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Port Reading Tides Today

Near Sewaren · Arthur Kill · Middlesex County, NJ · NOAA 8531142

Right nowFri Nov 6
Next tide
This Afternoon69°NW 5 mph · Rain likely
5:25 AM5.8 ft11:49 AM0.2 ft5:36 PM5.4 ft
  1. High5:25AM5.8 ft
  2. Low11:49AM0.2 ft
  3. High5:36PM5.4 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 5:25 AM lands near sunrise, and the tides are among the strongest this week.

Best Windows Today

  • 4:25 to 6:25 AMaround high tide
  • 10:49 AM to 12:49 PMaround low tide
  • 4:36 to 6:36 PMaround high tide

Solunar Times

  • Minor3:20 to 4:20 AMmoonrise
  • Major8:35 to 10:35 AMmoon overhead
  • Minor2:41 to 3:41 PMmoonset
  • Major8:58 to 10:58 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 69°Rain likely 65% rainNW 5 mph
  • TonightLow 51°Chance light rain then mostly cloudy 25% rainW 5 mph
  • SaturdayHigh 63°Mostly sunny 2% rainW 5 to 13 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 7Good6:14 AM 6.0 ft6:25 PM 5.3 ft12:06 AM -0.3 ft12:37 PM 0.1 ft
SundayNov 8Good6:57 AM 6.2 ft7:09 PM 5.2 ft12:47 AM -0.2 ft1:23 PM 0.0 ft
MondayNov 9Good7:37 AM 6.2 ft7:51 PM 5.1 ft1:28 AM -0.1 ft2:08 PM 0.0 ft
TuesdayNov 10Fair8:15 AM 6.1 ft8:30 PM 5.0 ft2:08 AM 0.1 ft2:50 PM 0.2 ft
WednesdayNov 11Good8:52 AM 6.0 ft9:11 PM 4.8 ft2:47 AM 0.3 ft3:30 PM 0.3 ft
ThursdayNov 12Good9:30 AM 5.8 ft9:55 PM 4.5 ft3:23 AM 0.6 ft4:09 PM 0.5 ft
FridayNov 13Good10:11 AM 5.5 ft10:47 PM 4.3 ft3:58 AM 0.9 ft4:48 PM 0.7 ft

About the Tides at Port Reading

Port Reading 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 4.9 feet.

Over the next two weeks the biggest tides come on Sunday, November 8, when the water moves about 6.4 feet. The lowest water is -0.3 ft on Saturday, November 7 at 12:06 AM, and the highest is 6.2 ft on Monday, November 9 at 7:37 AM. A minus tide like that uncovers the most beach, flats and tide pools.

NOAA predicts the tides here from years of measurements at station 8531142.

Official NOAA prediction for station 8531142, Port Reading, Arthur Kill. Updated Fri, 06 Nov 2026 17:46 GMT.