Water temp
79°F
NOAA CO-OPS 8531680 updated 4:30 AM
Waters · Coast · NJ · Thu, Aug 13
How's the bite at Sandy Hook today? Picky — get there by six.
Work for it.
4/10
Picky
Today's bite windows
12 AM6 AMNoon6 PM11 PM
10Peak 9 8Strong 7 6Good 5 4Slow 3 2 1Dead
Major
12:27 AM–2:27 AM
Moon underfoot
Minor
6:29 AM–7:29 AM
Moonrise
Major
12:52 PM–2:52 PM
Moon overhead
Minor
8:01 PM–9:01 PM
Moonset
Sunrise 6:04 AM · sunset 7:56 PM · tomorrow's first major 1:16 AM–3:16 AM · windows on every water
Solunar · computed updated 4:36 AM
Conditions right now
Tide level
1.226ft
-1.18 ft in 24h
NOAA CO-OPS 8531680 updated 4:30 AM
Pressure
29.8inHg
steady · -0.34 hPa/12h
NOAA KEWR updated 4:25 AM
Wind
8mph SW
NOAA KEWR updated 4:25 AM
Moon
1% waxing
Solunar · computed updated 4:36 AM
What this means
Striped bass
79°F is above the comfortable band. Fish deep water and the first hour of light.
Work deep.
Sandy Hook water level today
1.226 ft above MLLW down 1.18 ft in 24 hours
That sits 16% of the way up the band it has held over the last 8 days, between 0.15 and 6.92 ft. Over the week it is down1.69ft.
08-04 0.15–6.92 ft 08-13
USGS 8531680 updated 4:30 AM
The week ahead
| Fri | 6 | Biting | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sat | 5 | Picky | |
| Sun | 5 | Picky | |
| Mon | 5 | Picky | |
| Tue | 6 | Biting | |
| Wed | 6 | Biting | |
| Thu | 6 | Biting |
Forecast days carry solunar and the wind outlook. Pressure and gauge movement land the morning of.
Before you go
A New Jersey fishing license covers this water — $22.50 a year for residents. NJDEP Fish & Wildlife sets the rules and is the one that counts.
What it costs, and who is exempt →Nearby waters today
- 5 Picky Atlantic City NJ · 128 km
- 4 Picky Montauk NY · 184 km
- 5 Picky Ocean City MD · 255 km
- 4 Picky Virginia Beach VA · 440 km
- 8 On fire Bitterroot River MT · 3273 km
Questions people ask about Sandy Hook
Answered from the same readings as the rest of this page. Where we have no basis for an answer, there is no entry — spot-by-spot local knowledge is not something we can claim for Sandy Hook.
- Is it worth fishing Sandy Hook today?
- 4 out of 10 — picky. Work for it. The strongest stretch is 12:27 AM–2:27 AM. That number is worked out fresh each morning from the solunar windows, the pressure trend, the water level and the water temperature.
- What time should you fish Sandy Hook?
- Today's major windows run 12:27 AM–2:27 AM and 12:52 PM–2:52 PM, with minor windows at 6:29 AM–7:29 AM and 8:01 PM–9:01 PM. Sunrise is 6:04 AM and sunset 7:56 PM. A major landing on first or last light is the stretch worth setting an alarm for.
- What is the water temperature at Sandy Hook?
- 79°F, read at 4:30 AM from NOAA CO-OPS station 8531680. That is 1.1 degrees cooler than 24 hours ago.
- What is the water level at Sandy Hook right now?
- 1.226 ft above MLLW, read at 4:30 AM from NOAA CO-OPS station 8531680. Over 24 hours it is down 1.18 ft.
- Can you eat the fish you catch in Sandy Hook?
- That is a health question and it belongs with the state, not with us. NJ publishes fish consumption advisories through its health or environmental agency, and those are the ones that count. We give no eating advice.
- Do you need a licence to fish Sandy Hook?
- Yes. A New Jersey fishing license covers this water, required from age 16. NJDEP Fish & Wildlife sets the rules and is the one that counts.
- What size fish can you keep in NJ?
- It depends on the species, and several have slot limits rather than a simple minimum. Open to harvest today: striped bass (or hybrid striped bass), summer flounder (fluke), bluefish, weakfish. Seasons here change mid-year by agency order, so the status is re-checked every morning.
Where these numbers come from
- Solunar computed 4:36 AM
- NOAA KEWR Newark, Newark International Airport 4:25 AM
- NOAA OKX gridded forecast 3:31 AM
- NOAA CO-OPS 8531680 Sandy Hook 4:30 AM
The station sits on the hook itself, where Raritan Bay meets the Atlantic.
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