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Photo: Island Beach State Park
North Jersey
Shark River Inlet
3.1
/10
Tough Conditions
Challenging conditions. Consider waiting for improvement.
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Premier inlet with strong currents, jetties, and marina access - famous for tog and stripers
InletJettiesStrong currentMarina
Parking
Belmar Marina parking, arrive early
Moderate Walk
Beach access
Permit: None required for jetty fishing
Current Conditions
Wind
3 mph
ESE
Tide
rising
2.7h to high
Water
38.7°F
Active
Pressure
30"
steady
Surf Conditions
Current Surf
moderate3.3 ft
Height
13.06958094546768 sec
Period
S
Direction
Moderate surf with wind chop - reduced water clarity
Data: Interpolated (3 stations)
Wave Forecast
Today1.2ft SE
Tomorrow2.1ft SSE
TrendBuilding
Best Fishing DayWednesday
Current Flow
Current Status
unknown0.0
Knots
—
Direction
Current data unavailable
Data: Sandy Hook Channel
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
Striped BassBlackfishBluefishFluke
Tide Schedule
HHigh Tide
3:25 AM
4.6 ft
LLow Tide
9:23 AM
-0.2 ft
HHigh Tide
3:37 PM
4.9 ft
LLow Tide
10:01 PM
-0.5 ft
HHigh Tide
4:18 AM
4.5 ft
LLow Tide
10:12 AM
0.1 ft
Location
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40.1869, -74.0089
Parking Coordinates
40.1785, -74.0275