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How's the tide at Surf City today?

High water today at 9:31 am (5.4 ft) and 9:49 pm (4.7 ft). Low water at 3:10 am (0.0 ft) and 3:44 pm (0.2 ft).

Times are local to Surf City (America/New_York). Heights are feet above MLLW.

Surf City — today and tomorrow

TodaySunday, September 13

Boating GoodBeach GoodFishing Good
00h06h12h18h00h3:10 am9:31 am3:44 pm9:49 pm
Interpolated between the official NOAA predictions above — not a measured hourly curve.
TideTimeHeight
Low3:10 am0.0 ft
High9:31 am5.4 ft
Low3:44 pm0.2 ft
High9:49 pm4.7 ft

Sunrise 6:51 am · Sunset 7:19 pm · Moon 7% · Air 76–85 °F · Wind 3–9 kn · Rain 29% · Partly cloudy

Monday, September 14

Boating GoodBeach FairFishing Good
00h06h12h18h00h3:48 am10:14 am4:31 pm10:30 pm
Interpolated between the official NOAA predictions above — not a measured hourly curve.
TideTimeHeight
Low3:48 am0.2 ft
High10:14 am5.3 ft
Low4:31 pm0.5 ft
High10:30 pm4.3 ft

Sunrise 6:52 am · Sunset 7:17 pm · Moon 14% · Air 75–89 °F · Wind 2–13 kn · Rain 38% · Mostly sunny

Surf City tide chart — next seven days

Today — Sunday, September 13

TideTimeHeightRelative height
Low3:10 am0.0 ft
High9:31 am5.4 ft
Low3:44 pm0.2 ft
High9:49 pm4.7 ft

Monday, September 14

TideTimeHeightRelative height
Low3:48 am0.2 ft
High10:14 am5.3 ft
Low4:31 pm0.5 ft
High10:30 pm4.3 ft

Tuesday, September 15

TideTimeHeightRelative height
Low4:26 am0.4 ft
High10:58 am5.1 ft
Low5:19 pm0.8 ft
High11:12 pm3.9 ft

Wednesday, September 16

TideTimeHeightRelative height
Low5:05 am0.7 ft
High11:44 am4.9 ft
Low6:11 pm1.1 ft
High11:58 pm3.6 ft

Thursday, September 17

TideTimeHeightRelative height
Low5:48 am0.9 ft
High12:36 pm4.6 ft
Low7:08 pm1.3 ft

Three turns fall on this date. The next one lands after midnight and is listed under the following day.

Friday, September 18

TideTimeHeightRelative height
High12:49 am3.4 ft
Low6:39 am1.1 ft
High1:34 pm4.5 ft
Low8:13 pm1.5 ft

Saturday, September 19

TideTimeHeightRelative height
High1:49 am3.2 ft
Low7:38 am1.2 ft
High2:38 pm4.4 ft
Low9:17 pm1.5 ft

Surf City tides — month by month

Every high and low water for September 2026 and October 2026.

