Sandy Hook tides
Predicted from Sandy Hook, Fort Hancock, NOAA station 8531680, right here. Heights in feet above MLLW. Also covers Fort Hancock, Gunnison Beach, Horseshoe Cove and the Hook.
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Water level now
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Highs and lows
- 4:29 amHigh tide4.3 ft
- 10:49 amLow tide1.3 ft
- 4:44 pmHigh tide4.7 ft
- 11:17 pmLow tide0.7 ft
Sun and moon
- Sunrise
- 7:12 am
- Sunset
- 6:08 pm
- Daylight
- 10 hr 56 min
- Moonrise
- 3:50 pm
- Moonset
- 2:07 am
- Moon
- Waxing gibbous 78%
The lowest daylight water is 1.3 ft at 10:49 am.
About Sandy Hook
Stretching into the Atlantic, this pristine peninsula covers Fort Hancock, Gunnison Beach, Horseshoe Cove, and the tip known as the Hook. Visitors can enjoy ocean swimming, walking the pristine barrier sand spits, surf casting for striped bass, and birdwatching along critical migratory flyways. Knowing the tides is essential for surf casters and explorers; a low tide drastically widens the walkable sand spits and exposes the underwater sandbars and troughs where striped bass actively hunt, making it the prime time to cast a line.
This week
Wed
21 Oct
4.7 ft
4:44 pm
0.7 ft
11:17 pm
Thu
22 Oct
4.8 ft
5:37 pm
0.4 ft
11:58 pm
Fri
23 Oct
5.0 ft
6:07 am
0.6 ft
12:26 pm
Sat
24 Oct
5.5 ft
6:49 am
0.2 ft
12:39 am
Sun
25 Oct
5.8 ft
7:29 am
0.0 ft
1:21 am
Mon
26 Oct
6.1 ft
8:09 am
-0.2 ft
2:50 pm
Tue
27 Oct
6.2 ft
8:52 am
-0.2 ft
3:39 pm
Wed
28 Oct
6.2 ft
9:40 am
-0.2 ft
4:28 pm
Thu
29 Oct
6.0 ft
10:33 am
0.0 ft
4:24 am
Fri
30 Oct
5.7 ft
11:33 am
0.2 ft
5:14 am
The highest water of each day, and when it arrives.
King tides in 256 days
Water reaches 6.4 ft at 8:50 pm on Sunday 4 July, the highest of this run. See every king tide through 2030
Along the coast
The nearest New Jersey locations north and south of here, in order along the coast. Each dot sits at its true latitude; where places crowd together the writing is nudged clear and joined back to its dot by a line. The region page lists them all.
October 2026
| Date | Tides | Sunrise | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1Thu | Low 5:24 am 0.4 ftHigh 11:44 am 5.7 ftLow 6:24 pm 0.6 ft | 6:51 am | 6:39 pm |
| 2Fri | High 12:27 am 4.5 ftLow 6:17 am 0.6 ftHigh 12:48 pm 5.5 ftLow 7:32 pm 0.8 ft | 6:52 am | 6:38 pm |
| 3Sat | High 1:32 am 4.4 ftLow 7:26 am 0.9 ftHigh 1:54 pm 5.3 ftLow 8:46 pm 0.9 ft | 6:53 am | 6:36 pm |
| 4Sun | High 2:37 am 4.5 ftLow 8:46 am 1.0 ftHigh 2:59 pm 5.3 ftLow 9:55 pm 0.7 ft | 6:54 am | 6:34 pm |
| 5Mon | High 3:42 am 4.6 ftLow 10:00 am 0.9 ftHigh 4:05 pm 5.2 ftLow 10:54 pm 0.5 ft | 6:55 am | 6:33 pm |
