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Long Branch (fishing pier) tide chart

New Jersey · Long Branch · NOAA station 8531991 · times in local time (EDT)

Tides today, Sunday, October 11

12 AM6 AM12 PM6 PM2:03 AM · 0.0 ft8:20 AM · 5.5 ft2:34 PM · 0.1 ft8:37 PM · 4.8 ft5.5 ft
  • Low 2:03 AM 0.0 ft
  • High 8:20 AM 5.5 ft
  • Low 2:34 PM 0.1 ft
  • High 8:37 PM 4.8 ft

Sunrise 7:03 AM · Sunset 6:24 PM · New moon (0%)

Fishing forecast

Hour by hour at Long Branch (fishing pier)
87Excellent

Best times

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 Long Branch (fishing pier)

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    Tide times this week

    DayHigh and low tidesSunrise / sunsetMoon
    Sun Oct 11L 2:03 AM 0.0 ftH 8:20 AM 5.5 ftL 2:34 PM 0.1 ftH 8:37 PM 4.8 ft7:03 AM / 6:24 PMNew moon (0%)
    Mon Oct 12L 2:42 AM 0.2 ftH 8:59 AM 5.4 ftL 3:16 PM 0.2 ftH 9:18 PM 4.6 ft7:04 AM / 6:22 PMNew moon (2%)
    Tue Oct 13L 3:19 AM 0.4 ftH 9:37 AM 5.2 ftL 3:55 PM 0.4 ftH 10:00 PM 4.3 ft7:05 AM / 6:20 PMWaxing crescent (6%)
    Wed Oct 14L 3:54 AM 0.7 ftH 10:18 AM 5.0 ftL 4:35 PM 0.7 ftH 10:45 PM 4.0 ft7:06 AM / 6:19 PMWaxing crescent (12%)
    Thu Oct 15L 4:29 AM 1.0 ftH 11:02 AM 4.7 ftL 5:15 PM 0.9 ftH 11:36 PM 3.8 ft7:07 AM / 6:17 PMWaxing crescent (19%)
    Fri Oct 16L 5:05 AM 1.3 ftH 11:51 AM 4.5 ftL 6:02 PM 1.2 ft7:08 AM / 6:16 PMWaxing crescent (28%)
    Sat Oct 17H 12:30 AM 3.7 ftL 5:49 AM 1.5 ftH 12:44 PM 4.3 ftL 7:00 PM 1.3 ft7:09 AM / 6:14 PMFirst quarter (38%)

    Tidal currents near Long Branch (fishing pier)

    From NOAA's current predictions for Seabright Bridge, Shrewsbury River, 4.3 miles away. Slack is when the current turns and the water is calmest; flood runs in with the rising tide and ebb runs out with the falling tide. Times are the peak of each run, in knots. The flood runs toward the S (185°) and the ebb toward the N (0°). The strongest current this week is 2.0 knots.

    DaySlack water and peak currents
    Sun Oct 11Ebb 1:48 AM 2.0 knSlack 6:23 AMFlood 9:41 AM 1.6 knSlack 11:35 AMEbb 2:09 PM 1.7 knSlack 7:07 PMFlood 10:10 PM 1.1 knSlack 11:44 PM
    Mon Oct 12Ebb 2:30 AM 2.0 knSlack 7:04 AMFlood 10:15 AM 1.5 knSlack 12:18 PMEbb 2:49 PM 1.7 knSlack 7:51 PMFlood 10:53 PM 1.0 kn
    Tue Oct 13Slack 12:28 AMEbb 3:15 AM 2.0 knSlack 7:45 AMFlood 10:35 AM 1.4 knSlack 1:01 PMEbb 3:33 PM 1.6 knSlack 8:35 PMFlood 11:38 PM 0.9 kn
    Wed Oct 14Slack 1:14 AMEbb 4:04 AM 1.9 knSlack 8:27 AMFlood 10:45 AM 1.4 knSlack 1:44 PMEbb 4:22 PM 1.6 knSlack 9:23 PM
    Thu Oct 15Flood 12:24 AM 0.8 knSlack 2:01 AMEbb 4:56 AM 1.8 knSlack 9:10 AMFlood 11:18 AM 1.4 knSlack 2:28 PMEbb 5:18 PM 1.6 knSlack 10:15 PM
    Fri Oct 16Flood 1:12 AM 0.7 knSlack 2:52 AMEbb 5:53 AM 1.7 knSlack 9:58 AMFlood 12:02 PM 1.3 knSlack 3:17 PMEbb 6:21 PM 1.6 knSlack 11:12 PM
    Sat Oct 17Flood 2:06 AM 0.7 knSlack 3:46 AMEbb 6:51 AM 1.6 knSlack 10:51 AMFlood 12:51 PM 1.3 knSlack 4:09 PMEbb 8:30 PM 1.6 kn

