The Point Pleasant Beach, 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, Point Pleasant Beach, NJ sees high tide at 11:13 AM (4.6 ft) and 11:33 PM (3.9 ft), low tide at 4:42 AM (0.5 ft) and 5:16 PM (0.7 ft). Winds 4–11 mph from the NE gusting to 19 mph. Air temperatures 57–70°F. The strongest fishing windows line up with the moving water around each tide change, roughly an hour on either side.
Today's Tides · Manasquan Inlet, USCG Station (Station 8532591)
| Low tide | 4:42 AM | 0.5 ft |
| High tide | 11:13 AM | 4.6 ft |
| Low tide | 5:16 PM | 0.7 ft |
| High tide | 11:33 PM | 3.9 ft |
Wind
4–11 mph NE
Gusts
19 mph
Air Temp
57–70°F
Tides from NOAA Station 8532591 · wind & temperature from Open-Meteo. Open the live forecast for hourly charts and the 7-day outlook.
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Point Pleasant Beach sits at the mouth of the Manasquan Inlet, one of the most productive stretches of the Jersey Shore. The inlet connects the Manasquan River and the back-bay system to the Atlantic, and the tidal current concentrates bluefish, striped bass, and summer flounder. It's close to New York metro, which means fishing pressure is real — but so is the fishing.
The Manasquan Inlet jetties are classic striper water in Fall and Spring. Surfcasters line up along the rocks during peak runs and the fish in the inlet can be large — 30-pound bass are caught here annually. Summer flounder fishing in the bay and inlet is the dominant warm-weather activity. Party boats out of Point Pleasant provide affordable access to the nearshore porgy grounds.
Offshore, the Mud Hole and nearshore ridge system produce sea bass, porgy, and ling through the cooler months. Summer brings mahi and occasional bluefin tuna on the warm-water temperature breaks east of the inlet. Canyon trips for yellowfin and bigeye depart from Point Pleasant regularly.
The Manasquan Inlet bar can shoal and the inlet is wave-exposed in northeast swells. Check inlet conditions closely before heading outside. The incoming tide typically produces the best striper and bluefish action in the inlet rip.
Spring: Striped bass follow adult bunker up the beach from April into June, and the Manasquan Inlet area is a regular stop, with boats live-lining outside the bar and surf anglers throwing plugs at first light. Bluefish crash the inlet and river in May, winter flounder linger in the Manasquan early, and fluke stage in the river ahead of the season opener.
Summer: Fluke dominate: the Manasquan River, the inlet and the Point Pleasant Canal all hold fish, and party boats work Axel Carlson Reef and the Mud Hole grounds. Sea bass and ling come off the wrecks, bonito and mahi show mid summer on the mid-range lumps, and the offshore fleet from the inlet runs to the canyons for tuna.
Fall: October and November bring sand eel blitzes, with stripers and blues chewing along the beach from Manasquan to Bay Head and false albacore rocketing through the inlet. Tautog fishing comes into its own on the rockpiles and wrecks, and sea bass action peaks. The party boat fleet shifts to bottom fishing as the run tapers in December.
Winter: Point Pleasant is one of the few Jersey ports that keeps fishing all winter. Head boats sail for tautog, ling and cod on the offshore wrecks whenever weather allows. Holdover stripers sit in the Manasquan River and canal for light-tackle regulars. It is cold, short-day fishing, but the inlet never fully sleeps.
Manasquan Inlet's twin jetties are the centerpiece, fishable on foot for tog, stripers and fall albies. The Point Pleasant Canal connecting the river to Barnegat Bay is a proven winter and night striper spot with hard current on every tide change. The Manasquan River itself covers summer fluke drifts and holdover bass water. Offshore, Axel Carlson Reef is the everyday sea bass and tog ground, and the Mud Hole beyond it has drawn bluefin and bottom fish for generations of party boat anglers.