How’s the Tide

New Jersey

How's the tide at Cape May today?

High water today at 5:54 am (4.3 ft) and 6:25 pm (5.9 ft). Low water at 11:40 am (0.3 ft).

Times are local to Cape May (America/New_York). Heights are feet above MLLW.

Cape May tide chart — next seven days

Today — Sunday, August 9

TideTimeHeightRelative height
High5:54 am4.3 ft
Low11:40 am0.3 ft
High6:25 pm5.9 ft

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

Monday, August 10

TideTimeHeightRelative height
Low12:53 am0.5 ft
High6:59 am4.5 ft
Low12:44 pm0.1 ft
High7:26 pm6.1 ft

Tuesday, August 11

TideTimeHeightRelative height
Low1:53 am0.2 ft
High7:58 am4.8 ft
Low1:45 pm-0.1 ft
High8:23 pm6.3 ft

Wednesday, August 12

TideTimeHeightRelative height
Low2:45 am0.1 ft
High8:52 am5.0 ft
Low2:41 pm-0.2 ft
High9:14 pm6.3 ft

Thursday, August 13

TideTimeHeightRelative height
Low3:33 am-0.1 ft
High9:43 am5.3 ft
Low3:34 pm-0.2 ft
High10:03 pm6.2 ft

Friday, August 14

TideTimeHeightRelative height
Low4:17 am-0.1 ft
High10:31 am5.4 ft
Low4:24 pm-0.1 ft
High10:49 pm5.9 ft

Saturday, August 15

TideTimeHeightRelative height
Low5:00 am0.0 ft
High11:17 am5.5 ft
Low5:14 pm0.1 ft
High11:34 pm5.6 ft

Tide calendar

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

Cape May tide calendar — August 2026

DayHigh waterLow water
1 Sat11:08 am (4.8), 11:23 pm (5.4)4:55 am (0.3), 5:00 pm (0.4)
2 Sun11:47 am (4.9)5:31 am (0.3), 5:44 pm (0.5)
3 Mon12:03 am (5.2), 12:30 pm (5.1)6:10 am (0.2), 6:32 pm (0.6)
4 Tue12:46 am (5.0), 1:16 pm (5.2)6:52 am (0.2), 7:24 pm (0.7)
5 Wed1:35 am (4.7), 2:09 pm (5.3)7:39 am (0.3), 8:23 pm (0.8)
6 Thu2:31 am (4.5), 3:08 pm (5.4)8:32 am (0.4), 9:27 pm (0.8)
7 Fri3:34 am (4.3), 4:13 pm (5.5)9:31 am (0.4), 10:36 pm (0.8)
8 Sat4:44 am (4.2), 5:20 pm (5.7)10:35 am (0.4), 11:46 pm (0.7)
9 Sun · today5:54 am (4.3), 6:25 pm (5.9)11:40 am (0.3)
10 Mon6:59 am (4.5), 7:26 pm (6.1)12:53 am (0.5), 12:44 pm (0.1)
11 Tue7:58 am (4.8), 8:23 pm (6.3)1:53 am (0.2), 1:45 pm (-0.1)
12 Wed8:52 am (5.0), 9:14 pm (6.3)2:45 am (0.1), 2:41 pm (-0.2)
13 Thu9:43 am (5.3), 10:03 pm (6.2)3:33 am (-0.1), 3:34 pm (-0.2)
14 Fri10:31 am (5.4), 10:49 pm (5.9)4:17 am (-0.1), 4:24 pm (-0.1)
15 Sat11:17 am (5.5), 11:34 pm (5.6)5:00 am (0.0), 5:14 pm (0.1)
16 Sun12:02 pm (5.4)5:42 am (0.1), 6:04 pm (0.3)
17 Mon12:18 am (5.2), 12:48 pm (5.3)6:23 am (0.3), 6:54 pm (0.6)
18 Tue1:03 am (4.8), 1:35 pm (5.2)7:06 am (0.6), 7:46 pm (0.9)
19 Wed1:51 am (4.4), 2:24 pm (5.1)7:52 am (0.8), 8:41 pm (1.1)
20 Thu2:43 am (4.1), 3:18 pm (5.0)8:41 am (1.0), 9:39 pm (1.3)
21 Fri3:40 am (3.9), 4:14 pm (4.9)9:34 am (1.1), 10:41 pm (1.3)
22 Sat4:40 am (3.9), 5:12 pm (5.0)10:30 am (1.1), 11:41 pm (1.3)
23 Sun5:38 am (3.9), 6:06 pm (5.1)11:26 am (1.1)
24 Mon6:32 am (4.1), 6:56 pm (5.3)12:35 am (1.1), 12:20 pm (0.9)
25 Tue7:20 am (4.3), 7:41 pm (5.5)1:20 am (1.0), 1:08 pm (0.7)
26 Wed8:03 am (4.5), 8:23 pm (5.6)2:00 am (0.8), 1:53 pm (0.6)
27 Thu8:43 am (4.8), 9:02 pm (5.7)2:36 am (0.6), 2:34 pm (0.4)
28 Fri9:22 am (5.0), 9:40 pm (5.7)3:10 am (0.4), 3:15 pm (0.3)
29 Sat10:00 am (5.3), 10:18 pm (5.6)3:44 am (0.3), 3:56 pm (0.3)
30 Sun10:38 am (5.4), 10:58 pm (5.5)4:20 am (0.2), 4:38 pm (0.3)
31 Mon11:19 am (5.6), 11:39 pm (5.2)4:57 am (0.2), 5:23 pm (0.4)

Times local to Cape May, heights in feet above MLLW.