    Current predictions can differ a lot over short distances: check the station location on NOAA before planning a passage.

    Best fishing times at Long Branch (fishing pier)

    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 1187 · Excellent6:00 PM–7:00 PM12:08 AM–2:08 AM, 12:30 PM–2:30 PM7:45 AM–8:45 AM, 6:07 PM–7:07 PM
    Mon Oct 1269 · Good6:00 PM–7:00 PM, 1:00 AM–2:00 AM12:53 AM–2:53 AM, 1:17 PM–3:17 PM8:51 AM–9:51 AM, 6:36 PM–7:36 PM
    Tue Oct 1354 · Fair6:00 PM–8:00 PM, 2:00 PM–3:00 PM1:41 AM–3:41 AM, 2:05 PM–4:05 PM9:55 AM–10:55 AM, 7:09 PM–8:09 PM
    Wed Oct 1436 · Fair3:00 PM–4:00 PM2:30 AM–4:30 AM, 2:55 PM–4:55 PM10:57 AM–11:57 AM, 7:49 PM–8:49 PM
    Thu Oct 1522 · Slow3:20 AM–5:20 AM, 3:45 PM–5:45 PM11:54 AM–12:54 PM, 8:37 PM–9:37 PM
    Fri Oct 1627 · Slow5:00 PM–6:00 PM4:11 AM–6:11 AM, 4:36 PM–6:36 PM12:43 PM–1:43 PM, 9:31 PM–10:31 PM
    Sat Oct 1734 · Slow6:00 PM–7:00 PM5:01 AM–7:01 AM, 5:26 PM–7:26 PM1:26 PM–2:26 PM, 10:30 PM–11:30 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 2:34 PM on Sunday, October 11
    2. 0.2 ft at 3:16 PM on Monday, October 12
    3. 0.3 ft at 12:37 PM on Saturday, October 24
    4. 0.4 ft at 3:55 PM on Tuesday, October 13
    5. 0.6 ft at 11:50 AM on Friday, October 23
    6. 0.7 ft at 4:35 PM on Wednesday, October 14

