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Photo: Island Beach State Park
South Jersey
Longport (Great Egg Inlet)
7.9
/10
Good Conditions
Good conditions for surf fishing. Focus on top-rated species.
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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
8 mph
NW
Tide
rising
3.4h to high
Water
65.5°F
Active
Pressure
30"
steady
Surf Conditions
Current Surf
rough4.9 ft
Height
8 sec
Period
SSE
Direction
Heavy surf - challenging, consider protected spots
Data: Interpolated (2 stations)
Wave Forecast
Today4.3ft SE
Tomorrow2ft SE
TrendDropping
Best Fishing DayTuesday
Current Flow
Current Status
Incoming0.2
Knots
324°
Direction
Light incoming current
Next slack: 10:25 PM (0.4h)
Data: Cape May Harbor
Fishing Conditions
excellent
Slack water provides ideal fishing conditions
Prime time for bottom fishing and structure fishing
Species Forecast
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Striped Bass
Best opportunity today
8.4
Excellent
Recommended Tackle
PE 1.5-2.0M-MH
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Bluefish
8Excellent
PE 1.5-2.0M
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Fluke
6.7Good
PE 0.8-1.0ML-M
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Blackfish
5.3Fair
PE 2.0-3.0MH-H
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Weakfish
7.4Good
PE 0.8-1.0ML
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Kingfish
7.4Good
PE 0.6-0.8L-ML
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Best Target Species
Striped BassBluefishFlukeWeakfish
Tide Schedule
HHigh Tide
12:45 AM
4.4 ft
LLow Tide
6:48 AM
0.3 ft
HHigh Tide
1:05 PM
5.1 ft
LLow Tide
7:25 PM
0.3 ft
HHigh Tide
1:23 AM
4.2 ft
LLow Tide
7:22 AM
0.5 ft
Location
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39.3052, -74.5312
Parking Coordinates
39.3055, -74.5318