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Cape May tide chart

Cape May, Atlantic Ocean, NOAA 8535962 · 2.1 mi west of town · times in EST

Next high
12:18 am
Mon Nov 16 · 3.4 ft
Next low
6:09 pm
Sun Nov 15 · 1.0 ft
Times below are for Sunday, November 15, 2026 onward.Print the 2027 tide table (PDF)

Today and tomorrow

Today

Sunday, November 15, 2026
Cape May tides, Sunday, November 15, 2026
TideTimeHeight
Low4:50 am1.2 ft
High11:38 am4.6 ft
Low6:09 pm1.0 ft

Sunrise 6:43 am · sunset 4:47 pm · range 3.6 ft

Tomorrow

Monday, November 16, 2026
Cape May tides, Monday, November 16, 2026
TideTimeHeight
High12:18 am3.4 ft
Low5:45 am1.3 ft
High12:27 pm4.4 ft
Low6:56 pm1.0 ft

Sunrise 6:44 am · sunset 4:46 pm · range 3.5 ft

Cape May tide times, next 21 days

From Sunday, November 15, 2026 · feet above MLLW
High and low tides at Cape May, Atlantic Ocean, Sunday, November 15, 2026 to Saturday, November 21, 2026
Day1st tide2nd tide3rd tide4th tideSunriseSunset
Sun Nov 154:50 amLow 1.211:38 amHigh 4.66:09 pmLow 1.06:43 am4:47 pm
Mon Nov 1612:18 amHigh 3.45:45 amLow 1.312:27 pmHigh 4.46:56 pmLow 1.06:44 am4:46 pm
Tue Nov 171:11 amHigh 3.56:44 amLow 1.31:18 pmHigh 4.37:43 pmLow 0.96:45 am4:46 pm
Wed Nov 182:07 amHigh 3.77:46 amLow 1.32:15 pmHigh 4.28:31 pmLow 0.86:46 am4:45 pm
Thu Nov 193:04 amHigh 4.08:52 amLow 1.13:13 pmHigh 4.29:19 pmLow 0.66:48 am4:44 pm
Fri Nov 203:54 amHigh 4.49:53 amLow 0.84:08 pmHigh 4.310:04 pmLow 0.36:49 am4:44 pm
Sat Nov 214:40 amHigh 4.910:47 amLow 0.54:58 pmHigh 4.410:49 pmLow 0.16:50 am4:43 pm
Show the next 14 days, Sun Nov 22 to Sat Dec 5
High and low tides at Cape May, Atlantic Ocean, Sunday, November 22, 2026 to Saturday, December 5, 2026
Day1st tide2nd tide3rd tide4th tideSunriseSunset
Sun Nov 225:25 amHigh 5.411:40 amLow 0.15:48 pmHigh 4.411:36 pmLow −0.26:51 am4:43 pm
Mon Nov 236:12 amHigh 5.812:32 pmLow −0.26:39 pmHigh 4.56:52 am4:42 pm
Tue Nov 2412:23 amLow −0.37:02 amHigh 6.11:24 pmLow −0.47:32 pmHigh 4.56:53 am4:41 pm
Wed Nov 251:12 amLow −0.47:52 amHigh 6.22:15 pmLow −0.58:24 pmHigh 4.46:54 am4:41 pm
Thu Nov 262:02 amLow −0.48:43 amHigh 6.23:07 pmLow −0.49:18 pmHigh 4.36:55 am4:41 pm
Fri Nov 272:54 amLow −0.39:36 amHigh 6.14:02 pmLow −0.310:15 pmHigh 4.26:56 am4:40 pm
Sat Nov 283:50 amLow −0.110:33 amHigh 5.85:02 pmLow −0.211:18 pmHigh 4.26:57 am4:40 pm
Sun Nov 294:54 amLow 0.111:34 amHigh 5.46:01 pmLow −0.16:58 am4:40 pm
Mon Nov 3012:21 amHigh 4.26:01 amLow 0.312:34 pmHigh 5.06:58 pmLow 0.06:59 am4:39 pm
Tue Dec 11:24 amHigh 4.27:08 amLow 0.51:36 pmHigh 4.77:55 pmLow 0.17:00 am4:39 pm
Wed Dec 22:27 amHigh 4.48:16 amLow 0.62:40 pmHigh 4.48:50 pmLow 0.17:01 am4:39 pm
Thu Dec 33:28 amHigh 4.69:23 amLow 0.53:41 pmHigh 4.19:42 pmLow 0.27:02 am4:39 pm
Fri Dec 44:20 amHigh 4.810:22 amLow 0.44:35 pmHigh 4.010:28 pmLow 0.27:03 am4:38 pm
Sat Dec 55:07 amHigh 4.911:14 amLow 0.35:23 pmHigh 3.911:12 pmLow 0.27:04 am4:38 pm

