Gunnison Beach
Monmouth County, New Jersey, United States
No photo of Gunnison Beach yet.The forecast, tide and cam below are live.
Today at a glance
Best: 1 pm to sunset, sunset 6:04 pm5.5
37 km/h23 mph wind, Good
5.5
36 km/h22 mph wind, Good
5.6
35 km/h22 mph wind, Good
5.7
30 km/h19 mph wind, Good
6.1
25 km/h16 mph wind, Good
6.7
19 km/h12 mph wind, Good
6.8
17 km/h11 mph wind, Good
6.9
16 km/h10 mph wind, Good
7.2
13 km/h8 mph wind, Great
7.2
13 km/h8 mph wind, Great
7.2
14 km/h8 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
- 14°C58°F
- Water
- 16°C61°F
- Wind
- 3824 km/hmph N
- Gusts
- 5232 km/hmph
- Waves
- 0.7 m2 ft
- UV
- 0 low
- Tide
- rising
- Rain
- 0%
- Sunset
- 6:04 pm
Tide, next 24 hours
- High 5 am, 0.3 m1 ft
- Low 11 am, -1.0 m3 ft
- High 5 pm, 0.2 m<1 ft
- Low 11 pm, -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.
About Gunnison Beach
Gunnison Beach is a beach in New Jersey, United States. It is located near North Beach, which is 1 mile away. The nearest toilets are 0.25 miles from the beach.
Gunnison Beach is a beach within the Sandy Hook unit of the Fort Hancock and the Sandy Hook Proving Ground Historic District which is the Sandy Hook Unit of Gateway National Recreation Area, on the Atlantic coast of New Jersey. It is located in Middletown Township, Monmouth County, but is on federal land managed by the National Park Service. It is New Jersey's only legal clothing-optional beach. It takes its name from adjacent Battery Gunnison, which visitors must pass next to in order to get to and from the beach.
Source: Gunnison Beach on Wikipedia (authors). Text available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Retrieved Oct 18, 2026. Data sources
Facilities
- Restrooms410 m0.3 mi away
- Food and drink1 within 1 km0.6 miNearest 410 m0.3 mi
- SurfaceSand
Getting there
- Nearest town
- 6.1 km3.8 miHighlands (village)
- Nearest airport
- 27 km17 miJohn F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK)
Nearby places
- Snack BarFood and drink410 m0.3 mi
Facilities from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Check posted signs; details change. Data sources
Nearby beaches
- North Beach1.7 km1.0 mi north-west away7.0 Great later
- FIshing Beach2.4 km1.5 mi south away7.0 Great later
- Beach E3.4 km2.1 mi south away7.0 Great later
- Beach D3.9 km2.4 mi south away7.0 Great later
- Beach C4.8 km3.0 mi south away7.0 Great later
Where to stay near the beach
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The days ahead
Best score each day, with the stretch to aim for.
- Sat6.2 GoodBest 6 pm to 7 pmWind up to 12 km/h7 mph, rain 0%
- Sun7.6 GreatBest 8 am to 7 pmWind up to 15 km/h10 mph, rain 0%
- Mon7.8 GreatBest 10 am to 6 pmWind up to 22 km/h14 mph, rain 0%
- Tue6.9 GoodBest 10 am to 6 pmWind up to 32 km/h20 mph, rain 0%
- Wed4.6 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 25 km/h15 mph, rain 1%
- Thu7.3 GreatBest 8 am to 4 pmWind up to 26 km/h16 mph, rain 3%