The Atlantic City, NJ marine forecast covers live wind speed and gusts, tide predictions, wave conditions, and major and minor solunar feeding times, updated continuously from NOAA and Open-Meteo. The strongest fishing windows usually line up with the moving tide and the solunar periods shown below — check current conditions before you head out.
By Steve Wilson, lifelong angler & founder of My Marine Forecast
Last updated: Sep 15, 2026, 8:00 AM
On Tuesday, September 15, Atlantic City, NJ sees high tide at 10:59 AM (4.7 ft) and 11:16 PM (3.9 ft), low tide at 4:37 AM (0.6 ft) and 5:21 PM (0.8 ft). Winds 5–9 mph from the E gusting to 20 mph. Air temperatures 56–73°F. Current water temperature is about 73°F. The strongest fishing windows line up with the moving water around each tide change, roughly an hour on either side.
Today's Tides · Station 8534720
| Low tide | 4:37 AM | 0.6 ft |
| High tide | 10:59 AM | 4.7 ft |
| Low tide | 5:21 PM | 0.8 ft |
| High tide | 11:16 PM | 3.9 ft |
Wind
5–9 mph E
Gusts
20 mph
Air Temp
56–73°F
Water Temp
73°F
Tides from NOAA Station 8534720 · wind & temperature from Open-Meteo. Open the live forecast for hourly charts and the 7-day outlook.
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Atlantic City's reputation is built on casinos, but the fishing off the coast is legitimate. The Absecon Inlet provides boat access to the nearshore reef system, and the beaches north and south of the city produce surf-caught stripers, bluefish, and occasional red drum. The inlet itself is productive for summer flounder and bluefish throughout the warm months.
The nearshore artificial reefs off Atlantic City are some of the most accessible in New Jersey. The Egg Island Reef, Little Egg Reef, and the AC Reef complex hold sea bass, tautog, and porgy on lighter tackle. In Summer these same reefs attract mahi and the occasional wahoo on warm-water days when the right temperature break sets up.
The beach north of Atlantic City toward Brigantine is solid surf fishing territory. Fall striper runs push fish to the beach, particularly after a northeast storm moves bait along the shoreline. Brigantine Island provides driving access in 4WD vehicles, opening miles of productive surf with far fewer anglers than the developed beaches.
The Absecon Inlet current is strong and the shallow shoals at the inlet mouth require careful navigation. Check bar conditions before departing if any swell is running. The inlet follows standard semi-diurnal tidal patterns — check the chart above for optimal timing.
Spring: Migrating striped bass track bunker schools past Absecon Inlet from April into June, with boats snag-and-dropping outside the bar and sharpies plugging the inlet seawall on night tides. Bluefish arrive in force in May, black drum rumble through the back bays, and fluke open up in the channels behind the island as the water warms past 58.
Summer: Fluke drift through Absecon Inlet and the back-bay channels all summer, with kingfish and spot for the surf crowd along the beaches. Sheepshead and triggerfish hang on the jetty rocks and bridge pilings. Brown sharks patrol the beachfront after dark, and boats from the inlet run to the Atlantic City Reef for sea bass or beyond for tuna.
Fall: The fall striper run funnels down the beachfront from late October through December, with birds and bait often within casting range of the sand. False albacore make cameo blitzes near the inlet in October. Tautog fishing builds on the jetties, bridges and reef, and sea bass reopen offshore. It is the best surf window of the year.
Winter: Winter effort centers on tautog at the Atlantic City Reef and nearby wrecks when boats can sail. Holdover stripers hold in the back bays and around warm-water outflows early in the season. The seawall and jetties go mostly quiet by January, and back-bay fishing waits for the March perch and early drum stirrings.
Absecon Inlet, with its seawall running along the north end of the boardwalk, is Atlantic City's signature fishing spot for stripers, tog and albies. The jetties along the beachfront hold fish spring through fall. Across the inlet, the Brigantine surf offers drive-on beach access and a strong fall bass tradition. The back bays behind the city produce fluke and drum, and the Atlantic City Reef site, about eight miles off the beach, is the local sea bass and tautog ground.