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Cape May Point, Sunset Beach Tide Times

New Jersey · Station 8536021 · Updated Sep 19, 2026

Cape May Point, Sunset Beach runs a mean tidal range of about 4.5 ft. This month the highest water, 6.2 ft, comes on the morning of Sep 29, and the lowest, 0.0 ft, on the afternoon of Sep 11.

Nearest gauge measuring live water level: Cape May, ferry terminal (8536110), about 2 mi away — with nearly the same tide times.

Predictedno live gauge
Next high tide 3.8 ft at 3:01 AM
High 3.8 ft · 3:01 AMLow 1.5 ft · 8:51 AMHigh 5.0 ft · 3:34 PMLow 1.6 ft · 10:09 PM
Predicted
Today's tides
High tide3:01 AM3.8 ft
Low tide8:51 AM1.5 ft
High tide3:34 PM5.0 ft
Low tide10:09 PM1.6 ft

Monthly tide calendar

Flood & low finder

🌊 Biggest flood tides at Cape May Point, Sunset Beach this month: Sep 7, Sep 8, Sep 9, Sep 10, Sep 28, Sep 29, Sep 30. These spring highs push water up into the grass and over the oyster rock; prime for poling into flooded marsh for tailing reds.

September 2026
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1L:0.3H:5.7L:0.6
2H:4.9L:0.4H:5.7L:0.8
3🌗H:4.6L:0.5H:5.7L:0.9
4🌗H:4.3L:0.6H:5.7L:1.0
5🌗H:4.1L:0.7H:5.7L:1.0
6🌗H:4.2L:0.7H:5.8L:0.9
7H:4.4L:0.6H:5.9
8L:0.7H:4.7L:0.4H:6.0
9L:0.4H:5.1L:0.2H:6.1
10L:0.2H:5.4L:0.1H:6.0
11🌑L:0.1H:5.7L:0.0H:5.8
12🌑L:0.1H:5.8L:0.1H:5.6
13🌑L:0.2H:5.8L:0.3H:5.2
14L:0.4H:5.7L:0.6H:4.9
15L:0.7H:5.6L:0.9
16H:4.5L:1.0H:5.4L:1.2
17H:4.2L:1.2H:5.2L:1.4
18🌓H:4.0L:1.4H:5.0L:1.6
19🌓H:3.8L:1.5H:5.0L:1.6
20🌓H:3.8L:1.5H:5.0L:1.5
21🌓H:3.9L:1.4H:5.1L:1.4
22H:4.2L:1.3H:5.3
23L:1.2H:4.5L:1.0H:5.4
24L:0.9H:4.8L:0.8H:5.5
25🌕L:0.7H:5.2L:0.5H:5.6
26🌕L:0.4H:5.6L:0.3H:5.6
27🌕L:0.3H:5.8L:0.2H:5.4
28🌕L:0.2H:6.1L:0.2H:5.3
29L:0.2H:6.2L:0.3H:5.0
30L:0.3H:6.2L:0.5

Best fishing times (solunar)

Major and minor solunar windows for Cape May Point, Sunset Beach, peak feeding activity is around the moon overhead/underfoot (majors) and moonrise/moonset (minors). Score is the day's activity coefficient (0–100).

DayMajor windowsMinor windowsScore
Today 🌓6:47–8:47 PM
7:12–9:12 AM		2:16–4:16 PM
—		41
Sun Sep 20 🌓7:36–9:36 PM
8:01–10:01 AM		2:56–4:56 PM
11:20–1:20 AM		54
Mon Sep 21 🌓8:24–10:24 PM
8:49–10:49 AM		3:30–5:30 PM
12:21–2:21 AM		67
Tue Sep 22 🌔9:09–11:09 PM
9:34–11:34 AM		3:59–5:59 PM
1:23–3:23 AM		77
Wed Sep 23 🌔9:53–11:53 PM
10:18–12:18 PM		4:25–6:25 PM
2:27–4:27 AM		86
Thu Sep 24 🌔10:37–12:37 AM
11:02–1:02 PM		4:49–6:49 PM
3:30–5:30 AM		93
Fri Sep 25 🌕—
—		5:12–7:12 PM
4:34–6:34 AM		96

Predictions & observations: NOAA CO-OPS station 8536021. 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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