- Low 1:02 AM 0.2 ft
- High 7:34 AM 5.8 ft
- Low 1:47 PM 0.2 ft
- High 7:54 PM 4.6 ft
First light 6:06 AMSunrise 6:35 AMSunset 4:51 PMLast light 5:20 PM
Cape May Point, NJ Tide Chart Today & Tomorrow
New Jersey · NOAA station Cape May Point, Sunset Beach (0.8 mi) · updated Nov 9, 2026
Mon, Nov 9: High tide 8:13 AM (5.8 ft) and 8:33 PM (4.4 ft); low tide 1:40 AM (0.3 ft) and 2:27 PM (0.3 ft).
Tide todayHigh 8:13 AM · High 8:33 PMLow 1:40 AM · Low 2:27 PM
Today's range5.5 ft0.3 → 5.8 ft (MLLW)
Waves (buoy)Loading…NDBC 44084
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WindLoading…
Sun6:36 AM – 4:50 PMFirst light 6:07 AM · Last light 5:19 PM
Buoy: NOAA NDBC 44084 (Bethany Beach, DE (263)), 28 mi away. Buoy readings are recent observations, not a surf forecast. Wind: observed at NOAA CO-OPS station 8536110 (Cape May), 2 mi away; forecast from the NOAA National Weather Service (api.weather.gov).
Cape May Point tides — next 3 days
Shaded = night · heights in feet above MLLW · local time
- Low 1:40 AM 0.3 ft
- High 8:13 AM 5.8 ft
- Low 2:27 PM 0.3 ft
- High 8:33 PM 4.4 ft
First light 6:07 AMSunrise 6:36 AMSunset 4:50 PMLast light 5:19 PM
- Low 2:16 AM 0.3 ft
- High 8:50 AM 5.7 ft
- Low 3:06 PM 0.4 ft
- High 9:11 PM 4.3 ft
First light 6:08 AMSunrise 6:37 AMSunset 4:49 PMLast light 5:18 PM
- Low 2:51 AM 0.4 ft
- High 9:27 AM 5.6 ft
- Low 3:44 PM 0.5 ft
- High 9:49 PM 4.1 ft
First light 6:09 AMSunrise 6:38 AMSunset 4:48 PMLast light 5:17 PM
- Low 3:28 AM 0.6 ft
- High 10:05 AM 5.5 ft
- Low 4:24 PM 0.7 ft
- High 10:29 PM 3.9 ft
First light 6:10 AMSunrise 6:39 AMSunset 4:47 PMLast light 5:16 PM
Today's tide windows
- ▲ Rising 1:40 AM → 8:13 AM 0.3 → 5.8 ft
- ▼ Falling 8:13 AM → 2:27 PM 5.8 → 0.3 ft
- ▲ Rising 2:27 PM → 8:33 PM 0.3 → 4.4 ft
- ▼ Falling 8:33 PM → 2:16 AM (next day) 4.4 → 0.3 ft
From NOAA high/low predictions for station 8536021.
This week's tide highlights
Mon, Nov 9 – Sun, Nov 15
Biggest high5.8 ftMon, Nov 9 8:13 AM
Lowest low0.3 ftMon, Nov 9 1:40 AM
Best daylight low0.3 ftMon, Nov 9 2:27 PMtide pools & beachcombing
Plan around it: Jersey Shore surf fishing · Best tide for surf fishing · Best tide for surfing
NOAA predictions for station 8536021; daylight = first to last light (civil twilight). Predictions are astronomical and don't include wind, waves, or storm surge. Not for navigation.
