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Photo: Island Beach State Park
North Jersey
Highlands (Twin Lights)
4.6
/10
Fair Conditions
Fair conditions. Be patient and target specific species.
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Sandy Hook Bay access with calm waters and diverse fishing opportunities
Bay accessMarinaCalm water
Parking
Marina parking, street parking
Easy Access
Beach access
Permit: None required for bay fishing
Current Conditions
Wind
14 mph
WNW
Tide
falling
11.8h to high
Water
33.6°F
Active
Pressure
30"
steady
Surf Conditions
Current Surf
moderate3.5 ft
Height
11.873789592206393 sec
Period
ESE
Direction
Rough conditions - experienced anglers can still fish
Data: Interpolated (3 stations)
Wave Forecast
Today3ft ENE
Tomorrow2.1ft SSE
TrendDropping
Best Fishing DayTuesday
Current Flow
Current Status
Outgoing0.9
Knots
122°
Direction
Moderate outgoing current
Next slack: 8:32 PM (1.8h)
Data: Sandy Hook Channel
Fishing Conditions
fair
Moderate outgoing current
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Species Forecast
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Blackfish
Best opportunity today
5.4
Fair
Recommended Tackle
PE 2.0-3.0MH-H
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Striped Bass
4.1Fair
PE 1.5-2.0M-MH
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Bluefish
4.2Fair
PE 1.5-2.0M
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Fluke
4.3Fair
PE 0.8-1.0ML-M
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Weakfish
3.3Low
PE 0.8-1.0ML
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Kingfish
2.3Low
PE 0.6-0.8L-ML
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Best Target Species
Striped BassFlukeWeakfishBluefish
Tide Schedule
HHigh Tide
5:33 AM
4.8 ft
LLow Tide
12:18 PM
0.3 ft
HHigh Tide
6:09 PM
3.8 ft
LLow Tide
12:14 AM
0.2 ft
HHigh Tide
6:36 AM
4.7 ft
LLow Tide
1:35 PM
0.3 ft
Location
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40.4012, -73.9878
Parking Coordinates
40.4015, -73.9885