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Swain Channel, Taylor Sound tide times

Today, Sunday, October 18, 2026: high tide at 2:14 AM (3.4 ft) and 2:33 PM (4.5 ft); low tide at 7:43 AM (1.6 ft) and 9:05 PM (1.4 ft). Water temperature 63.3 F at Cape May (5.3 mi away).

NOAA station 8535805 · Subordinate station · MLLW datum · times in EDT · sunrise 7:12 AM, sunset 6:17 PM · first quarter (51% lit)

High tide▲
2:14AM
3.4FT MLLW
high
Low tide▼
7:43AM
1.6FT MLLW
low
High tide▲
2:33PM
4.5FT MLLW
high
Low tide▼
9:05PM
1.4FT MLLW
low
Water temp°F
63.3
17.4C
Cape May, 5.3 mi
1234512 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM12 AM2:14 AM3.4 ft7:43 AM1.6 ft2:33 PM4.5 ft9:05 PM1.4 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 7:43 AM (1.6 ft).

First Quarter 51% litSunrise 7:12 AMSunset 6:17 PMDaylight 11h 04mEDT

Next 7 days at Swain Channel, Taylor Sound

DateTide 1Tide 2Tide 3Tide 4SunriseSunsetMoon
Sun Oct 18today2:14 AM3.4 ft7:43 AM1.6 ft2:33 PM4.5 ft9:05 PM1.4 ft7:12 AM6:17 PM 51%
Mon Oct 193:17 AM3.4 ft8:45 AM1.6 ft3:33 PM4.4 ft10:00 PM1.3 ft7:13 AM6:15 PM 61%
Tue Oct 204:21 AM3.6 ft9:52 AM1.5 ft4:34 PM4.5 ft10:50 PM1.1 ft7:14 AM6:14 PM 71%
Wed Oct 215:15 AM3.9 ft10:54 AM1.3 ft5:26 PM4.6 ft11:32 PM0.8 ft7:15 AM6:13 PM 80%
Thu Oct 225:59 AM4.3 ft11:46 AM1.0 ft6:12 PM4.7 ft 7:16 AM6:11 PM 88%
Fri Oct 2312:12 AM0.6 ft6:40 AM4.7 ft12:35 PM0.7 ft6:56 PM4.8 ft7:17 AM6:10 PM 94%
Sat Oct 2412:51 AM0.3 ft7:20 AM5.2 ft1:23 PM0.3 ft7:40 PM4.9 ft7:18 AM6:09 PM 98%

Water temperature near Swain Channel, Taylor Sound

405060708090
63.3 F (17.4 C)
NOAA CO-OPS station 8536110 (Cape May sensor, 5.3 mi away), read 5:00 AM local, October 18, 2026

Over the past 30 days this sensor ranged from 60.8 to 77.0 F. Typical for October here is 66.2 F (5-year hourly mean; range 56.3 to 78.3), so today is 2.9 F below typical.