Tide curve, Sun Nov 15 to Sat Nov 21

Predicted levelNightLow tide in daylightNow
−20 ft2468 ft4:50a1.2 ft11:38a4.6 ft6:09p1.0 ft12:18a3.4 ft5:45a1.3 ft12:27p4.4 ft6:56p1.0 ft1:11a3.5 ft6:44a1.3 ft1:18p4.3 ft7:43p0.9 ft2:07a3.7 ft7:46a1.3 ft2:15p4.2 ft8:31p0.8 ft3:04a4.0 ft8:52a1.1 ft3:13p4.2 ft9:19p0.6 ft3:54a4.4 ft9:53a0.8 ft4:08p4.3 ft10:04p0.3 ft4:40a4.9 ft10:47a0.5 ft4:58p4.4 ft10:49p0.1 ftSun Nov 15Mon Nov 16Tue Nov 17Wed Nov 18Thu Nov 19Fri Nov 20Sat Nov 21
Curve interpolated between NOAA high and low predictions. Night and daylight windows from local sunrise and sunset.

Best time for the beach, Sun Nov 15 to Sat Nov 21

The hours between sunrise and sunset when the water is within 1 ft of low tide (or a third of the fall into the low, where the tide range is small): the widest beach of the day. The lowest daylight tide in this stretch is 0.5 ft at 10:47 am on Sat Nov 21.

SunriseSunset
Low-water window
Sun Nov 15
No low tide in daylight
Mon Nov 16
No low tide in daylight
Tue Nov 17
No low tide in daylight
Wed Nov 18
sunrise–10:10 am · low 1.3 at 7:46 am
Thu Nov 19
sunrise–11:17 am · low 1.1 at 8:52 am
Fri Nov 20
7:47 am–12:07 pm · low 0.8 at 9:53 am
Sat Nov 21
8:52 am–12:52 pm · low 0.5 at 10:47 am

Our calculation from NOAA predictions and Cape May's sunrise and sunset.

