Barnegat Inlet Striped Bass Fishing Conditions
What the water is doing in Barnegat Inlet right now, and over the next day: the tide (flood, ebb or slack), water temperature, wind, waves and light. Pick any other zone on the map to compare.
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Sea-surface temperature from NASA JPL’s MUR satellite analysis of October 22. It reads the surface of open water; inside harbors and rivers it is blank or blurred.
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Tides are NOAA predictions for the minute this page was drawn, . Wind, water temperature and waves were last read ; they refresh every 15 minutes and each shows its own time.
Every zone, right now
The same readings as the map, in a list.
Upper Cape
| Zone | Tide | Next turn | Water | Wind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cape Cod Canal | Slack, 10 min after high | Low Sat 4:06 AM | 53–62° | 6 mph NE |
| Mashpee & Cotuit (Nantucket Sound) | Flooding, 5 h 30 min after low | High 11:13 PM | Upper 50s | 10 mph NNE |
| Falmouth (Nantucket Sound) | Slack, 20 min after high | Low Sat 3:55 AM | Upper 50s | 12 mph NNE |
| Waquoit Bay | Flooding, 4 h 25 min after low | High 11:59 PM | 48–57° | 7 mph NE |
Mid Cape
| Zone | Tide | Next turn | Water | Wind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sandwich to Brewster (Cape Cod Bay) | Slack, 6 h 10 min after low | High 10:02 PM | Upper 50s | 13 mph NNE |
| Hyannis & Yarmouth (Nantucket Sound) | Flooding, 5 h 50 min after low | High 10:52 PM | Mid 50s | 14 mph NNE |
| Lewis Bay | Flooding, 5 h 50 min after low | High 10:52 PM | 48–57° | 10 mph NNE |
Lower Cape
| Zone | Tide | Next turn | Water | Wind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pleasant Bay | Flooding, 2 h 50 min after low | High Sat 12:24 AM | 48–57° | 14 mph NNE |
| Chatham Harbor | Flooding, 5 h 45 min after low | High 10:49 PM | 48–57° | 7 mph NE |
| Dennis & Harwich (Nantucket Sound) | Flooding, 5 h 50 min after low | High 10:48 PM | Low 50s | 12 mph NNE |
Outer Cape
| Zone | Tide | Next turn | Water | Wind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wellfleet & Truro Bayside | Slack, 5 h 45 min after low | High 10:10 PM | Upper 50s | 14 mph NNE |
| Nauset | Flooding, 5 h 5 min after low | High 10:47 PM | Around 57° | 14 mph NNE |
| Wellfleet Harbor | Slack, 5 h 45 min after low | High 10:10 PM | 51–60° | 14 mph NNE |
| Outer Cape Beaches (Truro to Eastham) | Slack, 5 min after high | Low Sat 4:04 AM | Around 57° | 15 mph NNE |
| Provincetown & Race Point | Slack, 5 min after high | Low Sat 4:04 AM | Around 55° | 12 mph NNE |
Buzzards Bay
| Zone | Tide | Next turn | Water | Wind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Upper Buzzards Bay (Wareham, Onset & Bourne) | Ebbing, 3 h 20 min after high | Low Sat 12:17 AM | Upper 50s | 7 mph NNE |
| Lower Buzzards Bay (Mattapoisett to West Falmouth) | Ebbing, 3 h 30 min after high | Low Sat 12:22 AM | Upper 50s | 10 mph NNE |
| New Bedford / Fairhaven | Ebbing, 3 h 25 min after high | Low Sat 12:26 AM | Upper 50s | 7 mph NNE |
| Dartmouth / Westport Shore | Ebbing, 3 h 5 min after high | Low Sat 12:54 AM | Upper 50s | 8 mph NNE |
| Fall River & Taunton River | Ebbing, 3 h 20 min after high | Low Sat 12:15 AM | Upper 50s | 6 mph NNE |
Islands & Open Water
| Zone | Tide | Next turn | Water | Wind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vineyard Haven, Oak Bluffs & Edgartown | Slack, 6 h 55 min after low | High 10:08 PM | Mid 50s | 13 mph NNE |
| Martha’s Vineyard North Shore | Ebbing, 3 h 30 min after high | Low Sat 1:34 AM | Upper 50s | 12 mph NNE |
| Elizabeth Islands | Ebbing, 3 h 30 min after high | Low Sat 12:24 AM | Upper 50s | 12 mph NNE |
