Amherst Beach
Ocean County, New Jersey, United States
- Free parking
No photo of Amherst Beach yet.The forecast, tide and cam below are live.
Today at a glance
Calmest: 4 pm to sunset, sunset 6:05 pm7.0
13 km/h8 mph wind, Great
6.7
16 km/h10 mph wind, Good
6.3
21 km/h13 mph wind, Good
6.2
22 km/h13 mph wind, Good
6.2
21 km/h13 mph wind, Good
6.4
20 km/h13 mph wind, Good
6.5
19 km/h12 mph wind, Good
6.7
17 km/h10 mph wind, Good
7.0
14 km/h9 mph wind, Great
7.1
11 km/h7 mph wind, Great
7.2
6 km/h4 mph wind, Great
This page puts what matters first for today's conditions.
Where to stay near the beach
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Forecast, hour by hour
Beach score for daylight hours, today and tomorrow. Wind in km/hmph underneath.
- Air
- 9°C49°F
- Water
- 16°C62°F
- Wind
- 138 km/hmph N
- Gusts
- 4628 km/hmph
- Waves
- 0.8 m3 ft
- UV
- 0 low
- Tide
- rising
- Rain
- 0%
- Sunset
- 6:05 pm
Tide, next 24 hours
- High 5 am, 0.3 m<1 ft
- Low 11 am, -0.9 m3 ft
- High 6 pm, 0.2 m<1 ft
- Low 12 am, -1.1 m4 ft
Tide is modeled, not measured. Rip current and water quality data are not available for this beach yet.
The days ahead
Best score each day, with the stretch to aim for.
- Sun8.1 GreatBest 8 am to 7 pmWind up to 9 km/h5 mph, rain 0%
- Mon8.4 GreatBest 8 am to 7 pmWind up to 13 km/h8 mph, rain 0%
- Tue7.3 GreatBest 8 am to 7 pmWind up to 18 km/h11 mph, rain 0%
- Wed5.4 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 14 km/h9 mph, rain 1%
- Thu7.7 GreatBest 8 am to 6 pmWind up to 14 km/h9 mph, rain 2%
Beach info
Facilities and the beaches next door.
Facilities
- Parking2 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 40 m130 ft. Listed as free
- Picnic tables100 m310 ft away
- Playground120 m400 ft away
- SurfaceSand
Getting there
- Nearest town
- 1.8 km1.1 miOcean Gate (village)
- Nearest airport
- 4 km2 miTerminal Ocean County (MJX)
Facilities from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Check posted signs; details change. Data sources
Nearby beaches
- 5th Avenue Park3.9 km2.4 mi east away6.0 Good later
- Money Island Beach5.2 km3.2 mi north-west away6.7 Good later
- Sunset Beach5.4 km3.4 mi north-east away6.0 Good later
- Beachwood Beach6.1 km3.8 mi north-west away6.7 Good later
- Barnegat Peninsula6.9 km4.3 mi east away6.0 Good later