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Highlands Beach

Monmouth County, New Jersey, United States

Highlands Beach 1 photo

  • The Highlands-Sea Bright Bridge, as seen from Sea Bright, New Jersey in December 2011.

    The Highlands-Sea Bright Bridge, as seen from Sea Bright, New Jersey in December 2011.. Tinton5, CC BY-SA 3.0. Source

Today at a glance

Best: 1 pm to sunset, sunset 6:04 pm
8 am
5.4
38 km/h24 mph wind, Fair
9 am
5.4
37 km/h23 mph wind, Fair
10 am
5.5
34 km/h21 mph wind, Good
11 am
5.7
30 km/h19 mph wind, Good
12 pm
6.2
25 km/h15 mph wind, Good
1 pm
6.6
19 km/h12 mph wind, Good
2 pm
7.0
15 km/h9 mph wind, Great
3 pm
7.0
15 km/h10 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
7.3
12 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
15°C59°F
Water
16°C61°F
Wind
3622 km/hmph N
Gusts
5433 km/hmph
Waves
0.7 m2 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
rising
Rain
0%
Sunset
6:04 pm
Today
5.4Fair8 am3824
5.4Fair9 am3723
5.5Good10 am3421
5.7Good11 am3019
6.2Good12 pm2515
6.6Good1 pm1912
7.0Great2 pm159
7.0Great3 pm1510
7.2Great4 pm138
7.3Great5 pm127
7.3Great6 pm128
Sat
4.9Fair8 am117
4.9Fair9 am117
4.9Fair10 am117
4.9Fair11 am96
4.9Fair12 pm106
4.9Fair1 pm117
4.9Fair2 pm95
4.9Fair3 pm74
4.9Fair4 pm64
4.9Fair5 pm117
6.1Good6 pm117
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Best stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide rising now. High at 5 am, 0.3 m. Low at 11 am, -1.0 m. High at 5 pm, 0.2 m. Low at 11 pm, -1.2 mHigh 5 am, 0.3 m1 ftLow 11 am, -1.0 m3 ftHigh 5 pm, 0.2 m<1 ftLow 11 pm, -1.2 m4 ftNow7 am1 pm7 pm1 am
  • 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.

Facilities

  • Parking3 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 130 m440 ft. Fee not listed
  • Food and drink6 within 1 km0.6 miNearest 130 m420 ft

Getting there

Nearest town
1.7 km1.1 miHighlands (village)
Nearest airport
26 km16 miMonmouth Executive Airport (BLM)

Nearby places

  • 2nd JettySeafood
    130 m420 ft
  • Bahrs Landing Seafood Restaurant & MarinaSeafood
    630 m0.4 mi
  • Off the HookSeafood
    720 m0.4 mi
  • The Bar at BeachwalkFood and drink
    750 m0.5 mi
  • The Chubby PickleFood and drink
    770 m0.5 mi

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

Nearby beaches

  • Navesink Beach0.5 km0.3 mi south away
    7.1 Great later
  • Beach B1.4 km0.9 mi north away
    7.0 Great later
  • Beach C2.5 km1.5 mi north away
    7.0 Great later
  • Beach D3.4 km2.1 mi north away
    7.0 Great later
  • Beach E3.9 km2.4 mi north away
    7.0 Great later

Where to stay near the beach

Compare hotels and apartments near Highlands Beach.

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The days ahead

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

  • Sat6.1 GoodBest 6 pm to 7 pmWind up to 11 km/h7 mph, rain 0%
  • Sun7.6 GreatBest 8 am to 7 pmWind up to 15 km/h9 mph, rain 0%
  • Mon8.0 GreatBest 11 am to 6 pmWind up to 20 km/h12 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 24 km/h15 mph, rain 1%
  • Thu7.3 GreatBest 8 am to 5 pmWind up to 26 km/h16 mph, rain 3%