Check the Beach

Higbee Beach

Cape May County, New Jersey, United States

Today at a glance

Calmest: 4 pm to sunset, sunset 6:10 pm
8 am
6.1
23 km/h14 mph wind, Good
9 am
5.6
22 km/h14 mph wind, Good
10 am
6.0
21 km/h13 mph wind, Good
11 am
5.7
27 km/h17 mph wind, Good
12 pm
5.8
28 km/h17 mph wind, Good
1 pm
5.8
27 km/h17 mph wind, Good
2 pm
5.9
27 km/h16 mph wind, Good
3 pm
6.0
26 km/h16 mph wind, Good
4 pm
6.1
24 km/h15 mph wind, Good
5 pm
6.2
22 km/h14 mph wind, Good
6 pm
6.4
18 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
14°C56°F
Water
16°C61°F
Wind
2214 km/hmph N
Gusts
4125 km/hmph
Waves
0.8 m3 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
rising
Rain
0%
Sunset
6:10 pm
Today
6.1Good8 am2314
5.6Good9 am2214
6.0Good10 am2113
5.7Good11 am2717
5.8Good12 pm2817
5.8Good1 pm2717
5.9Good2 pm2716
6.0Good3 pm2616
6.1Good4 pm2415
6.2Good5 pm2214
6.4Good6 pm1811
Sat
4.6Fair8 am159
4.6Fair9 am159
5.5Good10 am149
7.0Great11 am127
4.7Fair12 pm149
4.7Fair1 pm149
4.7Fair2 pm149
4.8Fair3 pm149
6.8Good4 pm127
6.7Good5 pm106
6.8Good6 pm106
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 ftNow9 am3 pm9 pm3 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.

  • Sun7.3 GreatBest 8 am to 7 pmWind up to 11 km/h7 mph, rain 0%
  • Mon7.5 GreatBest 8 am to 7 pmWind up to 15 km/h10 mph, rain 0%
  • Tue7.2 GreatBest 8 am to 5 pmWind up to 27 km/h17 mph, rain 0%
  • Wed4.6 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 22 km/h13 mph, rain 1%
  • Thu7.4 GreatBest 8 am to 7 pmWind up to 14 km/h8 mph, rain 2%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

Facilities

  • Restrooms460 m0.3 mi away
  • Parking2 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 450 m0.3 mi. Listed as free

Getting there

Nearest town
2.6 km1.6 miCape May Point (village)
Nearest airport
7 km4 miCape May County Airport (WWD)

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

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