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Cliffwood Beach

Monmouth County, New Jersey, United States

Today at a glance

Best: 1 pm to sunset, sunset 6:05 pm
8 am
5.7
32 km/h20 mph wind, Good
9 am
5.8
31 km/h20 mph wind, Good
10 am
5.8
32 km/h20 mph wind, Good
11 am
5.8
30 km/h19 mph wind, Good
12 pm
6.2
25 km/h16 mph wind, Good
1 pm
6.5
22 km/h14 mph wind, Good
2 pm
6.9
17 km/h11 mph wind, Good
3 pm
7.1
15 km/h9 mph wind, Great
4 pm
7.2
13 km/h8 mph wind, Great
5 pm
7.3
12 km/h7 mph wind, Great
6 pm
7.2
10 km/h6 mph wind, Great

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

Best time to swim

Best: 1 pm to sunset. Beach score for daylight hours, with wind in km/hmph underneath.

Air
12°C53°F
Water
16°C61°F
Wind
2918 km/hmph N
Gusts
3723 km/hmph
Waves
0.6 m2 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
falling
Rain
0%
Sunset
6:05 pm
Today
5.7Good8 am3220
5.8Good9 am3120
5.8Good10 am3220
5.8Good11 am3019
6.2Good12 pm2516
6.5Good1 pm2214
6.9Good2 pm1711
7.1Great3 pm159
7.2Great4 pm138
7.3Great5 pm127
7.2Great6 pm106
Sat
4.9Fair8 am95
4.9Fair9 am106
4.9Fair10 am64
4.9Fair11 am53
4.9Fair12 pm53
4.9Fair1 pm32
4.9Fair2 pm32
4.9Fair3 pm32
4.9Fair4 pm10
5.0Fair5 pm43
4.9Fair6 pm75
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Best stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide falling now. Low at 11 am, -1.1 m. High at 5 pm, 0.2 m. Low at 12 am, -1.2 mLow 11 am, -1.1 m4 ftHigh 5 pm, 0.2 m<1 ftLow 12 am, -1.2 m4 ftNow12 pm6 pm12 am6 am
  • Low 11 am, -1.1 m4 ft
  • High 5 pm, 0.2 m<1 ft
  • Low 12 am, -1.2 m4 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

  • Restrooms100 m320 ft away
  • Parking3 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 70 m230 ft. Listed as free
  • Picnic tables100 m320 ft away
  • Playground90 m290 ft away

Getting there

Nearest town
2.7 km1.7 miKeyport (village)
Nearest airport
18 km11 miLinden Airport (LDJ)

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

Nearby beaches

Where to stay near the beach

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The days ahead

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

  • Sat5.0 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 10 km/h6 mph, rain 0%
  • Sun7.7 GreatBest 8 am to 7 pmWind up to 11 km/h7 mph, rain 0%
  • Mon8.1 GreatBest 8 am to 7 pmWind up to 15 km/h9 mph, rain 0%
  • Tue7.3 GreatBest 12 pm to 6 pmWind up to 24 km/h15 mph, rain 0%
  • Wed4.7 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 18 km/h11 mph, rain 0%
  • Thu7.2 GreatBest 8 am to 6 pmWind up to 17 km/h11 mph, rain 2%