    Tide table: October 11 to November 10, 2026

    Full 2026 tide table Full 2027 tide table

    DayHigh and low tidesSunrise / sunset
    Sun Oct 11L 2:03 AM 0.0 ftH 8:20 AM 5.5 ftL 2:34 PM 0.1 ftH 8:37 PM 4.8 ft7:03 AM / 6:24 PM
    Mon Oct 12L 2:42 AM 0.2 ftH 8:59 AM 5.4 ftL 3:16 PM 0.2 ftH 9:18 PM 4.6 ft7:04 AM / 6:22 PM
    Tue Oct 13L 3:19 AM 0.4 ftH 9:37 AM 5.2 ftL 3:55 PM 0.4 ftH 10:00 PM 4.3 ft7:05 AM / 6:20 PM
    Wed Oct 14L 3:54 AM 0.7 ftH 10:18 AM 5.0 ftL 4:35 PM 0.7 ftH 10:45 PM 4.0 ft7:06 AM / 6:19 PM
    Thu Oct 15L 4:29 AM 1.0 ftH 11:02 AM 4.7 ftL 5:15 PM 0.9 ftH 11:36 PM 3.8 ft7:07 AM / 6:17 PM
    Fri Oct 16L 5:05 AM 1.3 ftH 11:51 AM 4.5 ftL 6:02 PM 1.2 ft7:08 AM / 6:16 PM
    Sat Oct 17H 12:30 AM 3.7 ftL 5:49 AM 1.5 ftH 12:44 PM 4.3 ftL 7:00 PM 1.3 ft7:09 AM / 6:14 PM
    Sun Oct 18H 1:24 AM 3.6 ftL 6:52 AM 1.7 ftH 1:36 PM 4.2 ftL 8:05 PM 1.4 ft7:10 AM / 6:13 PM
    Mon Oct 19H 2:16 AM 3.6 ftL 8:09 AM 1.7 ftH 2:28 PM 4.2 ftL 9:05 PM 1.2 ft7:11 AM / 6:11 PM
    Tue Oct 20H 3:09 AM 3.8 ftL 9:16 AM 1.6 ftH 3:22 PM 4.3 ftL 9:56 PM 1.0 ft7:12 AM / 6:10 PM
    Wed Oct 21H 4:03 AM 4.0 ftL 10:13 AM 1.3 ftH 4:18 PM 4.4 ftL 10:41 PM 0.7 ft7:13 AM / 6:09 PM
    Thu Oct 22H 4:55 AM 4.3 ftL 11:03 AM 0.9 ftH 5:11 PM 4.5 ftL 11:22 PM 0.4 ft7:15 AM / 6:07 PM
    Fri Oct 23H 5:41 AM 4.7 ftL 11:50 AM 0.6 ftH 5:59 PM 4.7 ft7:16 AM / 6:06 PM
    Sat Oct 24L 12:03 AM 0.2 ftH 6:23 AM 5.1 ftL 12:37 PM 0.3 ftH 6:43 PM 4.9 ft7:17 AM / 6:04 PM
    Sun Oct 25L 12:45 AM 0.0 ftH 7:03 AM 5.5 ftL 1:25 PM 0.0 ftH 7:26 PM 4.9 ft7:18 AM / 6:03 PM
    Mon Oct 26L 1:28 AM -0.1 ftH 7:43 AM 5.7 ftL 2:14 PM -0.1 ftH 8:11 PM 4.9 ft7:19 AM / 6:02 PM
    Tue Oct 27L 2:13 AM -0.1 ftH 8:26 AM 5.8 ftL 3:03 PM -0.2 ftH 8:58 PM 4.8 ft7:20 AM / 6:00 PM
    Wed Oct 28L 3:00 AM -0.1 ftH 9:14 AM 5.8 ftL 3:52 PM -0.1 ftH 9:50 PM 4.6 ft7:21 AM / 5:59 PM
    Thu Oct 29L 3:48 AM 0.0 ftH 10:07 AM 5.6 ftL 4:43 PM 0.0 ftH 10:50 PM 4.4 ft7:22 AM / 5:58 PM
    Fri Oct 30L 4:38 AM 0.2 ftH 11:07 AM 5.4 ftL 5:39 PM 0.2 ftH 11:55 PM 4.3 ft7:24 AM / 5:57 PM
    Sat Oct 31L 5:35 AM 0.5 ftH 12:13 PM 5.1 ftL 6:43 PM 0.4 ft7:25 AM / 5:55 PM
    Sun Nov 1H 1:00 AM 4.3 ftL 5:44 AM 0.8 ftH 12:17 PM 4.9 ftL 6:51 PM 0.5 ft6:26 AM / 4:54 PM
    Mon Nov 2H 1:02 AM 4.3 ftL 7:01 AM 0.9 ftH 1:19 PM 4.8 ftL 7:56 PM 0.4 ft6:27 AM / 4:53 PM
    Tue Nov 3H 2:02 AM 4.5 ftL 8:12 AM 0.8 ftH 2:19 PM 4.7 ftL 8:53 PM 0.3 ft6:28 AM / 4:52 PM
    Wed Nov 4H 3:02 AM 4.7 ftL 9:14 AM 0.6 ftH 3:20 PM 4.6 ftL 9:43 PM 0.1 ft6:29 AM / 4:51 PM
    Thu Nov 5H 3:59 AM 4.9 ftL 10:08 AM 0.4 ftH 4:16 PM 4.6 ftL 10:28 PM 0.1 ft6:31 AM / 4:50 PM
    Fri Nov 6H 4:50 AM 5.1 ftL 10:57 AM 0.3 ftH 5:07 PM 4.6 ftL 11:10 PM 0.1 ft6:32 AM / 4:49 PM
    Sat Nov 7H 5:34 AM 5.3 ftL 11:43 AM 0.1 ftH 5:51 PM 4.6 ftL 11:51 PM 0.1 ft6:33 AM / 4:48 PM
    Sun Nov 8H 6:14 AM 5.4 ftL 12:28 PM 0.1 ftH 6:33 PM 4.5 ft6:34 AM / 4:47 PM
    Mon Nov 9L 12:31 AM 0.2 ftH 6:52 AM 5.3 ftL 1:11 PM 0.1 ftH 7:13 PM 4.4 ft6:35 AM / 4:46 PM
    Tue Nov 10L 1:10 AM 0.3 ftH 7:29 AM 5.2 ftL 1:52 PM 0.1 ftH 7:53 PM 4.2 ft6:37 AM / 4:45 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 Long Branch (fishing pier)

