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Manasquan Inlet fishing forecast today

Tide times, wind, moon phase and the best times to fish today at Manasquan Inlet, using NOAA tide station Manasquan Inlet, USCG Station.

North Jersey Shore Updated 11:08 AM EST, Nov 5 NOAA station 8532591
New JerseyMid-Atlantic coast
Bite outlook today Estimate
Good
  • Normal tide range (4.4 ft)
  • Moderate wind (up to 15 mph)
Next best time
Today 2:25 PM
Minor moon period
Next tide
High 4:30 PM
4.2 ft
Weather
68°F, Mostly Cloudy
Wind 10 mph S - pressure falling
Moon
Waning crescent
12% lit

Best times to fish

7:52 AM - 10:50 AMPrimeMajor solunar period (moon overhead); Moving water into the low tide at 10:20 AM
3:30 PM - 5:19 PMPrimeMoving water into the high tide at 4:30 PM; Dusk - the evening feed
8:20 PM - 11:10 PMPrimeMajor solunar period (moon underfoot); Moving water into the low tide at 10:40 PM
All 6 times today
2:14 AM - 4:43 AMMinor solunar period (moonrise); Moving water into the high tide at 4:13 AM
5:44 AM - 7:44 AMDawn - low light, fish move shallow
7:52 AM - 10:50 AMPrimeMajor solunar period (moon overhead); Moving water into the low tide at 10:20 AM
2:25 PM - 3:25 PMMinor solunar period (moonset)
3:30 PM - 5:19 PMPrimeMoving water into the high tide at 4:30 PM; Dusk - the evening feed
8:20 PM - 11:10 PMPrimeMajor solunar period (moon underfoot); Moving water into the low tide at 10:40 PM
Sunrise 6:29 AMSunset 4:49 PM 64-70°Fwind to 15 mph S
Tide chart and times4 tides today
Best time 7:52 AM - 10:50 AMBest time 3:30 PM - 5:19 PMBest time 8:20 PM - 11:10 PM12 AM6 AM12 PM6 PM12 AM4:13 AM10:20 AM4:30 PM10:40 PM0 ft5 ftBest time 7:52 AM - 10:50 AMBest time 3:30 PM - 5:19 PMBest time 8:20 PM - 11:10 PM12a6a12p6p12a4:13a10:20a4:30p10:40p0 ft5 ft

Prime - best times todayGood - worth fishingNight

Tide times for the next 4 days
DayTides (feet, MLLW)
TodayHigh 4:13 AM (4.5 ft)
Low 10:20 AM (0.4 ft)
High 4:30 PM (4.2 ft)
Low 10:40 PM (0.1 ft)
Fri Nov 6High 5:04 AM (4.7 ft)
Low 11:09 AM (0.2 ft)
High 5:21 PM (4.2 ft)
Low 11:22 PM (0.0 ft)
Sat Nov 7High 5:48 AM (4.8 ft)
Low 11:55 AM (0.1 ft)
High 6:05 PM (4.2 ft)
Sun Nov 8Low 12:03 AM (0.1 ft)
High 6:28 AM (4.9 ft)
Low 12:40 PM (0.1 ft)
High 6:47 PM (4.1 ft)

Predictions from NOAA station 8532591 (Manasquan Inlet, USCG Station). Strong wind can push real water levels above or below these predictions.

Manasquan Inlet: bioluminescent dinoflagellates producing light in breacking waves
Photo: catalano82, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 2.0, cropped
Satellite view of Manasquan Inlet from above Satellite view
Imagery: USGS National Map (public domain). Pin = NOAA tide station Manasquan Inlet, USCG Station; the fishing area extends around it.
Hourly weatherNWS
11 AM68°10 mphSMostly Cloudy
12 PM69°15 mphSMostly Cloudy
1 PM69°15 mphSMostly Cloudy
2 PM70°15 mphSPartly Sunny
3 PM68°15 mphSPartly Sunny
4 PM68°15 mphSPartly Sunny
5 PM67°15 mphSMostly Sunny
6 PM65°10 mphSPartly Cloudy
7 PM64°10 mphSMostly Cloudy
8 PM64°10 mphSMostly Cloudy
9 PM64°10 mphSMostly Cloudy
10 PM64°10 mphS22% rain
11 PM64°10 mphS34% rain
12 AM64°10 mphS38% rain
1 AM63°10 mphS56% rain
2 AM63°10 mphS69% rain
3 AM63°10 mphS69% rain
4 AM63°5 mphS75% rain
5 AM63°5 mphSW78% rain
6 AM62°5 mphS89% rain
7 AM63°5 mphW68% rain
8 AM64°5 mphW79% rain
9 AM65°5 mphSW100% rain
10 AM66°5 mphSW100% rain

