamming.
Best fishing times (solunar)
Major and minor solunar windows for Atlantic City (Ocean), 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 🌗 | 7:11–9:11 AM 7:36–9:36 PM | 12:39–2:39 AM 1:32–3:32 PM | 61 |
| Thu Nov 5 🌘 | 7:57–9:57 AM 8:22–10:22 PM | 1:48–3:48 AM 1:55–3:55 PM | 73 |
| Fri Nov 6 🌘 | 8:42–10:42 AM 9:07–11:07 PM | 2:55–4:55 AM 2:19–4:19 PM | 83 |
| Sat Nov 7 🌘 | 9:27–11:27 AM 9:52–11:52 PM | 4:02–6:02 AM 2:44–4:44 PM | 91 |
| Sun Nov 8 🌘 | 10:13–12:13 PM 10:38–12:38 AM | 5:07–7:07 AM 3:12–5:12 PM | 97 |
| Mon Nov 9 🌑 | 11:01–1:01 PM 11:26–1:26 AM | 6:12–8:12 AM 3:44–5:44 PM | 99 |
| Tue Nov 10 🌑 | 11:51–1:51 PM 12:16–2:16 AM | 7:15–9:15 AM 4:23–6:23 PM | 99 |
Predictions & observations: NOAA CO-OPS station 8534720. 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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