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Photo: Island Beach State Park
South Jersey
Margate City
3.1
/10
Tough Conditions
Challenging conditions. Consider waiting for improvement.
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Family beach community with jetties and the famous Lucy the Elephant
BeachJetties
Parking
Street parking, beach lots
Easy Access
Beach access
Permit: Beach badge required in summer
Current Conditions
Wind
2 mph
E
Tide
rising
2.3h to high
Water
38.7°F
Active
Pressure
30"
steady
Surf Conditions
Current Surf
moderate2.6 ft
Height
13.3 sec
Period
E
Direction
Moderate surf with wind chop - reduced water clarity
Data: Interpolated (2 stations)
Wave Forecast
Today2.4ft SSE
Tomorrow2.8ft S
TrendSteady
Best Fishing DayTuesday
Current Flow
Current Status
unknown0.0
Knots
—
Direction
Current data unavailable
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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Blackfish
5Fair
PE 2.0-3.0MH-H
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Striped Bass
1.8Low
PE 1.5-2.0M-MH
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Bluefish
2.4Low
PE 1.5-2.0M
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Fluke
1Low
PE 0.8-1.0ML-M
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Weakfish
1.5Low
PE 0.8-1.0ML
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Kingfish
1Low
PE 0.6-0.8L-ML
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Best Target Species
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Tide Schedule
HHigh Tide
3:01 AM
3.7 ft
LLow Tide
8:54 AM
-0.3 ft
HHigh Tide
3:12 PM
4.3 ft
LLow Tide
9:43 PM
-0.4 ft
HHigh Tide
3:52 AM
3.6 ft
LLow Tide
9:49 AM
0.0 ft
Location
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39.3278, -74.5034
Parking Coordinates
39.3280, -74.5040