Chicken Bone Beach
Atlantic County, New Jersey, United States
- Paid parking
Today at a glance
Calmest: 8 am to 11 am, sunset 6:07 pm5.7
21 km/h13 mph wind, Good
5.5
24 km/h15 mph wind, Good
5.3
26 km/h16 mph wind, Fair
5.1
28 km/h17 mph wind, Fair
5.2
27 km/h17 mph wind, Fair
5.3
25 km/h16 mph wind, Fair
5.2
25 km/h16 mph wind, Fair
5.1
24 km/h15 mph wind, Fair
5.0
23 km/h14 mph wind, Fair
5.3
21 km/h13 mph wind, Fair
6.0
17 km/h11 mph wind, Good
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Forecast, hour by hour
Beach score for daylight hours, today and tomorrow. Wind in km/hmph underneath.
- Air
- 11°C52°F
- Water
- 16°C61°F
- Wind
- 1711 km/hmph N
- Gusts
- 4327 km/hmph
- Waves
- 1.4 m5 ft
- UV
- 0 low
- Tide
- rising
- Rain
- 0%
- Sunset
- 6:07 pm
Tide, next 24 hours
- High 5 am, 0.3 m<1 ft
- Low 11 am, -0.9 m3 ft
- High 5 pm, 0.2 m<1 ft
- Low 12 am, -1.0 m3 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.
- Sun7.4 GreatBest 8 am to 7 pmWind up to 13 km/h8 mph, rain 0%
- Mon7.8 GreatBest 8 am to 7 pmWind up to 12 km/h8 mph, rain 0%
- Tue6.6 GoodBest 8 am to 2 pmWind up to 25 km/h15 mph, rain 0%
- Wed5.1 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 19 km/h12 mph, rain 1%
- Thu7.4 GreatBest 8 am to 6 pmWind up to 11 km/h7 mph, rain 2%
Beach info
Facilities and the beaches next door.
About Chicken Bone Beach
Chicken Bone Beach is a beach in Atlantic County, New Jersey, US. It is located near Caesars Beach, approximately 280 feet away. OpenStreetMap lists a bus stop 0.41 miles from the beach.
Missouri Avenue Beach, often referred to as "Chicken Bone Beach," is a lifeguarded beach on the Jersey Shore. It was an early and mid-twentieth-century Black resort destination and racially segregated section of the Atlantic Ocean beach near the Northside neighborhood of Atlantic City, New Jersey (between Missouri and Mississippi Avenues).
The name was initially most likely a pejorative or condescending reference to the packed lunches brought by beachgoers who were not permitted by unspoken sentiment in many dining establishments, but the Black community has reclaimed the name as a point of resistance and pride. The beach is now home to swimming, sunbathing, jazz and other local events.
Source: Missouri Avenue Beach on Wikipedia (authors). Text available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Retrieved Oct 18, 2026. Data sources
Facilities
- Restrooms80 m250 ft away
- Parking23 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 150 m480 ft. Listed as paid
- Food and drink128 within 1 km0.6 mi
Getting there
- Nearest bus stop
- 660 m0.4 miArctic @ Christopher Columbus Boulevard
- Nearest town
- 1.6 km1 miAtlantic City (city)
- Nearest airport
- 17 km11 miAtlantic City International Airport (ACY)
Facilities from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Check posted signs; details change. Data sources
Nearby beaches
- Caesars Beach0.1 km0.1 mi east away5.6 Good later
- Bally's Legend’s VIP Beach0.4 km0.3 mi east away5.6 Good later
- Tropicana Beach0.8 km0.5 mi south-west away5.6 Good later
- Peter Beach5.2 km3.2 mi north-east away5.6 Good later
- Brigantine Beach8.7 km5.4 mi north-east away5.8 Good later