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Photo: Island Beach State Park
Central Jersey
Lavallette
4.5
/10
Fair Conditions
Fair conditions. Be patient and target specific species.
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Family beach town with multiple jetties and consistent surf fishing
BeachJettiesBay access
Parking
Street parking, beach lots
Easy Access
Beach access
Permit: Beach badge required in summer
Current Conditions
Wind
13 mph
SSW
Tide
rising
0.5h to high
Water
61.1°F
Prime
Pressure
30"
steady
Surf Conditions
Current Surf
rough5 ft
Height
9.360381982217588 sec
Period
SSE
Direction
Heavy surf - challenging, consider protected spots
Data: Interpolated (3 stations)
Wave Forecast
Today4.1ft SSE
Tomorrow3.3ft SSE
TrendDropping
Best Fishing DaySaturday
Current Flow
Current Status
Outgoing1.7
Knots
90°
Direction
Strong outgoing current
Data: Barnegat Inlet
Fishing Conditions
poor
Strong outgoing current (1.7 kts)
Wait for slack in ~0.0 hours
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
4.1Fair
PE 1.5-2.0M
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Fluke
1.4Low
PE 0.8-1.0ML-M
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Blackfish
1Low
PE 2.0-3.0MH-H
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Weakfish
2.8Low
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
LLow Tide
4:04 AM
0.1 ft
HHigh Tide
10:16 AM
5.4 ft
LLow Tide
4:33 PM
0.3 ft
HHigh Tide
10:33 PM
4.9 ft
LLow Tide
4:46 AM
0.0 ft
HHigh Tide
11:00 AM
5.6 ft
Location
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39.9704, -74.0687
Parking Coordinates
39.9708, -74.0695