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South Jersey
Ship Bottom (LBI)
1.3
/10
Tough Conditions
Challenging conditions. Consider waiting for improvement.
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Popular LBI beach with good structure and easy access
BeachJetties
Parking
Municipal lots and street parking
Easy Access
Beach access
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Current Conditions
Wind
16 mph
WNW
Tide
falling
11.5h to high
Water
35.9°F
Active
Pressure
30"
steady
Surf Conditions
Current Surf
rough4.5 ft
Height
11.673903584513695 sec
Period
ENE
Direction
Heavy surf - challenging, consider protected spots
Data: Interpolated (3 stations)
Wave Forecast
Today4.3ft ENE
Tomorrow4.3ft S
TrendSteady
Best Fishing DayThursday
Current Flow
Current Status
Outgoing2.2
Knots
90°
Direction
Strong outgoing current
Next slack: 9:49 PM (3.1h)
Data: Barnegat Inlet
Fishing Conditions
poor
Strong outgoing current (2.2 kts)
Wait for slack in ~3.1 hours
Species Forecast
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Blackfish
Best opportunity today
1.9
Low
Recommended Tackle
PE 2.0-3.0MH-H
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Striped Bass
1Low
PE 1.5-2.0M-MH
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Bluefish
1Low
PE 1.5-2.0M
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Fluke
1Low
PE 0.8-1.0ML-M
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Weakfish
1Low
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 BassBluefishKingfish
Tide Schedule
HHigh Tide
5:08 AM
4.1 ft
LLow Tide
11:49 AM
0.2 ft
HHigh Tide
5:39 PM
3.0 ft
LLow Tide
11:42 PM
-0.0 ft
HHigh Tide
6:16 AM
4.1 ft
LLow Tide
1:04 PM
0.2 ft
Location
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39.6430, -74.1780
Parking Coordinates
39.6420, -74.1790