Surf City tide calendar — September 2026

DayHigh waterLow water
1 Tue10:52 am (5.2), 11:05 pm (4.2)4:23 am (0.1), 5:07 pm (0.5)
2 Wed11:43 am (5.2), 11:54 pm (4.0)5:06 am (0.1), 6:03 pm (0.6)
3 Thu12:40 pm (5.2)5:54 am (0.2), 7:07 pm (0.8)
4 Fri12:52 am (3.7), 1:45 pm (5.2)6:52 am (0.3), 8:18 pm (0.9)
5 Sat1:59 am (3.6), 2:55 pm (5.2)7:58 am (0.4), 9:30 pm (0.9)
6 Sun3:13 am (3.6), 4:05 pm (5.3)9:10 am (0.3), 10:36 pm (0.7)
7 Mon4:24 am (3.9), 5:08 pm (5.5)10:21 am (0.2), 11:34 pm (0.5)
8 Tue5:27 am (4.2), 6:04 pm (5.6)11:26 am (0.0)
9 Wed6:24 am (4.6), 6:55 pm (5.6)12:24 am (0.3), 12:25 pm (-0.1)
10 Thu7:15 am (4.9), 7:42 pm (5.5)1:09 am (0.1), 1:18 pm (-0.2)
11 Fri8:02 am (5.2), 8:26 pm (5.3)1:52 am (0.0), 2:09 pm (-0.2)
12 Sat8:48 am (5.3), 9:08 pm (5.0)2:32 am (0.0), 2:57 pm (0.0)
13 Sun · today9:31 am (5.4), 9:49 pm (4.7)3:10 am (0.0), 3:44 pm (0.2)
14 Mon10:14 am (5.3), 10:30 pm (4.3)3:48 am (0.2), 4:31 pm (0.5)
15 Tue10:58 am (5.1), 11:12 pm (3.9)4:26 am (0.4), 5:19 pm (0.8)
16 Wed11:44 am (4.9), 11:58 pm (3.6)5:05 am (0.7), 6:11 pm (1.1)
17 Thu12:36 pm (4.6)5:48 am (0.9), 7:08 pm (1.3)
18 Fri12:49 am (3.4), 1:34 pm (4.5)6:39 am (1.1), 8:13 pm (1.5)
19 Sat1:49 am (3.2), 2:38 pm (4.4)7:38 am (1.2), 9:17 pm (1.5)
20 Sun2:56 am (3.2), 3:40 pm (4.4)8:44 am (1.2), 10:14 pm (1.4)
21 Mon3:58 am (3.4), 4:34 pm (4.5)9:47 am (1.1), 11:00 pm (1.2)
22 Tue4:50 am (3.7), 5:20 pm (4.7)10:43 am (0.9), 11:40 pm (1.0)
23 Wed5:36 am (4.0), 6:01 pm (4.9)11:32 am (0.7)
24 Thu6:17 am (4.4), 6:40 pm (5.0)12:15 am (0.8), 12:18 pm (0.5)
25 Fri6:57 am (4.8), 7:17 pm (5.0)12:48 am (0.5), 1:01 pm (0.3)
26 Sat7:36 am (5.2), 7:55 pm (5.0)1:22 am (0.3), 1:45 pm (0.2)
27 Sun8:16 am (5.5), 8:34 pm (4.9)1:56 am (0.1), 2:29 pm (0.1)
28 Mon8:58 am (5.7), 9:15 pm (4.7)2:32 am (0.1), 3:15 pm (0.1)
29 Tue9:43 am (5.8), 9:59 pm (4.5)3:11 am (0.0), 4:03 pm (0.2)
30 Wed10:31 am (5.8), 10:48 pm (4.2)3:54 am (0.1), 4:56 pm (0.4)

Times local to Surf City, heights in feet above MLLW.

Surf City tide calendar — October 2026

DayHigh waterLow water
1 Thu11:25 am (5.7), 11:42 pm (4.0)4:42 am (0.2), 5:54 pm (0.6)
2 Fri12:26 pm (5.5)5:37 am (0.4), 6:59 pm (0.8)
3 Sat12:46 am (3.8), 1:33 pm (5.3)6:41 am (0.5), 8:09 pm (0.9)
4 Sun1:58 am (3.8), 2:44 pm (5.2)7:54 am (0.6), 9:17 pm (0.8)
5 Mon3:13 am (4.0), 3:52 pm (5.2)9:10 am (0.6), 10:18 pm (0.7)
6 Tue4:21 am (4.3), 4:53 pm (5.2)10:21 am (0.5), 11:11 pm (0.5)
7 Wed5:20 am (4.7), 5:46 pm (5.2)11:23 am (0.3), 11:58 pm (0.3)
8 Thu6:11 am (5.0), 6:34 pm (5.1)12:19 pm (0.2)
9 Fri6:58 am (5.3), 7:19 pm (5.0)12:40 am (0.2), 1:09 pm (0.1)
10 Sat7:41 am (5.5), 8:00 pm (4.8)1:19 am (0.1), 1:56 pm (0.2)
11 Sun8:22 am (5.6), 8:41 pm (4.5)1:56 am (0.2), 2:40 pm (0.2)
12 Mon9:02 am (5.6), 9:20 pm (4.3)2:33 am (0.3), 3:24 pm (0.4)
13 Tue9:41 am (5.4), 9:59 pm (4.0)3:08 am (0.4), 4:07 pm (0.6)
14 Wed10:22 am (5.2), 10:39 pm (3.8)3:45 am (0.6), 4:51 pm (0.8)
15 Thu11:05 am (5.0), 11:23 pm (3.5)4:24 am (0.9), 5:38 pm (1.1)
16 Fri11:53 am (4.7)5:07 am (1.1), 6:30 pm (1.3)
17 Sat12:13 am (3.4), 12:48 pm (4.5)5:57 am (1.2), 7:28 pm (1.4)
18 Sun1:11 am (3.3), 1:47 pm (4.4)6:56 am (1.3), 8:27 pm (1.4)
19 Mon2:15 am (3.4), 2:47 pm (4.3)8:02 am (1.3), 9:20 pm (1.3)
20 Tue3:17 am (3.6), 3:42 pm (4.4)9:08 am (1.2), 10:06 pm (1.1)
21 Wed4:10 am (3.9), 4:31 pm (4.5)10:07 am (1.1), 10:46 pm (0.9)
22 Thu4:57 am (4.3), 5:16 pm (4.6)11:01 am (0.8), 11:23 pm (0.6)
23 Fri5:41 am (4.8), 5:58 pm (4.6)11:50 am (0.5)
24 Sat6:23 am (5.3), 6:41 pm (4.7)12:00 am (0.4), 12:37 pm (0.3)
25 Sun7:05 am (5.7), 7:23 pm (4.7)12:38 am (0.1), 1:24 pm (0.1)
26 Mon7:49 am (6.0), 8:08 pm (4.6)1:18 am (-0.1), 2:11 pm (0.0)
27 Tue8:35 am (6.2), 8:53 pm (4.5)2:00 am (-0.2), 3:00 pm (0.0)
28 Wed9:24 am (6.2), 9:42 pm (4.3)2:45 am (-0.2), 3:51 pm (0.1)
29 Thu10:16 am (6.1), 10:36 pm (4.1)3:33 am (-0.1), 4:46 pm (0.2)
30 Fri11:12 am (5.9), 11:35 pm (4.0)4:27 am (0.0), 5:44 pm (0.4)
31 Sat12:13 pm (5.5)5:27 am (0.3), 6:47 pm (0.6)

