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Photo: Island Beach State Park
North Jersey
Shark River Inlet
3.8
/10
Tough Conditions
Challenging conditions. Consider waiting for improvement.
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Premier inlet with strong currents, jetties, and marina access - famous for tog and stripers
InletJettiesStrong currentMarina
Parking
Belmar Marina parking, arrive early
Moderate Walk
Beach access
Permit: None required for jetty fishing
Current Conditions
Wind
11 mph
SSW
Tide
rising
2.5h to high
Water
35.1°F
Active
Pressure
30"
steady
Surf Conditions
Current Surf
rough4.8 ft
Height
8.967627748539732 sec
Period
S
Direction
Heavy surf - challenging, consider protected spots
Data: Interpolated (3 stations)
Wave Forecast
Today2.2ft SSE
Tomorrow1.8ft SSE
TrendSteady
Best Fishing DayWednesday
Current Flow
Current Status
Outgoing0.8
Knots
122°
Direction
Moderate outgoing current
Data: Sandy Hook Channel
Fishing Conditions
good
Current slowing, slack in 0.0 hours
Prepare for prime fishing as current slows
Species Forecast
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Weakfish
Best opportunity today
4.8
Fair
Recommended Tackle
PE 0.8-1.0ML
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Striped Bass
3.5Low
PE 1.5-2.0M-MH
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Bluefish
2.6Low
PE 1.5-2.0M
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Fluke
3.2Low
PE 0.8-1.0ML-M
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Blackfish
3Low
PE 2.0-3.0MH-H
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Kingfish
2.8Low
PE 0.6-0.8L-ML
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Best Target Species
Striped BassBlackfishBluefishFluke
Tide Schedule
LLow Tide
1:32 AM
0.2 ft
HHigh Tide
7:44 AM
4.6 ft
LLow Tide
2:44 PM
0.1 ft
HHigh Tide
8:26 PM
3.8 ft
LLow Tide
2:44 AM
0.1 ft
HHigh Tide
8:57 AM
4.7 ft
Location
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40.1869, -74.0089
Parking Coordinates
40.1785, -74.0275