Water temperature is the nearest NOAA reading to Swain Channel, Taylor Sound, 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    6:56 AM6:42 PM 72%
Fri Oct 2    6:57 AM6:41 PM 62%
Sat Oct 3    6:58 AM6:39 PM 52%
Sun Oct 4    6:59 AM6:38 PM 41%
Mon Oct 5    6:59 AM6:36 PM 31%
Tue Oct 6    7:00 AM6:35 PM 22%
Wed Oct 7    7:01 AM6:33 PM 14%
Thu Oct 8    7:02 AM6:32 PM 7%
Fri Oct 9    7:03 AM6:30 PM 3%
Sat Oct 10    7:04 AM6:29 PM 0%
Sun Oct 11    7:05 AM6:27 PM 0%
Mon Oct 12    7:06 AM6:26 PM 2%
Tue Oct 13    7:07 AM6:24 PM 7%
Wed Oct 14    7:08 AM6:23 PM 13%
Thu Oct 15    7:09 AM6:21 PM 21%
Fri Oct 1612:25 AM3.7 ft5:56 AM1.3 ft12:46 PM4.8 ft7:14 PM1.2 ft7:10 AM6:20 PM 30%
Sat Oct 171:17 AM3.5 ft6:47 AM1.4 ft1:37 PM4.6 ft8:09 PM1.4 ft7:11 AM6:18 PM 40%
Sun Oct 18today2:14 AM3.4 ft7:43 AM1.6 ft2:33 PM4.5 ft9:05 PM1.4 ft7:12 AM6:17 PM 51%
Mon Oct 193:17 AM3.4 ft8:45 AM1.6 ft3:33 PM4.4 ft10:00 PM1.3 ft7:13 AM6:15 PM 61%
Tue Oct 204:21 AM3.6 ft9:52 AM1.5 ft4:34 PM4.5 ft10:50 PM1.1 ft7:14 AM6:14 PM 71%
Wed Oct 215:15 AM3.9 ft10:54 AM1.3 ft5:26 PM4.6 ft11:32 PM0.8 ft7:15 AM6:13 PM 80%
Thu Oct 225:59 AM4.3 ft11:46 AM1.0 ft6:12 PM4.7 ft 7:16 AM6:11 PM 88%
Fri Oct 2312:12 AM0.6 ft6:40 AM4.7 ft12:35 PM0.7 ft6:56 PM4.8 ft7:17 AM6:10 PM 94%
Sat Oct 2412:51 AM0.3 ft7:20 AM5.2 ft1:23 PM0.3 ft7:40 PM4.9 ft7:18 AM6:09 PM 98%
Sun Oct 251:30 AM0.1 ft8:02 AM5.6 ft2:10 PM0.1 ft8:25 PM4.9 ft7:20 AM6:07 PM 100%
Mon Oct 262:11 AM-0.1 ft8:45 AM5.9 ft2:57 PM-0.1 ft9:11 PM4.8 ft7:21 AM6:06 PM 99%
Tue Oct 272:54 AM-0.1 ft9:30 AM6.0 ft3:45 PM-0.1 ft9:58 PM4.7 ft7:22 AM6:05 PM 97%
Wed Oct 283:37 AM-0.1 ft10:16 AM6.1 ft4:35 PM-0.0 ft10:48 PM4.4 ft7:23 AM6:04 PM 92%
Thu Oct 294:25 AM0.1 ft11:07 AM5.9 ft5:32 PM0.1 ft11:44 PM4.2 ft7:24 AM6:02 PM 85%
Fri Oct 305:18 AM0.3 ft12:05 PM5.7 ft6:35 PM0.3 ft 7:25 AM6:01 PM 77%
Sat Oct 3112:48 AM4.1 ft6:22 AM0.5 ft1:08 PM5.5 ft7:40 PM0.4 ft7:26 AM6:00 PM 68%

