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South Amboy Tide Times

New Jersey · Station 8531232 · Updated Aug 5, 2026

South Amboy runs a mean tidal range of about 4.9 ft. This month the highest water, 6.7 ft, comes on the evening of Aug 12, and the lowest, a -0.5 ft minus tide, on the morning of Aug 14.

Nearest gauge measuring live water level: Sandy Hook, Fort Hancock (8531680), about 14 mi away — with nearly the same tide times.

Predictedno live gauge

Next low tide 1.1 ft at 8:02 PM

Predicted

Monthly tide calendar

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

🌊 Biggest flood tides at South Amboy 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 South Amboy 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

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1L:0.1H:5.2L:0.7H:5.6

2L:0.2H:5.3L:0.8H:5.4

3L:0.2H:5.4L:0.9H:5.2

4L:0.3H:5.6L:1.0

5🌗H:5.0L:0.5H:5.7L:1.1

6🌗H:4.8L:0.6H:5.8L:1.1

7🌗H:4.7L:0.7H:5.9L:0.9

8H:4.7L:0.6H:6.0L:0.6

9H:4.8L:0.4H:6.2

10L:0.2H:5.1L:0.2H:6.5

11L:-0.1H:5.5L:0.0H:6.6

12🌑L:-0.3H:5.8L:-0.1H:6.7

13🌑L:-0.5H:6.0L:-0.1H:6.6

14🌑L:-0.5H:6.1L:-0.1H:6.3

15🌑L:-0.4H:6.1L:0.1H:5.9

16L:-0.1H:5.9L:0.4H:5.5

17L:0.2H:5.8L:0.8

18H:5.1L:0.6H:5.6L:1.1

19🌓H:4.7L:1.0H:5.4L:1.4

20🌓H:4.5L:1.4H:5.2L:1.5

21🌓H:4.2L:1.5H:5.1L:1.5

22🌓H:4.2L:1.5H:5.1L:1.3

23H:4.2L:1.4H:5.2L:1.1

24H:4.4L:1.2H:5.5

25L:0.8H:4.7L:1.0H:5.7

26L:0.6H:5.0L:0.8H:5.9

27🌕L:0.4H:5.2L:0.7H:6.0

28🌕L:0.2H:5.5L:0.5H:6.0

29🌕L:0.1H:5.7L:0.4H:5.9

30L:0.0H:5.8L:0.4H:5.7

31L:0.1H:5.9L:0.5H:5.5

Best fishing times (solunar)

Major and minor solunar windows for South Amboy — 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 🌗	5:08–7:08 AM 5:33–7:33 PM	10:28–12:28 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	11:09–1:09 AM 3:06–5:06 PM	53
Sat Aug 8 🌘	8:07–10:07 AM 8:32–10:32 PM	12:00–2:00 AM 4:16–6:16 PM	66
Sun Aug 9 🌘	9:12–11:12 AM 9:37–11:37 PM	1:03–3:03 AM 5:16–7:16 PM	76
Mon Aug 10 🌘	10:15–12:15 PM 10:40–12:40 AM	2:16–4:16 AM 6:04–8:04 PM	85
Tue Aug 11 🌘	11:14–1:14 PM 11:39–1:39 AM	3:33–5:33 AM 6:42–8:42 PM	92

Predictions & observations: NOAA CO-OPS station 8531232. 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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