| Monomoy & Pollock Rip | Flooding, 5 h 5 min after low | High 10:47 PM | Around 57° | 14 mph NNE |
| Muskeget Channel | Slack, 6 h after low | High 10:21 PM | Mid 50s | 15 mph NNE |
| Great Point (Nantucket) | Flooding, 5 h 45 min after low | High 10:39 PM | Low 50s | 16 mph NNE |
South Shore
| Zone | Tide | Next turn | Water | Wind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cohasset & Scituate Harbors | Slack, 6 h 10 min after low | High 10:04 PM | Mid 50s | 13 mph NNE |
| North & South River Mouth | Slack, 5 h 40 min after low | High 10:16 PM | Mid 50s | 10 mph NNE |
| Green Harbor | Slack, 6 h 5 min after low | High 10:09 PM | Mid 50s | 12 mph NNE |
| South Shore Beaches | Slack, 6 h 10 min after low | High 10:04 PM | Mid 50s | 13 mph NNE |
| Plymouth, Duxbury & Kingston Bay | Slack, 5 h 50 min after low | High 10:09 PM | Mid 50s | 10 mph NNE |
Boston Harbor & Mass Bay
| Zone | Tide | Next turn | Water | Wind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boston Inner Harbor | Slack, 5 min after high | Low Sat 4:04 AM | Mid 50s | 8 mph NNE |
| Hingham, Hull & Weymouth Bay | Slack, at high water | Low Sat 4:09 AM | Mid 50s | 12 mph NNE |
| Quincy & Dorchester Bay | Slack, at high water | Low Sat 4:07 AM | Mid 50s | 7 mph NNE |
| Winthrop, Nahant & Broad Sound | Slack, 5 min after high | Low Sat 4:04 AM | Mid 50s | 7 mph NNE |
| Harbor Islands, President Roads & the Outer Ledges | Slack, 5 min after high | Low Sat 4:04 AM | Mid 50s | 10 mph NNE |
North Shore
| Zone | Tide | Next turn | Water | Wind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salem Sound, Marblehead & Beverly | Slack, at high water | Low Sat 4:02 AM | Mid 50s | 10 mph NNE |
| Gloucester, Manchester & Annisquam | Slack, 6 h 15 min after low | High 10:01 PM | Mid 50s | 12 mph NNE |
| Cape Ann Backside | Slack, 5 min after high | Low Sat 4:02 AM | 50–59° | 14 mph NNE |
| Ipswich Bay, Essex & Plum Island Sound | Slack, 5 h 50 min after low | High 10:13 PM | 51–60° | 9 mph NNE |
| Merrimack & Newburyport | Slack, 5 h 55 min after low | High 10:15 PM | 51–60° | 7 mph NNE |
Narragansett Bay & Sakonnet
| Zone | Tide | Next turn | Water | Wind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Narragansett Bay Mouth & Newport Reefs | Ebbing, 3 h 45 min after high | Low Sat 12:15 AM | Upper 50s | 8 mph NE |
| West Passage | Ebbing, 3 h 35 min after high | Low Sat 12:06 AM | Around 59° | 7 mph NE |
| East Passage & Newport Harbor | Ebbing, 3 h 40 min after high | Low Sat 12:02 AM | Around 59° | 6 mph NE |
| Greenwich Bay | Ebbing, 3 h 25 min after high | Low Sat 12:13 AM | Upper 50s | 5 mph NNE |
| Upper Bay & Providence River | Ebbing, 3 h 25 min after high | Low Sat 12:09 AM | Upper 50s | 6 mph NNE |
| Mount Hope Bay | Ebbing, 3 h 20 min after high | Low Sat 12:15 AM | Upper 50s | 6 mph NE |
| Sakonnet | Ebbing, 3 h 50 min after high | Low 11:59 PM | Upper 50s | 7 mph NE |
South County & Block Island
| Zone | Tide | Next turn | Water | Wind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Watch Hill & Napatree | Ebbing, 3 h after high | Low Sat 1:18 AM | Low 60s | 7 mph NE |
| RI South Shore Beaches | Ebbing, 3 h after high | Low Sat 1:05 AM | Low 60s | 7 mph NE |
| RI Salt Ponds | Ebbing, 3 h 35 min after high | Low Sat 12:25 AM | Low 60s | 5 mph NE |
| Point Judith | Ebbing, 3 h 35 min after high | Low Sat 12:25 AM | Around 60° | 9 mph NE |
| Narrow River | Ebbing, 3 h 50 min after high | Low Sat 12:13 AM | Upper 50s | 8 mph NNE |
| Block Island | Ebbing, 3 h 45 min after high | Low Sat 12:14 AM | Upper 50s | 8 mph NE |
Western Connecticut
| Zone | Tide | Next turn | Water | Wind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stamford & Greenwich | Slack, 5 h 55 min after low | High 10:03 PM | 54–63° | 6 mph ENE |
