Barnegat Bay, NJ

Bay in Ocean County, New Jersey. Large shallow bay behind Long Beach Island. Striped bass, fluke, bluefish, weakfish, and blue crab. Protected waters for small boats.

Overall bite score

Scored 26 min ago · recomputed every 30 minutes

Water tempStation reading53

Pressure trendNOAAsteady60

Tide phaseNOAA100

SolunarComputedmoon 45% lit44

Recent stockingState data50

Time of dayComputed50

WindNOAA70

Cloud coverNOAA100

PrecipitationNOAA70

Each instrument reads 0 to 100. The score is their weighted blend, tuned for tidal water. No black box: every reading names its source.

What swims here

5 tracked species in Barnegat Bay, with the months each fishes best.

Blue Crabcommon · best Jul-Oct

Bluefishcommon · best Jun-Sep

Striped Basscommon · best Apr-May, Oct-Nov

Summer Flounder (Fluke)common · best Jun-Sep

Weakfishpresent · best Jun-Aug

Water facts

TypeBay

CountyOcean

StateNew Jersey

WaterSaltwater, tidal

NOAA station8533615

Multiple public launches. Barnegat Light, Bayville, Toms River access.

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