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COASTAL FISHING PLANNER

Cape May Fishing Conditions Today

Shore, pier and nearshore recreational fishing conditions.

Fishing Score—Limited

Confidence: Limited

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4:00 PM–7:00 PM

Tomorrow—Limited

5:00 PM–8:00 PM

NEXT 24 HOURS

24-Hour Fishing Conditions Forecast

0–100 score · Local time · Safety hard-stop hours show NOT RECOMMENDED

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BREAKDOWN

Why this score?

Factor scores are normalized from 0–100. They are scoring inputs, not raw weather or ocean measurements.

Tide movement score88.5

Wind score100

Wave / sea state score100

Weather score100

Time of day score85

Moon / Solunar score69.8

Water temperature score—

COASTAL CONDITIONS

Wind, waves and weather

Wind5.0 mph

Gust5.8 mph

Wave height3.0 ft

Wave period—

Rain chance0%

Water temp—

TIDE CONTEXT

Today’s tide turning points

For detailed tide charts, use the Tide page.

Low12:32 AM0.3 ft

High6:59 AM5.3 ft

Low1:04 PM0.3 ft

High7:19 PM5.0 ft

EXPLANATION

What is driving today’s result?

Some critical coastal-condition data is incomplete, so today's Fishing recommendation is limited. Available factors are not treated as a full-condition assessment.

Keep planning

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TRANSPARENCY

Data sources & methodology

Tides & water observations: NOAA/NOS/CO-OPS. NOAA station: Cape May, Atlantic Ocean, NJ (8535962).

Weather, wind, waves & alerts: NOAA National Weather Service.

Fishing Score & Best Fishing Time: calculated by CoastalNow from the source data above using published rule-based methodology.

Solar & lunar context: calculated locally by CoastalNow; lunar influence has low weight and is not presented as a catch guarantee.

Forecast: Oct 25, 2026 12:25 PM EDT · Safety alerts: Oct 25, 2026 1:12 PM EDT · Tides: Oct 25, 2026 12:23 PM EDT

Fishing Score is a CoastalNow planning metric and is not an official NOAA/NWS product or safety determination. CoastalNow is not affiliated with or endorsed by NOAA or the National Weather Service.

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Planning metric, not a safety guarantee.

Fishing Score is a planning metric, not a safety guarantee. Official warnings and local guidance always take priority.