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South Amboy tide times

Today, Sunday, October 18, 2026: high tide at 1:46 AM (4.2 ft) and 1:58 PM (4.9 ft); low tide at 7:36 AM (1.9 ft) and 8:49 PM (1.5 ft). Water temperature 61.9 F at Sandy Hook (14 mi away).

NOAA station 8531232 · Subordinate station · MLLW datum · times in EDT · sunrise 7:12 AM, sunset 6:13 PM · first quarter (51% lit)

High tide▲
1:46AM
4.2FT MLLW
high
Low tide▼
7:36AM
1.9FT MLLW
low
High tide▲
1:58PM
4.9FT MLLW
high
Low tide▼
8:49PM
1.5FT MLLW
low
Water temp°F
61.9
16.6C
Sandy Hook, 14 mi
234512 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM12 AM1:46 AM4.2 ft7:36 AM1.9 ft1:58 PM4.9 ft8:49 PM1.5 ftnow 5:20 AM
predicted height above MLLWnightnow (build time; your browser updates it)

As of 5:20 AM the tide is falling toward low tide at 7:36 AM (1.9 ft).

First Quarter 51% litSunrise 7:12 AMSunset 6:13 PMDaylight 11h 01mEDT

Next 7 days at South Amboy

DateTide 1Tide 2Tide 3Tide 4SunriseSunsetMoon
Sun Oct 18today1:46 AM4.2 ft7:36 AM1.9 ft1:58 PM4.9 ft8:49 PM1.5 ft7:12 AM6:13 PM 51%
Mon Oct 192:38 AM4.2 ft8:53 AM1.9 ft2:50 PM4.9 ft9:49 PM1.3 ft7:13 AM6:11 PM 61%
Tue Oct 203:31 AM4.4 ft10:00 AM1.7 ft3:44 PM4.9 ft10:40 PM1.1 ft7:14 AM6:10 PM 71%
Wed Oct 214:25 AM4.6 ft10:57 AM1.4 ft4:40 PM5.1 ft11:25 PM0.8 ft7:15 AM6:08 PM 80%
Thu Oct 225:17 AM5.0 ft11:47 AM1.0 ft5:33 PM5.3 ft 7:16 AM6:07 PM 88%
Fri Oct 2312:06 AM0.5 ft6:03 AM5.5 ft12:34 PM0.6 ft6:21 PM5.5 ft7:17 AM6:06 PM 94%
Sat Oct 2412:47 AM0.2 ft6:45 AM5.9 ft1:21 PM0.3 ft7:05 PM5.6 ft7:18 AM6:04 PM 98%

Water temperature near South Amboy

405060708090
61.9 F (16.6 C)
NOAA CO-OPS station 8531680 (Sandy Hook sensor, 14 mi away), read 2:00 AM local, October 18, 2026

Over the past 30 days this sensor ranged from 61.9 to 77.2 F. Typical for October here is 62.7 F (5-year hourly mean; range 54.9 to 72.3), so today is 0.8 F below typical.

Water temperature is the nearest NOAA reading to South Amboy, not a measurement at the tide gauge itself (this station has no water-temperature sensor). See water temperature by state for every sensor and buoy.

Tide tables

High (▲) and low (▼) tides in EDT with sunrise, sunset and moon illumination. CSV of today's tides for every New Jersey station.

