Ocean Drive bridge Tides Today
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Ocean Drive bridge runs a mean tidal range of about 3.8 ft. This month the highest water, 5.3 ft, comes on the morning of Nov 25, and the lowest, a -0.5 ft minus tide, on the morning of Nov 25.
| High tide | 2:45 AM | 3.7 ft |
| Low tide | 8:35 AM | 0.6 ft |
| High tide | 3:09 PM | 4.3 ft |
| Low tide | 9:25 PM | 0.3 ft |
Today on the water at Ocean Drive bridge
Today at Ocean Drive bridge: high tide at 2:45 AM (3.7 ft) and 3:09 PM (4.3 ft), low tide at 8:35 AM (0.6 ft) and 9:25 PM (0.3 ft). The National Weather Service forecast for Tuesday is patchy fog then mostly sunny with S winds 0 to 5 mph, 66°F. Sunrise is at 6:27 AM and sunset at 4:57 PM.
| Period | Forecast | Wind | Temp |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overnight | Mostly Clear | 0 mph | 52°F |
| Tuesday | Patchy Fog then Mostly Sunny | S 0 to 5 mph | 66°F |
Forecast: National Weather Service point forecast for this location.
Where Ocean Drive bridge is
Ocean Drive bridge sits at 39.1217° N, 74.7167° W on the Mid-Atlantic coast, at Sea Isle City, NJ. The station here is a historical NOAA reference station: a gauge measured the tide at this spot from 1977 until 2014, 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), 16.8 mi away, and high and low water here run on average about 38 min earlier than there. The nearest weather station is Cape May, an airport reporting wind, visibility and sky cover, but no water temperature, 7.9 mi away.
The tide at Ocean Drive bridge
Ocean Drive bridge 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 4.5 ft, and 4.0 ft between the average high and the average low, a moderate 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: Mid-Atlantic tides are semidiurnal, two highs and two lows a day of about equal size, with ranges of 3 to 5 ft on the ocean and less inside the bays.
About this station
- High tide reaches Ocean Drive bridge about 0.4 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 Ocean Drive bridge from the 1983-2001 National Tidal Datum Epoch; mean higher high water is 4.5 ft above it and mean sea level 2.2 ft. These datums are controlled from NOAA's Atlantic City, NJ gauge. Source: NOAA CO-OPS station 8535375, established 1977, gauge removed 2014. 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 Ocean Drive bridge
- Townsend Sound: 2.5 mi, tides about 58 min later
- Stone Harbor, Great Channel: 5.2 mi, tides about 30 min later
- Strathmere, Strathmere Bay: 6.3 mi, tides about 9 min later
- Sluice Creek, Route 47 bridge, Dennis Creek: 6.8 mi, tides about 147 min later
- Dennis Creek, Route 47 bridge: 7.1 mi, tides about 150 min later
TidalMapMonthly tide calendar
🌊 Biggest flood tides at Ocean Drive bridge 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 Ocean Drive bridge this month: Nov 21, Nov 22, 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 Ocean Drive bridge, 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 🌗 | 6:24–8:24 AM 6:49–8:49 PM | 11:29–1:29 AM 1:08–3:08 PM | 47 |
| Wed Nov 4 🌗 | 7:12–9:12 AM 7:37–9:37 PM | 12:40–2:40 AM 1:33–3:33 PM | 61 |
| Thu Nov 5 🌘 | 7:58–9:58 AM 8:23–10:23 PM | 1:49–3:49 AM 1:57–3:57 PM | 73 |
| Fri Nov 6 🌘 | 8:43–10:43 AM 9:08–11:08 PM | 2:56–4:56 AM 2:21–4:21 PM | 83 |
| Sat Nov 7 🌘 | 9:28–11:28 AM 9:53–11:53 PM | 4:02–6:02 AM 2:46–4:46 PM | 91 |
| Sun Nov 8 🌘 | 10:15–12:15 PM 10:40–12:40 AM | 5:08–7:08 AM 3:14–5:14 PM | 97 |
| Mon Nov 9 🌑 | 11:02–1:02 PM 11:27–1:27 AM | 6:13–8:13 AM 3:46–5:46 PM | 99 |
Predictions & observations: NOAA CO-OPS station 8535375. 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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