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Photo: Island Beach State Park
South Jersey
Ventnor City (Fishing Pier)
6.1
/10
Good Conditions
Good conditions for surf fishing. Focus on top-rated species.
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Home to NJ's longest ocean fishing pier (1000 ft) - 24hr fishing access
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Parking
Street parking near pier at Cambridge Ave
Easy Access
Beach access
Permit: Beach badge required, pier is free
Current Conditions
Wind
9 mph
WSW
Tide
rising
3.8h to high
Water
65.1°F
Active
Pressure
30"
steady
Surf Conditions
Current Surf
heavy7.5 ft
Height
10 sec
Period
SSE
Direction
Dangerous conditions - not recommended for fishing
Data: Interpolated (2 stations)
Wave Forecast
Today4.4ft SE
Tomorrow2ft SE
TrendDropping
Best Fishing DayTuesday
Current Flow
Current Status
Incoming0.5
Knots
324°
Direction
Moderate incoming current
Next slack: 10:06 AM (0.8h)
Data: Cape May Harbor
Fishing Conditions
good
Light incoming current
Good conditions for most fishing techniques
Species Forecast
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Striped Bass
Best opportunity today
6.5
Good
Recommended Tackle
PE 1.5-2.0M-MH
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Bluefish
6.1Good
PE 1.5-2.0M
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Fluke
4.3Fair
PE 0.8-1.0ML-M
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Blackfish
2Low
PE 2.0-3.0MH-H
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Weakfish
5.6Fair
PE 0.8-1.0ML
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Kingfish
4.4Fair
PE 0.6-0.8L-ML
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Best Target Species
Striped BassBluefishKingfishWeakfish
Tide Schedule
HHigh Tide
12:45 AM
4.4 ft
LLow Tide
6:48 AM
0.3 ft
HHigh Tide
1:05 PM
5.1 ft
LLow Tide
7:25 PM
0.3 ft
HHigh Tide
1:23 AM
4.2 ft
LLow Tide
7:22 AM
0.5 ft
Location
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39.3350, -74.4767
Parking Coordinates
39.3360, -74.4780