Ocean City, NJ tides today
For Ocean City, New Jersey, the closest NOAA reference station is Longport, just inside Great Egg Harbor Inlet at the north end of the island.
Shaded: night. Green bands: solunar periods (thick = major, thin = minor). Heights in feet above Mean Lower Low Water, the zero of NOAA charts.
Ocean City, NJ · Tuesday, October 13
Tide rising, 0.8 ft now
High 10:24 PM
3.6 ft · in 4 h 43 min
| Low | 3:44 AM | 0.4 ft |
| High | 10:05 AM | 4.6 ft |
| Low | 4:32 PM | 0.5 ft |
| High | 10:24 PM | 3.6 ft |
Tide coefficient 101 (average), range 4.2 ft
Sunrise 7:06 AM · sunset 6:22 PM
Waxing crescent, 9% lit · fishing day ★★★☆
Solunar: major 1:38 AM–3:38 AM, minor 9:48 AM–10:48 AM, major 2:02 PM–4:02 PM, minor 7:11 PM–8:11 PM
Ocean City tide table, next 7 days
| Day | High tides | Low tides | Coef. | Sun | Moon |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10:05 AM 4.6 ft · 10:24 PM 3.6 ft | 3:44 AM 0.4 ft · 4:32 PM 0.5 ft | 101 | 7:06 AM–6:22 PM | Waxing crescent ★★★☆ | |
| 10:45 AM 4.4 ft · 11:05 PM 3.4 ft | 4:18 AM 0.5 ft · 5:13 PM 0.6 ft | 96 | 7:07 AM–6:21 PM | Waxing crescent ★★☆☆ | |
| 11:27 AM 4.3 ft · 11:49 PM 3.2 ft | 4:56 AM 0.7 ft · 5:58 PM 0.8 ft | 89 | 7:08 AM–6:19 PM | Waxing crescent ★★☆☆ | |
| 12:13 PM 4.1 ft | 5:39 AM 0.8 ft · 6:49 PM 0.9 ft | 81 | 7:09 AM–6:18 PM | First quarter ★★☆☆ | |
| 12:39 AM 3.1 ft · 1:05 PM 4.0 ft | 6:31 AM 1.0 ft · 7:46 PM 1.0 ft | 74 | 7:10 AM–6:16 PM | First quarter ★★☆☆ | |
| 1:36 AM 3.0 ft · 2:04 PM 3.9 ft | 7:31 AM 1.1 ft · 8:49 PM 1.0 ft | 70 | 7:11 AM–6:15 PM | First quarter ★★☆☆ | |
| 2:41 AM 3.0 ft · 3:07 PM 3.8 ft | 8:40 AM 1.1 ft · 9:48 PM 0.9 ft | 70 | 7:12 AM–6:13 PM | First quarter ★★☆☆ |
Plan around the tide at Ocean City
- Tue Oct 13, 5:41 PM to 6:06 PM25 min · lowest 0.5 ft at 4:32 PM
- Wed Oct 14, 3:46 PM to 6:21 PM2 h 35 min · lowest 0.6 ft at 5:13 PM
- Thu Oct 15, 4:46 PM to 6:19 PM1 h 33 min · lowest 0.8 ft at 5:58 PM
A falling tide uncovers sand bars and tide pools first; plan to be back before the water rises past the level you chose. Not for navigation.
Station Longport (inside), Great Egg Harbor Inlet (NOAA 8534836). Predicted astronomical tide: wind, river flow and storms can move the real water by a foot or more. 4.1 ft is the average daily range here.
Published by Radif Partners · How the tides are computed · predictions downloaded October 13, 2026
Tide times for Ocean City, NJ come from the National Ocean Service prediction for station 8534836, Longport (inside), Great Egg Harbor Inlet. The tide here is semidiurnal: two highs and two lows of similar height every day, about six hours and a quarter apart, with an average daily range of 4.1 ft. Around the new and full moon the range grows to about 5.0 ft on one day in ten, and at the quarter moons it shrinks to 3.2 ft. Heights are in feet above Mean Lower Low Water, the zero of nautical charts, so a negative number is water below that zero: 163 of the 457 days from October 1, 2026 to December 31, 2027 have one, down to -0.8 ft on January 24, 2027. The highest predicted tide of that period is 5.2 ft on July 4, 2027. Clock times are Eastern Time, daylight saving time included.