| Norwalk Islands | Slack, 5 h 50 min after low | High 10:07 PM | Low 60s | 7 mph NE |
| Bridgeport & Penfield Reef | Slack, at high water | Low Sat 4:06 AM | Low 60s | 7 mph NNE |
| Housatonic & Milford | Slack, 5 min after high | Low Sat 4:03 AM | Low 60s | 4 mph N |
Central Connecticut
| Zone | Tide | Next turn | Water | Wind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Haven Harbor | Slack, 5 min after high | Low Sat 3:59 AM | Low 60s | 7 mph NNE |
| Guilford, Branford & the Thimbles | Slack, 10 min after high | Low Sat 3:45 AM | Upper 50s | 7 mph NNE |
| Westbrook & Clinton | Slack, 25 min after high | Low Sat 3:34 AM | 55–64° | 4 mph NNE |
Eastern Connecticut
| Zone | Tide | Next turn | Water | Wind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Connecticut River Mouth | Ebbing, 40 min after high | Low Sat 3:05 AM | 55–64° | 5 mph NE |
| Niantic Bay | Ebbing, 1 h after high | Low Sat 3:17 AM | 55–64° | 5 mph NE |
| Thames & New London | Ebbing, 1 h 55 min after high | Low Sat 2:20 AM | Low 60s | 5 mph NNE |
| Fishers Island Sound & Stonington | Ebbing, 1 h 55 min after high | Low Sat 2:20 AM | Low 60s | 7 mph NE |
NH Seacoast & York
| Zone | Tide | Next turn | Water | Wind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seabrook, Hampton & Rye | Slack, 5 h 55 min after low | High 10:01 PM | 51–60° | 5 mph NNE |
| Portsmouth Harbor & Piscataqua | Slack, 5 min after high | Low Sat 3:58 AM | Low 50s | 1 mph NNE |
| Great Bay | Flooding, 5 h after low | High 11:20 PM | Low 50s | 1 mph NNE |
| Isles of Shoals | Slack, 10 min after high | Low Sat 3:49 AM | 51–60° | 8 mph NNE |
| York & Kittery Coast | Slack, 10 min after high | Low Sat 4:04 AM | 50–59° | 2 mph NNE |
Southern Maine Beaches
| Zone | Tide | Next turn | Water | Wind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ogunquit & Wells | Slack, 10 min after high | Low Sat 3:52 AM | 50–59° | 4 mph NNE |
| Kennebunk & Cape Porpoise | Slack, 5 min after high | Low Sat 3:59 AM | Mid 50s | 7 mph NNE |
| Saco Bay | Slack, 10 min after high | Low Sat 4:06 AM | Mid 50s | 6 mph N |
| Cape Elizabeth | Slack, 15 min after high | Low Sat 3:50 AM | Around 54° | 9 mph NNE |
Casco Bay & the Kennebec
| Zone | Tide | Next turn | Water | Wind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Portland Harbor | Slack, 15 min after high | Low Sat 3:51 AM | Low 50s | 6 mph N |
| Casco Bay Islands | Slack, 10 min after high | Low Sat 3:53 AM | Mid 50s | 9 mph NNE |
| Maquoit & Middle Bays | Slack, 10 min after high | Low Sat 3:53 AM | Low 50s | 5 mph N |
| Harpswell Sounds & New Meadows | Slack, 10 min after high | Low Sat 3:52 AM | Low 50s | 7 mph N |
| Kennebec Mouth & Popham | Slack, 5 min after high | Low Sat 3:58 AM | Low 50s | 4 mph N |
Long Island South Shore
| Zone | Tide | Next turn | Water | Wind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jamaica Bay & Rockaway Inlet | Ebbing, 3 h 20 min after high | Low Sat 1:07 AM | 57–66° | 6 mph NE |
| Rockaway & Long Beach (Ocean) | Ebbing, 3 h 45 min after high | Low Sat 12:20 AM | Low 60s | 7 mph ENE |
| Hempstead Bay & Jones Inlet | Ebbing, 3 h 25 min after high | Low Sat 12:58 AM | 50–59° | 5 mph NE |
| Jones Beach (Ocean) | Ebbing, 3 h 40 min after high | Low Sat 12:24 AM | 57–66° | 5 mph NE |
| South Oyster Bay | Ebbing, 2 h 55 min after high | Low Sat 1:12 AM | 50–59° | 4 mph NE |
| Fire Island Inlet & Captree | Ebbing, 3 h 35 min after high | Low Sat 12:38 AM | Mid 50s | 6 mph NE |
| Great South Bay | Ebbing, 1 h 10 min after high | Low Sat 3:05 AM | Mid 50s | 4 mph NE |
| Fire Island (Ocean) | Ebbing, 3 h 50 min after high | Low 11:44 PM | 57–66° | 5 mph NE |
