Atlantic City, NJ tide times
Atlantic City, NJ tide forecast — heights relative to MLLW.
Today's tide times for Atlantic City, NJ
Tide times at Atlantic City, NJ on Thursday, 11 June 2026: first high tide at 04:19am, first low tide at 10:25am, second high tide at 04:54pm, second low tide at 11:26pm. Sunrise 05:30am, sunset 08:23pm.
Tide chart for Atlantic City, NJ
24-hour cosine-interpolated curve around the present moment. Heights relative to MLLW. Predictions: NOAA CO-OPS station 8534720.
Sun, moon and conditions on Thu 11 Jun
Snapshot at build time — refreshes daily. Sea state from NOAA harmonic predictions.
Highs and lows next 7 days
Every predicted high and low for the next week, with the daily tidal coefficient (0–120; higher = bigger swing, > 95 means stronger currents).
Other spots nearby
The three closest curated TideTurtle locations to Atlantic City, NJ, measured by great-circle distance.
Today's solunar windows
Solunar tradition: major periods are the ≈3h windows around moon transit and opposition; minor are ≈2h around moonrise and moonset. Pair with the local tide stage and wind for the best read.
Cycle dates near Atlantic City, NJ
Next spring tide on Mon 15 Jun (range 1.9m / 6.2ft). Last neap on Wed 10 Jun. Next neap on Sun 14 Jun.
Spring tides cluster around new and full moons (biggest swings). Neap tides land on quarter moons (smallest swings). See the spring tide and neap tide glossary entries for the why.
About tides at Atlantic City, NJ
A short guide to the coastline at Atlantic City, NJ — geography, sea state, and what the tide is actually doing under your feet.
Atlantic City sits on Absecon Island on the New Jersey shore about 100 kilometres south of Manhattan, fronting the Atlantic on the long barrier-island chain that runs from Sandy Hook in the north to Cape May at the Delaware Bay mouth. The boardwalk has been in continuous service since 1870 — the first elevated wooden promenade ever built — and the eight-block beach widens by 20 to 30 metres at low water along the central Steel Pier and Boardwalk Hall stretch. 3 metres, with two highs and two lows of comparable size about twelve and a half hours apart.
9. The barrier-island geometry concentrates tidal exchange through narrow back-bay inlets — Absecon Inlet at the northern end of the city separates Absecon Island from Brigantine and runs sharper currents than the open-coast height swing implies, and the Beach Thorofare network of marsh creeks behind the city drains and refills on every cycle. The fishing-pier culture at the Steel Pier (the original 1898 pier where Frank Sinatra and Frank Sinatra Jr.
both opened summer residencies and where the diving horse used to plunge from the high platform), the salt-water-taffy boardwalk tradition that Joseph Fralinger and James Salt pioneered in the 1880s, and the working clam fleet operating out of the Atlantic City and Cape May docks all read the table for different windows. The defining hazard is the combination of nor'easter and post-tropical surge events. 7-metre surge that destroyed sections of the boardwalk and reshaped the beach profile from Atlantic City through Seaside Heights.
The post-Sandy beach replenishment programme rebuilt the protective dune system that the modern city depends on. NOAA CO-OPS station 8534720 at the Steel Pier provides the harmonic predictions on this page; the National Hurricane Center is the authoritative real-time source during tropical-cyclone landfall events and the Mount Holly NWS office covers the nor'easter forecasts.
Tide questions about Atlantic City, NJ
Quick answers to the most common questions about tide times, range, and water access at Atlantic City, NJ.
When is the next high tide at Atlantic City?
The hero block shows the next high tide at the Steel Pier gauge in local Eastern time. The 7-day table covers all daily highs and lows. The Absecon Inlet on the northern edge of the city reads close to the open-coast timing; the back-bay marshes at Brigantine and Margate run about 30 to 60 minutes behind on the same flood.
What's the typical tide range at Atlantic City?
Mean range is about 1.3 metres at the Steel Pier gauge — a moderate semidiurnal signal. Spring tides push close to 1.6 metres and neaps drop near 0.9. Two highs and two lows of comparable size about twelve and a half hours apart. The pattern is cleaner here than further north at the Battery in New York Harbor where the harbour geometry tempers the open-coast swing.
Where do these tide predictions come from?
NOAA CO-OPS station 8534720 at the Atlantic City Steel Pier. NOAA computes harmonic predictions through analysis of decades of measured water levels at the gauge — the gold-standard method for tide prediction in US waters and accurate to a few minutes and a few centimetres under normal weather conditions. See /methodology for the full explanation.
