Water temp
63°F
NOAA CO-OPS 8531680 updated 12:06 PM
Waters · Coast · NJ · Mon, Sep 28
Sandy Hook tide chart today next low 3:55 PM
Bite index 6/10 — Biting — the middle of the day carries it.
Worth a cast.
6/10
Biting
Today's bite windows
12 AM6 AMNoon6 PM11 PM
10Peak 9 8Strong 7 6Good 5 4Slow 3 2 1Dead
Major
12:53 AM–2:53 AM
Moon overhead
Minor
8:31 AM–9:31 AM
Moonset
Major
1:19 PM–3:19 PM
Moon underfoot
Minor
6:57 PM–7:57 PM
Moonrise
Sunrise 6:49 AM · sunset 6:43 PM · tomorrow's first major 1:45 AM–3:45 AM · windows on every water
Solunar · computed updated 12:14 PM
Conditions right now
Tide level
5.071ft
-0.11 ft in 24h
NOAA CO-OPS 8531680 updated 12:06 PM
Pressure
29.85inHg
rising fast · +3.39 hPa/12h
NOAA KEWR updated 12:00 PM
Wind
13mph N
NOAA KEWR updated 12:00 PM
Moon
95% waning
Solunar · computed updated 12:14 PM
What this means
Striped bass
63°F sits in the sweet spot. Work the first few feet early.
Work shallow to mid.
Sandy Hook tide times
| Day | Tide | Time | Height |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mon, Sep 28 | Low | 3:18 AM | -0.0 ft |
| High | 9:15 AM | 5.9 ft | |
| Low | 3:55 PM | 0.1 ft | |
| High | 9:40 PM | 5.2 ft | |
| Tue, Sep 29 | Low | 3:58 AM | 0.0 ft |
| High | 9:58 AM | 5.9 ft | |
| Low | 4:40 PM | 0.2 ft | |
| High | 10:28 PM | 5.0 ft | |
| Wed, Sep 30 | Low | 4:39 AM | 0.2 ft |
| High | 10:47 AM | 5.8 ft | |
| Low | 5:29 PM | 0.4 ft |
Predicted heights above MLLW. The bite windows above already fold these swings in.
NOAA CO-OPS 8531680 updated 12:14 PM
Sandy Hook water level today
5.071 ft above MLLW down 0.11 ft in 24 hours
That sits 49% of the way up the band it has held over the last 9 days, between 1.63 and 8.67 ft. Over the week it is up1.75ft.
09-19 1.63–8.67 ft 09-28
NOAA CO-OPS 8531680 updated 12:06 PM
The week ahead
| Tue | 7 | Biting | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wed | 6 | Biting | |
| Thu | 7 | Biting | |
| Fri | 8 | On fire | |
| Sat | 8 | On fire | |
| Sun | 7 | Biting | |
| Mon | 6 | Biting |
Forecast days carry solunar and the wind outlook. Pressure and gauge movement land the morning of.
Sandy Hook boat ramps and public fishing access
New Jersey Division of Fish and Wildlife lists 1 public access point at Sandy Hook.
- Sandy Hook Bank, Surf 2.4 miAddress: Sandy Hook National Park
Access data from New Jersey Division of Fish and Wildlife. Distances are straight-line from our gauge, not driving distance.
New Jersey Division of Fish and Wildlife · public access inventory
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
- 7 Biting Atlantic City NJ · 128 km
- 5 Picky Montauk NY · 184 km
- 5 Picky Ocean City MD · 255 km
- 6 Biting Table Rock Lake MO · 1729 km
- 6 Biting Ute Lake NM · 2632 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?
- 6 out of 10 — biting. Worth a cast. The strongest stretch is 12:53 AM–2:53 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 12:53 AM–2:53 AM and 1:19 PM–3:19 PM, with minor windows at 8:31 AM–9:31 AM and 6:57 PM–7:57 PM. Sunrise is 6:49 AM and sunset 6:43 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?
- 63°F, read at 12:06 PM from NOAA CO-OPS station 8531680. That is 0.6 degrees warmer than 24 hours ago.
- What is the water level at Sandy Hook right now?
- 5.071 ft above MLLW, read at 12:06 PM from NOAA CO-OPS station 8531680. Over 24 hours it is down 0.11 ft.
- Are water levels rising or falling at Sandy Hook?
- Rising. The lake is down 0.11 ft in 24 hours and up 1.75 ft over the week. Over the last 9 days it has held between 1.63 and 8.67 ft. Every figure here is a difference between two gauge readings, not a forecast — what the level does next depends on rain and on what the dam releases.
- 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 New Jersey?
- 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), bluefish, weakfish, winter flounder. Seasons here change mid-year by agency order, so the status is re-checked every morning.
Striped bass (or hybrid striped bass) limits · Bluefish limits · Weakfish limits · Winter flounder limits · Check a length against the rules
Where these numbers come from
- Solunar computed 12:14 PM
- NOAA KEWR Newark, Newark International Airport 12:00 PM
- NOAA OKX gridded forecast 4:52 AM
- NOAA CO-OPS 8531680 Sandy Hook 12:06 PM
The station sits on the hook itself, where Raritan Bay meets the Atlantic.
No one types these in by hand. If a source goes quiet, the page says so instead of showing you yesterday.