Cape May tide calendar — September 2026

DayHigh waterLow water
1 Tue12:03 pm (5.7)5:38 am (0.2), 6:13 pm (0.5)
2 Wed12:25 am (5.0), 12:52 pm (5.7)6:23 am (0.3), 7:07 pm (0.7)
3 Thu1:17 am (4.7), 1:47 pm (5.6)7:14 am (0.5), 8:08 pm (0.8)
4 Fri2:17 am (4.4), 2:50 pm (5.6)8:12 am (0.6), 9:16 pm (1.0)
5 Sat3:25 am (4.3), 3:59 pm (5.6)9:16 am (0.7), 10:28 pm (1.0)
6 Sun4:37 am (4.3), 5:09 pm (5.7)10:25 am (0.7), 11:39 pm (0.8)
7 Mon5:47 am (4.5), 6:15 pm (5.8)11:34 am (0.5)
8 Tue6:49 am (4.8), 7:14 pm (6.0)12:43 am (0.6), 12:39 pm (0.3)
9 Wed7:44 am (5.1), 8:07 pm (6.0)1:37 am (0.4), 1:37 pm (0.1)
10 Thu8:35 am (5.5), 8:56 pm (6.0)2:24 am (0.2), 2:30 pm (0.0)
11 Fri9:21 am (5.7), 9:41 pm (5.9)3:06 am (0.1), 3:19 pm (0.0)
12 Sat10:05 am (5.8), 10:23 pm (5.6)3:46 am (0.1), 4:06 pm (0.1)
13 Sun10:46 am (5.8), 11:05 pm (5.3)4:24 am (0.2), 4:50 pm (0.3)
14 Mon11:27 am (5.7), 11:46 pm (5.0)5:02 am (0.4), 5:35 pm (0.5)
15 Tue12:09 pm (5.5)5:41 am (0.6), 6:20 pm (0.8)
16 Wed12:28 am (4.6), 12:52 pm (5.3)6:23 am (0.8), 7:08 pm (1.0)
17 Thu1:14 am (4.3), 1:40 pm (5.1)7:08 am (1.1), 8:01 pm (1.2)
18 Fri2:04 am (4.1), 2:32 pm (5.0)7:58 am (1.2), 8:57 pm (1.4)
19 Sat3:01 am (3.9), 3:30 pm (4.9)8:53 am (1.3), 9:58 pm (1.4)
20 Sun4:01 am (3.9), 4:30 pm (4.9)9:52 am (1.3), 10:57 pm (1.4)
21 Mon5:01 am (4.0), 5:26 pm (5.1)10:51 am (1.2), 11:50 pm (1.2)
22 Tue5:55 am (4.2), 6:18 pm (5.2)11:47 am (1.1)
23 Wed6:43 am (4.5), 7:04 pm (5.4)12:36 am (1.0), 12:37 pm (0.8)
24 Thu7:27 am (4.9), 7:48 pm (5.5)1:16 am (0.8), 1:24 pm (0.6)
25 Fri8:09 am (5.2), 8:29 pm (5.6)1:54 am (0.5), 2:08 pm (0.4)
26 Sat8:49 am (5.6), 9:10 pm (5.6)2:30 am (0.3), 2:51 pm (0.2)
27 Sun9:29 am (5.8), 9:52 pm (5.5)3:07 am (0.2), 3:34 pm (0.1)
28 Mon10:10 am (6.0), 10:34 pm (5.3)3:45 am (0.1), 4:19 pm (0.1)
29 Tue10:54 am (6.1), 11:20 pm (5.1)4:26 am (0.1), 5:06 pm (0.2)
30 Wed11:41 am (6.1)5:11 am (0.2), 5:58 pm (0.4)

Times local to Cape May, heights in feet above MLLW.

Sun and moon

Today

Sunrise 6:07 am · Sunset 8:02 pm
Moon 13% lit, waning

Tomorrow

Sunrise 6:08 am · Sunset 8:00 pm
Moon 6% lit, waning

Nearby tide charts

Where these times come from

Source
NOAA Center for Operational Oceanographic Products and Services — station 8536110, Cape May (reference station)
Datum
MLLW — heights in feet above mean lower low water
Distance
6.1 km from the centre of Cape May
Retrieved
Aug 9, 2026, 10:48 AM UTC
Licence
Public domain (US federal government data). NOS requests that attribution be given whenever NOS material is reproduced and re-disseminated.

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.