East End & Montauk
| Zone | Tide | Next turn | Water | Wind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moriches Bay & Inlet | Ebbing, 2 h 35 min after high | Low Sat 1:44 AM | Mid 50s | 2 mph NE |
| Shinnecock Bay & Inlet | Ebbing, 3 h 35 min after high | Low Sat 12:38 AM | 50–59° | 5 mph ENE |
| Hamptons Beaches (Ocean) | Ebbing, 3 h 50 min after high | Low 11:44 PM | 58–67° | 7 mph ENE |
| Montauk | Ebbing, 2 h 20 min after high | Low Sat 1:58 AM | Low 60s | 4 mph NNE |
| Peconic Bays | Flooding, 4 h 55 min after low | High 10:55 PM | 55–64° | 7 mph E |
| Shelter Island Sound | Ebbing, 35 min after high | Low Sat 3:17 AM | 55–64° | 6 mph ENE |
| Gardiners Bay & Plum Gut | Ebbing, 1 h 15 min after high | Low Sat 2:39 AM | Upper 50s | 7 mph E |
| Fishers Island & The Race | Ebbing, 1 h 50 min after high | Low Sat 2:20 AM | Low 60s | 6 mph NE |
Long Island North Shore
| Zone | Tide | Next turn | Water | Wind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Western Sound (Little Neck to Rye) | Slack, 5 h 45 min after low | High 10:00 PM | 56–65° | 5 mph ENE |
| Oyster Bay & Huntington | Slack, 5 h 40 min after low | High 10:15 PM | 56–65° | 5 mph ENE |
| Smithtown Bay & Port Jefferson | Slack, 5 h 55 min after low | High 10:06 PM | Low 60s | 6 mph NE |
| North Fork Sound Shore | Slack, 6 h after low | High 10:08 PM | 56–65° | 6 mph E |
| Southold Sound Shore | Slack, 6 h 20 min after low | High 10:02 PM | 56–65° | 5 mph ENE |
Raritan Bay & the Monmouth Shore
| Zone | Tide | Next turn | Water | Wind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Raritan Bay | Ebbing, 3 h 40 min after high | Low Sat 12:43 AM | 55–64° | 4 mph ENE |
| Sandy Hook Bay | Ebbing, 3 h 35 min after high | Low Sat 12:39 AM | 56–65° | 6 mph E |
| Navesink & Shrewsbury Rivers | Ebbing, 2 h 10 min after high | Low Sat 2:33 AM | 56–65° | 2 mph NE |
| Monmouth Beaches (Ocean) | Ebbing, 4 h after high | Low Sat 12:03 AM | Low 60s | 5 mph ENE |
| Shark River & Manasquan Inlet | Ebbing, 3 h 45 min after high | Low Sat 12:15 AM | 56–65° | 2 mph E |
Barnegat Bay & Long Beach Island
| Zone | Tide | Next turn | Water | Wind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Point Pleasant to Island Beach (Ocean) | Ebbing, 4 h 5 min after high | Low Sat 12:07 AM | 57–66° | 7 mph ENE |
| Barnegat Bay North & Toms River | Slack, 5 h 40 min after low | High 10:08 PM | Mid 50s | 2 mph ENE |
| Barnegat Bay South & Manahawkin Bay | Ebbing, 1 h 5 min after high | Low Sat 3:28 AM | Mid 50s | 8 mph ENE |
| Barnegat Inlet | Ebbing, 3 h 50 min after high | Low Sat 12:31 AM | No number | 8 mph ENE |
| Long Beach Island (Ocean) | Ebbing, 4 h after high | Low Sat 12:11 AM | Low 60s | 10 mph ENE |
Atlantic City & the Bays
| Zone | Tide | Next turn | Water | Wind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Little Egg Harbor | Ebbing, 2 h 5 min after high | Low Sat 2:38 AM | Mid 50s | 9 mph ENE |
| Great Bay & Little Egg Inlet | Ebbing, 2 h 50 min after high | Low Sat 1:09 AM | 55–64° | 9 mph ENE |
| Brigantine to Longport (Ocean) | Ebbing, 4 h after high | Low Sat 12:11 AM | Low 60s | 12 mph ENE |
| Absecon Inlet & Atlantic City Back Bays | Ebbing, 3 h 25 min after high | Low Sat 12:46 AM | 55–64° | 10 mph ENE |
| Great Egg Harbor Bay & Inlet | Ebbing, 3 h 25 min after high | Low Sat 12:46 AM | 55–64° | 9 mph NE |
Ocean City to Cape May
| Zone | Tide | Next turn | Water | Wind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ocean City to Sea Isle (Ocean) | Ebbing, 3 h 55 min after high | Low Sat 12:11 AM | Low 60s | 13 mph ENE |
| Corson's & Townsends Back Bays | Ebbing, 3 h 30 min after high | Low Sat 12:35 AM | 55–64° | 10 mph ENE |