October 2026 tide table

DateTide 1Tide 2Tide 3Tide 4SunriseSunsetMoon
Thu Oct 1    6:54 AM6:40 PM 72%
Fri Oct 2    6:55 AM6:38 PM 62%
Sat Oct 3    6:56 AM6:36 PM 52%
Sun Oct 4    6:57 AM6:35 PM 41%
Mon Oct 5    6:58 AM6:33 PM 31%
Tue Oct 6    6:59 AM6:31 PM 22%
Wed Oct 7    7:00 AM6:30 PM 14%
Thu Oct 8    7:01 AM6:28 PM 7%
Fri Oct 9    7:02 AM6:27 PM 3%
Sat Oct 10    7:03 AM6:25 PM 0%
Sun Oct 11    7:04 AM6:23 PM 0%
Mon Oct 12    7:05 AM6:22 PM 2%
Tue Oct 13    7:06 AM6:20 PM 7%
Wed Oct 14    7:07 AM6:19 PM 13%
Thu Oct 15    7:08 AM6:17 PM 21%
Fri Oct 165:49 AM1.4 ft12:13 PM5.2 ft6:46 PM1.3 ft 7:09 AM6:16 PM 30%
Sat Oct 1712:52 AM4.3 ft6:33 AM1.7 ft1:06 PM5.0 ft7:44 PM1.4 ft7:11 AM6:14 PM 40%
Sun Oct 18today1:46 AM4.2 ft7:36 AM1.9 ft1:58 PM4.9 ft8:49 PM1.5 ft7:12 AM6:13 PM 51%
Mon Oct 192:38 AM4.2 ft8:53 AM1.9 ft2:50 PM4.9 ft9:49 PM1.3 ft7:13 AM6:11 PM 61%
Tue Oct 203:31 AM4.4 ft10:00 AM1.7 ft3:44 PM4.9 ft10:40 PM1.1 ft7:14 AM6:10 PM 71%
Wed Oct 214:25 AM4.6 ft10:57 AM1.4 ft4:40 PM5.1 ft11:25 PM0.8 ft7:15 AM6:08 PM 80%
Thu Oct 225:17 AM5.0 ft11:47 AM1.0 ft5:33 PM5.3 ft 7:16 AM6:07 PM 88%
Fri Oct 2312:06 AM0.5 ft6:03 AM5.5 ft12:34 PM0.6 ft6:21 PM5.5 ft7:17 AM6:06 PM 94%
Sat Oct 2412:47 AM0.2 ft6:45 AM5.9 ft1:21 PM0.3 ft7:05 PM5.6 ft7:18 AM6:04 PM 98%
Sun Oct 251:29 AM0.0 ft7:25 AM6.4 ft2:09 PM0.0 ft7:48 PM5.7 ft7:19 AM6:03 PM 100%
Mon Oct 262:12 AM-0.1 ft8:05 AM6.6 ft2:58 PM-0.2 ft8:33 PM5.7 ft7:20 AM6:02 PM 99%
Tue Oct 272:57 AM-0.2 ft8:48 AM6.8 ft3:47 PM-0.2 ft9:20 PM5.5 ft7:22 AM6:00 PM 97%
Wed Oct 283:44 AM-0.1 ft9:36 AM6.7 ft4:36 PM-0.2 ft10:12 PM5.3 ft7:23 AM5:59 PM 92%
Thu Oct 294:32 AM0.0 ft10:29 AM6.5 ft5:27 PM0.0 ft11:12 PM5.1 ft7:24 AM5:58 PM 85%
Fri Oct 305:22 AM0.3 ft11:29 AM6.2 ft6:23 PM0.3 ft 7:25 AM5:56 PM 77%
Sat Oct 3112:17 AM5.0 ft6:19 AM0.6 ft12:35 PM5.9 ft7:27 PM0.5 ft7:26 AM5:55 PM 68%

