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Bay beach

Ocean County, New Jersey, United States

Bay beach 1 photo

  • Ocean CR 612 wb, Waretown, NJ, Dec. 2024

    Ocean CR 612 wb, Waretown, NJ, Dec. 2024. Mr. Matté (if there is an issue with this image, contact me using this image's Commons talk page , my Commons user talk page , or my English Wikipedia user talk page ; I'll know about it a lot faster), CC BY-SA 4.0. Source

Today at a glance

Best: 2 pm to sunset, sunset 6:06 pm
8 am
6.0
23 km/h14 mph wind, Good
9 am
5.9
24 km/h15 mph wind, Good
10 am
5.8
26 km/h16 mph wind, Good
11 am
5.8
26 km/h16 mph wind, Good
12 pm
5.8
25 km/h15 mph wind, Good
1 pm
5.9
23 km/h15 mph wind, Good
2 pm
6.0
22 km/h14 mph wind, Good
3 pm
6.2
21 km/h13 mph wind, Good
4 pm
6.4
18 km/h11 mph wind, Good
5 pm
6.6
16 km/h10 mph wind, Good
6 pm
7.0
12 km/h7 mph wind, Great

This page puts what matters first for today's conditions.

Best time to swim

Best: 2 pm to sunset. Beach score for daylight hours, with wind in km/hmph underneath.

Air
9°C48°F
Water
16°C61°F
Wind
128 km/hmph N
Gusts
4326 km/hmph
Waves
0.9 m3 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
rising
Rain
0%
Sunset
6:06 pm
Today
6.0Good8 am2314
5.9Good9 am2415
5.8Good10 am2616
5.8Good11 am2616
5.8Good12 pm2515
5.9Good1 pm2315
6.0Good2 pm2214
6.2Good3 pm2113
6.4Good4 pm1811
6.6Good5 pm1610
7.0Great6 pm127
Sat
4.8Fair8 am85
4.8Fair9 am96
4.8Fair10 am85
4.8Fair11 am106
5.2Fair12 pm106
5.7Good1 pm85
6.5Good2 pm74
7.2Great3 pm74
7.2Great4 pm85
7.2Great5 pm95
7.2Great6 pm85
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Best stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide rising now. High at 5 am, 0.3 m. Low at 11 am, -0.9 m. High at 6 pm, 0.2 m. Low at 12 am, -1.1 mHigh 5 am, 0.3 m<1 ftLow 11 am, -0.9 m3 ftHigh 6 pm, 0.2 m<1 ftLow 12 am, -1.1 m3 ftNow7 am1 pm7 pm1 am
  • 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 m3 ft

Tide is modeled, not measured. Rip current and water quality data are not available for this beach yet.

Beach info

Lifeguards, parking and facilities before you head down.

Facilities

  • LifeguardNone listed
  • Playground100 m310 ft away
  • SurfaceSand

Getting there

Nearest town
3.8 km2.4 miWaretown (town)
Nearest airport
18 km11 miTerminal Ocean County (MJX)

Facilities from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Check posted signs; details change. Data sources

Nearby beaches

Where to stay near the beach

Compare hotels and apartments near Bay beach.

Partner links

Beachfront rooms go first on warm weekends.

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The days ahead

Best score each day, with the stretch to aim for.

  • Sat7.2 GreatBest 2 pm to 7 pmWind up to 10 km/h6 mph, rain 0%
  • Sun7.9 GreatBest 8 am to 7 pmWind up to 10 km/h6 mph, rain 0%
  • Mon8.3 GreatBest 11 am to 6 pmWind up to 12 km/h7 mph, rain 0%
  • Tue7.1 GreatBest 8 am to 7 pmWind up to 22 km/h14 mph, rain 0%
  • Wed4.8 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 18 km/h11 mph, rain 1%