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Five Mile Beach

Cape May County, New Jersey, United States

No photo of Five Mile Beach yet.The forecast, tide and cam below are live.

Today at a glance

Calmest: 8 am to 11 am, sunset 6:09 pm
8 am
6.8
15 km/h9 mph wind, Good
9 am
6.0
15 km/h10 mph wind, Good
10 am
5.8
23 km/h14 mph wind, Good
11 am
5.6
26 km/h16 mph wind, Good
12 pm
5.7
27 km/h17 mph wind, Good
1 pm
5.8
26 km/h16 mph wind, Good
2 pm
5.8
26 km/h16 mph wind, Good
3 pm
5.9
24 km/h15 mph wind, Good
4 pm
6.1
23 km/h14 mph wind, Good
5 pm
6.0
21 km/h13 mph wind, Good
6 pm
6.5
17 km/h11 mph wind, Good

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°C48°F
Water
16°C62°F
Wind
159 km/hmph NNE
Gusts
4126 km/hmph
Waves
0.9 m3 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
rising
Rain
0%
Sunset
6:09 pm
Today
6.8Good8 am159
6.0Good9 am1510
5.8Good10 am2314
5.6Good11 am2616
5.7Good12 pm2717
5.8Good1 pm2616
5.8Good2 pm2616
5.9Good3 pm2415
6.1Good4 pm2314
6.0Good5 pm2113
6.5Good6 pm1711
Sat
4.8Fair8 am106
4.8Fair9 am106
5.2Fair10 am117
6.7Good11 am149
4.7Fair12 pm149
4.8Fair1 pm149
4.9Fair2 pm138
4.9Fair3 pm128
6.3Good4 pm106
6.8Good5 pm106
7.1Great6 pm85
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Calmest stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide rising now. High at 6 am, 0.3 m. Low at 12 pm, -1.0 m. High at 6 pm, 0.3 m. Low at 12 am, -1.1 mHigh 6 am, 0.3 m1 ftLow 12 pm, -1.0 m3 ftHigh 6 pm, 0.3 m<1 ftLow 12 am, -1.1 m4 ftNow10 am4 pm10 pm4 am
  • High 6 am, 0.3 m1 ft
  • Low 12 pm, -1.0 m3 ft
  • High 6 pm, 0.3 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.

  • Sun7.4 GreatBest 8 am to 7 pmWind up to 8 km/h5 mph, rain 0%
  • Mon7.8 GreatBest 8 am to 7 pmWind up to 14 km/h9 mph, rain 0%
  • Tue7.1 GreatBest 8 am to 5 pmWind up to 23 km/h14 mph, rain 0%
  • Wed4.7 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 20 km/h12 mph, rain 1%
  • Thu7.6 GreatBest 8 am to 7 pmWind up to 11 km/h7 mph, rain 2%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

Facilities

  • Restrooms290 m950 ft away
  • Parking1 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 490 m0.3 mi. Listed as paid
  • Food and drink19 within 1 km0.6 miNearest 350 m0.2 mi
  • Playground270 m900 ft away
  • SurfaceSand

Getting there

Nearest town
880 m0.5 miWildwood Crest (village)
Nearest airport
8 km5 miCape May County Airport (WWD)

Nearby places

  • Stuey's Juice Bar & BistroFood and drink
    350 m0.2 mi
  • Alex's PizzeriaFood and drink
    400 m0.2 mi
  • One Fish, Two FishSeafood
    700 m0.4 mi
  • Taras Moroccan CuisineFood and drink
    700 m0.4 mi
  • Kohr Bros.Food and drink
    710 m0.4 mi

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

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