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United States / New Jersey / Bay Little Egg Harbor

Bite forecast: Bay Little Egg Harbor

  • 29.9 sq mi
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Best fishing days for the next week

  1. WednesdaySeptember 9weather-based forecast
    65/100high activity

    Cloudy: 68–86 °F

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Nearby rivers

  • Parker Run3 mi
  • Westecunk Creek4 mi
  • Dinner Point Creek4 mi
  • Tuckerton Creek4 mi
  • Cedar Run5 mi
  • Ballanger Creek7 mi
  • Jobs Creek9 mi

Nearby water bodies

  • BayParker Cove2 mi
  • BayHarris Harbor3 mi
  • BayTuckerton Bay3 mi
  • BayTuckerton Cove4 mi
  • LakeHolly Lake5 mi
  • ReservoirPohatcong Lake5 mi
  • SeaLittle Egg Inlet7 mi
  • BayGreat Bay8 mi
  • BayTurtle Cove8 mi
  • BayManahawkin Bay8 mi

Bay Little Egg Harbor (New Jersey) — one of the area's fishing spots. About 77.5 km² in area. Salt water, not fresh — so this page carries its own marine bite forecast. Here you'll find a bite prediction — when fish are active and which hours give the best chances, adjusted for weather and pressure.

Catches

Recorded 1 catch here. Most commonly caught: Striped bass. Peak season: January.

  • Striped bass — Little Egg Harbor, Jan 01, 2019
    Striped bass
    Little Egg Harbor
    63 °F18 mph
    Jan 01, 2019
TuesdaySeptember 8weather-based forecast
58/100medium activity

Cloudy: 63–82 °F

  • SaturdaySeptember 12weather-based forecast
    53/100medium activity

    Partly cloudy: 54–75 °F

  • Bite calendar

    Sunday, September 6

    Aug 31 – Sep 6
    Mon
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    Bite activity:highmediumlowslow
    Based on:weatherseasonal
    What is a bite calendar?
    FlounderStriped bassBluefishBlack drumSpanish mackerel

    Black drum

    6/10 · Fair

    Hourly activity

    0:006:0012:0018:0023:00
    Bite activity:highmediumlow

    The bite is moderate — fish feed in short bursts. Weather is steady, with no sharp swings — fish behave predictably.

    Peak bite hours

    Best time — 00:00–03:00 (nighttime activity).

    Tactics

    Look for structure — reefs, flats, channel edges; work them slowly near the bottom.

    Lures

    In clear water, natural colors work best: soft-plastic jig or live bait.

    Gear

    It's a hot day — a hat, sunglasses, and plenty of water are a must.

    Summary

    An average day — best chances during peak windows.

    How this forecast is calculated

    Why this forecast

    The computed water temperature is around 72 °F — inside the 61–79 °F comfort range for Black drum, so baseline activity is high.

    Computed water temperature by month; the green band is the 61–79 °F comfort rangecomfort 61–79 °F72 °F
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    Black drum feeds at night: the peak falls in the dark hours, between sunset and sunrise.

    The day: daylight hours and when Black drum feeds0:0012:0024:00

    Pressure is rising 0.18 inHg over the day — the bite usually settles down after a rise.

    Pressure through the day, 0.18 inHg change
    00:00 · 29.8823:00 · 30.06 inHg

    One more input — the moon's feeding windows: within their hours the score sits higher than across the rest of the day. The window times are in the “Solunar feeding periods” card below.

    Feeding windows on the day scale0:0012:0024:00

    September is an active season for Black drum here.

