{"schema":1,"kind":"river","id":"CAPN4","now":"2026-10-17T09:34:25.457Z","state":"unavailable","source":{"source":"gauges-observed","state":"current","outcome":"fetched","lastSuccess":"2026-10-17T09:25:04.382Z","lastAttempt":"2026-10-17T09:25:04.382Z","ageSeconds":561,"budgetSeconds":2400,"error":null,"damaged":null,"pass":"hydro","publisher":"NOAA/NWS"},"station":null,"gauge":{"lid":"CAPN4","name":"Cape May Harbor (IN MLLW)","waterbody":"Cape May Harbor","state":"NJ","office":"PHI","lon":-74.8889,"lat":38.9483,"water":"tide","units":"ft","stages":{"action":null,"minor":6.2,"moderate":7.2,"major":8.2},"stagesSetAside":null,"observed":null,"forecast":{"category":"minor","value":6.5,"time":"2026-10-19T19:00:00.000Z","issued":"2026-10-17T07:09:00.000Z"},"category":"minor","detail":{"lid":"CAPN4","fetched":"2026-10-17T08:15:07.090Z","impacts":[{"stage":9.36,"statement":"(Mean Lower Low Water (MLLW)) The level reached on January 23, 2016."},{"stage":8.67,"statement":"(MLLW) The level reached on October 29, 2012 during Post Tropical Cyclone Sandy."},{"stage":8.2,"statement":"(MLLW) MAJOR FLOODING. At this level, flooding starts to become severe enough to begin causing structural damage along with widespread flooding of roadways in Wildwood Crest, Cape May and West Cape May. Vulnerable homes and businesses may be severely damaged as water levels rise further above this threshold. Numerous roads become impassable and some neighborhoods may be isolated. The flood waters become a danger to anyone who attempts to cross on foot or in a vehicle."},{"stage":7.2,"statement":"(MLLW) MODERATE FLOODING. At this level, widespread flooding of roadways begins due to high water and/or wave action with many roads becoming impassable in Wildwood Crest, Cape May and West Cape May. Lives may be at risk when people put themselves in harm's way. Some damage to vulnerable structures may begin to occur. COASTAL FLOOD WARNING LEVEL."},{"stage":7,"statement":"(MLLW) Flooding begins on the access roads to the Ocean Drive bridge between Wildwood Crest and Cape May (Cape May County Route 621). Flooding begins along Beach Avenue, New Jersey Avenue and Wilmington Avenue in Cape May. Flooding begins around the Elmira Street bridge in Cape May. Flooding begins near Myrtle Avenue in West Cape May."},{"stage":6.8,"statement":"(MLLW) Flooding begins along Park Boulevard in Wildwood Crest. Flooding beings along Schellengers Landing Road and along Wilson Drive in Lower Township near NJ Route 109. Flooding begins along Washington Street, Yacht Avenue and Texas Avenue in Cape May."},{"stage":6.5,"statement":"(MLLW) COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY LEVEL."},{"stage":6.2,"statement":"(MLLW) MINOR FLOODING."