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Photo: Island Beach State Park
South Jersey
Margate City
2.7
/10
Tough Conditions
Challenging conditions. Consider waiting for improvement.
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Family beach community with jetties and the famous Lucy the Elephant
BeachJetties
Parking
Street parking, beach lots
Easy Access
Beach access
Permit: Beach badge required in summer
Current Conditions
Wind
13 mph
SW
Tide
falling
11.5h to high
Water
35.8°F
Active
Pressure
30"
steady
Surf Conditions
Current Surf
rough4.6 ft
Height
10 sec
Period
S
Direction
Heavy surf - challenging, consider protected spots
Data: Interpolated (2 stations)
Wave Forecast
Today2.7ft S
Tomorrow1.7ft SSE
TrendDropping
Best Fishing DayThursday
Current Flow
Current Status
Outgoing0.8
Knots
142°
Direction
Moderate outgoing current
Next slack: 10:15 AM (1.5h)
Data: Cape May Harbor
Fishing Conditions
fair
Moderate outgoing current
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Species Forecast
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Weakfish
Best opportunity today
3.7
Low
Recommended Tackle
PE 0.8-1.0ML
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Striped Bass
2.3Low
PE 1.5-2.0M-MH
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Bluefish
1.9Low
PE 1.5-2.0M
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Fluke
2Low
PE 0.8-1.0ML-M
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Blackfish
2.2Low
PE 2.0-3.0MH-H
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Kingfish
2Low
PE 0.6-0.8L-ML
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Best Target Species
Striped BassBluefishKingfish
Tide Schedule
LLow Tide
12:53 AM
0.1 ft
HHigh Tide
7:35 AM
4.1 ft
LLow Tide
2:19 PM
0.1 ft
HHigh Tide
8:17 PM
2.9 ft
LLow Tide
2:07 AM
0.0 ft
HHigh Tide
8:47 AM
4.2 ft
Location
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39.3278, -74.5034
Parking Coordinates
39.3280, -74.5040