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Today 5:47 AM
🌅 Morning! Full moon + incoming tide hits Montauk at 6:12am. Water's 61°F — stripers should be stacked on the points. Light SW winds all day. Get out there! Reply with any ?s
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What bait and where exactly?
TIDES · High 6:12am · 4.9ft · Montauk
WATER TEMP · 48°F · Montauk
WIND · SW 7mph · Ideal surf conditions
MOON · Full Moon · Peak feeding window
REPORTS · "Bass on the move" · LI/NY April 2026 Thread · 44 replies
NORTH SHORE · Herring in Northport Harbor · Bass following
SOUTH SHORE · Bunker thick off Jones Beach · Blues crashing
SCORE · 88/100 · Prime conditions today
TIDES · High 6:12am · 4.9ft · Montauk
WATER TEMP · 48°F · Montauk
WIND · SW 7mph · Ideal surf conditions
MOON · Full Moon · Peak feeding window
REPORTS · "Bass on the move" · LI/NY April 2026 Thread · 44 replies
NORTH SHORE · Herring in Northport Harbor · Bass following
SOUTH SHORE · Bunker thick off Jones Beach · Blues crashing
SCORE · 88/100 · Prime conditions today
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Today · 5:47 AM
Montauk water temp: 48°F. High tide at the Lighthouse: 4:02 AM. Kings Point high at 5:17 AM. Bass on SP minnows at the Rip — reports showing fish to 36" at the Point this week. North Bar producing on bucktails at dawn. SSW wind 6mph, light chop. Get out there. 🎣
🌊 High Tide 4:02am Montauk 🌡️ 48°F Water Temp 🌊 High Tide 5:17am Kings Pt 💨 SSW 6mph 🐟 Bass at the Rip

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