Times local to Surf City, heights in feet above MLLW.

Wind and weather at Surf City

Seven days from the National Weather Service forecast for this stretch of coast. Each row is the range across the whole day, not a reading for one moment.

DayWindGustsAirSkyRainWaves
Today3–9 kn SW14 kn76–85 °FPartly cloudy29 %2 ft 9 s
Mon, September 142–13 kn NE18 kn75–89 °FMostly sunny38 %2 ft 9 s
Tue, September 159–13 kn NE19 kn69–82 °FMostly sunny19 %2 ft 9 s
Wed, September 167–11 kn ENE17 kn67–83 °FClear0 %2 ft 5 s
Thu, September 174–9 kn E15 kn69–84 °FMostly sunny10 %2 ft
Fri, September 182–6 kn NE11 kn71–84 °FMostly sunny15 %2 ft
Sat, September 191–7 kn S13 kn72–84 °FMostly sunny19 %1 ft

Source: NOAA National Weather Service, forecast office MHX. Public domain. Wind in knots, from the direction given. Wave heights are the forecast for the water off this coast, not the surf on the beach.

Boating, beach and fishing at Surf City

The same forecast as above, read for three things people do here. Each verdict names what decided it.

DayBoatingBeachFishing
TodayGoodwind 9 kn or lessGood85 °F and dryGoodlight wind, major window in daylight
Mon, September 14Goodwind 13 kn or lessFair38% chance of rainGoodlight wind, major window in daylight
Tue, September 15Goodwind 13 kn or lessGood82 °F and dryGoodlight wind, major window in daylight
Wed, September 16Goodwind 11 kn or lessGood83 °F and dryGoodlight wind, major window in daylight
Thu, September 17Goodwind 9 kn or lessGood84 °F and dryGoodlight wind, major window in daylight
Fri, September 18Goodwind 6 kn or lessGood84 °F and dryGoodlight wind, major window in daylight
Sat, September 19Goodwind 7 kn or lessGood84 °F and dryGoodlight wind, major window in daylight

Boating turns to Poor at the National Weather Service small craft threshold — sustained wind of 22 kn, gusts of 26 kn, or seas of 5 ft — and to Fair at 15 kn or 3 ft. Beach weighs air temperature, chance of rain and wind.Fishing asks whether the day is fishable at all and whether a solunar major window falls in daylight; it is not a prediction of what will bite. None of this replaces the marine forecast before you go out.