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    These are the same values the bite curve above was computed from. How the forecast works

    Tides

    • High water03:10-0.0 ft
    • Low water08:53-2.6 ft
    • High water15:391.3 ft
    • Low water22:14-2.9 ft
    0:006:0012:0018:0023:000:006:0012:0018:0023:00
    Sea level height by hour
    00:0001:0002:0003:0004:0005:0006:0007:0008:0009:0010:0011:0012:0013:0014:0015:0016:0017:0018:0019:0020:0021:0022:0023:00
    -1.4 ft-0.7 ft-0.2 ft-0.0 ft-0.1 ft-0.6 ft-1.3 ft-2.0 ft-2.5 ft-2.6 ft-2.4 ft-1.7 ft-0.8 ft0.1 ft0.8 ft1.2 ft1.3 ft1.0 ft0.2 ft-0.8 ft-1.8 ft-2.6 ft-2.9 ft-2.8 ft

    Open-Meteo tide model, grid point 8.6 mi away

    Water

    Water temp.
    78 °F
    In the model
    72 °F
    Wave
    1.5 ft
    Period
    6 s

    Open-Meteo Marine model, grid cell 8.6 mi from the waterbody. Values are daily means.

    6 SepSunday, September 6
    +75°

    Partly cloudy · feels like +76°

    Low / high
    +63°…+78°
    Precipitation
    0.00 in
    Wind
    9 mph N
    Cloud cover
    24%
    Humidity
    58%
    Pressure
    29.98 inHg
    00:00+67°—3 mphnorthwest wind, 3 mph77%0%
    01:00+66°—3 mphnorthwest wind, 3 mph77%6%
    02:00+65°—3 mphnorthwest wind, 3 mph78%9%
    03:00+66°—3 mphnorthwest wind, 3 mph79%100%
    04:00+67°—4 mphnorthwest wind, 4 mph78%81%
    05:00+65°—4 mphnorthwest wind, 4 mph80%31%
    06:00+64°—4 mphnorthwest wind, 4 mph84%0%
    07:00+63°—4 mphnorthwest wind, 4 mph86%0%
    08:00+66°—6 mphnorth wind, 6 mph84%5%
    09:00+69°—6 mphnorth wind, 6 mph83%10%
    10:00+72°—8 mphnorth wind, 8 mph75%7%
    11:00+73°—9 mphnorth wind, 9 mph64%23%
    12:00+75°—9 mphnorth wind, 9 mph58%24%
    13:00+77°—9 mphnorth wind, 9 mph57%19%
    14:00+78°—8 mphnorth wind, 8 mph54%18%
    15:00+78°—8 mphnorth wind, 8 mph52%23%
    16:00+78°—7 mphnorth wind, 7 mph52%25%
    17:00+77°—7 mphnortheast wind, 7 mph52%11%
    18:00+76°—8 mpheast wind, 8 mph59%11%
    19:00+72°—6 mpheast wind, 6 mph69%0%
    20:00+69°—7 mpheast wind, 7 mph76%0%
    21:00+67°—6 mpheast wind, 6 mph81%9%
    22:00+66°—4 mphsoutheast wind, 4 mph86%8%
    23:00+66°—2 mphsouth wind, 2 mph88%51%
    +78°+71°+63°
    Weather throughout the day
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    Sun and moon

    Sunday, September 6
    The day: daylight and the hours the moon is above the horizon. Local time0:0012:0024:00
    DaylightMoon above the horizon
    Sunrise
    06:31
    Sunset
    19:22
    Day length
    12 h 51 min
    Sunshine hours
    11 h 32 min
    UV index
    6
    high
    Moon
    Waning crescent
    Moonrise
    00:51
    Moonset
    16:46

    The day is 3 min shorter than yesterday.

    Sunshine hours count direct sun only — cloud cover cuts it, so it is shorter than daylight.

    Solunar feeding periods

    +11% in the windowSunday, September 6
    Feeding windows on the day scale, local time0:0012:0024:00
    Major periodsMinor periods
    • Minor00:21–01:21Moonrise
    • Major07:52–09:52Moon overhead
    • Minor16:16–17:16Moonset
    • Major20:23–22:23Moon underfoot

    The windows are set by the moon's transit and rise, and the forecast above already accounts for them: within these hours the bite score sits higher than across the rest of the day, while the day's overall level still comes from the catch-calibrated model.

    What are solunar periods?