Barnegat Bay at Barnegat Light (IN MLLW)

Highest listed crest 6.39 ftFlood stage 3.5 ft25 crests since 1992

The Barnegat Bay at Barnegat Light (IN MLLW) crested at major flood stage 2 times among the 25 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1992 to 2026. The highest, 6.39 ft on October 29, 2012, was major flooding, 2.89 feet above flood stage.

The gauge

Highest listed crest: 6.39 ft; October 29, 2012
Flood stage: 3.5 ft; Major flooding from 5.5 ft
Crests at major: 2; 49th of 125 gauges in New Jersey
Most recent flood crest: September 27, 2026; 5.45 ft, moderate flooding
Location: Ocean County; Near Beachwood (12.6 mi)
Identifiers: NWS BGLN4; USGS 01409125

Flood stages

The thresholds the National Weather Service uses for this gauge today, and how many listed crests reached each.

Flood categories, Barnegat Bay at Barnegat Light (IN MLLW)

Flood stage (minor)	3.5	0	—	Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage	4.5	23	Sep 27, 2026	Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage	5.5	2	Oct 29, 2012	Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

25 crests from 1992 to 2026. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

These are the crests the local National Weather Service office lists for the gauge: the highest on record and recent crests. Lesser floods between them may be missing, so counts by decade are a floor.
Categories use today's flood stages. Levees, dams and channel changes since a crest can make old and new stages not directly comparable.

Highest crests

Highest listed crests, Barnegat Bay at Barnegat Light (IN MLLW)

1	Oct 29, 2012	6.39	+2.89	Major	—
2	Dec 11, 1992	6.11	+2.61	Major	—
3	Sep 27, 2026	5.45	+1.95	Moderate	—
4	Oct 18, 2009	4.95	+1.45	Moderate	—
5	Oct 13, 2025	4.90	+1.40	Moderate	—
6	Oct 25, 2005	4.86	+1.36	Moderate	—
7	Dec 11, 2003	4.84	+1.34	Moderate	—
8	Oct 11, 2019	4.84	+1.34	Moderate	—
9	Nov 13, 2009	4.82	+1.32	Moderate	—
10	Dec 18, 2023	4.80	+1.30	Moderate	—
11	Feb 1, 2021	4.74	+1.24	Moderate	—
12	Feb 9, 2016	4.73	+1.23	Moderate	—
13	Jan 10, 2024	4.72	+1.22	Moderate	—
14	Dec 23, 2022	4.71	+1.21	Moderate	—
15	Oct 27, 2018	4.70	+1.20	Moderate	—
16	Aug 21, 2025	4.67	+1.17	Moderate	—
17	Jan 23, 2016	4.65	+1.15	Moderate	—
18	Dec 25, 2002	4.63	+1.13	Moderate	—
19	Jan 31, 2006	4.63	+1.13	Moderate	—
20	Jan 3, 2003	4.61	+1.11	Moderate	—
21	May 12, 2008	4.60	+1.10	Moderate	—
22	May 25, 2005	4.58	+1.08	Moderate	—
23	Oct 7, 2006	4.58	+1.08	Moderate	—
24	Mar 4, 2018	4.56	+1.06	Moderate	—
25	Apr 4, 2024	4.50	+1.00	Moderate	—

Other gauges in Ocean County

Flood gauges in Ocean County

Barnegat Bay at Mantoloking (IN MLLW)	1.7	7.21 ft, Oct 30, 2012	5
Barnegat Bay at Waretown (IN MLLW)	2.1	4.54 ft, Sep 27, 2026	1
Barnegat Bay near Bayshore (IN MLLW)	2.0	6.82 ft, Oct 30, 2012	2
Tuckerton (IN MLLW)	4.4	10.13 ft, Oct 29, 2012	5
Manahawkin Bay at Ship Bottom (IN MLLW)	3.0	7.34 ft, Oct 29, 2012	2
Lakewood	8.0	11.40 ft, Aug 28, 2011	2
Toms River	12.0	13.62 ft, Aug 29, 2011	0
Stafford Forge	13.0	13.08 ft, Nov 24, 2009	0

Ocean County: every hazard · River floods across the country · New Jersey

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge BGLN4, retrieved October 30, 2026. Stages in feet on the gauge's own datum, not elevation. Crests are as the National Weather Service lists them; preliminary values may be revised.