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South Jersey
Ship Bottom (LBI)
1.7
/10
Tough Conditions
Challenging conditions. Consider waiting for improvement.
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Popular LBI beach with good structure and easy access
BeachJetties
Parking
Municipal lots and street parking
Easy Access
Beach access
Permit: Beach badge required in summer
Current Conditions
Wind
8 mph
WSW
Tide
falling
12h to high
Water
35.8°F
Active
Pressure
30"
steady
Surf Conditions
Current Surf
rough4.2 ft
Height
9.684054971207413 sec
Period
SSE
Direction
Heavy surf - challenging, consider protected spots
Data: Interpolated (3 stations)
Wave Forecast
Today3.5ft S
Tomorrow2.5ft SSE
TrendDropping
Best Fishing DayThursday
Current Flow
Current Status
Outgoing2.2
Knots
90°
Direction
Strong outgoing current
Data: Barnegat Inlet
Fishing Conditions
poor
Strong outgoing current (2.2 kts)
Wait for slack in ~0.0 hours
Species Forecast
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Weakfish
Best opportunity today
2.5
Low
Recommended Tackle
PE 0.8-1.0ML
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Striped Bass
1Low
PE 1.5-2.0M-MH
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Bluefish
1Low
PE 1.5-2.0M
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Fluke
1Low
PE 0.8-1.0ML-M
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Blackfish
1.4Low
PE 2.0-3.0MH-H
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Kingfish
1.2Low
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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39.6430, -74.1780
Parking Coordinates
39.6420, -74.1790