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Photo: Island Beach State Park
South Jersey
Margate City
10
/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
rising
0.8h to high
Water
66.7°F
Active
Pressure
30"
steady
Surf Conditions
Current Surf
moderate3.3 ft
Height
4 sec
Period
SSW
Direction
Active surf - good bait movement, stripers and blues feeding
Data: Interpolated (2 stations)
Wave Forecast
Today2ft SE
Tomorrow2.2ft 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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Striped Bass
Best opportunity today
10
Excellent
Recommended Tackle
PE 1.5-2.0M-MH
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Bluefish
10Excellent
PE 1.5-2.0M
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Fluke
9.4Excellent
PE 0.8-1.0ML-M
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Blackfish
8Excellent
PE 2.0-3.0MH-H
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Weakfish
10Excellent
PE 0.8-1.0ML
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Kingfish
9.5Excellent
PE 0.6-0.8L-ML
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Best Target Species
Striped BassBluefishKingfish
Tide Schedule
HHigh Tide
2:02 AM
3.9 ft
LLow Tide
7:56 AM
0.7 ft
HHigh Tide
2:21 PM
4.8 ft
LLow Tide
8:51 PM
0.8 ft
HHigh Tide
2:43 AM
3.6 ft
LLow Tide
8:33 AM
1.0 ft
Location
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39.3278, -74.5034
Parking Coordinates
39.3280, -74.5040