November 2026 tide table

DateTide 1Tide 2Tide 3Tide 4SunriseSunsetMoon
Sun Nov 11:22 AM4.9 ft6:28 AM0.8 ft12:39 PM5.7 ft7:35 PM0.5 ft6:27 AM4:54 PM 57%
Mon Nov 21:24 AM5.0 ft7:45 AM1.0 ft1:41 PM5.5 ft8:40 PM0.5 ft6:29 AM4:53 PM 46%
Tue Nov 32:24 AM5.2 ft8:56 AM0.9 ft2:41 PM5.4 ft9:37 PM0.3 ft6:30 AM4:52 PM 36%
Wed Nov 43:24 AM5.4 ft9:58 AM0.7 ft3:42 PM5.3 ft10:27 PM0.2 ft6:31 AM4:50 PM 26%
Thu Nov 54:21 AM5.7 ft10:52 AM0.5 ft4:38 PM5.3 ft11:12 PM0.1 ft6:32 AM4:49 PM 17%
Fri Nov 65:12 AM5.9 ft11:41 AM0.3 ft5:29 PM5.3 ft11:54 PM0.1 ft6:33 AM4:48 PM 10%
Sat Nov 75:56 AM6.1 ft12:27 PM0.2 ft6:13 PM5.3 ft 6:34 AM4:47 PM 5%
Sun Nov 812:35 AM0.1 ft6:36 AM6.2 ft1:12 PM0.1 ft6:55 PM5.2 ft6:36 AM4:46 PM 1%
Mon Nov 91:15 AM0.2 ft7:14 AM6.2 ft1:55 PM0.1 ft7:35 PM5.1 ft6:37 AM4:45 PM 0%
Tue Nov 101:54 AM0.4 ft7:51 AM6.1 ft2:36 PM0.2 ft8:15 PM4.9 ft6:38 AM4:44 PM 1%
Wed Nov 112:33 AM0.6 ft8:29 AM5.9 ft3:16 PM0.3 ft8:55 PM4.7 ft6:39 AM4:43 PM 4%
Thu Nov 123:10 AM0.7 ft9:07 AM5.6 ft3:54 PM0.5 ft9:39 PM4.4 ft6:40 AM4:42 PM 10%
Fri Nov 133:46 AM1.0 ft9:48 AM5.3 ft4:33 PM0.7 ft10:27 PM4.3 ft6:41 AM4:41 PM 17%
Sat Nov 144:22 AM1.2 ft10:33 AM5.1 ft5:14 PM0.9 ft11:19 PM4.1 ft6:43 AM4:41 PM 25%
Sun Nov 155:02 AM1.4 ft11:23 AM4.9 ft6:01 PM1.0 ft 6:44 AM4:40 PM 35%
Mon Nov 1612:10 AM4.1 ft5:52 AM1.6 ft12:14 PM4.8 ft6:56 PM1.1 ft6:45 AM4:39 PM 45%
Tue Nov 1712:59 AM4.2 ft7:01 AM1.7 ft1:04 PM4.7 ft7:54 PM1.0 ft6:46 AM4:38 PM 56%
Wed Nov 181:46 AM4.4 ft8:15 AM1.5 ft1:54 PM4.7 ft8:47 PM0.8 ft6:47 AM4:37 PM 66%
Thu Nov 192:35 AM4.7 ft9:18 AM1.2 ft2:49 PM4.7 ft9:36 PM0.6 ft6:48 AM4:37 PM 76%
Fri Nov 203:27 AM5.0 ft10:14 AM0.8 ft3:47 PM4.8 ft10:23 PM0.3 ft6:49 AM4:36 PM 84%
Sat Nov 214:20 AM5.5 ft11:06 AM0.4 ft4:44 PM5.0 ft11:08 PM0.0 ft6:51 AM4:35 PM 91%
Sun Nov 225:09 AM6.0 ft11:57 AM0.0 ft5:37 PM5.1 ft11:55 PM-0.2 ft6:52 AM4:35 PM 96%
Mon Nov 235:57 AM6.4 ft12:48 PM-0.3 ft6:26 PM5.3 ft 6:53 AM4:34 PM 99%
Tue Nov 2412:44 AM-0.3 ft6:44 AM6.7 ft1:41 PM-0.5 ft7:16 PM5.3 ft6:54 AM4:34 PM 100%
Wed Nov 251:36 AM-0.4 ft7:32 AM6.7 ft2:33 PM-0.6 ft8:07 PM5.3 ft6:55 AM4:33 PM 98%
Thu Nov 262:28 AM-0.4 ft8:24 AM6.7 ft3:25 PM-0.6 ft9:03 PM5.2 ft6:56 AM4:33 PM 95%
Fri Nov 273:21 AM-0.3 ft9:19 AM6.4 ft4:16 PM-0.5 ft10:03 PM5.1 ft6:57 AM4:32 PM 89%
Sat Nov 284:14 AM-0.1 ft10:19 AM6.1 ft5:09 PM-0.3 ft11:06 PM5.0 ft6:58 AM4:32 PM 81%
Sun Nov 295:11 AM0.2 ft11:21 AM5.8 ft6:06 PM-0.1 ft 6:59 AM4:32 PM 73%
Mon Nov 3012:08 AM5.0 ft6:15 AM0.5 ft12:22 PM5.5 ft7:08 PM0.0 ft7:00 AM4:31 PM 63%

How these predictions are made

South Amboy is a subordinate station: NOAA derives its tides from the reference station Sandy Hook, Fort Hancock by applying fixed offsets.

High tide time

-0h 04m
relative to Sandy Hook, Fort Hancock

Low tide time

+0h 08m
relative to reference

High tide height

x1.09
ratio

Low tide height

x1.09
ratio

Nearby tide stations

Questions

What time is high tide at South Amboy today?

High tide at South Amboy, New Jersey on Sunday, October 18, 2026 is at 1:46 AM (4.2 ft above MLLW) and 1:58 PM (4.9 ft above MLLW), NOAA prediction, local time.

What time is low tide at South Amboy today?

Low tide at South Amboy on Sunday, October 18, 2026 is at 7:36 AM (1.9 ft) and 8:49 PM (1.5 ft).

What is the water temperature at South Amboy?

The nearest NOAA water-temperature reading to South Amboy is 61.9 F at Sandy Hook (14 mi away), as of October 18, 2026.

Not for navigation. Predictions do not include weather; wind and pressure can move the real water level by a foot or more. Source: NOAA CO-OPS station 8531232.