November 2026 tide table

DateTide 1Tide 2Tide 3Tide 4SunriseSunsetMoon
Sun Nov 11:56 AM4.0 ft6:31 AM0.7 ft1:14 PM5.2 ft7:43 PM0.5 ft6:27 AM4:59 PM 57%
Mon Nov 22:05 AM4.1 ft7:41 AM0.8 ft2:22 PM5.0 ft8:46 PM0.5 ft6:28 AM4:58 PM 46%
Tue Nov 33:15 AM4.3 ft8:54 AM0.8 ft3:31 PM4.8 ft9:44 PM0.4 ft6:29 AM4:57 PM 36%
Wed Nov 44:16 AM4.6 ft10:01 AM0.7 ft4:31 PM4.7 ft10:35 PM0.3 ft6:30 AM4:56 PM 26%
Thu Nov 55:08 AM4.9 ft10:59 AM0.5 ft5:22 PM4.7 ft11:20 PM0.2 ft6:31 AM4:55 PM 17%
Fri Nov 65:53 AM5.1 ft11:51 AM0.3 ft6:09 PM4.6 ft 6:33 AM4:53 PM 10%
Sat Nov 712:02 AM0.2 ft6:36 AM5.3 ft12:39 PM0.2 ft6:53 PM4.5 ft6:34 AM4:52 PM 5%
Sun Nov 812:42 AM0.2 ft7:17 AM5.4 ft1:24 PM0.2 ft7:35 PM4.3 ft6:35 AM4:52 PM 1%
Mon Nov 91:20 AM0.2 ft7:56 AM5.5 ft2:05 PM0.2 ft8:15 PM4.2 ft6:36 AM4:51 PM 0%
Tue Nov 101:56 AM0.3 ft8:33 AM5.4 ft2:45 PM0.3 ft8:54 PM4.0 ft6:37 AM4:50 PM 1%
Wed Nov 112:31 AM0.5 ft9:10 AM5.3 ft3:24 PM0.4 ft9:32 PM3.8 ft6:38 AM4:49 PM 4%
Thu Nov 123:05 AM0.6 ft9:48 AM5.1 ft4:06 PM0.6 ft10:13 PM3.6 ft6:39 AM4:48 PM 10%
Fri Nov 133:40 AM0.8 ft10:28 AM4.9 ft4:51 PM0.8 ft10:58 PM3.5 ft6:40 AM4:47 PM 17%
Sat Nov 144:21 AM1.0 ft11:12 AM4.7 ft5:40 PM0.9 ft11:48 PM3.4 ft6:41 AM4:46 PM 25%
Sun Nov 155:09 AM1.2 ft11:59 AM4.5 ft6:28 PM1.0 ft 6:43 AM4:45 PM 35%
Mon Nov 1612:39 AM3.3 ft6:04 AM1.3 ft12:48 PM4.3 ft7:15 PM1.0 ft6:44 AM4:45 PM 45%
Tue Nov 171:32 AM3.4 ft7:03 AM1.3 ft1:39 PM4.2 ft8:02 PM0.9 ft6:45 AM4:44 PM 56%
Wed Nov 182:28 AM3.6 ft8:05 AM1.3 ft2:36 PM4.1 ft8:50 PM0.8 ft6:46 AM4:43 PM 66%
Thu Nov 193:25 AM3.9 ft9:11 AM1.1 ft3:34 PM4.1 ft9:38 PM0.6 ft6:47 AM4:43 PM 76%
Fri Nov 204:15 AM4.3 ft10:12 AM0.8 ft4:29 PM4.2 ft10:23 PM0.3 ft6:48 AM4:42 PM 84%
Sat Nov 215:01 AM4.8 ft11:06 AM0.5 ft5:19 PM4.3 ft11:08 PM0.1 ft6:49 AM4:42 PM 91%
Sun Nov 225:46 AM5.2 ft11:59 AM0.1 ft6:09 PM4.3 ft11:55 PM-0.2 ft6:50 AM4:41 PM 96%
Mon Nov 236:33 AM5.6 ft12:51 PM-0.2 ft7:00 PM4.3 ft 6:51 AM4:40 PM 99%
Tue Nov 2412:42 AM-0.3 ft7:23 AM5.9 ft1:43 PM-0.4 ft7:53 PM4.3 ft6:52 AM4:40 PM 100%
Wed Nov 251:31 AM-0.4 ft8:13 AM6.1 ft2:34 PM-0.5 ft8:45 PM4.3 ft6:53 AM4:40 PM 98%
Thu Nov 262:21 AM-0.4 ft9:04 AM6.1 ft3:26 PM-0.4 ft9:39 PM4.2 ft6:54 AM4:39 PM 95%
Fri Nov 273:13 AM-0.3 ft9:57 AM5.9 ft4:21 PM-0.3 ft10:36 PM4.1 ft6:56 AM4:39 PM 89%
Sat Nov 284:09 AM-0.1 ft10:54 AM5.6 ft5:21 PM-0.2 ft11:39 PM4.0 ft6:57 AM4:38 PM 81%
Sun Nov 295:13 AM0.1 ft11:55 AM5.3 ft6:20 PM-0.1 ft 6:58 AM4:38 PM 73%
Mon Nov 3012:42 AM4.1 ft6:20 AM0.3 ft12:55 PM4.9 ft7:17 PM0.0 ft6:59 AM4:38 PM 63%

How these predictions are made

Swain Channel, Taylor Sound is a subordinate station: NOAA derives its tides from the reference station Atlantic City (Ocean) by applying fixed offsets.

High tide time

+0h 55m
relative to Atlantic City (Ocean)

Low tide time

+0h 40m
relative to reference

High tide height

x1.09
ratio

Low tide height

x1.06
ratio

Nearby tide stations

Questions

What time is high tide at Swain Channel, Taylor Sound today?

High tide at Swain Channel, Taylor Sound, New Jersey on Sunday, October 18, 2026 is at 2:14 AM (3.4 ft above MLLW) and 2:33 PM (4.5 ft above MLLW), NOAA prediction, local time.

What time is low tide at Swain Channel, Taylor Sound today?

Low tide at Swain Channel, Taylor Sound on Sunday, October 18, 2026 is at 7:43 AM (1.6 ft) and 9:05 PM (1.4 ft).

What is the water temperature at Swain Channel, Taylor Sound?

The nearest NOAA water-temperature reading to Swain Channel, Taylor Sound is 63.3 F at Cape May (5.3 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 8535805.