Check the Beach

Fortescue Beach

Cumberland County, New Jersey, United States

Today at a glance

Best: 8 am to sunset, sunset 6:10 pm
8 am
7.2
14 km/h9 mph wind, Great
9 am
7.0
17 km/h11 mph wind, Great
10 am
6.9
18 km/h11 mph wind, Good
11 am
6.8
18 km/h11 mph wind, Good
12 pm
7.0
17 km/h11 mph wind, Great
1 pm
7.3
17 km/h10 mph wind, Great
2 pm
7.4
16 km/h10 mph wind, Great
3 pm
7.4
16 km/h10 mph wind, Great
4 pm
7.3
15 km/h10 mph wind, Great
5 pm
7.3
14 km/h9 mph wind, Great
6 pm
7.4
11 km/h7 mph wind, Great

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

Best time to swim

Best: 8 am to sunset. Beach score for daylight hours, with wind in km/hmph underneath.

Air
10°C50°F
Water
16°C62°F
Wind
138 km/hmph N
Gusts
3321 km/hmph
Waves
0.3 m1 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
rising
Rain
0%
Sunset
6:10 pm
Today
7.2Great8 am149
7.0Great9 am1711
6.9Good10 am1811
6.8Good11 am1811
7.0Great12 pm1711
7.3Great1 pm1710
7.4Great2 pm1610
7.4Great3 pm1610
7.3Great4 pm1510
7.3Great5 pm149
7.4Great6 pm117
Sat
4.9Fair8 am85
4.9Fair9 am96
6.3Good10 am85
4.9Fair11 am85
4.9Fair12 pm85
5.0Fair1 pm75
6.0Good2 pm74
6.5Good3 pm117
6.8Good4 pm127
6.4Good5 pm96
7.0Great6 pm85
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Best stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide rising now. High at 7 am, 0.4 m. Low at 1 pm, -1.1 m. High at 7 pm, 0.4 m. Low at 1 am, -1.2 mHigh 7 am, 0.4 m1 ftLow 1 pm, -1.1 m4 ftHigh 7 pm, 0.4 m1 ftLow 1 am, -1.2 m4 ftNow8 am2 pm8 pm2 am
  • High 7 am, 0.4 m1 ft
  • Low 1 pm, -1.1 m4 ft
  • High 7 pm, 0.4 m1 ft
  • Low 1 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

We do not have facility details for this beach yet.

Getting there

Nearest town
590 m0.4 miFortescue (village)
Nearest airport
17 km11 miMillville Municipal Airport (MIV)

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 Fortescue Beach.

Partner links

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The days ahead

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

  • Sat7.0 GreatBest 2 pm to 7 pmWind up to 12 km/h7 mph, rain 0%
  • Sun7.4 GreatBest 8 am to 7 pmWind up to 9 km/h6 mph, rain 0%
  • Mon7.8 GreatBest 8 am to 7 pmWind up to 16 km/h10 mph, rain 0%
  • Tue7.7 GreatBest 11 am to 4 pmWind up to 24 km/h15 mph, rain 0%
  • Wed4.8 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 20 km/h13 mph, rain 1%
  • Thu7.4 GreatBest 8 am to 7 pmWind up to 12 km/h7 mph, rain 3%