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Photo: Island Beach State Park
South Jersey
Margate City
5
/10
Fair Conditions
Fair conditions. Be patient and target specific species.
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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
6 mph
W
Tide
rising
5.5h to high
Water
36°F
Active
Pressure
30"
steady
Surf Conditions
Current Surf
moderate3.6 ft
Height
11.1 sec
Period
WNW
Direction
Rough conditions - experienced anglers can still fish
Data: Interpolated (2 stations)
Wave Forecast
Today3.9ft NNW
Tomorrow3.1ft S
TrendDropping
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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Fluke
Best opportunity today
5.8
Fair
Recommended Tackle
PE 0.8-1.0ML-M
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Striped Bass
3.9Low
PE 1.5-2.0M-MH
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Bluefish
3.6Low
PE 1.5-2.0M
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Blackfish
5.2Fair
PE 2.0-3.0MH-H
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Weakfish
3.8Low
PE 0.8-1.0ML
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Kingfish
2.9Low
PE 0.6-0.8L-ML
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Best Target Species
Striped BassBluefishKingfish
Tide Schedule
HHigh Tide
6:16 AM
4.1 ft
LLow Tide
1:04 PM
0.2 ft
HHigh Tide
6:57 PM
2.8 ft
LLow Tide
12:53 AM
0.1 ft
HHigh Tide
7:35 AM
4.1 ft
LLow Tide
2:19 PM
0.1 ft
Location
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39.3278, -74.5034
Parking Coordinates
39.3280, -74.5040