Ship John Shoal, NJ tides & fishing times
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Observed water level
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Live gauge reading (preliminary data)
Sun
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Moon & bite outlook
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Tide chart
Predictions: NOAA CO-OPS, datum MLLW, feet.
7-day fishing planner
Each day’s tides, light and solunar windows. Stars are a simple outlook from moon phase and how well the windows line up with dawn and dusk — a planning aid, not a promise of fish. How we calculate this.
| Day | Tides | Sun | Major windows | Minor windows | Moon | Outlook |
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| Sat, Oct 17, 2026 | H 2:59 AM 5.0 ft L 9:03 AM 1.2 ft H 3:12 PM 5.9 ft L 10:04 PM 1.3 ft | Enable JavaScript to compute sun, moon and solunar times. | ||||
| Sun, Oct 18, 2026 | H 3:52 AM 4.9 ft L 9:57 AM 1.3 ft H 4:07 PM 5.8 ft L 10:57 PM 1.3 ft | Enable JavaScript to compute sun, moon and solunar times. | ||||
| Mon, Oct 19, 2026 | H 4:48 AM 4.9 ft L 10:55 AM 1.3 ft H 5:06 PM 5.8 ft L 11:50 PM 1.2 ft | Enable JavaScript to compute sun, moon and solunar times. | ||||
| Tue, Oct 20, 2026 | H 5:46 AM 5.0 ft L 11:53 AM 1.2 ft H 6:04 PM 5.8 ft | Enable JavaScript to compute sun, moon and solunar times. | ||||
| Wed, Oct 21, 2026 | L 12:41 AM 1.0 ft H 6:40 AM 5.3 ft L 12:51 PM 1.0 ft H 6:59 PM 5.9 ft | Enable JavaScript to compute sun, moon and solunar times. | ||||
| Thu, Oct 22, 2026 | L 1:30 AM 0.8 ft H 7:30 AM 5.6 ft L 1:46 PM 0.8 ft H 7:49 PM 6.0 ft | Enable JavaScript to compute sun, moon and solunar times. | ||||
| Fri, Oct 23, 2026 | L 2:16 AM 0.6 ft H 8:15 AM 6.0 ft L 2:40 PM 0.6 ft H 8:36 PM 6.1 ft | Enable JavaScript to compute sun, moon and solunar times. | ||||
Slack water & tidal currents
Nearest NOAA current prediction station: Ben Davis Point, 3.2 nm southwest of (DEB2109, 4.9 km away). Slack water is when the current turns and is weakest; it often lags the high or low tide by minutes to hours, so check the current station rather than the tide.
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King tides in the next 12 months
Highest predicted high tides at this station (MHHW here is 6.2 ft). Storms and onshore wind can add to these.
- Tue, Oct 27, 2026 · 11:06 AM7.0 ft+0.8 ft vs. MHHW
- Wed, Nov 25, 2026 · 9:47 AM6.9 ft+0.7 ft vs. MHHW
- Fri, May 7, 2027 · 11:31 PM6.8 ft+0.6 ft vs. MHHW
- Sat, Jun 5, 2027 · 11:16 PM7.0 ft+0.8 ft vs. MHHW
- Sun, Jul 4, 2027 · 11:03 PM7.1 ft+0.9 ft vs. MHHW
- Mon, Aug 2, 2027 · 10:48 PM7.2 ft+1.0 ft vs. MHHW
- Tue, Aug 31, 2027 · 10:30 PM7.1 ft+0.9 ft vs. MHHW
- Fri, Oct 1, 2027 · 11:22 AM7.1 ft+0.9 ft vs. MHHW
Lowest tides (minus tides)
Best low-water days for wading, clamming and finding structure. Values below 0 ft are below the chart datum.
- Fri, Dec 25, 2026 · 5:27 PM−0.7 ft
- Mon, Dec 28, 2026 · 8:00 PM−0.5 ft
- Wed, Jan 20, 2027 · 2:29 PM−0.5 ft
- Sun, Jan 24, 2027 · 5:11 AM−1.1 ft
- Wed, Jan 27, 2027 · 8:11 PM−0.6 ft
- Thu, Feb 18, 2027 · 2:10 PM−0.4 ft
- Mon, Feb 22, 2027 · 4:54 AM−1.1 ft
- Mon, Mar 22, 2027 · 4:47 AM−0.8 ft
About this station
Tidal datums
| MHHW | 6.2 ft |
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| MHW | 5.8 ft |
| MSL | 3.0 ft |
| MLW | 0.2 ft |
| MLLW | 0.0 ft |
Heights above mean lower low water, tidal epoch 1983-2001. Mean range 5.6 ft.
Tide type
Semidiurnal (two roughly equal highs and lows a day)
Station type
Long-term water level gauge with live observations (NOAA National Water Level Observation Network).
Nearby tide stations
- Bivalve, Maurice River, NJ 19 mi
- Reedy Point, DE 20 mi
- Delaware City, DE 22 mi
- Brandywine Shoal Light, DE 26 mi
- Chesapeake City, Maryland, MD 28 mi
- Crumpton, MD 30 mi