Bidwell Creek entrance Tides Today
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Bidwell Creek entrance runs a mean tidal range of about 5.4 ft. This month the highest water, 7.5 ft, comes on the morning of Nov 26, and the lowest, a -0.4 ft minus tide, on the afternoon of Nov 25.
| High tide | 3:39 AM | 5.4 ft |
| Low tide | 9:54 AM | 0.7 ft |
| High tide | 4:06 PM | 6.1 ft |
| Low tide | 10:33 PM | 0.4 ft |
Today on the water at Bidwell Creek entrance
Today at Bidwell Creek entrance: high tide at 3:39 AM (5.4 ft) and 4:06 PM (6.1 ft), low tide at 9:54 AM (0.7 ft) and 10:33 PM (0.4 ft). The National Weather Service forecast for Tuesday is patchy fog then mostly sunny with S winds 0 to 5 mph, 67°F. Sunrise is at 6:28 AM and sunset at 4:57 PM.
| Period | Forecast | Wind | Temp |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overnight | Mostly Clear | 0 mph | 47°F |
| Tuesday | Patchy Fog then Mostly Sunny | S 0 to 5 mph | 67°F |
Forecast: National Weather Service point forecast for this location.
Where Bidwell Creek entrance is
Bidwell Creek entrance sits at 39.1283° N, 74.8917° W on the Delaware Bay and River, about 2 mi southwest of Goshen, NJ. The station here is a historical NOAA reference station: a gauge measured the tide at this spot from 1977 until 1985, and NOAA still publishes harmonic predictions from that record. There is no live reading here today. The closest gauge measuring live water level is Cape May, ferry terminal (NOAA 8536110), 11.6 mi away, and high and low water here run on average about 34 min later than there. The nearest weather station is Cape May County Airport, an airport reporting wind, visibility and sky cover, but no water temperature, 7.8 mi away.
The tide at Bidwell Creek entrance
Bidwell Creek entrance 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 6.3 ft, and 5.7 ft between the average high and the average low, a large 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: Delaware Bay tides are semidiurnal, two highs a day of 4 to 6 ft, and the tide keeps growing as it funnels upriver toward Philadelphia and Trenton.
About this station
- High tide reaches Bidwell Creek entrance about 1.4 hours after the moon passes overhead. That lag is local, which is why high water does not line up with the moon.
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 Bidwell Creek entrance from the 1983-2001 National Tidal Datum Epoch; mean higher high water is 6.3 ft above it and mean sea level 3.2 ft. These datums are controlled from NOAA's Lewes, DE gauge. Source: NOAA CO-OPS station 8536581, established 1977, gauge removed 1985. 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 Bidwell Creek entrance
- Sluice Creek, Route 47 bridge, Dennis Creek: 4.0 mi, tides about 74 min later
- Dennis Creek, 2.5 n.mi. above entrance: 4.1 mi, tides about 38 min later
- West Creek, 0.7 n.mi. above entrance: 4.3 mi, tides about 27 min later
- Dennis Creek, Route 47 bridge: 5.3 mi, tides about 77 min later
- West Creek, Route 47 bridge: 6.4 mi, tides about 140 min later
TidalMapMonthly tide calendar
🌊 Biggest flood tides at Bidwell Creek entrance 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 Bidwell Creek entrance this month: 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 Bidwell Creek entrance, 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 🌗 | 6:25–8:25 AM 6:50–8:50 PM | 11:29–1:29 AM 1:08–3:08 PM | 47 |
| Wed Nov 4 🌗 | 7:13–9:13 AM 7:38–9:38 PM | 12:41–2:41 AM 1:34–3:34 PM | 61 |
| Thu Nov 5 🌘 | 7:59–9:59 AM 8:24–10:24 PM | 1:50–3:50 AM 1:57–3:57 PM | 73 |
| Fri Nov 6 🌘 | 8:44–10:44 AM 9:09–11:09 PM | 2:57–4:57 AM 2:21–4:21 PM | 83 |
| Sat Nov 7 🌘 | 9:29–11:29 AM 9:54–11:54 PM | 4:03–6:03 AM 2:46–4:46 PM | 91 |
| Sun Nov 8 🌘 | 10:15–12:15 PM 10:40–12:40 AM | 5:09–7:09 AM 3:15–5:15 PM | 97 |
| Mon Nov 9 🌑 | 11:03–1:03 PM 11:28–1:28 AM | 6:13–8:13 AM 3:47–5:47 PM | 99 |
Predictions & observations: NOAA CO-OPS station 8536581. 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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