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Little Sheepshead Creek tide chart

New Jersey · near Mystic Island (4 mi) · NOAA station 8534287 · times in local time (EDT)

Tides today, Sunday, October 11

12 AM6 AM12 PM6 PM3:23 AM · 0.0 ft9:21 AM · 3.9 ft3:54 PM · 0.1 ft9:38 PM · 3.4 ft3.9 ft
  • Low 3:23 AM 0.0 ft
  • High 9:21 AM 3.9 ft
  • Low 3:54 PM 0.1 ft
  • High 9:38 PM 3.4 ft

Sunrise 7:04 AM · Sunset 6:26 PM · New moon (0%)

Fishing forecast

Hour by hour at Little Sheepshead Creek
98Excellent

Best times

1:00 PM–2:00 PM and 6:00 PM–7:00 PM

New moon (0% lit)

    Biting around here in October

    • Striped bass In seasonSpring and fall runs; moving water at dawn and dusk
    • Bluefish In seasonFast-moving tide and bait schools
    • Tautog In seasonRocks, bridges and wrecks near slack tide

    General seasonal guide for Mid-Atlantic. Seasons, sizes and limits vary, so check your state rules before keeping fish.

    Weather and conditions at Little Sheepshead Creek

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    Marine forecast: Coastal waters from Manasquan Inlet to Little Egg Inlet NJ out 20 NM

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    • 162.450 MHz WX5 WXM60, Southard, NJ (43 mi)

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    • Ch 9 Boater-to-boater calling
    • Ch 22A Coast Guard safety broadcasts
    • Ch 13 Bridge-to-bridge (big ships, drawbridges)
    • Ch 68, 69, 71, 72, 78A Recreational chat

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    Tide times this week

    DayHigh and low tidesSunrise / sunsetMoon
    Sun Oct 11L 3:23 AM 0.0 ftH 9:21 AM 3.9 ftL 3:54 PM 0.1 ftH 9:38 PM 3.4 ft7:04 AM / 6:26 PMNew moon (0%)
    Mon Oct 12L 4:02 AM 0.1 ftH 10:00 AM 3.8 ftL 4:36 PM 0.1 ftH 10:19 PM 3.2 ft7:05 AM / 6:24 PMNew moon (2%)
    Tue Oct 13L 4:39 AM 0.3 ftH 10:38 AM 3.7 ftL 5:15 PM 0.3 ftH 11:01 PM 3.0 ft7:06 AM / 6:22 PMWaxing crescent (6%)
    Wed Oct 14L 5:14 AM 0.5 ftH 11:19 AM 3.5 ftL 5:55 PM 0.4 ftH 11:46 PM 2.8 ft7:07 AM / 6:21 PMWaxing crescent (12%)
    Thu Oct 15L 5:49 AM 0.7 ftH 12:03 PM 3.3 ftL 6:35 PM 0.6 ft7:08 AM / 6:20 PMWaxing crescent (19%)
    Fri Oct 16H 12:37 AM 2.7 ftL 6:25 AM 0.9 ftH 12:52 PM 3.1 ftL 7:22 PM 0.8 ft7:09 AM / 6:18 PMWaxing crescent (28%)
    Sat Oct 17H 1:31 AM 2.6 ftL 7:09 AM 1.0 ftH 1:45 PM 3.0 ftL 8:20 PM 0.9 ft7:10 AM / 6:17 PMFirst quarter (38%)

    Best fishing times at Little Sheepshead Creek

    The bite score (0 to 100) adds up what anglers watch most: moving water (a tide running harder than usual here scores higher), solunar periods (major periods of about two hours centred on the moon overhead or underfoot, minor periods of about an hour on moonrise and moonset), dawn and dusk light, and how close it is to the new or full moon. Best times are the stretches of the day scoring near that day's top.

