- Low 4:17 AM 0.5 ft
- High 10:03 AM 3.8 ft
- Low 5:18 PM 0.4 ft
- High 10:28 PM 2.7 ft
First light 6:09 AMSunrise 6:38 AMSunset 4:44 PMLast light 5:13 PM
Main Marsh Thorofare, NJ Tide Chart Today & Tomorrow
NOAA tide station 8534393 · New Jersey · updated Nov 12, 2026
Fri, Nov 13: High tide 10:43 AM (3.6 ft) and 11:13 PM (2.6 ft); low tide 4:52 AM (0.6 ft) and 6:03 PM (0.6 ft).
Tide todayHigh 10:43 AM · High 11:13 PMLow 4:52 AM · Low 6:03 PM
Today's range3.0 ft0.6 → 3.6 ft (MLLW)
Waves (buoy)Loading…NDBC 44091
Water temp (buoy)Loading…
WindLoading…
Sun6:39 AM – 4:43 PMFirst light 6:10 AM · Last light 5:12 PM
Buoy: NOAA NDBC 44091 (Barnegat, NJ (209)), 38 mi away. Buoy readings are recent observations, not a surf forecast. Wind: observed at NOAA NDBC station JCRN4 (Nacote Creek, Jacques Cousteau Reserve, NJ), 6 mi away; forecast from the NOAA National Weather Service (api.weather.gov).
Main Marsh Thorofare tides — next 3 days
Shaded = night · heights in feet above MLLW · local time
- Low 4:52 AM 0.6 ft
- High 10:43 AM 3.6 ft
- Low 6:03 PM 0.6 ft
- High 11:13 PM 2.6 ft
First light 6:10 AMSunrise 6:39 AMSunset 4:43 PMLast light 5:12 PM
- Low 5:33 AM 0.7 ft
- High 11:27 AM 3.4 ft
- Low 6:52 PM 0.7 ft
First light 6:11 AMSunrise 6:40 AMSunset 4:42 PMLast light 5:12 PM
- High 12:03 AM 2.5 ft
- Low 6:21 AM 0.9 ft
- High 12:14 PM 3.3 ft
- Low 7:40 PM 0.7 ft
First light 6:12 AMSunrise 6:41 AMSunset 4:42 PMLast light 5:11 PM
- High 12:54 AM 2.4 ft
- Low 7:16 AM 0.9 ft
- High 1:03 PM 3.2 ft
- Low 8:27 PM 0.7 ft
First light 6:13 AMSunrise 6:42 AMSunset 4:41 PMLast light 5:10 PM
Best fishing times today in Main Marsh Thorofare
Today is a fair fishing day (solunar + tide)
5/10
Waxing crescent · 17% lit · Full moon Tue, Nov 24
Major fishing times
- Moon underfoot1:53 am – 3:53 amNear slack (low 4:52 am)
- Moon overhead2:18 pm – 4:18 pmSunset≈ Moving water, falling
Minor fishing times
- Moonrise10:17 am – 11:17 am↻ Tide change: high 10:43 am
- Moonset7:22 pm – 8:22 pm≈ Moving water, rising
Fishing times for the next 7 days
| TodayNov 13 | 5/10Fair | Major 1:53 am – 3:53 am · 2:18 pm – 4:18 pm Minor 10:17 am – 11:17 am · 7:22 pm – 8:22 pm |
|---|---|---|
| SatNov 14 | 5/10Fair | Major 2:43 am – 4:43 am · 3:07 pm – 5:07 pm Minor 10:56 am – 11:56 am · 8:22 pm – 9:22 pm |
| SunNov 15 | 5/10Fair | Major 3:30 am – 5:30 am · 3:53 pm – 5:53 pm Minor 11:29 am – 12:29 pm · 9:24 pm – 10:24 pm |
| MonNov 16 | 5/10Fair | Major 4:16 am – 6:16 am · 4:38 pm – 6:38 pm Minor 11:57 am – 12:57 pm · 10:27 pm – 11:27 pm |
| TueNov 17 | 6/10Good | Major 5:00 am – 7:00 am · 5:21 pm – 7:21 pm Minor 12:22 pm – 1:22 pm · 11:29 pm – 12:29 am |
| WedNov 18 | 5/10Fair | Major 5:42 am – 7:42 am · 6:04 pm – 8:04 pm Minor 12:45 pm – 1:45 pm |
| ThuNov 19 | 5/10Fair | Major 6:25 am – 8:25 am · 6:47 pm – 8:47 pm Minor 12:32 am – 1:32 am · 1:07 pm – 2:07 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 8534393 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) (Moonrise – tide change +1; Moon overhead – moving water +1) | 2 |
| Moon phase | within 2 days of a new or full moon +2, within 4 days +1 (today: 4.4 days) | 0 |
| Today | 5, rounded | 5/10 |
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 39.48, -74.38 (moon times from astronomical equations, local time). Not a fishing forecast.
