Cape May is a HOLD today — bite score 60/100. It is fishable but marginal — pick your window. Best day this week: Thu, 17 Sept at 63/100.
Daily bite score (0–100) and GO / HOLD / WAIT verdict for Cape May, built from wind, swell, water temperature and rain. Higher is better. Swell shown for this open-coast location.
| Day | Verdict | Score | Wind | Swell | Rain | Temp |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue, 15 Sept today | HOLD | 60/100 | 10 mph NE | 2.2ft | 0% | 74.1°F |
| Wed, 16 Sept | HOLD | 60/100 | 9.1 mph SSE | 1.7ft | 4% | 76.6°F |
| Thu, 17 Sept | HOLD | 63/100 | 17 mph S | 2.4ft | 4% | 78.8°F |
| Fri, 18 Sept | HOLD | 60/100 | 13 mph WNW | 2.3ft | 12% | 83.3°F |
| Sat, 19 Sept | HOLD | 60/100 | 15 mph ENE | 2.4ft | 2% | 72.9°F |
| Sun, 20 Sept | HOLD | 60/100 | 17 mph S | 2.3ft | 34% | 74.7°F |
| Mon, 21 Sept | HOLD | 60/100 | 11 mph NE | 3.4ft | 34% | 72.3°F |
The best window this week for Cape May looks like Thu, 17 Sept — wind around 17 mph, 2.4ft swell, 4% rain. If you can only get out once, this is the day to aim for.
Current fishing conditions for Cape May (Tuesday, September 15, 2026). These inputs drive the bite score above — wind, swell, water temperature, rain probability and solunar timing all feed the forecast model.
Species typically active around Cape May, New Jersey in September. Always check current New Jersey regulations and bag and size limits before you keep anything.
The fish Cape May anglers chase year-round, inshore and off:
Cape May sits at the southern tip of New Jersey where the Delaware Bay meets the Atlantic, putting it squarely on the striped-bass migration highway — the spring and fall runs here are the heart of the local season, fished from the surf, the rips and the back bays. Summer flounder (fluke) fill the Cape May Inlet and the bay channels, and black sea bass cover the nearshore wrecks and reefs. The rips off the point are a productive, if technical, place to work a moving tide.
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