    DayBite scoreBest timesMajor periodsMinor periods
    Sun Oct 1198 · Excellent1:00 PM–2:00 PM, 6:00 PM–7:00 PM12:09 AM–2:09 AM, 12:32 PM–2:32 PM7:45 AM–8:45 AM, 6:10 PM–7:10 PM
    Mon Oct 1279 · Excellent2:00 PM–3:00 PM, 1:00 AM–2:00 AM12:55 AM–2:55 AM, 1:18 PM–3:18 PM8:50 AM–9:50 AM, 6:39 PM–7:39 PM
    Tue Oct 1365 · Good2:00 AM–3:00 AM, 2:00 PM–4:00 PM1:42 AM–3:42 AM, 2:06 PM–4:06 PM9:54 AM–10:54 AM, 7:13 PM–8:13 PM
    Wed Oct 1449 · Fair3:00 PM–5:00 PM, 3:00 AM–4:00 AM2:31 AM–4:31 AM, 2:56 PM–4:56 PM10:55 AM–11:55 AM, 7:54 PM–8:54 PM
    Thu Oct 1537 · Fair4:00 PM–5:00 PM3:21 AM–5:21 AM, 3:47 PM–5:47 PM11:52 AM–12:52 PM, 8:41 PM–9:41 PM
    Fri Oct 1637 · Fair5:00 PM–6:00 PM4:12 AM–6:12 AM, 4:38 PM–6:38 PM12:42 PM–1:42 PM, 9:35 PM–10:35 PM
    Sat Oct 1741 · Fair6:00 PM–7:00 PM5:03 AM–7:03 AM, 5:27 PM–7:27 PM1:24 PM–2:24 PM, 10:35 PM–11:35 PM

    A planning aid, not a guarantee. Wind, water clarity, bait and pressure changes matter too; the forecast above adds live wind and pressure when you open the page.

    Best daylight low tides in the next two weeks

    The lowest water that falls between sunrise and sunset, for tide pooling and beachcombing.

    1. 0.1 ft at 3:54 PM on Sunday, October 11
    2. 0.1 ft at 4:36 PM on Monday, October 12
    3. 0.2 ft at 1:57 PM on Saturday, October 24
    4. 0.3 ft at 5:15 PM on Tuesday, October 13
    5. 0.4 ft at 1:10 PM on Friday, October 23
    6. 0.4 ft at 5:55 PM on Wednesday, October 14