Best fishing times today in Main Marsh Thorofare
Today is a fair fishing day (solunar + tide)
4/10
Waxing crescent · 11% lit · Full moon Tue, Nov 24
Major fishing times
- Moon underfoot1:02 am – 3:02 am
- Moon overhead1:28 pm – 3:28 pm≈ Moving water, falling
Minor fishing times
- Moonrise9:31 am – 10:31 am↻ Tide change: high 10:03 am
- Moonset6:25 pm – 7:25 pm≈ Moving water, rising
Fishing times for the next 7 days
| TodayNov 12 | 4/10Fair | Major 1:02 am – 3:02 am · 1:28 pm – 3:28 pm Minor 9:31 am – 10:31 am · 6:25 pm – 7:25 pm |
|---|---|---|
| FriNov 13 | 5/10Fair | Major 1:53 am – 3:53 am · 2:18 pm – 4:18 pm Minor 10:17 am – 11:17 am · 7:22 pm – 8:22 pm |
| SatNov 14 | 5/10Fair | Major 2:43 am – 4:43 am · 3:07 pm – 5:07 pm Minor 10:56 am – 11:56 am · 8:22 pm – 9:22 pm |
| SunNov 15 | 5/10Fair | Major 3:30 am – 5:30 am · 3:53 pm – 5:53 pm Minor 11:29 am – 12:29 pm · 9:24 pm – 10:24 pm |
| MonNov 16 | 5/10Fair | Major 4:16 am – 6:16 am · 4:38 pm – 6:38 pm Minor 11:57 am – 12:57 pm · 10:27 pm – 11:27 pm |
| TueNov 17 | 6/10Good | Major 5:00 am – 7:00 am · 5:21 pm – 7:21 pm Minor 12:22 pm – 1:22 pm · 11:29 pm – 12:29 am |
| WedNov 18 | 5/10Fair | Major 5:42 am – 7:42 am · 6:04 pm – 8:04 pm Minor 12:45 pm – 1:45 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 8534393 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) (Moonrise – tide change +1; Moon overhead – moving water +1) | 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 39.48, -74.38 (moon times from astronomical equations, local time). Not a fishing forecast.
Main Marsh Thorofare tide table — next 7 days
| Thu, Nov 12 | Low 4:17 AM 0.46 ft | High 10:03 AM 3.75 ft | Low 5:18 PM 0.43 ft | High 10:28 PM 2.68 ft |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri, Nov 13 | Low 4:52 AM 0.60 ft | High 10:43 AM 3.60 ft | Low 6:03 PM 0.56 ft | High 11:13 PM 2.55 ft |
| Sat, Nov 14 | Low 5:33 AM 0.74 ft | High 11:27 AM 3.44 ft | Low 6:52 PM 0.65 ft | |
| Sun, Nov 15 | High 12:03 AM 2.47 ft | Low 6:21 AM 0.86 ft | High 12:14 PM 3.30 ft | Low 7:40 PM 0.70 ft |
| Mon, Nov 16 | High 12:54 AM 2.44 ft | Low 7:16 AM 0.94 ft | High 1:03 PM 3.18 ft | Low 8:27 PM 0.69 ft |
| Tue, Nov 17 | High 1:47 AM 2.50 ft | Low 8:15 AM 0.96 ft | High 1:54 PM 3.09 ft | Low 9:14 PM 0.64 ft |
| Wed, Nov 18 | High 2:43 AM 2.63 ft | Low 9:17 AM 0.92 ft | High 2:51 PM 3.03 ft | Low 10:02 PM 0.54 ft |
| Thu, Nov 19 | High 3:40 AM 2.86 ft | Low 10:23 AM 0.79 ft | High 3:49 PM 3.03 ft | Low 10:50 PM 0.40 ft |
| Fri, Nov 20 | High 4:30 AM 3.16 ft | Low 11:24 AM 0.58 ft | High 4:44 PM 3.07 ft | Low 11:35 PM 0.23 ft |
Times are local (standard/daylight). Heights in feet above MLLW.
