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Photo: Island Beach State Park
South Jersey
Longport (Great Egg Inlet)
3.3
/10
Tough Conditions
Challenging conditions. Consider waiting for improvement.
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Southern tip of Absecon Island with inlet access and strong currents
InletJettyBeach
Parking
Street parking near inlet
Moderate Walk
Beach access
Permit: Beach badge required in summer
Current Conditions
Wind
11 mph
WNW
Tide
falling
8.8h to high
Water
35.8°F
Active
Pressure
30"
steady
Surf Conditions
Current Surf
rough4.3 ft
Height
11.8 sec
Period
ENE
Direction
Heavy surf - challenging, consider protected spots
Data: Interpolated (2 stations)
Wave Forecast
Today3.9ft NNW
Tomorrow3.1ft S
TrendDropping
Best Fishing DayTuesday
Current Flow
Current Status
Incoming0.9
Knots
324°
Direction
Moderate incoming current
Data: Cape May Harbor
Fishing Conditions
good
Current slowing, slack in 0.0 hours
Prepare for prime fishing as current slows
Species Forecast
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Striped Bass
Best opportunity today
3.5
Low
Recommended Tackle
PE 1.5-2.0M-MH
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Bluefish
3.1Low
PE 1.5-2.0M
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Fluke
3.3Low
PE 0.8-1.0ML-M
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Blackfish
3Low
PE 2.0-3.0MH-H
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Weakfish
3.2Low
PE 0.8-1.0ML
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Kingfish
2.8Low
PE 0.6-0.8L-ML
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Best Target Species
Striped BassBluefishFlukeWeakfish
Tide Schedule
HHigh Tide
5:08 AM
4.1 ft
LLow Tide
11:49 AM
0.2 ft
HHigh Tide
5:39 PM
3.0 ft
LLow Tide
11:42 PM
-0.0 ft
HHigh Tide
6:16 AM
4.1 ft
LLow Tide
1:04 PM
0.2 ft
Location
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39.3052, -74.5312
Parking Coordinates
39.3055, -74.5318