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Paul's Beach

Middlesex County, New Jersey, United States

Paul's 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
11°C53°F
Water
16°C61°F
Wind
2616 km/hmph NNE
Gusts
4326 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 m. Low at 12 am, -1.2 mHigh 5 am, 0.4 m1 ftLow 11 am, -1.1 m4 ftHigh 5 pm, 0.2 m<1 ftLow 12 am, -1.2 m4 ftNow9 am3 pm9 pm3 am
  • High 5 am, 0.4 m1 ft
  • Low 11 am, -1.1 m4 ft
  • High 5 pm, 0.2 m<1 ft
  • Low 12 am, -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

  • Restrooms160 m520 ft away
  • Showers150 m490 ft away
  • Parking1 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 140 m470 ft. Fee not listed
  • Food and drink3 within 1 km0.6 miNearest 890 m0.6 mi
  • Picnic tables160 m510 ft away

Getting there

Nearest bus stop
970 m0.6 miNJ 35 at Laurence Parkway
Nearest town
3.2 km2 miSouth Amboy (village)
Nearest airport
17 km11 miLinden Airport (LDJ)

Nearby places

  • China RoyalChinese
    890 m0.6 mi
  • Hoffman's DeliSandwich
    980 m0.6 mi
  • South Side 35 DinerFood and drink
    990 m0.6 mi

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 Paul's 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%