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Port Elizabeth Tide Times

New Jersey · Station 8530882 · Updated Aug 5, 2026

Port Elizabeth runs a mean tidal range of about 4.9 ft. This month the highest water, 6.6 ft, comes on the evening of Aug 11, and the lowest, a -0.4 ft minus tide, on the morning of Aug 14.

Nearest gauge measuring live water level: NEW YORK (The Battery) (8518750), about 7 mi away — high and low tides here run on average about 11 min later.

Predictedno live gauge
Next low tide 1.2 ft at 8:41 PM
High 5.4 ft · 12:20 AMLow 0.4 ft · 6:45 AMHigh 5.7 ft · 12:55 PMLow 1.1 ft · 7:27 PMHigh 5.2 ft · 1:17 AM
Predicted

Monthly tide calendar

Flood & low finder

🌊 Biggest flood tides at Port Elizabeth 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 Port Elizabeth this month: Aug 11, Aug 12, Aug 13, Aug 14, Aug 15, Aug 16. 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:0.3H:5.2L:0.8H:5.7
2L:0.3H:5.4L:0.9H:5.5
3L:0.3H:5.5L:1.0
4H:5.4L:0.4H:5.7L:1.1
5🌗H:5.2L:0.6H:5.8L:1.2
6🌗H:5.0L:0.8H:6.0L:1.1
7🌗H:4.8L:0.8H:6.0L:0.9
8H:4.8L:0.7H:6.1
9L:0.6H:4.9L:0.5H:6.3
10L:0.2H:5.2L:0.3H:6.5
11L:-0.0H:5.5L:0.1H:6.6
12🌑L:-0.2H:5.8L:-0.1H:6.6
13🌑L:-0.3H:6.0L:-0.1H:6.5
14🌑L:-0.4H:6.1L:-0.0H:6.2
15🌑L:-0.3H:6.1L:0.2H:5.8
16L:-0.1H:6.0L:0.5
17H:5.5L:0.3H:5.8L:0.8
18H:5.1L:0.7H:5.7L:1.1
19🌓H:4.8L:1.0H:5.5L:1.4
20🌓H:4.6L:1.4H:5.3L:1.4
21🌓H:4.4L:1.5H:5.2L:1.4
22🌓H:4.3L:1.5H:5.2L:1.2
23H:4.4L:1.4H:5.3
24L:1.0H:4.5L:1.2H:5.4
25L:0.8H:4.8L:1.0H:5.6
26L:0.6H:5.0L:0.8H:5.8
27🌕L:0.4H:5.2L:0.7H:5.9
28🌕L:0.2H:5.4L:0.6H:5.9
29🌕L:0.1H:5.6L:0.5H:5.8
30L:0.1H:5.7L:0.5H:5.7
31L:0.1H:5.9L:0.5H:5.5

Best fishing times (solunar)

Major and minor solunar windows for Port Elizabeth — 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 🌗5:07–7:07 AM
5:32–7:32 PM
10:27–12:27 AM
12:34–2:34 PM
34
Thu Aug 6 🌗6:03–8:03 AM
6:28–8:28 PM

1:51–3:51 PM
40
Fri Aug 7 🌗7:03–9:03 AM
7:28–9:28 PM
11:08–1:08 AM
3:06–5:06 PM
53
Sat Aug 8 🌘8:06–10:06 AM
8:31–10:31 PM
11:59–1:59 AM
4:16–6:16 PM
66
Sun Aug 9 🌘9:11–11:11 AM
9:36–11:36 PM
1:02–3:02 AM
5:16–7:16 PM
76
Mon Aug 10 🌘10:14–12:14 PM
10:39–12:39 AM
2:14–4:14 AM
6:04–8:04 PM
85
Tue Aug 11 🌘11:13–1:13 PM
11:38–1:38 AM
3:31–5:31 AM
6:42–8:42 PM
92

Predictions & observations: NOAA CO-OPS station 8530882. 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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