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Photo: Island Beach State Park
South Jersey
Margate City
9
/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
11 mph
SSW
Tide
falling
10.7h to high
Water
50.9°F
Active
Pressure
30"
steady
Surf Conditions
Current Surf
moderate3.9 ft
Height
10 sec
Period
S
Direction
Heavy surf - challenging, consider protected spots
Data: Interpolated (2 stations)
Wave Forecast
Today3.3ft S
Tomorrow3.1ft SSE
TrendSteady
Best Fishing DayThursday
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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Striped Bass
Best opportunity today
10
Excellent
Recommended Tackle
PE 1.5-2.0M-MH
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Bluefish
6.9Good
PE 1.5-2.0M
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Fluke
3.8Low
PE 0.8-1.0ML-M
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Blackfish
10Excellent
PE 2.0-3.0MH-H
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Weakfish
3.8Low
PE 0.8-1.0ML
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Kingfish
2.3Low
PE 0.6-0.8L-ML
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Best Target Species
Striped BassBluefishKingfish
Tide Schedule
LLow Tide
5:54 AM
-0.5 ft
HHigh Tide
11:58 AM
4.3 ft
LLow Tide
5:59 PM
-0.5 ft
HHigh Tide
12:16 AM
5.2 ft
LLow Tide
6:42 AM
-0.6 ft
HHigh Tide
12:45 PM
4.3 ft
Location
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39.3278, -74.5034
Parking Coordinates
39.3280, -74.5040