An inlet station for a barrier-island town
Ocean City occupies a barrier island between Great Egg Harbor Inlet to the north and Corson's Inlet to the south. NOAA has no reference gauge on its ocean beach, so this page uses Longport, on the inside of Great Egg Harbor Inlet facing the north end of Ocean City across the water. The average day there runs 4.1 ft from low to high. On the ocean beachfront the tide turns somewhat earlier than inside the inlet; the Atlantic City ocean station, nine miles up the coast, is a good guide to the beach timing.
Great Egg Harbor Bay and the back channels
West of the island, the bay and its creeks fill through the inlet, and the tide lags. NOAA predicts Beesleys Point, at the bridge to the mainland, from Atlantic City with high water 55 minutes later and low water an hour and a half later; Lakes Bay at Pleasantville is predicted with high water an hour later. For crabbing and launching on the bay side, those later times are the ones that matter.
Lows for the flats, highs for the bay streets
The bayside of Ocean City is low ground, and the highest tides of the year can bring water into streets near the bay, more so with an east wind. This period's top prediction at Longport is 5.2 ft, on July 4, 2027. At the other end, the lowest low is -0.8 ft, on January 24, 2027, when the sandbars around the inlet show.
Highest and lowest tides at Ocean City NJ, 2026 to 2027
The six highest highs and six lowest lows predicted for Longport (inside), Great Egg Harbor Inlet between October 1, 2026 and December 31, 2027, one per day. The high-water dates are the king tides of this station; the low-water dates are the best days to see the flats, bars and tide pools.
| Highest highs | Time | Height |
|---|---|---|
| July 4, 2027 | 9:03 PM | 5.2 ft |
| August 2, 2027 | 8:47 PM | 5.2 ft |
| July 5, 2027 | 9:53 PM | 5.2 ft |
| August 1, 2027 | 7:57 PM | 5.2 ft |
| October 28, 2026 | 9:54 AM | 5.2 ft |
| July 3, 2027 | 8:12 PM | 5.2 ft |
| Lowest lows | Time | Height |
|---|---|---|
| January 24, 2027 | 3:27 PM | -0.8 ft |
| January 23, 2027 | 2:43 PM | -0.8 ft |
| January 25, 2027 | 4:12 PM | -0.7 ft |
| February 21, 2027 | 2:18 PM | -0.7 ft |
| January 22, 2027 | 1:57 PM | -0.7 ft |
| February 22, 2027 | 2:58 PM | -0.7 ft |
Tidal datums at station 8534836
NOAA's averages over the 1983-2001 epoch, measured from the chart zero (MLLW). Average range of the tide (MN): 3.8 ft; great diurnal range (GT): 4.3 ft.
| Datum | Meaning | Height above MLLW |
|---|---|---|
| MHHW | Mean Higher High Water | 4.3 ft |
| MHW | Mean High Water | 3.9 ft |
| MSL | Mean Sea Level | 2.0 ft |
| MLW | Mean Low Water | 0.2 ft |
| MLLW | Mean Lower Low Water (chart zero) | 0.0 ft |
Other stations nearby
- Atlantic City tides: Atlantic City (Ocean), average range 4.3 ft, highest predicted tide 5.7 ft on August 2, 2027
- Wildwood tides: Wildwood Crest, ocean pier, average range 4.7 ft, highest predicted tide 6.1 ft on August 2, 2027
- Cape May tides: Cape May, ferry terminal, average range 5.1 ft, highest predicted tide 6.5 ft on August 2, 2027
- Long Beach Island tides: Barnegat Inlet, USCG Station, average range 2.6 ft, highest predicted tide 3.2 ft on October 1, 2027