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Riggins Ditch, 0.5 n.mi. above entrance Tide Times

New Jersey · Station 8536801 · Updated Aug 5, 2026

Riggins Ditch, 0.5 n.mi. above entrance runs a mean tidal range of about 4.8 ft. This month the highest water, 6.7 ft, comes on the evening of Aug 12, and the lowest, a -0.2 ft minus tide, on the evening of Aug 13.

Nearest gauge measuring live water level: Cape May, ferry terminal (8536110), about 16 mi away — high and low tides here run on average about 66 min later.

Predictedno live gauge

Next low tide 0.9 ft at 10:00 PM

Predicted

Monthly tide calendar

Flood & low finder Flood tide ≥ ft Low tide ≤ ft

🌊 Biggest flood tides at Riggins Ditch, 0.5 n.mi. above entrance 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 Riggins Ditch, 0.5 n.mi. above entrance 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

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Sat

1L:0.4H:5.0L:0.5H:5.7

2L:0.3H:5.2L:0.6

3H:5.5L:0.3H:5.4L:0.7

4H:5.3L:0.3H:5.6L:0.8

5🌗H:5.0L:0.4H:5.7L:0.9

6🌗H:4.7L:0.4H:5.8L:1.0

7🌗H:4.4L:0.4H:6.0

8L:0.9H:4.3L:0.4H:6.2

9L:0.8H:4.4L:0.3H:6.4

10L:0.5H:4.6L:0.2H:6.6

11L:0.3H:4.9L:-0.0H:6.7

12🌑L:0.1H:5.3L:-0.2H:6.7

13🌑L:-0.1H:5.5L:-0.2H:6.6

14🌑L:-0.1H:5.7L:-0.1H:6.3

15🌑L:-0.0H:5.8L:0.1

16H:5.9L:0.2H:5.8L:0.5

17H:5.5L:0.4H:5.7L:0.8

18H:5.0L:0.7H:5.6L:1.1

19🌓H:4.6L:1.0H:5.4L:1.4

20🌓H:4.3L:1.2H:5.3L:1.5

21🌓H:4.0L:1.3H:5.3

22🌓L:1.6H:4.0L:1.4H:5.4

23L:1.5H:4.0L:1.3H:5.5

24L:1.4H:4.2L:1.2H:5.7

25L:1.2H:4.5L:1.0H:5.9

26L:1.0H:4.7L:0.8H:6.0

27🌕L:0.7H:5.0L:0.6H:6.1

28🌕L:0.6H:5.3L:0.4H:6.1

29🌕L:0.4H:5.6L:0.4H:6.0

30L:0.3H:5.8L:0.4H:5.8

31L:0.3H:6.0L:0.5

Best fishing times (solunar)

Major and minor solunar windows for Riggins Ditch, 0.5 n.mi. above entrance — 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 🌗	5:11–7:11 AM 5:36–7:36 PM	10:35–12:35 AM 12:33–2:33 PM	34
Thu Aug 6 🌗	6:06–8:06 AM 6:31–8:31 PM	— 1:49–3:49 PM	40
Fri Aug 7 🌗	7:06–9:06 AM 7:31–9:31 PM	11:17–1:17 AM 3:04–5:04 PM	53
Sat Aug 8 🌘	8:10–10:10 AM 8:35–10:35 PM	12:09–2:09 AM 4:14–6:14 PM	66
Sun Aug 9 🌘	9:15–11:15 AM 9:40–11:40 PM	1:12–3:12 AM 5:13–7:13 PM	76
Mon Aug 10 🌘	10:18–12:18 PM 10:43–12:43 AM	2:23–4:23 AM 6:02–8:02 PM	85
Tue Aug 11 🌘	11:16–1:16 PM 11:41–1:41 AM	3:40–5:40 AM 6:41–8:41 PM	92

Predictions & observations: NOAA CO-OPS station 8536801. 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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