| 6Tue | High 4:48 am 4.8 ftLow 11:04 am 0.6 ftHigh 5:09 pm 5.3 ftLow 11:46 pm 0.2 ft | 6:56 am | 6:31 pm |
| 7Wed | High 5:48 am 5.2 ftLow 12:00 pm 0.4 ftHigh 6:07 pm 5.4 ft | 6:57 am | 6:30 pm |
| 8Thu | Low 12:32 am 0.0 ftHigh 6:40 am 5.5 ftLow 12:51 pm 0.2 ftHigh 6:56 pm 5.5 ft | 6:58 am | 6:28 pm |
| 9Fri | Low 1:16 am -0.1 ftHigh 7:25 am 5.8 ftLow 1:39 pm 0.1 ftHigh 7:41 pm 5.5 ft | 6:59 am | 6:26 pm |
| 10Sat | Low 1:59 am -0.1 ftHigh 8:06 am 5.9 ftLow 2:26 pm 0.1 ftHigh 8:22 pm 5.3 ft | 7:00 am | 6:25 pm |
| 11Sun | Low 2:39 am 0.0 ftHigh 8:46 am 5.9 ftLow 3:10 pm 0.1 ftHigh 9:03 pm 5.1 ft | 7:01 am | 6:23 pm |
| 12Mon | Low 3:18 am 0.2 ftHigh 9:25 am 5.8 ftLow 3:52 pm 0.2 ftHigh 9:44 pm 4.9 ft | 7:02 am | 6:22 pm |
| 13Tue | Low 3:55 am 0.4 ftHigh 10:03 am 5.6 ftLow 4:31 pm 0.4 ftHigh 10:26 pm 4.6 ft | 7:03 am | 6:20 pm |
| 14Wed | Low 4:30 am 0.7 ftHigh 10:44 am 5.3 ftLow 5:11 pm 0.7 ftHigh 11:11 pm 4.3 ft | 7:04 am | 6:19 pm |
| 15Thu | Low 5:05 am 1.0 ftHigh 11:28 am 5.0 ftLow 5:51 pm 0.9 ft | 7:05 am | 6:17 pm |
| 16Fri | High 12:02 am 4.1 ftLow 5:41 am 1.3 ftHigh 12:17 pm 4.8 ftLow 6:38 pm 1.2 ft | 7:06 am | 6:16 pm |
| 17Sat | High 12:56 am 3.9 ftLow 6:25 am 1.5 ftHigh 1:10 pm 4.6 ftLow 7:36 pm 1.3 ft | 7:07 am | 6:14 pm |
| 18Sun | High 1:50 am 3.8 ftLow 7:28 am 1.7 ftHigh 2:02 pm 4.5 ftLow 8:41 pm 1.4 ft | 7:09 am | 6:13 pm |
| 19Mon | High 2:42 am 3.9 ftLow 8:45 am 1.7 ftHigh 2:54 pm 4.5 ftLow 9:41 pm 1.2 ft | 7:10 am | 6:11 pm |
| 20Tue | High 3:35 am 4.0 ftLow 9:52 am 1.6 ftHigh 3:48 pm 4.5 ftLow 10:32 pm 1.0 ft | 7:11 am | 6:10 pm |
| 21Wed | High 4:29 am 4.3 ftLow 10:49 am 1.3 ftHigh 4:44 pm 4.7 ftLow 11:17 pm 0.7 ft | 7:12 am | 6:08 pm |
| 22Thu | High 5:21 am 4.6 ftLow 11:39 am 0.9 ftHigh 5:37 pm 4.8 ftLow 11:58 pm 0.4 ft | 7:13 am | 6:07 pm |
| 23Fri | High 6:07 am 5.0 ftLow 12:26 pm 0.6 ftHigh 6:25 pm 5.0 ft | 7:14 am | 6:06 pm |
| 24Sat | Low 12:39 am 0.2 ftHigh 6:49 am 5.5 ftLow 1:13 pm 0.3 ftHigh 7:09 pm 5.2 ft | 7:15 am | 6:04 pm |
| 25Sun | Low 1:21 am 0.0 ftHigh 7:29 am 5.8 ftLow 2:01 pm 0.0 ftHigh 7:52 pm 5.2 ft | 7:16 am | 6:03 pm |
| 26Mon | Low 2:04 am -0.1 ftHigh 8:09 am 6.1 ftLow 2:50 pm -0.2 ftHigh 8:37 pm 5.2 ft | 7:17 am | 6:01 pm |
| 27Tue | Low 2:49 am -0.2 ftHigh 8:52 am 6.2 ftLow 3:39 pm -0.2 ftHigh 9:24 pm 5.1 ft | 7:19 am | 6:00 pm |
| 28Wed | Low 3:36 am -0.1 ftHigh 9:40 am 6.2 ftLow 4:28 pm -0.2 ftHigh 10:16 pm 4.9 ft | 7:20 am | 5:59 pm |
| 29Thu | Low 4:24 am 0.0 ftHigh 10:33 am 6.0 ftLow 5:19 pm 0.0 ftHigh 11:16 pm 4.7 ft | 7:21 am | 5:58 pm |
| 30Fri | Low 5:14 am 0.2 ftHigh 11:33 am 5.7 ftLow 6:15 pm 0.2 ft | 7:22 am | 5:56 pm |
| 31Sat | High 12:21 am 4.6 ftLow 6:11 am 0.5 ftHigh 12:39 pm 5.4 ftLow 7:19 pm 0.4 ft | 7:23 am | 5:55 pm |