Sun and moon

Today

Sunrise 6:51 am · Sunset 7:19 pm
Moon 7% lit, waxing

Tomorrow

Sunrise 6:52 am · Sunset 7:17 pm
Moon 14% lit, waxing

Solunar windows for Surf City

The moon pulls hardest when it is directly overhead or on the far side of the earth — the two major windows of about two hours. The shorter minor windows sit around moonrise and moonset. Anglers use them to pick a time on the water; they are computed from the moon's position, not measured.

Today — Sunday, September 13

  • Major1:37 am – 3:37 amMoon underfoot
  • Minor8:53 am – 9:53 amMoonrise
  • Major2:00 pm – 4:00 pmMoon overhead
  • Minor7:59 pm – 8:59 pmMoonset

Monday, September 14

  • Major2:23 am – 4:23 amMoon underfoot
  • Minor9:56 am – 10:56 amMoonrise
  • Major2:46 pm – 4:46 pmMoon overhead
  • Minor8:29 pm – 9:29 pmMoonset

Times are local to Surf City (America/New_York).

Questions about Surf City tides

Answered from the same NOAA predictions as the table above; the solunar windows come from this page's own moon calculation. Where this page has no basis for an answer, there is no entry.

What time is high tide in Surf City today?
High water at 9:31 am (5.4 ft) and 9:49 pm (4.7 ft), local time in Surf City. Heights are feet above MLLW. Because the tide runs on the moon rather than the clock, each turn falls roughly 50 minutes later tomorrow — the seven-day table above carries the shift.
What time is low tide in Surf City today?
Low water at 3:10 am (0.0 ft) and 3:44 pm (0.2 ft), local time in Surf City. A height below zero is a minus tide: the water falls further than MLLW, the level the heights are counted from.
How many tides does Surf City get in a day?
Two high waters and two low waters on most days, a little over six hours apart. Over the seven days on this page that comes to 13 high waters and 14 low waters. Where a date shows only three turns, the fourth has slipped past midnight and is listed under the following day.
What is the tidal range at Surf City?
About 5.3 ft between today's lowest and highest water. Across the next seven days the water moves between 0.0 and 5.4 ft — a span of about 5.3 ft. The range is widest around new and full moon and narrowest at the quarters, so it changes from week to week.
Which tide station do these Surf City tide times come from?
NOAA station 8657419, Ocean City Beach (fishing pier) — a subordinate station. Ocean City Beach fishing pier, about 4 km north-east on the open Atlantic. Surf City in New Jersey is a different place. A subordinate station carries no gauge of its own: NOAA publishes its times as an offset from a nearby reference station, which is how the agency itself issues them. The predictions here are NOAA's, unchanged.
What time zone are the Surf City tide times in?
Every time on this page is clock time in Surf City — the America/New_York zone, daylight saving already applied. Nothing has to be converted, and no time is shown in UTC except the retrieval stamp at the foot of the page.
When are the solunar windows at Surf City today?
The major windows run 1:37 am to 3:37 am and 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm, with shorter minor windows around moonrise and moonset. They are computed from the moon's position over Surf City, not measured — anglers use them to pick a time on the water. The moon is 7% lit and waxing.
How far ahead does this Surf City tide chart go?
Seven days in the table, and every high and low water for September 2026 and October 2026 in the calendar below it. The page is rebuilt every morning, so the first day is always today.

Surf City on the map

Surf City and the 8 nearest places with their own NOAA station. Every marker opens that place’s tide chart.

Coastal map

Choose a place on the map

Every marker opens its local tide chart.

North Carolina tide chart locationsA clickable map of the 9 places covered in North Carolina.Surf CityTopsail BeachNorth Topsail BeachWrightsville BeachWilmingtonAtlantic BeachSouthportMorehead CityBeaufort

Nearby tide charts

Where these times come from

Source
NOAA Center for Operational Oceanographic Products and Services — station 8657419, OCEAN CITY, FISHING PIER (subordinate station)
Datum
MLLW — heights in feet above mean lower low water
Distance
4 km from the centre of Surf City
Retrieved
Sep 13, 2026, 2:24 PM UTC
Licence
Public domain (US federal government data). NOS requests that attribution be given whenever NOS material is reproduced and re-disseminated.

Ocean City Beach fishing pier, about 4 km north-east on the open Atlantic. Surf City in New Jersey is a different place.

Predictions are issued by NOAA. The official NOAA data are authoritative. Not for navigation. Check the official NOAA station page before you rely on these times on the water.