- Low 2:29 AM 0.5 ft
- High 8:58 AM 4.9 ft
- Low 3:27 PM 0.5 ft
- High 9:22 PM 3.5 ft
First light 6:10 AMSunrise 6:39 AMSunset 4:47 PMLast light 5:16 PM
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New Jersey · NOAA station Wildwood Crest, Ocean Pier (0.8 mi) · updated Nov 12, 2026
Fri, Nov 13: High tide 9:38 AM (4.7 ft) and 10:04 PM (3.4 ft); low tide 3:07 AM (0.7 ft) and 4:11 PM (0.7 ft).
Buoy: NOAA NDBC 44084 (Bethany Beach, DE (263)), 32 mi away. Buoy readings are recent observations, not a surf forecast. Wind: observed at NOAA CO-OPS station 8536110 (Cape May), 7 mi away; forecast from the NOAA National Weather Service (api.weather.gov).
Shaded = night · heights in feet above MLLW · local time
First light 6:10 AMSunrise 6:39 AMSunset 4:47 PMLast light 5:16 PM
First light 6:11 AMSunrise 6:40 AMSunset 4:46 PMLast light 5:15 PM
First light 6:12 AMSunrise 6:41 AMSunset 4:45 PMLast light 5:14 PM
First light 6:13 AMSunrise 6:42 AMSunset 4:45 PMLast light 5:14 PM
First light 6:14 AMSunrise 6:43 AMSunset 4:44 PMLast light 5:13 PM
From NOAA high/low predictions for station 8535835.
From NOAA high/low predictions for station 8535835.
Fri, Nov 13 – Thu, Nov 19
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NOAA predictions for station 8535835; daylight = first to last light (civil twilight). Predictions are astronomical and don't include wind, waves, or storm surge. Not for navigation.
Today is a good fishing day (solunar + tide)
7/10
Waxing crescent · 17% lit · Full moon Tue, Nov 24
| TodayNov 13 | 7/10Good | Major 1:55 am – 3:55 am · 2:20 pm – 4:20 pm Minor 10:17 am – 11:17 am · 7:26 pm – 8:26 pm |
|---|---|---|
| SatNov 14 | 7/10Good | Major 2:45 am – 4:45 am · 3:09 pm – 5:09 pm Minor 10:57 am – 11:57 am · 8:26 pm – 9:26 pm |
| SunNov 15 | 7/10Good | Major 3:32 am – 5:32 am · 3:55 pm – 5:55 pm Minor 11:30 am – 12:30 pm · 9:28 pm – 10:28 pm |
| MonNov 16 | 7/10Good | Major 4:18 am – 6:18 am · 4:40 pm – 6:40 pm Minor 11:58 am – 12:58 pm · 10:29 pm – 11:29 pm |
| TueNov 17 | 7/10Good | Major 5:01 am – 7:01 am · 5:23 pm – 7:23 pm Minor 12:23 pm – 1:23 pm · 11:31 pm – 12:31 am |
| WedNov 18 | 5/10Fair | Major 5:44 am – 7:44 am · 6:05 pm – 8:05 pm Minor 12:46 pm – 1:46 pm |
| ThuNov 19 | 3/10Poor | Major 6:27 am – 8:27 am · 6:49 pm – 8:49 pm Minor 12:34 am – 1:34 am · 1:09 pm – 2:09 pm |
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 8535835 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) (Moon overhead × sunset +2) | 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 underfoot – tide change +2; Moon overhead – tide change +2) | 4 |
| Moon phase | within 2 days of a new or full moon +2, within 4 days +1 (today: 4.4 days) | 0 |
| Today | 7, rounded | 7/10 |
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 38.97, -74.84 (moon times from astronomical equations, local time). Not a fishing forecast.
Today is a fair fishing day (solunar + tide)
4/10
Waxing crescent · 11% lit · Full moon Tue, Nov 24
| TodayNov 12 | 4/10Fair | Major 1:04 am – 3:04 am · 1:29 pm – 3:29 pm Minor 9:31 am – 10:31 am · 6:29 pm – 7:29 pm |
|---|---|---|
| FriNov 13 | 7/10Good | Major 1:55 am – 3:55 am · 2:20 pm – 4:20 pm Minor 10:17 am – 11:17 am · 7:26 pm – 8:26 pm |
| SatNov 14 | 7/10Good | Major 2:45 am – 4:45 am · 3:09 pm – 5:09 pm Minor 10:57 am – 11:57 am · 8:26 pm – 9:26 pm |
| SunNov 15 | 7/10Good | Major 3:32 am – 5:32 am · 3:55 pm – 5:55 pm Minor 11:30 am – 12:30 pm · 9:28 pm – 10:28 pm |
| MonNov 16 | 7/10Good | Major 4:18 am – 6:18 am · 4:40 pm – 6:40 pm Minor 11:58 am – 12:58 pm · 10:29 pm – 11:29 pm |
| TueNov 17 | 7/10Good | Major 5:01 am – 7:01 am · 5:23 pm – 7:23 pm Minor 12:23 pm – 1:23 pm · 11:31 pm – 12:31 am |
| WedNov 18 | 5/10Fair | Major 5:44 am – 7:44 am · 6:05 pm – 8:05 pm Minor 12:46 pm – 1:46 pm |
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 8535835 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) | 0 |
| 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 – tide change +2) | 2 |
| Moon phase | within 2 days of a new or full moon +2, within 4 days +1 (today: 3.4 days) | 1 |
| Today | 4, rounded | 4/10 |
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 38.97, -74.84 (moon times from astronomical equations, local time). Not a fishing forecast.