    Tide table: October 11 to November 10, 2026

    Full 2026 tide table

    DayHigh and low tidesSunrise / sunset
    Sun Oct 11L 3:23 AM 0.0 ftH 9:21 AM 3.9 ftL 3:54 PM 0.1 ftH 9:38 PM 3.4 ft7:04 AM / 6:26 PM
    Mon Oct 12L 4:02 AM 0.1 ftH 10:00 AM 3.8 ftL 4:36 PM 0.1 ftH 10:19 PM 3.2 ft7:05 AM / 6:24 PM
    Tue Oct 13L 4:39 AM 0.3 ftH 10:38 AM 3.7 ftL 5:15 PM 0.3 ftH 11:01 PM 3.0 ft7:06 AM / 6:22 PM
    Wed Oct 14L 5:14 AM 0.5 ftH 11:19 AM 3.5 ftL 5:55 PM 0.4 ftH 11:46 PM 2.8 ft7:07 AM / 6:21 PM
    Thu Oct 15L 5:49 AM 0.7 ftH 12:03 PM 3.3 ftL 6:35 PM 0.6 ft7:08 AM / 6:20 PM
    Fri Oct 16H 12:37 AM 2.7 ftL 6:25 AM 0.9 ftH 12:52 PM 3.1 ftL 7:22 PM 0.8 ft7:09 AM / 6:18 PM
    Sat Oct 17H 1:31 AM 2.6 ftL 7:09 AM 1.0 ftH 1:45 PM 3.0 ftL 8:20 PM 0.9 ft7:10 AM / 6:17 PM
    Sun Oct 18H 2:25 AM 2.5 ftL 8:12 AM 1.2 ftH 2:37 PM 3.0 ftL 9:25 PM 0.9 ft7:11 AM / 6:15 PM
    Mon Oct 19H 3:17 AM 2.6 ftL 9:29 AM 1.2 ftH 3:29 PM 3.0 ftL 10:25 PM 0.8 ft7:12 AM / 6:14 PM
    Tue Oct 20H 4:10 AM 2.6 ftL 10:36 AM 1.1 ftH 4:23 PM 3.0 ftL 11:16 PM 0.7 ft7:13 AM / 6:12 PM
    Wed Oct 21H 5:04 AM 2.8 ftL 11:33 AM 0.9 ftH 5:19 PM 3.1 ft7:14 AM / 6:11 PM
    Thu Oct 22L 12:01 AM 0.5 ftH 5:56 AM 3.0 ftL 12:23 PM 0.6 ftH 6:12 PM 3.2 ft7:15 AM / 6:10 PM
    Fri Oct 23L 12:42 AM 0.3 ftH 6:42 AM 3.3 ftL 1:10 PM 0.4 ftH 7:00 PM 3.3 ft7:16 AM / 6:08 PM
    Sat Oct 24L 1:23 AM 0.1 ftH 7:24 AM 3.6 ftL 1:57 PM 0.2 ftH 7:44 PM 3.4 ft7:17 AM / 6:07 PM
    Sun Oct 25L 2:05 AM 0.0 ftH 8:04 AM 3.9 ftL 2:45 PM 0.0 ftH 8:27 PM 3.5 ft7:18 AM / 6:06 PM
    Mon Oct 26L 2:48 AM -0.1 ftH 8:44 AM 4.0 ftL 3:34 PM -0.1 ftH 9:12 PM 3.4 ft7:19 AM / 6:04 PM
    Tue Oct 27L 3:33 AM -0.1 ftH 9:27 AM 4.1 ftL 4:23 PM -0.1 ftH 9:59 PM 3.4 ft7:20 AM / 6:03 PM
    Wed Oct 28L 4:20 AM -0.1 ftH 10:15 AM 4.1 ftL 5:12 PM -0.1 ftH 10:51 PM 3.2 ft7:21 AM / 6:02 PM
    Thu Oct 29L 5:08 AM 0.0 ftH 11:08 AM 3.9 ftL 6:03 PM 0.0 ftH 11:51 PM 3.1 ft7:23 AM / 6:01 PM
    Fri Oct 30L 5:58 AM 0.2 ftH 12:08 PM 3.8 ftL 6:59 PM 0.2 ft7:24 AM / 5:59 PM
    Sat Oct 31H 12:56 AM 3.0 ftL 6:55 AM 0.3 ftH 1:14 PM 3.6 ftL 8:03 PM 0.3 ft7:25 AM / 5:58 PM
    Sun Nov 1H 1:01 AM 3.0 ftL 7:04 AM 0.5 ftH 1:18 PM 3.5 ftL 8:11 PM 0.3 ft6:26 AM / 4:57 PM
    Mon Nov 2H 2:03 AM 3.0 ftL 8:21 AM 0.6 ftH 2:20 PM 3.4 ftL 9:16 PM 0.3 ft6:27 AM / 4:56 PM
    Tue Nov 3H 3:03 AM 3.1 ftL 9:32 AM 0.5 ftH 3:20 PM 3.3 ftL 10:13 PM 0.2 ft6:28 AM / 4:55 PM
    Wed Nov 4H 4:03 AM 3.3 ftL 10:34 AM 0.4 ftH 4:21 PM 3.2 ftL 11:03 PM 0.1 ft6:29 AM / 4:54 PM
    Thu Nov 5H 5:00 AM 3.4 ftL 11:28 AM 0.3 ftH 5:17 PM 3.2 ftL 11:48 PM 0.0 ft6:31 AM / 4:53 PM
    Fri Nov 6H 5:51 AM 3.6 ftL 12:17 PM 0.2 ftH 6:08 PM 3.2 ft6:32 AM / 4:51 PM
    Sat Nov 7L 12:30 AM 0.0 ftH 6:35 AM 3.7 ftL 1:03 PM 0.1 ftH 6:52 PM 3.2 ft6:33 AM / 4:50 PM
    Sun Nov 8L 1:11 AM 0.1 ftH 7:15 AM 3.8 ftL 1:48 PM 0.1 ftH 7:34 PM 3.1 ft6:34 AM / 4:49 PM
    Mon Nov 9L 1:51 AM 0.1 ftH 7:53 AM 3.8 ftL 2:31 PM 0.1 ftH 8:14 PM 3.1 ft6:35 AM / 4:49 PM
    Tue Nov 10L 2:30 AM 0.2 ftH 8:30 AM 3.7 ftL 3:12 PM 0.1 ftH 8:54 PM 3.0 ft6:36 AM / 4:48 PM

    Heights are in feet above mean lower low water (MLLW), the zero line on most US nautical charts. A minus height means the water drops below that line.

    Around Little Sheepshead Creek

    Beaches

    Boat ramps

    Marinas

    Fishing piers and docks

    Distances from the tide station. Places from © OpenStreetMap contributors; links open in Google Maps.