About the tide at Main Marsh Thorofare
NOAA station 8534393 is 4.5 mi north of Brigantine, NJ, the nearest beach or town with its own page here. Its predictions are NOAA time and height offsets from reference station Atlantic City (Ocean) (8534720, 9 mi south).
Main Marsh Thorofare 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 3.1 ft, growing to about 4.2 ft at spring tides (around new and full moon) and shrinking to about 2.7 ft at neap tides (around the quarter moons). The highest tide predicted in the next 12 months is 4.5 ft on August 2, 2027 at 9:28 PM; the lowest is -0.9 ft on January 23, 2027 at 4:05 PM, and 214 low tides in that period drop below zero (MLLW).
- Tide type
- Semidiurnal
- Mean range
- 3.1 ft
- Spring / neap range
- 4.2 ft / 2.7 ft
- Average higher high
- 3.6 ft
- Average lower low
- 0.1 ft
- Highest tide, next 12 months
- 4.5 ft · Aug 2, 2027
- Lowest tide, next 12 months
- -0.9 ft · Jan 23, 2027
- Negative low tides (12 months)
- 214
This week
From Fri, Nov 13 to Thu, Nov 19, high tides at Main Marsh Thorofare range from 2.4 ft to 3.6 ft; the biggest is on Fri, Nov 13 at 10:43 AM. The lowest low is 0.4 ft on Thu, Nov 19 at 10:50 PM. Low tides in daylight (sunrise to sunset): Mon 7:16 AM (0.9 ft); Tue 8:15 AM (1.0 ft); Wed 9:17 AM (0.9 ft); Thu 10:23 AM (0.8 ft).
Tide statistics computed from NOAA high/low predictions for Oct 2026 – Oct 2027; heights in feet above MLLW. Predictions are astronomical and do not include weather.
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Beaches & towns near this station
- Brigantine, NJ 4.5 mi south
- Atlantic City, NJ 7.9 mi southwest
- Beach Haven, NJ 9.7 mi northeast
- Ventnor, NJ 10.8 mi southwest
- Long Beach Island, NJ 11.9 mi northeast
- Margate, NJ 12.1 mi southwest
Nearby tide stations
- Brigantine Channel @ Hoffman Thorofare, NJ 3.2 mi south
- Seven Island, Newmans Thorofare, NJ 3.6 mi northeast
- Tuckerton, Shooting Thorofare, Little Egg Inlet, NJ 3.7 mi northeast
- Graveling Point, NJ 4.3 mi north
- Little Sheepshead Creek, NJ 4.5 mi northeast
- Nacote Creek, U.S. Highway 9 Bridge, NJ 5.8 mi northwest
- Chestnut Neck Boat Yard, NJ 6.4 mi northwest
- Absecon Channel, State Route 87 Bridge, NJ 6.8 mi south
About this station
- NOAA station ID
- 8534393
- Type
- Subordinate station (offsets from NOAA station 8534720)
- Coordinates
- 39.4783, -74.3833
- Datum
- MLLW (feet)
- Time zone
- America/New_York
FAQ
When is high tide today at Main Marsh Thorofare, NJ?
On Fri, Nov 13, predicted high tide at Main Marsh Thorofare, NJ is at 10:43 AM, 11:13 PM local time.
When is low tide today at Main Marsh Thorofare, NJ?
On Fri, Nov 13, predicted low tide at Main Marsh Thorofare, NJ is at 4:52 AM, 6:03 PM local time.
When are high and low tide tomorrow at Main Marsh Thorofare, NJ?
On Sat, Nov 14, predicted high tide is at 11:27 AM (3.4 ft); low tides are at 5:33 AM (0.7 ft) and 6:52 PM (0.7 ft) (local time).
What is the tide range at Main Marsh Thorofare, NJ?
The average range between high and low tide is 3.1 ft; about 4.2 ft at spring tides and 2.7 ft at neap tides. The highest tide predicted in the next 12 months is 4.5 ft on August 2, 2027 (NOAA predictions, MLLW).
Where does this tide data come from?
Predictions come from NOAA's Center for Operational Oceanographic Products and Services (CO-OPS), station 8534393. Heights are in feet relative to Mean Lower Low Water (MLLW).