Coastal Flood — Eastern Atlantic, New Jersey

2025-08-21 to 2025-08-22 · Eastern Atlantic, New Jersey

Event narrative

Widespread roadway flooding and some property inundation occurred in the tidal areas of Atlantic County. The tide gauge at the Atlantic City Marina reached 7.40 feet MLLW, the tide gauge on the Inside Thorofare at Atlantic City reached 7.61 feet MLLW, the tide gauge at Absecon Creek reached 7.14 feet MLLW, and the tide gauge at Margate reached 7.56 feet MLLW.

Wider weather episode

Storm surge from Hurricane Erin and an upcoming New Moon resulted in moderate to locally major high tide levels on the night of August 21, 2025 across coastal areas of New Jersey.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1277557. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.