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Fortescue Creek Tide Times

New Jersey · Station 8536931 · Updated Aug 5, 2026

Fortescue Creek runs a mean tidal range of about 5.5 ft. This month the highest water, 7.4 ft, comes on the evening of Aug 12, and the lowest, a -0.3 ft minus tide, on the morning of Aug 14.

Nearest gauge measuring live water level: Ship John Shoal (8537121), about 12 mi away — high and low tides here run on average about 32 min earlier.

Predictedno live gauge
Next high tide 6.4 ft at 3:10 PM
High 6.1 ft · 1:46 AMLow 0.5 ft · 8:16 AMHigh 6.3 ft · 2:17 PMLow 0.8 ft · 8:50 PM
Predicted

Monthly tide calendar

Flood & low finder

🌊 Biggest flood tides at Fortescue Creek this month: Aug 9, Aug 10, Aug 11, Aug 12, Aug 13, Aug 14. 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 Fortescue Creek this month: Aug 11, Aug 12, Aug 13, Aug 14, Aug 15. These drain the flats and expose the oyster rock — prime for sight-fishing and clamming.

August 2026
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1L:0.4H:5.8L:0.6
2H:6.5L:0.4H:6.0L:0.6
3H:6.3L:0.4H:6.1L:0.7
4H:6.1L:0.5H:6.3L:0.8
5🌗H:5.8L:0.5H:6.4L:0.9
6🌗H:5.5L:0.6H:6.5L:0.9
7🌗H:5.3L:0.6H:6.6L:0.8
8H:5.2L:0.5H:6.8
9L:0.6H:5.3L:0.3H:7.0
10L:0.4H:5.5L:0.1H:7.2
11L:0.1H:5.8L:-0.1H:7.4
12🌑L:-0.1H:6.0L:-0.2H:7.4
13🌑L:-0.3H:6.3L:-0.3H:7.3
14🌑L:-0.3H:6.4L:-0.2H:7.0
15🌑L:-0.2H:6.5L:0.0
16H:6.7L:0.0H:6.5L:0.3
17H:6.2L:0.3H:6.3L:0.6
18H:5.8L:0.6H:6.2L:1.0
19🌓H:5.4L:0.9H:6.0L:1.2
20🌓H:5.0L:1.2H:5.8L:1.4
21🌓H:4.7L:1.4H:5.7L:1.5
22🌓H:4.6L:1.4H:5.7
23L:1.5H:4.6L:1.3H:5.8
24L:1.4H:4.8L:1.2H:6.0
25L:1.2H:5.0L:1.0H:6.2
26L:0.9H:5.3L:0.8H:6.4
27🌕L:0.7H:5.6L:0.6H:6.6
28🌕L:0.5H:5.9L:0.4H:6.7
29🌕L:0.4H:6.2L:0.4H:6.6
30L:0.3H:6.5L:0.3H:6.5
31L:0.3H:6.7L:0.4

Best fishing times (solunar)

Major and minor solunar windows for Fortescue Creek — 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 🌗5:12–7:12 AM
5:37–7:37 PM		10:36–12:36 AM
12:34–2:34 PM		34
Thu Aug 6 🌗6:07–8:07 AM
6:32–8:32 PM		—
1:50–3:50 PM		40
Fri Aug 7 🌗7:07–9:07 AM
7:32–9:32 PM		11:17–1:17 AM
3:05–5:05 PM		53
Sat Aug 8 🌘8:11–10:11 AM
8:36–10:36 PM		12:09–2:09 AM
4:15–6:15 PM		66
Sun Aug 9 🌘9:15–11:15 AM
9:40–11:40 PM		1:12–3:12 AM
5:14–7:14 PM		76
Mon Aug 10 🌘10:18–12:18 PM
10:43–12:43 AM		2:24–4:24 AM
6:03–8:03 PM		85
Tue Aug 11 🌘11:17–1:17 PM
11:42–1:42 AM		3:40–5:40 AM
6:42–8:42 PM		92

Predictions & observations: NOAA CO-OPS station 8536931. 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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