Best fishing times today in Cape May Point
Today is a good fishing day (solunar + tide)
6/10
New moon · 0% lit · Full moon Tue, Nov 24
Major fishing times
- Moon overhead10:57 am – 12:57 pm≈ Moving water, falling
- Moon underfoot11:22 pm – 1:22 amNear slack (low 2:16 am)
Minor fishing times
- Moonrise6:36 am – 7:36 amSunriseNear slack (high 8:13 am)
- Moonset4:13 pm – 5:13 pmSunset≈ Moving water, rising
Fishing times for the next 7 days
| TodayNov 9 | 6/10Good | Major 10:57 am – 12:57 pm · 11:22 pm – 1:22 am Minor 6:36 am – 7:36 am · 4:13 pm – 5:13 pm |
|---|---|---|
| TueNov 10 | 5/10Fair | Major 11:47 am – 1:47 pm Minor 7:39 am – 8:39 am · 4:52 pm – 5:52 pm |
| WedNov 11 | 5/10Fair | Major 12:13 am – 2:13 am · 12:38 pm – 2:38 pm Minor 8:38 am – 9:38 am · 5:37 pm – 6:37 pm |
| ThuNov 12 | 3/10Poor | Major 1:04 am – 3:04 am · 1:30 pm – 3:30 pm Minor 9:32 am – 10:32 am · 6:29 pm – 7:29 pm |
| FriNov 13 | 4/10Fair | Major 1:55 am – 3:55 am · 2:21 pm – 4:21 pm Minor 10:18 am – 11:18 am · 7:26 pm – 8:26 pm |
| SatNov 14 | 4/10Fair | Major 2:45 am – 4:45 am · 3:09 pm – 5:09 pm Minor 10:57 am – 11:57 am · 8:27 pm – 9:27 pm |
| SunNov 15 | 4/10Fair | Major 3:33 am – 5:33 am · 3:56 pm – 5:56 pm Minor 11:30 am – 12:30 pm · 9:28 pm – 10:28 pm |
How this rating works
Solunar theory says fish feed more when the moon is overhead or underfoot (major periods, about 2 hours) and around moonrise and moonset (minor periods, about 1 hour). We score each day from 1 to 10 by checking when those periods happen, using the NOAA tide predictions for station 8536021 and the sun times for this spot:
| Base | every day starts at 1 | 1 |
|---|---|---|
| Sunrise / sunset | a period overlaps sunrise or sunset ±1 h: major +2, minor +1 (max 3) (Moonrise × sunrise +1; Moonset × sunset +1) | 2 |
| Tide | a NOAA high or low falls inside a period (tide change): major +2, minor +1; moving water during a major period (no high/low within 1 h of it) +1 (max 4) (Moon overhead – moving water +1) | 1 |
| Moon phase | within 2 days of a new or full moon +2, within 4 days +1 (today: 0.4 days) | 2 |
| Today | 6, rounded | 6/10 |
1–3 poor · 4–5 fair · 6–7 good · 8–10 excellent. Solunar times are a rule of thumb, not a guarantee: weather, water temperature and bait matter a lot. Tide changes and moving water are specific to this station, so nearby spots can score differently.
Solunar periods calculated for 38.94, -74.97 (moon times from astronomical equations, local time). Not a fishing forecast.
Cape May Point tide table & sun times — next 7 days
| Sun, Nov 8Sun 6:35 AM – 4:51 PM | Low 1:02 AM 0.23 ft | High 7:34 AM 5.77 ft | Low 1:47 PM 0.24 ft | High 7:54 PM 4.58 ft |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon, Nov 9Sun 6:36 AM – 4:50 PM | Low 1:40 AM 0.25 ft | High 8:13 AM 5.79 ft | Low 2:27 PM 0.27 ft | High 8:33 PM 4.43 ft |
| Tue, Nov 10Sun 6:37 AM – 4:49 PM | Low 2:16 AM 0.32 ft | High 8:50 AM 5.74 ft | Low 3:06 PM 0.35 ft | High 9:11 PM 4.27 ft |
| Wed, Nov 11Sun 6:38 AM – 4:48 PM | Low 2:51 AM 0.44 ft | High 9:27 AM 5.62 ft | Low 3:44 PM 0.49 ft | High 9:49 PM 4.10 ft |
| Thu, Nov 12Sun 6:39 AM – 4:47 PM | Low 3:28 AM 0.59 ft | High 10:05 AM 5.46 ft | Low 4:24 PM 0.66 ft | High 10:29 PM 3.94 ft |
| Fri, Nov 13Sun 6:40 AM – 4:47 PM | Low 4:07 AM 0.77 ft | High 10:46 AM 5.28 ft | Low 5:08 PM 0.82 ft | High 11:12 PM 3.81 ft |
| Sat, Nov 14Sun 6:41 AM – 4:46 PM | Low 4:50 AM 0.95 ft | High 11:30 AM 5.08 ft | Low 5:55 PM 0.95 ft | High 11:58 PM 3.71 ft |
| Sun, Nov 15Sun 6:42 AM – 4:45 PM | Low 5:38 AM 1.10 ft | High 12:16 PM 4.90 ft | Low 6:43 PM 1.02 ft | |
| Mon, Nov 16Sun 6:44 AM – 4:44 PM | High 12:48 AM 3.69 ft | Low 6:32 AM 1.19 ft | High 1:05 PM 4.73 ft | Low 7:31 PM 1.01 ft |
Tide times and heights (ft, MLLW) are NOAA predictions for station 8536021; first light (civil dawn), sunrise, sunset and last light (civil dusk) are calculated for Cape May Point with the NOAA solar equations. Times are local.
