Check the Beach

Island Beach

Ocean County, New Jersey, United States

Island Beach 5 photos

  • 2017-09-04 10 26 44 View north up the beach from Bathing Beach Number 2 within Island Beach State Park, in Berkeley Township, Ocean County, New Jersey

    2017-09-04 10 26 44 View north up the beach from Bathing Beach Number 2 within Island Beach State Park, in Berkeley Township, Ocean County, New Jersey. Famartin, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source

  • Island Beach State Park boardwalk

    Island Beach State Park boardwalk. AntiCompositeNumber, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source

  • 2017-09-04 11 40 58 Bathing beach pavillion at Bathing Beach Number 2 within Island Beach State Park, in Berkeley Township, Ocean County, New Jersey

    2017-09-04 11 40 58 Bathing beach pavillion at Bathing Beach Number 2 within Island Beach State Park, in Berkeley Township, Ocean County, New Jersey. Famartin, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source

  • 2017-09-04 10 27 15 View south down the beach from Bathing Beach Number 2 within Island Beach State Park, in Berkeley Township, Ocean County, New Jersey

    2017-09-04 10 27 15 View south down the beach from Bathing Beach Number 2 within Island Beach State Park, in Berkeley Township, Ocean County, New Jersey. Famartin, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source

  • 2017-09-04 10 27 12 View south down the beach from Bathing Beach Number 2 within Island Beach State Park, in Berkeley Township, Ocean County, New Jersey

    2017-09-04 10 27 12 View south down the beach from Bathing Beach Number 2 within Island Beach State Park, in Berkeley Township, Ocean County, New Jersey. Famartin, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source

Today at a glance

Calmest: 4 pm to sunset, sunset 6:05 pm
8 am
5.3
43 km/h26 mph wind, Fair
9 am
5.3
41 km/h25 mph wind, Fair
10 am
5.3
39 km/h24 mph wind, Fair
11 am
5.3
38 km/h24 mph wind, Fair
12 pm
5.4
35 km/h22 mph wind, Fair
1 pm
5.4
32 km/h20 mph wind, Fair
2 pm
5.6
30 km/h19 mph wind, Good
3 pm
5.9
27 km/h17 mph wind, Good
4 pm
6.2
24 km/h15 mph wind, Good
5 pm
6.4
22 km/h13 mph wind, Good
6 pm
6.6
20 km/h12 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
15°C59°F
Water
17°C62°F
Wind
4427 km/hmph NNE
Gusts
5031 km/hmph
Waves
0.8 m3 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
rising
Rain
0%
Sunset
6:05 pm
Today
5.3Fair8 am4326
5.3Fair9 am4125
5.3Fair10 am3924
5.3Fair11 am3824
5.4Fair12 pm3522
5.4Fair1 pm3220
5.6Good2 pm3019
5.9Good3 pm2717
6.2Good4 pm2415
6.4Good5 pm2213
6.6Good6 pm2012
Sat
4.7Fair8 am159
4.7Fair9 am1510
4.8Fair10 am149
4.9Fair11 am117
6.4Good12 pm85
4.9Fair1 pm42
4.9Fair2 pm42
5.0Fair3 pm53
5.0Fair4 pm85
5.0Fair5 pm96
5.5Good6 pm96
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Calmest stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide rising now. High at 5 am, 0.3 m. Low at 11 am, -0.9 m. High at 6 pm, 0.2 m. Low at 12 am, -1.1 mHigh 5 am, 0.3 m<1 ftLow 11 am, -0.9 m3 ftHigh 6 pm, 0.2 m<1 ftLow 12 am, -1.1 m4 ftNow9 am3 pm9 pm3 am
  • High 5 am, 0.3 m<1 ft
  • Low 11 am, -0.9 m3 ft
  • High 6 pm, 0.2 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.

  • Sun7.6 GreatBest 8 am to 7 pmWind up to 14 km/h9 mph, rain 0%
  • Mon8.1 GreatBest 12 pm to 7 pmWind up to 18 km/h11 mph, rain 0%
  • Tue6.6 GoodBest 8 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 6 pmWind up to 16 km/h10 mph, rain 3%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

Facilities

  • Restrooms160 m510 ft away
  • Parking3 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 180 m600 ft. Fee not listed

Getting there

Nearest town
8.7 km5.4 miForked River (village)
Nearest airport
13 km8 miTerminal Ocean County (MJX)

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

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