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Photo: Island Beach State Park
South Jersey
Margate City
3.8
/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
S
Tide
falling
10.5h to high
Water
61.3°F
Prime
Pressure
30"
steady
Surf Conditions
Current Surf
rough4.9 ft
Height
10 sec
Period
SSE
Direction
Heavy surf - challenging, consider protected spots
Data: Interpolated (2 stations)
Wave Forecast
Today3.4ft SSE
Tomorrow3.2ft S
TrendSteady
Best Fishing DayFriday
Current Flow
Current Status
Outgoing0.3
Knots
142°
Direction
Light outgoing current
Next slack: 12:20 PM (0.6h)
Data: Cape May Harbor
Fishing Conditions
good
Light outgoing current
Good conditions for most fishing techniques
Species Forecast
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Striped Bass
Best opportunity today
5.3
Fair
Recommended Tackle
PE 1.5-2.0M-MH
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Bluefish
3.7Low
PE 1.5-2.0M
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Fluke
1Low
PE 0.8-1.0ML-M
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Blackfish
1Low
PE 2.0-3.0MH-H
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Weakfish
2.3Low
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
3:40 AM
0.2 ft
HHigh Tide
9:58 AM
4.7 ft
LLow Tide
4:11 PM
0.3 ft
HHigh Tide
10:14 PM
4.2 ft
LLow Tide
4:22 AM
0.2 ft
HHigh Tide
10:41 AM
4.9 ft
Location
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39.3278, -74.5034
Parking Coordinates
39.3280, -74.5040