| Avalon to Wildwood Crest (Ocean) | Ebbing, 3 h 50 min after high | Low Sat 12:19 AM | 56–65° | 12 mph ENE |
| Stone Harbor & Wildwood Back Bays | Ebbing, 3 h 5 min after high | Low Sat 1:09 AM | 55–64° | 12 mph ENE |
| Cape May Harbor & Inlet | Ebbing, 3 h 25 min after high | Low Sat 12:30 AM | 52–61° | 10 mph ENE |
| Cape May Beaches (Ocean) | Ebbing, 3 h 25 min after high | Low Sat 12:32 AM | 57–66° | 13 mph ENE |
What the map shows
Tide
Flooding, ebbing or slack, how long since the tide turned and when it turns next, from NOAA’s harmonic tide predictions for the station assigned to each zone (110 stations for 121 zones). Much of the coast turns within the same hour, so two zones can both read “ebbing”; the time since the turn is what tells them apart. These are predictions of water level; wind and pressure can move the real level off them.
Water temperature
StripedLines’ estimate for the zone, built from NASA’s daily satellite analysis and adjusted to NOAA station and buoy readings. It is shown as “around” a value, as a band, or not at all, depending on how far the nearest live reading is. Where the estimate is not available the map shows the nearest measured reading and says how far away it is.
Wind
The most recent observation from a NOAA station or buoy within about 37 miles of the zone, with its distance and time. Where none is that close, and for the hours ahead, the map shows an hourly wind model and says so.
Waves
Height and period at the offshore buoy assigned to the zone. It is the sea state outside. Zones with no buoy that represents them show no waves.
Light
First light, sunrise, sunset and last light for the zone, and the moon’s phase. These are computed, not measured.
Flood, ebb and slack
The map reads flood, ebb and slack from the tide table: flood while the tide rises, ebb while it falls, slack around high and low water. In an open bay the water moves about that way. In an inlet, a canal or a narrow sound it can keep running for an hour or more after the turn, so read the turn times as a guide there, not a clock. For how moving water sets up around structure, see how to read a rip and do striped bass face into the current?
The hours ahead
The time buttons move the selected zone 3, 6, 12 or 24 hours ahead. Tide and light are predictions and hold at any of those times. Wind comes from an hourly model forecast. Water temperature and waves have no forecast source here, so those tiles say so and show the latest reading instead of a guess.
What this map can’t tell you
- Where fish are, or whether they will bite. It describes water, not fish.
- How hard the water is running. Flood and ebb here come from the tide table, not a current meter.
- The real water level in a blow. Tide values are astronomical predictions.
- Conditions inside a river or a small harbor the satellite and the buoys do not reach.
Where this comes from
- Tide: NOAA CO-OPS harmonic tide predictions (high and low water, MLLW), one station per zone. Stage, height, flood, ebb and slack between a high and a low are interpolated from them.
- Water temperature: NASA JPL MUR sea-surface temperature analysis (daily, about 1 km) adjusted to NOAA CO-OPS station and NDBC buoy readings; otherwise the nearest NDBC or CO-OPS reading.
- Wind: NOAA CO-OPS and NDBC observations within about 37 miles. Otherwise, and for the hours ahead: the Open-Meteo hourly wind model.
- Waves: NOAA NDBC buoys.
- Light and moon: computed from the zone’s position and the date.
- Zones: the 121 zones StripedLines scores (Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, Maine & N.H., New York, New Jersey). Land and water: the StripedLines water grid, built from USGS and NOAA coastal elevation data; Natural Earth beyond it. Depth shading: NOAA ETOPO1.