Check the Beach

Laurence Harbor Beach

Middlesex County, New Jersey, United States

Laurence Harbor Beach 3 photos

  • Amazing sunset at the beach

    Amazing sunset at the beach. Ramesh Sankaranarayanan, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source

  • Amazing sunset beach view

    Amazing sunset beach view. Ramesh Sankaranarayanan, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source

  • Amazing sunset with sun rays cutting across at the beach

    Amazing sunset with sun rays cutting across at the beach. Ramesh Sankaranarayanan, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source

Today at a glance

Best: 12 pm to sunset, sunset 6:05 pm
8 am
6.3
23 km/h15 mph wind, Good
9 am
6.3
24 km/h15 mph wind, Good
10 am
6.1
26 km/h16 mph wind, Good
11 am
6.2
25 km/h16 mph wind, Good
12 pm
6.5
22 km/h14 mph wind, Good
1 pm
6.7
19 km/h12 mph wind, Good
2 pm
7.0
15 km/h9 mph wind, Great
3 pm
7.2
14 km/h8 mph wind, Great
4 pm
7.3
11 km/h7 mph wind, Great
5 pm
7.3
11 km/h7 mph wind, Great
6 pm
7.3
9 km/h5 mph wind, Great

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

Best time to swim

Best: 12 pm to sunset. Beach score for daylight hours, with wind in km/hmph underneath.

Air
13°C56°F
Water
16°C61°F
Wind
2515 km/hmph N
Gusts
4125 km/hmph
Waves
0.6 m2 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
rising
Rain
0%
Sunset
6:05 pm
Today
6.3Good8 am2315
6.3Good9 am2415
6.1Good10 am2616
6.2Good11 am2516
6.5Good12 pm2214
6.7Good1 pm1912
7.0Great2 pm159
7.2Great3 pm148
7.3Great4 pm117
7.3Great5 pm117
7.3Great6 pm95
Sat
5.0Fair8 am85
4.9Fair9 am64
4.9Fair10 am53
4.9Fair11 am43
5.2Fair12 pm53
4.9Fair1 pm74
5.0Fair2 pm53
5.1Fair3 pm74
5.1Fair4 pm74
5.0Fair5 pm85
5.8Good6 pm85
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Best stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide rising now. High at 5 am, 0.4 m. Low at 11 am, -1.1 m. High at 5 pm, 0.2 mHigh 5 am, 0.4 m1 ftLow 11 am, -1.1 m4 ftHigh 5 pm, 0.2 m<1 ftNow6 am12 pm6 pm12 am
  • High 5 am, 0.4 m1 ft
  • Low 11 am, -1.1 m4 ft
  • High 5 pm, 0.2 m<1 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

  • Restrooms110 m350 ft away
  • Parking9 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 150 m480 ft. Fee not listed
  • Food and drink4 within 1 km0.6 miNearest 210 m690 ft
  • Picnic tables100 m340 ft away
  • Playground70 m220 ft away

Getting there

Nearest bus stop
260 m840 ftNJ 35 at Laurence Parkway
Nearest town
4.2 km2.6 miSouth Amboy (village)
Nearest airport
18 km11 miLinden Airport (LDJ)

Nearby places

  • Hoffman's DeliSandwich
    210 m690 ft
  • Dunkin'Donut
    250 m800 ft
  • China RoyalChinese
    250 m810 ft
  • Lisa Italian Restaurant & PizzeriaItalian
    280 m930 ft

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 Laurence Harbor Beach.

Partner links

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The days ahead

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

  • Sat5.8 GoodBest 6 pm to 7 pmWind up to 8 km/h5 mph, rain 0%
  • Sun8.0 GreatBest 8 am to 7 pmWind up to 11 km/h7 mph, rain 0%
  • Mon8.3 GreatBest 11 am to 7 pmWind up to 13 km/h8 mph, rain 0%
  • Tue7.7 GreatBest 8 am to 5 pmWind up to 15 km/h9 mph, rain 0%
  • Wed5.1 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 14 km/h8 mph, rain 1%
  • Thu7.7 GreatBest 8 am to 6 pmWind up to 6 km/h4 mph, rain 3%