Burlington, N.J. Tides Today
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Burlington, N.J. runs a mean tidal range of about 6.8 ft. This month the highest water, 8.4 ft, comes on the afternoon of Nov 25, and the lowest, 0.1 ft, on the morning of Nov 7.
| Low tide | 3:54 AM | 0.6 ft |
| High tide | 9:18 AM | 6.9 ft |
| Low tide | 4:04 PM | 0.8 ft |
| High tide | 9:39 PM | 7.4 ft |
Today on the water at Burlington, N.J.
Today at Burlington, N.J.: high tide at 9:18 AM (6.9 ft) and 9:39 PM (7.4 ft), low tide at 3:54 AM (0.6 ft) and 4:04 PM (0.8 ft). The National Weather Service forecast for Tuesday is patchy fog then mostly sunny with S winds 0 to 5 mph, 71°F. The water at the gauge reads 56°F. Sunrise is at 6:30 AM and sunset at 4:56 PM.
| Period | Forecast | Wind | Temp |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overnight | Patchy Fog | 0 mph | 43°F |
| Tuesday | Patchy Fog then Mostly Sunny | S 0 to 5 mph | 71°F |
Forecast: National Weather Service point forecast for this location.
Where Burlington, N.J. is
Burlington, N.J. sits at 40.0817° N, 74.8697° W on the Delaware Bay and River, at Burlington, NJ, in Bucks County. The station here is a live gauge in a NOAA PORTS harbor system, reporting water level in near real time for commercial traffic. It has been in NOAA's records since 1977. The nearest weather station is Burlington, Delaware River, NJ, a shore station reporting wind and, at most sites, water temperature, right at this station.
The tide at Burlington, N.J.
Burlington, N.J. 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 7.8 ft, and 7.3 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 Burlington, N.J. about 7.2 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: 12.0 ft on Jan 10, 2024.
- Lowest on record: -3.5 ft on Feb 16, 2015.
- The National Weather Service counts 9.3 ft as minor flooding here, 10.3 ft as moderate and 11.3 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 Burlington, N.J. from the 1983-2001 National Tidal Datum Epoch; mean higher high water is 7.9 ft above it and mean sea level 4.0 ft. These datums are controlled from NOAA's Philadelphia, PA gauge. Source: NOAA CO-OPS station 8539094, established 1977. 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 Burlington, N.J.
- Bridgeboro: 4.9 mi, tides about 18 min later
- North Branch: 6.4 mi, tides about 135 min later
- Hainesport, South Branch: 7.6 mi, tides about 123 min later
- Fieldsboro, N.J.: 8.0 mi, tides about 23 min later
- Pompeston Creek, N.J.: 8.7 mi, tides about 27 min earlier
TidalMapMonthly tide calendar
🌊 Biggest flood tides at Burlington, N.J. 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.
Best fishing times (solunar)
Major and minor solunar windows for Burlington, N.J., 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 | 11:28–1:28 AM 1:09–3:09 PM | 47 |
| Wed Nov 4 🌗 | 7:13–9:13 AM 7:38–9:38 PM | 12:40–2:40 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 | 2:58–4:58 AM 2:20–4:20 PM | 83 |
| Sat Nov 7 🌘 | 9:29–11:29 AM 9:54–11:54 PM | 4:05–6:05 AM 2:44–4:44 PM | 91 |
| Sun Nov 8 🌘 | 10:15–12:15 PM 10:40–12:40 AM | 5:11–7:11 AM 3:12–5:12 PM | 97 |
| Mon Nov 9 🌑 | 11:03–1:03 PM 11:28–1:28 AM | 6:16–8:16 AM 3:44–5:44 PM | 99 |
Predictions & observations: NOAA CO-OPS station 8539094. 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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