Partly sunny, with a high near 70. South wind 10 to 15 mph.

Sun and moonWaning crescent
Waning crescent
12% of the moon is lit
DaySunMoonSolunar periods
Today6:29 AM
4:49 PM
Rise 2:44 AM
Set 2:55 PM
Minor 2:14 AM
Major 7:52 AM
Minor 2:25 PM
Major 8:20 PM
Fri 66:31 AM
4:48 PM
Rise 3:52 AM
Set 3:18 PM
Minor 3:22 AM
Major 8:36 AM
Minor 2:48 PM
Major 9:04 PM
Sat 76:32 AM
4:47 PM
Rise 4:59 AM
Set 3:42 PM
Minor 4:29 AM
Major 9:20 AM
Minor 3:12 PM
Major 9:52 PM
Sun 86:33 AM
4:46 PM
Rise 6:05 AM
Set 4:10 PM
Minor 5:35 AM
Major 10:08 AM
Minor 3:40 PM
Major 10:36 PM
Mon 96:34 AM
4:45 PM
Rise 7:10 AM
Set 4:42 PM
Minor 6:40 AM
Major 10:56 AM
Minor 4:12 PM
Tue 106:35 AM
4:44 PM
Rise 8:13 AM
Set 5:20 PM
Major 11:24 PM
Minor 7:43 AM
Major 11:48 AM
Minor 4:50 PM
Wed 116:36 AM
4:43 PM
Rise 9:12 AM
Set 6:05 PM
Major 12:16 AM
Minor 8:42 AM
Major 12:40 PM
Minor 5:35 PM

Calculated for this location. Moon times are accurate to within a few minutes. Major periods are the 2 hours around the moon passing overhead or underfoot; minor periods are the hour around moonrise and moonset.

Fishing Manasquan Inlet

Sandy Hook and Manasquan Inlet: surf, jetties and the mouth of Raritan Bay.

What's biting now (Fall): The fall striped bass run along the Jersey Shore is legendary, with blackfish and bluefish too.

Commonly caught in this area: Striped bass, bluefish, fluke (summer flounder), weakfish and blackfish (tautog).

Also caught here: false albacore, tautog, black sea bass, winter flounder.

Inlets funnel bait in and out with every tide, and predators wait at the edges. Fish the last part of the incoming and first part of the outgoing tide, and watch the current - inlets can be dangerous for small boats.

Best baits here6 fish
Striped bass
Eels
Eels
Menhaden
Menhaden
Clams
Clams
Sandworms
Sandworms
Bluefish
Menhaden
Menhaden
Mullet
Mullet
Spoons
Spoons
Topwater
Topwater
Fluke (summer flounder)
Squid
Squid
Minnows
Minnows
Small baitfish
Small baitfish
Jigs
Jigs
Weakfish
Crab
Crab
Squid
Squid
Soft plastics
Soft plastics
Jigs
Jigs
Tautog (blackfish)
Crab
Crab
Clams
Clams
Jigs
Jigs
False albacore
Menhaden
Menhaden
Small baitfish
Small baitfish
Jigs
Jigs
Flies
Flies

Full bait guide

How the bite outlook works

The rating is our estimate, not a guarantee. It combines tide range, wind, rain and storms, temperature swings, the moon phase and how well the solunar periods line up with dawn and dusk. Fish do not read forecasts - local knowledge always wins. Read more