Wildwood tides today
The Wildwood Crest ocean pier station measures the Atlantic tide on one of the widest beaches of the Jersey Shore.
Shaded: night. Green bands: solunar periods (thick = major, thin = minor). Heights in feet above Mean Lower Low Water, the zero of NOAA charts.
Wildwood, NJ · Tuesday, October 13
Tide rising, 1.0 ft now
High 10:09 PM
4.0 ft · in 4 h 28 min
| Low | 3:24 AM | 0.4 ft |
| High | 9:48 AM | 5.2 ft |
| Low | 4:10 PM | 0.4 ft |
| High | 10:09 PM | 4.0 ft |
Tide coefficient 103 (average), range 4.8 ft
Sunrise 7:07 AM · sunset 6:24 PM
Waxing crescent, 9% lit · fishing day ★★★☆
Solunar: major 1:39 AM–3:39 AM, minor 9:48 AM–10:48 AM, major 2:03 PM–4:03 PM, minor 7:14 PM–8:14 PM
Wildwood tide table, next 7 days
| Day | High tides | Low tides | Coef. | Sun | Moon |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9:48 AM 5.2 ft · 10:09 PM 4.0 ft | 3:24 AM 0.4 ft · 4:10 PM 0.4 ft | 103 | 7:07 AM–6:24 PM | Waxing crescent ★★★☆ | |
| 10:26 AM 5.0 ft · 10:49 PM 3.8 ft | 3:59 AM 0.6 ft · 4:51 PM 0.7 ft | 94 | 7:08 AM–6:22 PM | Waxing crescent ★★☆☆ | |
| 11:07 AM 4.8 ft · 11:32 PM 3.5 ft | 4:37 AM 0.9 ft · 5:38 PM 0.9 ft | 84 | 7:09 AM–6:21 PM | Waxing crescent ★★☆☆ | |
| 11:52 AM 4.5 ft | 5:21 AM 1.1 ft · 6:32 PM 1.1 ft | 74 | 7:10 AM–6:19 PM | First quarter ★★☆☆ | |
| 12:21 AM 3.3 ft · 12:45 PM 4.3 ft | 6:14 AM 1.3 ft · 7:30 PM 1.3 ft | 66 | 7:11 AM–6:18 PM | First quarter ★★☆☆ | |
| 1:19 AM 3.2 ft · 1:44 PM 4.2 ft | 7:15 AM 1.4 ft · 8:30 PM 1.3 ft | 63 | 7:12 AM–6:16 PM | First quarter ★★☆☆ | |
| 2:26 AM 3.3 ft · 2:49 PM 4.2 ft | 8:18 AM 1.4 ft · 9:26 PM 1.2 ft | 64 | 7:13 AM–6:15 PM | First quarter ★★☆☆ |
Plan around the tide at Wildwood
- Tue Oct 13, 5:41 PM to 5:42 PM1 min · lowest 0.4 ft at 4:10 PM
- Wed Oct 14, 3:41 PM to 6:07 PM2 h 26 min · lowest 0.7 ft at 4:51 PM
- Thu Oct 15, 5:03 PM to 6:16 PM1 h 13 min · lowest 0.9 ft at 5:38 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 Wildwood Crest, ocean pier (NOAA 8535835). Predicted astronomical tide: wind, river flow and storms can move the real water by a foot or more. 4.7 ft is the average daily range here.
Published by Radif Partners · How the tides are computed · predictions downloaded October 13, 2026
Tide times for Wildwood come from the National Ocean Service prediction for station 8535835, Wildwood Crest, ocean pier. 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 4.7 ft. Around the new and full moon the range grows to about 6.0 ft on one day in ten, and at the quarter moons it shrinks to 3.4 ft. Heights are in feet above Mean Lower Low Water, the zero of nautical charts, so a negative number is water below that zero: 151 of the 457 days from October 1, 2026 to December 31, 2027 have one, down to -1.0 ft on January 23, 2027. The highest predicted tide of that period is 6.1 ft on August 2, 2027. Clock times are Eastern Time, daylight saving time included.
A beach that keeps growing
The Wildwoods are known for an unusually wide beach, built up over decades by sand carried along the shore. On that much flat sand, the 4.7 ft of an average tide moves the waterline a long way, and the walk from the boardwalk to the water is noticeably longer at low tide. The station is an ocean pier at Wildwood Crest, a reference station with its own harmonic constants, so the times here apply directly to the beach.
The back bays run an hour behind
Behind the island, the sounds and thorofares are fed through Hereford and Cold Spring inlets, and the tide comes late. NOAA predicts Sunset Lake in Wildwood Crest from Atlantic City with high water 52 minutes later, Grassy Sound at West Wildwood 57 minutes later with low water more than an hour behind, and Taylor Sound 55 minutes later. Crabbing from a bay dock, the rising water in the evening can be almost an hour later than on the beach.
Highs, lows and the boardwalk season
The highest predicted high of the period is 6.1 ft, on August 2, 2027, and the lowest low -1.0 ft, on January 23, 2027. For the southern tip of the peninsula, see Cape May.
Highest and lowest tides at Wildwood, 2026 to 2027
The six highest highs and six lowest lows predicted for Wildwood Crest, ocean pier 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 |
|---|---|---|
| August 2, 2027 | 8:27 PM | 6.1 ft |
| July 4, 2027 | 8:42 PM | 6.1 ft |
| July 5, 2027 | 9:34 PM | 6.1 ft |
| August 1, 2027 | 7:34 PM | 6.1 ft |
| August 3, 2027 | 9:17 PM | 6.0 ft |
| July 3, 2027 | 7:48 PM | 6.0 ft |
| Lowest lows | Time | Height |
|---|---|---|
| January 23, 2027 | 2:19 PM | -1.0 ft |
| January 24, 2027 | 3:05 PM | -1.0 ft |
| February 21, 2027 | 1:54 PM | -0.9 ft |
| January 22, 2027 | 1:32 PM | -0.9 ft |
| February 22, 2027 | 2:07 AM | -0.9 ft |
| January 25, 2027 | 3:50 PM | -0.9 ft |
Tidal datums at station 8535835
NOAA's averages over the 1983-2001 epoch, measured from the chart zero (MLLW). Average range of the tide (MN): 4.3 ft; great diurnal range (GT): 4.9 ft.
| Datum | Meaning | Height above MLLW |
|---|---|---|
| MHHW | Mean Higher High Water | 4.9 ft |
| MHW | Mean High Water | 4.5 ft |
| MSL | Mean Sea Level | 2.4 ft |
| MLW | Mean Low Water | 0.2 ft |
| MLLW | Mean Lower Low Water (chart zero) | 0.0 ft |
Other stations nearby
- Cape May tides: Cape May, ferry terminal, average range 5.1 ft, highest predicted tide 6.5 ft on August 2, 2027
- Ocean City tides: Longport (inside), Great Egg Harbor Inlet, average range 4.1 ft, highest predicted tide 5.2 ft on July 4, 2027
- Atlantic City tides: Atlantic City (Ocean), average range 4.3 ft, highest predicted tide 5.7 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