    Beaches

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    Marinas

    Fishing piers and docks

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

    Fish in the waters around Long Branch (fishing pier)

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

    • Windowpane Scophthalmus aquosusSalt water · 195 records
    • Common Skate Leucoraja erinaceaSalt water · 165 records
    • Winter Flounder Pseudopleuronectes americanusSalt water · 163 records
    • Summer Flounder Paralichthys dentatusSalt water · 150 records
    • Silver Hake Merluccius bilinearisSalt water · 128 records
    • Butterfish Peprilus triacanthusSalt water · 125 records
    • Smooth Dogfish Mustelus canisSalt water · 119 records
    • Porgy Stenotomus chrysopsSalt water · 115 records
    • Striped Searobin Prionotus evolansSalt water · 90 records
    • Black Sea Bass Centropristis striataSalt water · 83 records
    • Spotted Hake Urophycis regiaSalt water · 83 records
    • Red Hake Urophycis chussSalt water · 82 records
    • Bluefish Pomatomus saltatrixSalt water · 82 records
    • Winter Skate Leucoraja ocellataSalt water · 77 records
    • Weakfish Cynoscion regalisSalt water · 71 records
    • Northern Searobin Prionotus carolinusSalt water · 68 records
    • Bay Anchovy Anchoa mitchilliSalt water · 67 records
    • Alewife Alosa pseudoharengusSalt water · 65 records
    • Ocean Pout Zoarces americanusSalt water · 58 records
    • Cunner Tautogolabrus adspersusSalt water · 58 records
    • Atlantic Herring Clupea harengusSalt water · 55 records
    • Clearnose Skate Raja eglanteriaSalt water · 54 records
    • Spurdog Squalus acanthiasSalt water · 51 records
    • Tautog Tautoga onitisSalt water · 49 records
    • Atlantic Silverside Menidia menidiaSalt water · 47 records
    • Northern Sand Lance Ammodytes dubiusSalt water · 42 records
    • Pumpkinseed Lepomis gibbosusBrackish water · 41 records
    • Broad-striped Anchovy Anchoa hepsetusSalt water · 38 records
    • Longhorn Sculpin Myoxocephalus octodecemspinosusSalt water · 37 records
    • West Atlantic Round Herring Etrumeus sadinaSalt water · 37 records
    • Blueback Herring Alosa aestivalisSalt water · 35 records
    • Northern Puffer Sphoeroides maculatusSalt water · 32 records
    • Striped Bass Morone saxatilisSalt water · 31 records
    • Gulf Minkfish Menticirrhus saxatilisSalt water · 30 records
    • Smallmouth Flounder Etropus microstomusSalt water · 29 records
    • Sea Raven Hemitripterus americanusSalt water · 29 records
    • Fourspot Flounder Hippoglossina oblongaSalt water · 28 records
    • Spot Croaker Leiostomus xanthurusSalt water · 28 records
    Fresh water nearby · 2 species

    Rivers, creeks and ponds within 15 km, not the tidal water itself.

    • Largemouth Bass Micropterus salmoidesFresh water · 56 records
    • Bluegill Lepomis macrochirusFresh water · 55 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 Long Branch (fishing pier)

    Long Branch (fishing pier) 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 4.2 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 6.0 ft, and again around Sunday, October 11 (5.5 ft). Those spring tides follow the new and full moon by a day or two. The calmest day is Sunday, October 18, with only 2.9 ft between the day's highest and lowest water.

    The lowest tide of the month is -0.2 ft at 3:03 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 5.8 ft at 8:26 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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