November 2026 tide calendar

Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1Last quarter
H 1:35a
L 6:12a
H 12:53p
L 7:24p
2
H 1:44a
L 7:22a
H 2:01p
L 8:27p
3
H 2:54a
L 8:35a
H 3:10p
L 9:25p
4
H 3:55a
L 9:42a
H 4:10p
L 10:16p
5
H 4:47a
L 10:40a
H 5:01p
L 11:01p
6
H 5:32a
L 11:32a
H 5:48p
L 11:43p
7
H 6:15a
L 12:20p
H 6:32p
8
L 12:23a
H 6:56a
L 1:05p
H 7:14p
9New moon
L 1:01a
H 7:35a
L 1:46p
H 7:54p
10
L 1:37a
H 8:12a
L 2:26p
H 8:33p
11
L 2:12a
H 8:49a
L 3:05p
H 9:11p
12
L 2:46a
H 9:27a
L 3:47p
H 9:52p
13
L 3:21a
H 10:07a
L 4:32p
H 10:37p
14
L 4:02a
H 10:51a
L 5:21p
H 11:27p
15
L 4:50a
H 11:38a
L 6:09p
16
H 12:18a
L 5:45a
H 12:27p
L 6:56p
17First quarter
H 1:11a
L 6:44a
H 1:18p
L 7:43p
18
H 2:07a
L 7:46a
H 2:15p
L 8:31p
19
H 3:04a
L 8:52a
H 3:13p
L 9:19p
20
H 3:54a
L 9:53a
H 4:08p
L 10:04p
21
H 4:40a
L 10:47a
H 4:58p
L 10:49p
22
H 5:25a
L 11:40a
H 5:48p
L 11:36p
23
H 6:12a
L 12:32p
H 6:39p
24Full moon
L 12:23a
H 7:02a
L 1:24p
H 7:32p
25
L 1:12a
H 7:52a
L 2:15p
H 8:24p
26
L 2:02a
H 8:43a
L 3:07p
H 9:18p
27
L 2:54a
H 9:36a
L 4:02p
H 10:15p
28
L 3:50a
H 10:33a
L 5:02p
H 11:18p
29
L 4:54a
H 11:34a
L 6:01p
30
H 12:21a
L 6:01a
H 12:34p
L 6:58p

H high, L low. Lows in brown are below zero.

Full 2027 table: all 1,411 tides

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Churning water over a shallow sandy bottom

Highest predicted tide of 2027

6.4 ft

Monday, August 2, 2027, 8:52 pm

1.8 ft above Cape May's average high tide of 4.6 ft. The ten highest fall between June 5 and October 1; tides like these are often called king tides.

Ten highest predicted tides, 2027

RankDateTimeHeight
1Mon Aug 28:52 pm6.36 ft
2Sun Jul 49:07 pm6.35 ft
3Mon Jul 59:59 pm6.30 ft
4Sun Aug 17:59 pm6.28 ft
5Tue Aug 39:42 pm6.26 ft
6Sat Jul 38:14 pm6.24 ft
7Sat Jun 59:20 pm6.22 ft
8Fri Oct 19:24 am6.21 ft
9Tue Aug 318:33 pm6.19 ft
10Sun Jun 610:11 pm6.18 ft

Lowest predicted tide, 2027

−1.2 ft

Saturday, January 23, 2027, 2:34 pm

Which station this page uses

Station
Cape May, Atlantic Ocean
NOAA ID
8535962
Distance
2.1 mi west of the town center
Type
Subordinate station: NOAA computes its times and heights as offsets from Atlantic City (Ocean)
Why this one
The Cape May Atlantic Ocean gauge, on the beach side of town.

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Cape May tide questions

What time is high tide in Cape May today?

At Cape May, Atlantic Ocean on Sunday, November 15, 2026, high tide is at 11:38 am (4.6 ft); low tide is at 4:50 am (1.2 ft) and 6:09 pm (1.0 ft). Times are EST.

When is low tide in Cape May tomorrow?

On Monday, November 16, 2026, low tide is at 5:45 am (1.3 ft) and 6:56 pm (1.0 ft); high tide is at 12:18 am (3.4 ft) and 12:27 pm (4.4 ft).

Where can I get a Cape May tide chart for 2027?

Download the free 2027 tide table for Cape May as a four-page PDF. It lists all 1,411 predicted highs and lows of 2027 at Cape May, Atlantic Ocean, three months to a page.

Which tide station does this Cape May tide chart use?

NOAA station 8535962, Cape May, Atlantic Ocean, 2.1 mi west of the town center. It is a subordinate station: NOAA computes its times and heights from Atlantic City (Ocean).

What is the highest tide in Cape May in 2027?

The highest predicted tide of 2027 at Cape May, Atlantic Ocean is 6.4 ft on Monday, August 2, 2027 at 8:52 pm, 1.8 ft above the average high tide.