NWS zone ANZ451 · Mid-Atlantic
Coastal waters from Manasquan Inlet to Little Egg Inlet NJ out 20 NM fishing forecast
New Jersey · Atlantic coast
Score now
- Named spots
- 100
- Species scored
- 21
- Tide stations
- 3
Overview
Coastal waters from Manasquan Inlet to Little Egg Inlet NJ out 20 NM is NWS marine zone ANZ451 on the New Jersey Atlantic coast, in the Mid-Atlantic species region. The Waterlands engine treats it as open coast, near shore. It holds 100 named features from the USGS Geographic Names Information System and has 3 NOAA tide stations nearby.
21 species are scored here in this forecast; Little tunny, Summer flounder, Sheepshead, Scup and Spanish mackerel are at peak season now.
At 2:00 AM it scores 58 (good), led by Little tunny. The best window for the rest of today is 2-4 AM (ebb tide), peaking at 59 for Striped bass. Over the next 14 days the best hour is Wed, Sep 30 at 5 PM, scoring 83.
Best times to fish
Waterlands engine forecast computed 2:06 AM EDT.
Best window today
2-4 AM · Ebb tide
Top species: Striped bass
Best hour of each day, next 14 days
Wed, Sep 23
59
3 AM
Striped bass
Thu, Sep 24
68
7 PM
Striped bass
Fri, Sep 25
69
12 AM
Striped bass
Sat, Sep 26
67
1 AM
Striped bass
Sun, Sep 27
70
7 PM
Scup
Mon, Sep 28
81
3 PM
Little tunny
Tue, Sep 29
82
6 PM
Little tunny
Wed, Sep 30
83
5 PM
Spot
Best day
Thu, Oct 1
83
5 PM
Little tunny
Fri, Oct 2
83
7 PM
Red drum
Sat, Oct 3
83
7 PM
Red drum
Sun, Oct 4
83
7 AM
Red drum
Mon, Oct 5
82
8 AM
Spot
Tue, Oct 6
82
9 AM
Little tunny
Species · 21
Listed for the Mid-Atlantic region. Scores are this hour; season is where the species is in its year.
Peak season, about 5 more weeks · Best day Thu, Oct 1 at 7 PM (83)
Shoulder season, about 1 more week · Best day Sat, Oct 3 at 7 PM (81)
Shoulder season, about 1 more week · Best day Wed, Sep 30 at 5 PM (79)
Peak season, about 1 more week · Best day Mon, Sep 28 at 7 PM (74)
Peak season, about 1 more week · Best day Thu, Oct 1 at 5 PM (75)
Peak season, about 5 more weeks · Best day Mon, Sep 28 at 2 PM (79)
Peak season, about 1 more week · Best day Tue, Sep 29 at 6 PM (68)
Shoulder season, about 1 more week · Best day Thu, Oct 1 at 5 PM (74)
Peak season, about 1 more week · Best day Thu, Oct 1 at 5 PM (55)
Shoulder season, about 1 more week · Best day Mon, Sep 28 at 3 PM (57)
Peak season, about 4 more weeks · Best day Wed, Sep 30 at 5 PM (83)
Peak season, about 4 more weeks · Best day Fri, Oct 2 at 7 PM (83)
Shoulder season, about 1 more week · Best day Wed, Sep 30 at 5 PM (70)
Shoulder season, about 9 more weeks · Best day Thu, Oct 1 at 5 PM (57)
Peak season, changing this week · Best day Mon, Sep 28 at 3 PM (48)
Shoulder season, about 1 more week · Best day Sun, Oct 4 at 7 AM (81)
Shoulder season, about 1 more week · Best day Wed, Sep 30 at 5 PM (78)
Shoulder season, about 1 more week · Best day Wed, Sep 30 at 5 PM (70)
Shoulder season, about 1 more week · Best day Tue, Sep 29 at 6 PM (57)
Off season, about 5 more weeks · Best day Sun, Sep 27 at 4 PM (35)
Named spots · 100
Ranked by score this hour. Each spot has its own hourly forecast, tide, current and regulations.
- Sand Bar PointCape · 3 to 4 ft · ProtectedTop now: Red drum66Great
- Meadow PointCape · 3 to 6 ft · ProtectedTop now: Spot64Good
- Ellis PointCape · 3 to 8 ft · ProtectedTop now: Spot63Good
- Long PointCape · 4 to 8 ft · ProtectedTop now: Spot63Good
- Turkey PointCape · 2 to 3 ft · ProtectedTop now: Spot61Good
- Cedar PointCape · 2 to 6 ft · ProtectedTop now: Little tunny60Good
- Crossway CreekBay · 2 to 7 ft · ProtectedTop now: Little tunny60Good
- Flag PointCape · 3 to 7 ft · ProtectedTop now: Little tunny60Good
- Money IslandCape · 3 to 8 ft · ProtectedTop now: Little tunny60Good
- Silver BayBay · 7 to 8 ft · ProtectedTop now: Little tunny60Good
- Andrew PointCape · 4 to 8 ft · ExposedTop now: Little tunny57Good
- Collins CoveBay · 1 to 3 ft · ProtectedTop now: Spot57Good
88 more spots, A to Z
- Akimbo Point44
- Applegate Cove55
- Barnegat Bay48
- Barnegat Inlet54
- Barrel Channel46
- Basses Bay47
- Bay Head Harbor56
- Beach Haven Inlet40
- Big Cove51
- Big Sheepshead Creek50
- Bogans Cove50
- Cape Horn54
- Cedar Creek Point53
- Channel Cove44
- Coates Point54
- Collins Point53
- Cross Channel37
- Curtis Point57
- Dinner Point50
- Dipper Point49
- Double Creek Channel43
- Double Creek Wide Place48
- Drum Point57
- Drum Point37
- Edge Cove43
- Goodluck Point52
- Goose Cove50
- Goosebar Cut46
- Graveling Point52
- Great Bay50
- Great Swan Bay55
- Gulf Point49
- Gunners Ditch43
- Harris Harbor40
- Hatfield Point52
- Havens Cove55
- High Bar43
- Hither Channel43
- Horse Foot Cove42
- Horse Point47
- Inward Thoroughfare54
- Jessie Point50
- Johnny Allens Cove49
- Johnny Thorofare46
- Jones Tide Pond55
- Kingfisher Cove46
- Liberty Thorofare40
- Limestone Channel49
- Little Egg Harbor49
- Little Egg Inlet54
- Long Island Cove55
- Long Point Thorofare48
- Main Point50
- Manahawkin Bay49
- Manasquan Inlet30
- Marshelder Channel50
- Middle Channel46
- Mill Creek Thorofare37
- Mud Cove37
- New Inlet (historical)51
- Newmans Thorofare51
- Ortley Cove55
- Oyster Creek Channel46
- Oyster Point37
- Oysterbed Point52
- Parker Cove48
- Pole Thorofare51
- Popular Point37
- Rose Cove48
- Sands Point Harbor49
- Shelter Cove55
- Shooting Thorofare50
- Sloop Point57
- Sloop Point53
- Sloop Thorofare51
- South Point49
- Story Island Channel42
- Swamp Cove55
- Swan Point57
- Swimming Over Point49
- Tices Shoal49
- Tuckers Island52
- Tuckerton Bay43
- Tuckerton Cove42
- Turtle Cove49
- Whalebone Point49
- Whirlpool Point53
- Winter Yacht Basin55
Nearest tide stations
Regulations
New Jersey Division of Fish and Wildlife. Synced with NJFW Sep 22, 2026.
No reviewed rules for the species listed here are on file yet. Check with NJFW before you keep a fish.