How big can nor'easter and hurricane surge get at Atlantic City?
Significant. The Ash Wednesday nor'easter of March 1962 stacked water four metres above predicted at Atlantic City and cut new permanent inlets through Long Beach Island to the north. Hurricane Sandy in October 2012 ran a 2.7-metre surge at the Steel Pier and destroyed multiple sections of the boardwalk along with most of the working amusement piers. Tropical landfall events and major nor'easters can both stack water above harmonic predictions; the NHC and the Mount Holly NWS office are the authoritative real-time sources during those events.
Is this safe to use for navigation?
No. For piloting in or out of Absecon Inlet, transiting the Atlantic City Reach of the Intracoastal Waterway, or working the Beach Thorofare back-bay channels use NOAA's authoritative chart products, the official tide and current tables, and the Coast Guard Station Atlantic City notices. Surge events override the harmonic signal entirely and emergency-management forecasts take precedence during nor'easters and tropical landfall events.
30-day tide table — Atlantic City, NJ
Heights relative to MLLW. Predictions: NOAA CO-OPS station 8534720 — heights relative to MLLW.
| Day | Type | Time | Height |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thu 11 Jun | High | 04:19 | 1.1m / 3.7ft |
| Low | 10:25 | 0.0m / 0.2ft | |
| High | 16:54 | 1.5m / 4.8ft | |
| Low | 23:26 | 0.1m / 0.3ft | |
| Fri 12 Jun | High | 05:19 | 1.2m / 3.8ft |
| Low | 11:19 | -0.0m / -0.0ft | |
| High | 17:48 | 1.6m / 5.2ft | |
| Sat 13 Jun | Low | 00:26 | 0.0m / 0.0ft |
| High | 06:18 | 1.2m / 3.8ft | |
| Low | 12:14 | -0.1m / -0.2ft | |
| High | 18:43 | 1.7m / 5.5ft | |
| Sun 14 Jun | Low | 01:23 | -0.1m / -0.2ft |
| High | 07:17 | 1.2m / 3.9ft | |
| Low | 13:09 | -0.1m / -0.3ft | |
| High | 19:39 | 1.7m / 5.7ft | |
| Mon 15 Jun | Low | 02:18 | -0.1m / -0.4ft |
| High | 08:15 | 1.2m / 4.0ft | |
| Low | 14:04 | -0.1m / -0.4ft | |
| High | 20:34 | 1.7m / 5.7ft | |
| Tue 16 Jun | Low | 03:10 | -0.1m / -0.5ft |
| High | 09:10 | 1.2m / 4.1ft | |
| Low | 14:58 | -0.1m / -0.3ft | |
| High | 21:27 | 1.7m / 5.6ft | |
| Wed 17 Jun | Low | 04:02 | -0.1m / -0.5ft |
| High | 10:05 | 1.2m / 4.1ft | |
| Low | 15:53 | -0.1m / -0.2ft | |
| High | 22:20 | 1.7m / 5.4ft | |
| Thu 18 Jun | Low | 04:56 | -0.1m / -0.3ft |
| High | 11:02 | 1.2m / 4.1ft | |
| Low | 16:50 | 0.0m / 0.1ft | |
| High | 23:15 | 1.6m / 5.1ft | |
| Fri 19 Jun | Low | 05:50 | -0.1m / -0.2ft |
| High | 11:59 | 1.2m / 4.1ft | |
| Low | 17:52 | 0.1m / 0.3ft | |
| Sat 20 Jun | High | 00:10 | 1.4m / 4.7ft |
| Low | 06:43 | -0.0m / -0.0ft | |
| High | 12:55 | 1.2m / 4.1ft | |
| Low | 18:53 | 0.2m / 0.5ft | |
| Sun 21 Jun | High | 01:04 | 1.3m / 4.3ft |
