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Highlands Tides Today

Route 36 bridge · Monmouth County, NJ · NOAA 8531712

Right nowFri Nov 6
Next tide
This Afternoon68°W 5 mph · Rain
5:33 AM4.9 ft11:47 AM0.2 ft5:50 PM4.4 ft
  1. High5:33AM4.9 ft
  2. Low11:47AM0.2 ft
  3. High5:50PM4.4 ft

Local Eastern time. Heights in feet above average low water (MLLW). Shaded bands are today's best fishing windows.

Fishing Outlook

The high tide at 5:33 AM lands near sunrise, and the tides are among the strongest this week.

Best Windows Today

  • 4:33 to 6:33 AMaround high tide
  • 10:47 AM to 12:47 PMaround low tide
  • 4:50 to 6:50 PMaround high tide

Solunar Times

  • Minor3:19 to 4:19 AMmoonrise
  • Major8:34 to 10:34 AMmoon overhead
  • Minor2:40 to 3:40 PMmoonset
  • Major8:57 to 10:57 PMmoon underfoot

Major periods are the two hours around the moon overhead or underfoot. Minor periods are the hour around moonrise and moonset.

Fishing here? See New Jersey saltwater registry info and seasons and size limits from the New Jersey Division of Fish and Wildlife.

Weather and Wind

  • This AfternoonHigh 68°Rain 93% rainW 5 mph
  • TonightLow 52°Chance light rain then mostly cloudy 52% rainW 0 to 5 mph
  • SaturdayHigh 63°Mostly sunny 2% rainW 5 to 15 mph

Boating Forecast

New York Harbor · issued Fri 3:01 AM

Today
S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. Rain early this morning. Chance of tstms. Rain late this morning and afternoon.
Tonight
SW winds around 5 kt, becoming W after midnight. Waves 1 to 2 ft. Chance of rain in the evening.
Sat
W winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Waves 1 to 2 ft.

From the National Weather Service. Arrows point the way the wind blows.

DayFishingHigh TidesLow TidesMoon
SaturdayNov 7Good6:17 AM 5.1 ft6:34 PM 4.4 ft12:00 AM 0.0 ft12:33 PM 0.1 ft
SundayNov 8Good6:57 AM 5.1 ft7:16 PM 4.3 ft12:41 AM 0.1 ft1:18 PM 0.1 ft
MondayNov 9Good7:35 AM 5.1 ft7:56 PM 4.2 ft1:21 AM 0.2 ft2:01 PM 0.1 ft
TuesdayNov 10Fair8:12 AM 5.0 ft8:36 PM 4.0 ft2:00 AM 0.3 ft2:42 PM 0.1 ft
WednesdayNov 11Good8:50 AM 4.8 ft9:16 PM 3.9 ft2:39 AM 0.5 ft3:22 PM 0.2 ft
ThursdayNov 12Good9:28 AM 4.6 ft10:00 PM 3.7 ft3:16 AM 0.6 ft4:00 PM 0.4 ft
FridayNov 13Good10:09 AM 4.4 ft10:48 PM 3.5 ft3:52 AM 0.8 ft4:39 PM 0.6 ft

About the Tides at Highlands

Highlands gets two high tides and two low tides most days, both about the same size. On a typical day the water rises and falls about 3.9 feet.

Over the next two weeks the biggest tides come on Sunday, November 8, when the water moves about 5.1 feet. The lowest water is 0.0 ft on Saturday, November 7 at 12:00 AM, and the highest is 5.1 ft on Sunday, November 8 at 6:57 AM.

NOAA works out the times here from its reference station at Sandy Hook, Fort Hancock, adjusted for this location.

Official NOAA prediction for station 8531712, Highlands, Route 36 bridge, timed from its reference station Sandy Hook, Fort Hancock (8531680). Updated Fri, 06 Nov 2026 17:46 GMT.