| Thu, Nov 12Sun 6:39 AM – 4:47 PM | Low 2:29 AM 0.53 ft | High 8:58 AM 4.89 ft | Low 3:27 PM 0.51 ft | High 9:22 PM 3.49 ft |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri, Nov 13Sun 6:40 AM – 4:46 PM | Low 3:07 AM 0.70 ft | High 9:38 AM 4.71 ft | Low 4:11 PM 0.68 ft | High 10:04 PM 3.35 ft |
| Sat, Nov 14Sun 6:41 AM – 4:45 PM | Low 3:49 AM 0.88 ft | High 10:21 AM 4.51 ft | Low 4:59 PM 0.81 ft | High 10:51 PM 3.25 ft |
| Sun, Nov 15Sun 6:42 AM – 4:45 PM | Low 4:39 AM 1.04 ft | High 11:07 AM 4.32 ft | Low 5:50 PM 0.89 ft | High 11:43 PM 3.21 ft |
| Mon, Nov 16Sun 6:43 AM – 4:44 PM | Low 5:36 AM 1.15 ft | High 11:58 AM 4.16 ft | Low 6:42 PM 0.88 ft | |
| Tue, Nov 17Sun 6:44 AM – 4:43 PM | High 12:40 AM 3.28 ft | Low 6:37 AM 1.17 ft | High 12:53 PM 4.04 ft | Low 7:31 PM 0.79 ft |
| Wed, Nov 18Sun 6:45 AM – 4:42 PM | High 1:40 AM 3.48 ft | Low 7:39 AM 1.09 ft | High 1:51 PM 3.99 ft | Low 8:19 PM 0.64 ft |
| Thu, Nov 19Sun 6:46 AM – 4:42 PM | High 2:39 AM 3.82 ft | Low 8:40 AM 0.90 ft | High 2:50 PM 4.00 ft | Low 9:06 PM 0.43 ft |
| Fri, Nov 20Sun 6:47 AM – 4:41 PM | High 3:31 AM 4.25 ft | Low 9:39 AM 0.62 ft | High 3:44 PM 4.06 ft | Low 9:51 PM 0.20 ft |
Tide times and heights (ft, MLLW) are NOAA predictions for station 8535835; first light (civil dawn), sunrise, sunset and last light (civil dusk) are calculated for Wildwood Crest with the NOAA solar equations. Times are local.
Wildwood Crest 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 4.1 ft, growing to about 5.6 ft at spring tides (around new and full moon) and shrinking to about 3.5 ft at neap tides (around the quarter moons). The highest tide predicted in the next 12 months is 6.1 ft on August 2, 2027 at 8:27 PM; the lowest is -1.0 ft on January 23, 2027 at 2:19 PM, and 203 low tides in that period drop below zero (MLLW).
Computed from 12 months of NOAA high/low predictions for station 8535835 (Wildwood Crest, Ocean Pier); heights in feet above MLLW.
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Wildwood Crest is a borough in Cape May County, New Jersey, on Five Mile Island along the Atlantic coast.
Station chosen by distance from the coordinates above.
On Fri, Nov 13, predicted high tide for Wildwood Crest (NOAA station Wildwood Crest, Ocean Pier) is at 9:38 AM (4.7 ft), 10:04 PM (3.4 ft) local time.
On Fri, Nov 13, predicted low tide for Wildwood Crest is at 3:07 AM (0.7 ft), 4:11 PM (0.7 ft) local time.
On Sat, Nov 14, predicted high tides are at 10:21 AM (4.5 ft) and 10:51 PM (3.2 ft) for Wildwood Crest; low tides are at 3:49 AM (0.9 ft) and 4:59 PM (0.8 ft) (local time).
NOAA CO-OPS station 8535835 (Wildwood Crest, Ocean Pier, NJ), a reference (harmonic) station, about 0.8 miles from the Wildwood Crest reference point. Heights are in feet above Mean Lower Low Water (MLLW).
On Fri, Nov 13, first light (civil dawn) is about 6:11 AM, sunrise 6:40 AM, sunset 4:46 PM and last light (civil dusk) 5:15 PM local time (calculated).