Barnegat Inlet, USCG Station Tides Today
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Barnegat Inlet, USCG Station runs a mean tidal range of about 2.3 ft. This month the highest water, 3.1 ft, comes on the morning of Nov 25, and the lowest, a -0.3 ft minus tide, on the afternoon of Nov 25.
| High tide | 2:26 AM | 2.2 ft |
| Low tide | 8:40 AM | 0.3 ft |
| High tide | 2:42 PM | 2.5 ft |
| Low tide | 9:29 PM | 0.1 ft |
Today on the water at Barnegat Inlet, USCG Station
Today at Barnegat Inlet, USCG Station: high tide at 2:26 AM (2.2 ft) and 2:42 PM (2.5 ft), low tide at 8:40 AM (0.3 ft) and 9:29 PM (0.1 ft). The National Weather Service forecast for Tuesday is mostly sunny with SW winds 5 to 10 mph, 65°F. Sunrise is at 6:26 AM and sunset at 4:53 PM.
| Period | Forecast | Wind | Temp |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overnight | Partly Cloudy | SW 5 mph | 51°F |
| Tuesday | Mostly Sunny | SW 5 to 10 mph | 65°F |
Forecast: National Weather Service point forecast for this location.
Where Barnegat Inlet, USCG Station is
Barnegat Inlet, USCG Station sits at 39.7617° N, 74.1117° W on the Mid-Atlantic coast, at Barnegat Light, NJ. The station here is a historical NOAA reference station: a gauge measured the tide at this spot from 1976 until 2013, and NOAA still publishes harmonic predictions from that record. There is no live reading here today. The closest gauge measuring live water level is Atlantic City (Ocean) (NOAA 8534720), 32.4 mi away, and high and low water here run on average about 19 min later than there. The nearest weather station is Ocean County Airport, an airport reporting wind, visibility and sky cover, but no water temperature, 14.9 mi away.
The tide at Barnegat Inlet, USCG Station
Barnegat Inlet, USCG Station 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 2.5 ft, and 2.1 ft between the average high and the average low, a moderate tide. On an average day the higher high tops the lower high by 0.2 ft and the lower low sits 0.1 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 Barnegat Inlet, USCG Station about 0.1 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: 6.1 ft on Dec 11, 1992.
- Lowest on record: -2.8 ft on Mar 4, 1996.
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 Barnegat Inlet, USCG Station from the 1983-2001 National Tidal Datum Epoch; mean higher high water is 2.5 ft above it and mean sea level 1.2 ft. The land survey datum NAVD88, the zero on topographic maps and flood maps, is 1.2 ft above MLLW here, so a water level on this page converts to NAVD88 by subtracting that amount. These datums are controlled from NOAA's Sandy Hook, NJ gauge. Source: NOAA CO-OPS station 8533615, established 1976, gauge removed 2013. The tide times and heights are NOAA's official harmonic predictions for this station; TidalMap republishes them daily and does not alter them.
Tide stations near Barnegat Inlet, USCG Station
- High Bar: 0.9 mi, tides about 94 min later
- Island Beach, Sedge Islands: 2.0 mi, tides about 212 min later
- Loveladies Harbor: 2.9 mi, tides about 205 min later
- Waretown: 4.3 mi, tides about 176 min later
- Oyster Creek: 5.2 mi, tides about 217 min later
TidalMapMonthly tide calendar
🌊 Biggest flood tides at Barnegat Inlet, USCG Station this month: Nov 7, Nov 8, Nov 9, Nov 10, Nov 23, Nov 24, Nov 25, Nov 26, Nov 27. 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 Barnegat Inlet, USCG Station this month: Nov 4, Nov 5, Nov 6, Nov 8, Nov 9, Nov 10, Nov 20, Nov 21, Nov 22, Nov 23, Nov 24, Nov 25 …. 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 Barnegat Inlet, USCG Station, 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 🌗 | 6:22–8:22 AM 6:47–8:47 PM | 11:25–1:25 AM 1:06–3:06 PM | 47 |
| Wed Nov 4 🌗 | 7:10–9:10 AM 7:35–9:35 PM | 12:37–2:37 AM 1:31–3:31 PM | 61 |
| Thu Nov 5 🌘 | 7:56–9:56 AM 8:21–10:21 PM | 1:47–3:47 AM 1:54–3:54 PM | 73 |
| Fri Nov 6 🌘 | 8:41–10:41 AM 9:06–11:06 PM | 2:54–4:54 AM 2:17–4:17 PM | 83 |
| Sat Nov 7 🌘 | 9:26–11:26 AM 9:51–11:51 PM | 4:01–6:01 AM 2:42–4:42 PM | 91 |
| Sun Nov 8 🌘 | 10:12–12:12 PM 10:37–12:37 AM | 5:07–7:07 AM 3:10–5:10 PM | 97 |
| Mon Nov 9 🌑 | 11:00–1:00 PM 11:25–1:25 AM | 6:12–8:12 AM 3:42–5:42 PM | 99 |
Predictions & observations: NOAA CO-OPS station 8533615. 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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