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Photo: Island Beach State Park
South Jersey
Margate City
9.4
/10
Strike Zone!
Outstanding conditions! Multiple species actively feeding.
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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
8 mph
W
Tide
rising
1.6h to high
Water
72.4°F
Active
Pressure
30"
steady
Surf Conditions
Current Surf
moderate2.6 ft
Height
10 sec
Period
E
Direction
Active surf - good bait movement, stripers and blues feeding
Data: Interpolated (2 stations)
Wave Forecast
Today1.6ft SE
Tomorrow1.4ft SSE
TrendSteady
Best Fishing DayFriday
Current Flow
Current Status
Outgoing0.8
Knots
142°
Direction
Moderate outgoing 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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Fluke
Best opportunity today
10
Excellent
Recommended Tackle
PE 0.8-1.0ML-M
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Striped Bass
4.4Fair
PE 1.5-2.0M-MH
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Bluefish
3.6Low
PE 1.5-2.0M
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Blackfish
1Low
PE 2.0-3.0MH-H
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Weakfish
8.3Excellent
PE 0.8-1.0ML
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Kingfish
10Excellent
PE 0.6-0.8L-ML
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Best Target Species
Striped BassBluefishKingfish
Tide Schedule
LLow Tide
2:03 AM
0.7 ft
HHigh Tide
7:52 AM
3.5 ft
LLow Tide
1:53 PM
0.2 ft
HHigh Tide
8:30 PM
4.9 ft
LLow Tide
3:10 AM
0.4 ft
HHigh Tide
9:00 AM
3.6 ft
Location
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39.3278, -74.5034
Parking Coordinates
39.3280, -74.5040