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Cape May Harbor tide chart and tide times
New Jersey · NOAA station 8535901
Nearest NOAA tide station to Cape May, Villas, Wildwood, North Wildwood (2 km from Cape May).
On Thursday, October 1, high tide at Cape May Harbor is at 11:54 AM (5.7 ft), and low tide is at 5:12 AM (0.4 ft) and 6:22 PM (0.6 ft). Times are local; heights are in feet above mean lower low water (MLLW), the datum used on U.S. charts — a negative height means the water drops below that level.
High and low tides for the next 8 days
| Tide | Time | Height |
|---|---|---|
| Thursday, October 1 🌖 Waning GibbousSunrise 6:55 AM · Sunset 6:42 PM · Moonrise 9:47 PM · Moonset 12:43 PM | ||
| Low tide | 5:12 AM | 0.4 ft |
| High tide | 11:54 AM | 5.7 ft |
| Low tide | 6:22 PM | 0.6 ft |
| Friday, October 2 🌗 Last QuarterSunrise 6:56 AM · Sunset 6:40 PM · Moonrise 10:51 PM · Moonset 1:48 PM | ||
| High tide | 12:30 AM | 4.2 ft |
| Low tide | 6:10 AM | 0.7 ft |
| High tide | 12:55 PM | 5.5 ft |
| Low tide | 7:29 PM | 0.8 ft |
| Saturday, October 3 🌗 Last QuarterSunrise 6:57 AM · Sunset 6:38 PM · Moonset 2:43 PM | ||
| High tide | 1:37 AM | 4.0 ft |
| Low tide | 7:16 AM | 0.8 ft |
| High tide | 2:02 PM | 5.3 ft |
| Low tide | 8:38 PM | 0.8 ft |
| Sunday, October 4 🌗 Last QuarterSunrise 6:58 AM · Sunset 6:37 PM · Moonrise 12:02 AM · Moonset 3:28 PM | ||
| High tide | 2:51 AM | 4.0 ft |
| Low tide | 8:27 AM | 0.9 ft |
| High tide | 3:16 PM | 5.2 ft |
| Low tide | 9:47 PM | 0.8 ft |
| Monday, October 5 🌗 Last QuarterSunrise 6:59 AM · Sunset 6:35 PM · Moonrise 1:16 AM · Moonset 4:04 PM | ||
| High tide | 4:07 AM | 4.1 ft |
| Low tide | 9:42 AM | 0.9 ft |
| High tide | 4:29 PM | 5.2 ft |
| Low tide | 10:49 PM | 0.6 ft |
| Tuesday, October 6 🌘 Waning CrescentSunrise 7:00 AM · Sunset 6:34 PM · Moonrise 2:30 AM · Moonset 4:34 PM | ||
| High tide | 5:12 AM | 4.5 ft |
| Low tide | 10:51 AM | 0.7 ft |
| High tide | 5:30 PM | 5.3 ft |
| Low tide | 11:42 PM | 0.4 ft |
| Wednesday, October 7 🌘 Waning CrescentSunrise 7:01 AM · Sunset 6:32 PM · Moonrise 3:41 AM · Moonset 5:00 PM | ||
| High tide | 6:05 AM | 4.8 ft |
| Low tide | 11:51 AM | 0.5 ft |
| High tide | 6:23 PM | 5.3 ft |
| Thursday, October 8 🌘 Waning CrescentSunrise 7:02 AM · Sunset 6:31 PM · Moonrise 4:49 AM · Moonset 5:24 PM | ||
| Low tide | 12:29 AM | 0.2 ft |
| High tide | 6:54 AM | 5.2 ft |
| Low tide | 12:45 PM | 0.3 ft |
| High tide | 7:11 PM | 5.3 ft |
Best fishing times at Cape May Harbor (solunar table)
Major periods, about two hours each, are centered on the moon passing overhead or underfoot. Minor periods, about an hour, are centered on moonrise and moonset. By solunar tradition the days around the new and full moon are the strongest, and many anglers plan for a major period that falls on a moving tide.
| Day | Major periods | Minor periods |
|---|---|---|
| Thu, Oct 1 🌖 Waning Gibbous · Good | 3:45 AM–5:45 AM 4:16 PM–6:16 PM | 12:13 PM–1:13 PM 9:17 PM–10:17 PM |
| Fri, Oct 2 🌗 Last Quarter · Fair | 4:47 AM–6:47 AM 5:19 PM–7:19 PM | 1:18 PM–2:18 PM 10:21 PM–11:21 PM |
| Sat, Oct 3 🌗 Last Quarter · Fair | 5:50 AM–7:50 AM 6:21 PM–8:21 PM | 2:13 PM–3:13 PM |
| Sun, Oct 4 🌗 Last Quarter · Fair | 6:50 AM–8:50 AM 7:19 PM–9:19 PM | 11:32 PM–12:32 AM 2:58 PM–3:58 PM |
| Mon, Oct 5 🌗 Last Quarter · Fair | 7:46 AM–9:46 AM 8:13 PM–10:13 PM | 12:46 AM–1:46 AM 3:34 PM–4:34 PM |
| Tue, Oct 6 🌘 Waning Crescent · Good | 8:38 AM–10:38 AM 9:03 PM–11:03 PM | 2:00 AM–3:00 AM 4:04 PM–5:04 PM |
| Wed, Oct 7 🌘 Waning Crescent · Good | 9:26 AM–11:26 AM 9:50 PM–11:50 PM | 3:11 AM–4:11 AM 4:30 PM–5:30 PM |
| Thu, Oct 8 🌘 Waning Crescent · Good | 10:12 AM–12:12 PM 10:35 PM–12:35 AM | 4:19 AM–5:19 AM 4:54 PM–5:54 PM |
Nearby tide stations
- Cape Island Creek, Cape May
2 km away - Cape May, Atlantic Ocean
4 km away - Swain Channel, Taylor Sound
4 km away - Wildwood Crest, Sunset Lake
6 km away - Cape May, ferry terminal
6 km away - Wildwood Crest, ocean pier
7 km away - Cape May Point, Sunset Beach
7 km away - West Wildwood, Grassy Sound
8 km away
Predictions from NOAA CO-OPS station 8535901 (subordinate station, corrected from reference station 8534720). Station page at NOAA. Updated daily. Not for navigation.
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