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South Jersey
Ship Bottom (LBI)
3.8
/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
13 mph
SSW
Tide
falling
12.2h to high
Water
61.5°F
Prime
Pressure
30"
steady
Surf Conditions
Current Surf
rough5.1 ft
Height
9.504576810707945 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
Outgoing1.9
Knots
90°
Direction
Strong outgoing current
Data: Barnegat Inlet
Fishing Conditions
poor
Strong outgoing current (1.9 kts)
Wait for slack in ~0.0 hours
Species Forecast
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Striped Bass
Best opportunity today
5.5
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
1.3Low
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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39.6430, -74.1780
Parking Coordinates
39.6420, -74.1790