Westecunk Creek entrance Tides Today
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Westecunk Creek entrance runs a mean tidal range of about 1.9 ft. This month the highest water, 2.6 ft, comes on the morning of Nov 25, and the lowest, a -0.3 ft minus tide, on the evening of Nov 26.
| High tide | 4:28 AM | 2.0 ft |
| Low tide | 11:28 AM | 0.4 ft |
| High tide | 4:45 PM | 2.1 ft |
Today on the water at Westecunk Creek entrance
Today at Westecunk Creek entrance: high tide at 4:28 AM (2.0 ft) and 4:45 PM (2.1 ft), low tide at 11:28 AM (0.4 ft). The National Weather Service forecast for Tuesday is mostly sunny with SW winds 0 to 10 mph, 68°F. Sunrise is at 6:26 AM and sunset at 4:54 PM.
| Period | Forecast | Wind | Temp |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overnight | Partly Cloudy | 0 mph | 46°F |
| Tuesday | Mostly Sunny | SW 0 to 10 mph | 68°F |
Forecast: National Weather Service point forecast for this location.
Where Westecunk Creek entrance is
Westecunk Creek entrance sits at 39.6133° N, 74.2633° W on the Mid-Atlantic coast, about 2 mi north of Beach Haven, NJ, in Ocean County. The station here is a subordinate tide prediction point. NOAA has no gauge in the water at this spot; its times and heights are published as offsets from a reference gauge, named below. The closest gauge measuring live water level is Atlantic City (Ocean) (NOAA 8534720), 19.6 mi away, and high and low water here run on average about 163 min later than there. The nearest weather station is Nacote Creek, Jacques Cousteau Reserve, NJ, a shore station reporting wind and, at most sites, water temperature, 12.0 mi away.
The tide at Westecunk Creek entrance
Westecunk Creek entrance 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 2.3 ft, and 2.0 ft between the average high and the average low, a moderate tide. On an average day the higher high tops the lower high by 0.2 ft and the lower low sits 0.1 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 Westecunk Creek entrance about 2.3 hours after the moon passes overhead. That lag is local, which is why high water does not line up with the moon.
- NOAA predicts tides here from Sandy Hook, Fort Hancock, station 8531680. High tide comes about 120 min later and low tide about 160 min later than there.
- High tide heights run about 0.42 times the reference.
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 Westecunk Creek entrance from the 1983-2001 National Tidal Datum Epoch; mean higher high water is 2.3 ft above it and mean sea level 1.0 ft. These datums are controlled from NOAA's Lewes, DE gauge. Source: NOAA CO-OPS station 8534044, established 1976, gauge removed 1977. The tide times and heights are published as time and height offsets from its reference gauge; TidalMap republishes them daily and does not alter them.
Tide stations near Westecunk Creek entrance
- Cedar Run: 2.8 mi, tides about 13 min later
- Beach Haven Crest: 2.8 mi, tides about 16 min later
- Mill Creek, 1 n.mi. above entrance: 3.9 mi, tides about 42 min later
- Tuckerton, Tuckerton Creek: 4.2 mi, tides about 20 min earlier
- Tuckerton Creek entrance: 4.4 mi, tides about 34 min earlier
TidalMapMonthly tide calendar
🌊 Biggest flood tides at Westecunk Creek entrance this month: Nov 7, Nov 8, Nov 9, Nov 23, Nov 24, Nov 25, Nov 26, Nov 27. 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 Westecunk Creek entrance this month: 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 Westecunk Creek 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 🌗 | 6:23–8:23 AM 6:48–8:48 PM | 11:26–1:26 AM 1:06–3:06 PM | 47 |
| Wed Nov 4 🌗 | 7:11–9:11 AM 7:36–9:36 PM | 12:38–2:38 AM 1:31–3:31 PM | 61 |
| Thu Nov 5 🌘 | 7:56–9:56 AM 8:21–10:21 PM | 1:47–3:47 AM 1:55–3:55 PM | 73 |
| Fri Nov 6 🌘 | 8:41–10:41 AM 9:06–11:06 PM | 2:55–4:55 AM 2:18–4:18 PM | 83 |
| Sat Nov 7 🌘 | 9:26–11:26 AM 9:51–11:51 PM | 4:01–6:01 AM 2:43–4:43 PM | 91 |
| Sun Nov 8 🌘 | 10:13–12:13 PM 10:38–12:38 AM | 5:07–7:07 AM 3:11–5:11 PM | 97 |
| Mon Nov 9 🌑 | 11:00–1:00 PM 11:25–1:25 AM | 6:12–8:12 AM 3:43–5:43 PM | 99 |
Predictions & observations: NOAA CO-OPS station 8534044. 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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