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Photo: Island Beach State Park
North Jersey
Highlands (Twin Lights)
9.6
/10
Strike Zone!
Outstanding conditions! Multiple species actively feeding.
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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
8 mph
SSW
Tide
falling
10.9h to high
Water
64.8°F
Active
Pressure
30"
steady
Surf Conditions
Current Surf
moderate3.8 ft
Height
5.5 sec
Period
N/A
Direction
Active surf - good bait movement, stripers and blues feeding
Data: Interpolated (3 stations)
Wave Forecast
Today1.6ft SSE
Tomorrow1.4ft E
TrendSteady
Best Fishing DayWednesday
Current Flow
Current Status
Outgoing1.5
Knots
122°
Direction
Moderate outgoing current
Next slack: 6:50 PM (2.6h)
Data: Sandy Hook Channel
Fishing Conditions
poor
Strong outgoing current (1.5 kts)
Wait for slack in ~2.6 hours
Species Forecast
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Striped Bass
Best opportunity today
10
Excellent
Recommended Tackle
PE 1.5-2.0M-MH
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Bluefish
10Excellent
PE 1.5-2.0M
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Fluke
8.8Excellent
PE 0.8-1.0ML-M
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Blackfish
8.4Excellent
PE 2.0-3.0MH-H
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Weakfish
8.1Excellent
PE 0.8-1.0ML
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Kingfish
6.3Good
PE 0.6-0.8L-ML
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Best Target Species
Striped BassFlukeWeakfishBluefish
Tide Schedule
HHigh Tide
2:26 AM
4.6 ft
LLow Tide
8:30 AM
0.7 ft
HHigh Tide
2:44 PM
5.3 ft
LLow Tide
9:11 PM
0.6 ft
HHigh Tide
3:11 AM
4.3 ft
LLow Tide
9:05 AM
1.0 ft
Location
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40.4012, -73.9878
Parking Coordinates
40.4015, -73.9885