}],"reliability":"Forecasts are issued routinely year-round.","forecast":{"issued":"2026-10-17T07:09:00.000Z","name":"Tide Height","units":"ft","points":[["2026-10-17T07:00:00.000Z",3.2],["2026-10-17T08:00:00.000Z",2.6],["2026-10-17T09:00:00.000Z",2.1],["2026-10-17T10:00:00.000Z",1.9],["2026-10-17T11:00:00.000Z",2],["2026-10-17T12:00:00.000Z",2.4],["2026-10-17T13:00:00.000Z",3.3],["2026-10-17T14:00:00.000Z",3.9],["2026-10-17T15:00:00.000Z",4.7],["2026-10-17T16:00:00.000Z",5.2],["2026-10-17T17:00:00.000Z",5.4],["2026-10-17T18:00:00.000Z",5.3],["2026-10-17T19:00:00.000Z",4.9],["2026-10-17T20:00:00.000Z",4.3],["2026-10-17T21:00:00.000Z",3.7],["2026-10-17T22:00:00.000Z",3],["2026-10-17T23:00:00.000Z",2.6],["2026-10-18T00:00:00.000Z",2.4],["2026-10-18T01:00:00.000Z",2.6],["2026-10-18T02:00:00.000Z",3.1],["2026-10-18T03:00:00.000Z",3.6],["2026-10-18T04:00:00.000Z",4],["2026-10-18T05:00:00.000Z",4.4],["2026-10-18T06:00:00.000Z",4.6],["2026-10-18T07:00:00.000Z",4.4],["2026-10-18T08:00:00.000Z",4.1],["2026-10-18T09:00:00.000Z",3.4],["2026-10-18T10:00:00.000Z",3],["2026-10-18T11:00:00.000Z",2.9],["2026-10-18T12:00:00.000Z",3.1],["2026-10-18T13:00:00.000Z",3.5],["2026-10-18T14:00:00.000Z",4.1],["2026-10-18T15:00:00.000Z",4.8],["2026-10-18T16:00:00.000Z",5.4],["2026-10-18T17:00:00.000Z",5.7],["2026-10-18T18:00:00.000Z",5.9],["2026-10-18T19:00:00.000Z",5.7],["2026-10-18T20:00:00.000Z",5.3],["2026-10-18T21:00:00.000Z",4.7],["2026-10-18T22:00:00.000Z",4],["2026-10-18T23:00:00.000Z",3.4],["2026-10-19T00:00:00.000Z",3],["2026-10-19T01:00:00.000Z",2.9],["2026-10-19T02:00:00.000Z",3.1],["2026-10-19T03:00:00.000Z",3.5],["2026-10-19T04:00:00.000Z",4],["2026-10-19T05:00:00.000Z",4.6],["2026-10-19T06:00:00.000Z",4.9],["2026-10-19T07:00:00.000Z",5.1],["2026-10-19T08:00:00.000Z",4.9],["2026-10-19T09:00:00.000Z",4.4],["2026-10-19T10:00:00.000Z",4],["2026-10-19T11:00:00.000Z",3.5],["2026-10-19T12:00:00.000Z",3.4],["2026-10-19T13:00:00.000Z",3.7],["2026-10-19T14:00:00.000Z",4.1],["2026-10-19T15:00:00.000Z",4.7],["2026-10-19T16:00:00.000Z",5.4],["2026-10-19T17:00:00.000Z",5.9],["2026-10-19T18:00:00.000Z",6.3],["2026-10-19T19:00:00.000Z",6.5],["2026-10-19T20:00:00.000Z",6.3],["2026-10-19T21:00:00.000Z",6],["2026-10-19T22:00:00.000Z",5.4],["2026-10-19T23:00:00.000Z",4.8],["2026-10-20T00:00:00.000Z",4.2],["2026-10-20T01:00:00.000Z",3.8],["2026-10-20T02:00:00.000Z",3.7],["2026-10-20T03:00:00.000Z",3.9],["2026-10-20T04:00:00.000Z",4.4],["2026-10-20T05:00:00.000Z",4.9],["2026-10-20T06:00:00.000Z",5.4]]}},"detailNote":null,"crest":{"value":6.5,"time":"2026-10-19T19:00:00.000Z"},"fallsBelow":"2026-10-19T21:00:00.000Z","forecastEnds":"2026-10-20T06:00:00.000Z","setAside":[]},"forecastSource":{"source":"gauges-forecast","state":"current","outcome":"not-modified","lastSuccess":"2026-10-17T09:25:04.353Z","lastAttempt":"2026-10-17T09:25:04.353Z","ageSeconds":561,"budgetSeconds":2400,"error":null,"damaged":null,"pass":"hydro","publisher":"NOAA/NWS"},"latestHeld":null,"history":null,"recording":{"schema":1,"at":"2026-10-17T09:25:05.138Z","sourceLastSuccess":"2026-10-17T09:25:04.382Z","error":null},"historyError":null,"coverage":{"targetHours":24,"since":"2026-10-17T06:15:05.234Z","through":"2026-10-17T09:25:05.138Z","retainedFrom":null,"truncatedBefore":null},"qualification":"Stage in this gauge’s units, not a regional flood depth. Tide/lake gauges remain water levels; datum is not supplied by this feed. Historical observations and the latest forecast keep separate times."}