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Fortescue Creek Tide Times

New Jersey · Station 8536931 · Updated Sep 20, 2026

Fortescue Creek runs a mean tidal range of about 5.5 ft. This month the highest water, 7.3 ft, comes on the morning of Sep 29, and the lowest, a -0.1 ft minus tide, on the afternoon of Sep 11.

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 4.7 ft at 4:46 AM
High 4.7 ft · 4:46 AMLow 1.6 ft · 11:16 AMHigh 5.7 ft · 5:18 PMLow 1.6 ft · 12:07 AM
Predicted
Today's tides
High tide4:46 AM4.7 ft
Low tide11:16 AM1.6 ft
High tide5:18 PM5.7 ft

Monthly tide calendar

Flood & low finder

🌊 Biggest flood tides at Fortescue Creek this month: Sep 8, Sep 9, Sep 10, Sep 27, 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.

🔻 Negative (minus) low tides at Fortescue Creek this month: Sep 10, Sep 11, Sep 12. These drain the flats and expose the oyster rock, prime for sight-fishing and clamming.

September 2026
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1H:6.3L:0.4H:6.8L:0.5
2H:6.0L:0.5H:6.8L:0.7
3🌗H:5.7L:0.6H:6.7L:0.8
4🌗H:5.5L:0.8H:6.7L:0.9
5🌗H:5.3L:0.8H:6.7L:0.9
6🌗H:5.2L:0.7H:6.7
7L:0.7H:5.4L:0.6H:6.8
8L:0.5H:5.7L:0.3H:7.0
9L:0.2H:6.0L:0.1H:7.0
10L:0.0H:6.3L:-0.0H:7.0
11🌑L:-0.1H:6.6L:-0.1H:6.8
12🌑L:-0.0H:6.8L:0.0H:6.6
13🌑L:0.1H:6.8L:0.2H:6.3
14L:0.3H:6.7L:0.4
15H:5.9L:0.6H:6.5L:0.7
16H:5.6L:0.9H:6.3L:1.1
17H:5.2L:1.2H:6.1L:1.3
18🌓H:4.9L:1.5H:5.8L:1.5
19🌓H:4.7L:1.6H:5.7L:1.6
20🌓H:4.7L:1.6H:5.7
21🌓L:1.6H:4.8L:1.5H:5.8
22L:1.4H:5.0L:1.3H:6.0
23L:1.1H:5.3L:1.0H:6.2
24L:0.9H:5.7L:0.8H:6.4
25🌕L:0.6H:6.1L:0.5H:6.5
26🌕L:0.4H:6.6L:0.3H:6.6
27🌕L:0.2H:6.9L:0.1H:6.5
28🌕L:0.2H:7.2L:0.1H:6.4
29L:0.2H:7.3L:0.1
30H:6.2L:0.3H:7.3L:0.3

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 🌓7:37–9:37 PM
8:02–10:02 AM		2:58–4:58 PM
11:20–1:20 AM		54
Mon Sep 21 🌓8:24–10:24 PM
8:49–10:49 AM		3:32–5:32 PM
12:21–2:21 AM		67
Tue Sep 22 🌔9:10–11:10 PM
9:35–11:35 AM		4:01–6:01 PM
1:23–3:23 AM		77
Wed Sep 23 🌔9:54–11:54 PM
10:19–12:19 PM		4:26–6:26 PM
2:27–4:27 AM		86
Thu Sep 24 🌔10:38–12:38 AM
11:03–1:03 PM		4:50–6:50 PM
3:31–5:31 AM		93
Fri Sep 25 🌕—
—		5:13–7:13 PM
4:35–6:35 AM		96
Sat Sep 26 🌕11:21–1:21 AM
11:46–1:46 PM		5:36–7:36 PM
5:40–7:40 AM		97

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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