About the tide at Cape May Point
Cape May Point has a semidiurnal tide: two high tides and two low tides of similar height each day. The average rise or fall between high and low tide is 4.5 ft, growing to about 6.0 ft at spring tides (around new and full moon) and shrinking to about 4.1 ft at neap tides (around the quarter moons). The highest tide predicted in the next 12 months is 6.5 ft on August 2, 2027 at 9:27 PM; the lowest is -1.2 ft on January 23, 2027 at 2:15 AM, and 211 low tides in that period drop below zero (MLLW).
- Tide type
- Semidiurnal
- Mean range
- 4.5 ft
- Spring / neap range
- 6.0 ft / 4.1 ft
- Average higher high
- 5.3 ft
- Average lower low
- 0.2 ft
- Highest tide, next 12 months
- 6.5 ft · Aug 2, 2027
- Lowest tide, next 12 months
- -1.2 ft · Jan 23, 2027
- Negative low tides (12 months)
- 211
Computed from 12 months of NOAA high/low predictions for station 8536021 (Cape May Point, Sunset Beach); heights in feet above MLLW.
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About Cape May Point
Cape May Point is a borough in Cape May County, New Jersey, at the southern tip of the Cape May peninsula.
- Tide station used
- Cape May Point, Sunset Beach, NJ (NOAA 8536021, subordinate station (time and height offsets from a reference station))
- Distance to station
- 0.8 miles
- County
- Cape May County
- Coordinates
- 38.9369, -74.9654 (US Census Bureau 2024 Gazetteer internal point (Cape May Point borough, GEOID 3410330))
- Time zone
- America/New_York
NOAA's Cape May Point, Sunset Beach station, under a mile away, was chosen over the Cape May ferry terminal station in the Cape May Canal.
FAQ
When is high tide today in Cape May Point, NJ?
On Mon, Nov 9, predicted high tide for Cape May Point (NOAA station Cape May Point, Sunset Beach) is at 8:13 AM (5.8 ft), 8:33 PM (4.4 ft) local time.
When is low tide today in Cape May Point, NJ?
On Mon, Nov 9, predicted low tide for Cape May Point is at 1:40 AM (0.3 ft), 2:27 PM (0.3 ft) local time.
When are high and low tide tomorrow in Cape May Point, NJ?
On Tue, Nov 10, predicted high tides are at 8:50 AM (5.7 ft) and 9:11 PM (4.3 ft) for Cape May Point; low tides are at 2:16 AM (0.3 ft) and 3:06 PM (0.4 ft) (local time).
Which tide station is used for Cape May Point?
NOAA CO-OPS station 8536021 (Cape May Point, Sunset Beach, NJ), a subordinate station (time and height offsets from a reference station), about 0.8 miles from the Cape May Point reference point. Heights are in feet above Mean Lower Low Water (MLLW).
What time is sunrise and sunset in Cape May Point today?
On Mon, Nov 9, first light (civil dawn) is about 6:07 AM, sunrise 6:36 AM, sunset 4:50 PM and last light (civil dusk) 5:19 PM local time (calculated).
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