| Low | 07:33 | 0.0m / 0.2ft | |
| High | 13:50 | 1.3m / 4.1ft | |
| Low | 19:54 | 0.2m / 0.7ft | |
| Mon 22 Jun | High | 01:57 | 1.2m / 4.0ft |
| Low | 08:23 | 0.1m / 0.3ft | |
| High | 14:46 | 1.3m / 4.1ft | |
| Low | 20:56 | 0.3m / 0.8ft | |
| Tue 23 Jun | High | 02:54 | 1.1m / 3.7ft |
| Low | 09:13 | 0.1m / 0.5ft | |
| High | 15:42 | 1.3m / 4.2ft | |
| Low | 21:59 | 0.3m / 0.9ft | |
| Wed 24 Jun | High | 03:53 | 1.0m / 3.4ft |
| Low | 10:02 | 0.2m / 0.6ft | |
| High | 16:32 | 1.3m / 4.3ft | |
| Low | 22:56 | 0.3m / 0.8ft | |
| Thu 25 Jun | High | 04:47 | 1.0m / 3.3ft |
| Low | 10:49 | 0.2m / 0.7ft | |
| High | 17:19 | 1.3m / 4.4ft | |
| Low | 23:48 | 0.2m / 0.8ft | |
| Fri 26 Jun | High | 05:36 | 1.0m / 3.3ft |
| Low | 11:33 | 0.2m / 0.7ft | |
| High | 18:02 | 1.4m / 4.5ft | |
| Sat 27 Jun | Low | 00:36 | 0.2m / 0.7ft |
| High | 06:23 | 1.0m / 3.3ft | |
| Low | 12:16 | 0.2m / 0.6ft | |
| High | 18:45 | 1.4m / 4.6ft | |
| Sun 28 Jun | Low | 01:22 | 0.2m / 0.6ft |
| High | 07:09 | 1.0m / 3.3ft | |
| Low | 12:58 | 0.2m / 0.6ft | |
| High | 19:28 | 1.4m / 4.7ft | |
| Mon 29 Jun | Low | 02:03 | 0.1m / 0.5ft |
| High | 07:54 | 1.0m / 3.3ft | |
| Low | 13:39 | 0.2m / 0.6ft | |
| High | 20:09 | 1.4m / 4.8ft | |
| Tue 30 Jun | Low | 02:41 | 0.1m / 0.4ft |
| High | 08:35 | 1.0m / 3.4ft | |
| Low | 14:17 | 0.2m / 0.6ft | |
| High | 20:47 | 1.5m / 4.8ft | |
| Wed 01 Jul | Low | 03:17 | 0.1m / 0.4ft |
| High | 09:14 | 1.0m / 3.4ft | |
| Low | 14:54 | 0.2m / 0.6ft | |
| High | 21:23 | 1.4m / 4.7ft | |
| Thu 02 Jul | Low | 03:52 | 0.1m / 0.4ft |
| High | 09:51 | 1.1m / 3.5ft | |
| Low | 15:31 | 0.2m / 0.6ft | |
| High | 21:59 | 1.4m / 4.6ft | |
| Fri 03 Jul | Low | 04:28 | 0.1m / 0.4ft |
| High | 10:29 | 1.1m / 3.5ft | |
| Low | 16:10 | 0.2m / 0.7ft | |
| High | 22:35 | 1.4m / 4.5ft | |
| Sat 04 Jul | Low | 05:04 | 0.1m / 0.4ft |
| High | 11:09 | 1.1m / 3.6ft | |
| Low | 16:55 | 0.2m / 0.8ft | |
| High | 23:14 | 1.3m / 4.3ft | |
| Sun 05 Jul | Low | 05:43 | 0.1m / 0.4ft |
| High | 11:51 | 1.1m / 3.7ft | |
| Low | 17:46 | 0.3m / 0.8ft | |
| High | 23:57 | 1.3m / 4.2ft | |
| Mon 06 Jul | Low | 06:23 | 0.1m / 0.4ft |
| High | 12:36 | 1.2m / 3.9ft | |
| Low | 18:42 | 0.3m / 0.9ft | |
| Tue 07 Jul | High | 00:43 | 1.2m / 4.0ft |
| Low | 07:07 | 0.1m / 0.4ft | |
| High | 13:25 | 1.3m / 4.1ft | |
| Low | 19:43 | 0.3m / 0.9ft | |
| Wed 08 Jul | High | 01:36 | 1.2m / 3.8ft |
| Low | 07:55 | 0.1m / 0.3ft | |
| High | 14:21 | 1.3m / 4.3ft | |
| Low | 20:51 | 0.2m / 0.8ft | |
| Thu 09 Jul | High | 02:40 | 1.1m / 3.6ft |
| Low | 08:51 | 0.1m / 0.3ft | |
| High | 15:26 | 1.4m / 4.6ft | |
| Low | 22:03 | 0.2m / 0.7ft | |
| Fri 10 Jul | High | 03:52 | 1.1m / 3.5ft |
| Low | 09:53 | 0.1m / 0.2ft | |
| High | 16:30 | 1.5m / 4.9ft | |
| Low | 23:10 | 0.1m / 0.4ft |