    Fish in the waters around Little Sheepshead Creek

    40 kinds of fish, sharks and rays have been recorded within 15 km (about 9 miles) of this spot, most often Smooth Dogfish, Windowpane, Summer Flounder. The bar shows how many records each has.

    • Smooth Dogfish Mustelus canisSalt water · 80 records
    • Windowpane Scophthalmus aquosusSalt water · 79 records
    • Summer Flounder Paralichthys dentatusSalt water · 69 records
    • Butterfish Peprilus triacanthusSalt water · 62 records
    • Bay Anchovy Anchoa mitchilliSalt water · 62 records
    • Common Skate Leucoraja erinaceaSalt water · 61 records
    • Atlantic Silverside Menidia menidiaSalt water · 54 records
    • American Eel Anguilla rostrataSalt water · 52 records
    • Spotted Hake Urophycis regiaSalt water · 51 records
    • Bluefish Pomatomus saltatrixSalt water · 49 records
    • Tautog Tautoga onitisSalt water · 47 records
    • Mummichog Fundulus heteroclitusSalt water · 47 records
    • Weakfish Cynoscion regalisSalt water · 45 records
    • Porgy Stenotomus chrysopsSalt water · 43 records
    • Winter Flounder Pseudopleuronectes americanusSalt water · 41 records
    • Striped Searobin Prionotus evolansSalt water · 39 records
    • Northern Searobin Prionotus carolinusSalt water · 36 records
    • Clearnose Skate Raja eglanteriaSalt water · 33 records
    • Black Sea Bass Centropristis striataSalt water · 32 records
    • Silver Hake Merluccius bilinearisSalt water · 32 records
    • Northern Puffer Sphoeroides maculatusSalt water · 31 records
    • Blueback Herring Alosa aestivalisSalt water · 31 records
    • Winter Skate Leucoraja ocellataSalt water · 30 records
    • Striped Killifish Fundulus majalisSalt water · 30 records
    • Alewife Alosa pseudoharengusSalt water · 28 records
    • Spot Croaker Leiostomus xanthurusSalt water · 28 records
    • Three-spined Stickleback Gasterosteus aculeatusSalt water · 27 records
    • Inland Silverside Menidia beryllinaSalt water · 26 records
    • Atlantic Menhaden Brevoortia tyrannusSalt water · 26 records
    • Rainwater Killifish Lucania parvaSalt water · 25 records
    • Sheepshead Minnow Cyprinodon variegatusSalt water · 25 records
    • Northern Pipefish Syngnathus fuscusSalt water · 24 records
    • Red Hake Urophycis chussSalt water · 24 records
    • Atlantic Moonfish Selene setapinnisSalt water · 23 records
    • Spurdog Squalus acanthiasSalt water · 23 records
    • Silver Croaker Bairdiella chrysouraSalt water · 21 records
    • Spotfin Killifish Fundulus luciaeSalt water · 21 records
    • Atlantic Croaker Micropogonias undulatusSalt water · 20 records
    • Broad-striped Anchovy Anchoa hepsetusSalt water · 20 records
    • Cownose Ray Rhinoptera bonasusSalt water · 19 records

    Records from GBIF datasets released under CC0 or CC BY 4.0 (museum collections, surveys and community sightings). It shows what has been found here, not a complete list. Check your state rules before keeping fish.

    About the tides at Little Sheepshead Creek

    Little Sheepshead Creek gets two high tides and two low tides almost every day, and the two highs are close in height. Over the next month the water typically rises or falls about 3.0 ft between a high and the next low.

    The biggest swings in this window come around Tuesday, October 27, when the day's range reaches 4.2 ft, and again around Sunday, October 11 (3.9 ft). Those spring tides follow the new and full moon by a day or two. The calmest day is Sunday, October 18, with only 2.0 ft between the day's highest and lowest water.

    The lowest tide of the month is -0.1 ft at 4:23 PM on Tuesday, October 27. There are 6 minus tides (lows below the chart's zero line) in this window: the best times for tide pools, clamming and walking the flats.

    The highest predicted tide is 4.1 ft at 9:27 AM on Tuesday, October 27. Onshore wind or a storm can push the real water level above that.

    This is a subordinate station: NOAA calculates its times and heights by adjusting a nearby reference station, so expect them to be a few minutes or a few tenths of a foot off on any given day.

    Station details

    Reference station: Sandy Hook, Fort Hancock.

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