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Photo: Island Beach State Park
North Jersey
Highlands (Twin Lights)
8.2
/10
Strike Zone!
Outstanding conditions! Multiple species actively feeding.
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Sandy Hook Bay access with calm waters and diverse fishing opportunities
Bay accessMarinaCalm water
Parking
Marina parking, street parking
Easy Access
Beach access
Permit: None required for bay fishing
Current Conditions
Wind
0 mph
NW
Tide
high
0.2h to high
Water
36.1°F
Active
Pressure
30"
steady
Surf Conditions
Current Surf
moderate2.3 ft
Height
8.133569948271079 sec
Period
N/A
Direction
Active surf - good bait movement, stripers and blues feeding
Data: Interpolated (3 stations)
Wave Forecast
Today1.8ft ESE
Tomorrow1.6ft E
TrendSteady
Best Fishing DaySunday
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
Best opportunity today
9.9
Excellent
Recommended Tackle
PE 2.0-3.0MH-H
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Striped Bass
6Good
PE 1.5-2.0M-MH
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Bluefish
5.9Fair
PE 1.5-2.0M
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Fluke
7.4Good
PE 0.8-1.0ML-M
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Weakfish
7.4Good
PE 0.8-1.0ML
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Kingfish
3Low
PE 0.6-0.8L-ML
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Best Target Species
Striped BassFlukeWeakfishBluefish
Tide Schedule
LLow Tide
4:43 AM
-0.3 ft
HHigh Tide
10:59 AM
5.1 ft
LLow Tide
5:27 PM
-0.6 ft
HHigh Tide
11:28 PM
4.7 ft
LLow Tide
5:35 AM
-0.5 ft
HHigh Tide
11:46 AM
5.2 ft
Location
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40.4012, -73.9878
Parking Coordinates
40.4015, -73.9885