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Whale Beach

Cape May County, New Jersey, United States

No photo of Whale Beach yet.The forecast, tide and cam below are live.

Today at a glance

Calmest: 8 am to 11 am, sunset 6:08 pm
8 am
5.6
21 km/h13 mph wind, Good
9 am
5.7
22 km/h13 mph wind, Good
10 am
5.1
30 km/h19 mph wind, Fair
11 am
5.0
33 km/h21 mph wind, Fair
12 pm
5.0
32 km/h20 mph wind, Fair
1 pm
5.2
30 km/h19 mph wind, Fair
2 pm
5.3
30 km/h18 mph wind, Fair
3 pm
5.4
29 km/h18 mph wind, Fair
4 pm
5.5
28 km/h17 mph wind, Good
5 pm
5.4
27 km/h17 mph wind, Fair
6 pm
5.2
25 km/h16 mph wind, Fair

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

Better nearby today

These beaches score higher than Whale Beach right now.

7.4Great

The Dredge 17 km10 mi north

Scores 7.4 right now, 1.7 points above Whale Beach.

See The Dredge today

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
13°C55°F
Water
17°C62°F
Wind
1710 km/hmph NNW
Gusts
3018 km/hmph
Waves
1.0 m3 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
rising
Rain
0%
Sunset
6:08 pm
Today
5.6Good8 am2113
5.7Good9 am2213
5.1Fair10 am3019
5.0Fair11 am3321
5.0Fair12 pm3220
5.2Fair1 pm3019
5.3Fair2 pm3018
5.4Fair3 pm2918
5.5Good4 pm2817
5.4Fair5 pm2717
5.2Fair6 pm2516
Sat
4.5Fair8 am159
4.4Fair9 am1610
4.5Fair10 am149
4.7Fair11 am128
4.7Fair12 pm138
4.6Fair1 pm149
4.7Fair2 pm128
5.7Good3 pm128
6.9Good4 pm106
6.9Good5 pm95
6.6Good6 pm74
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 5 pm, 0.2 m. Low at 12 am, -1.1 mHigh 5 am, 0.3 m<1 ftLow 11 am, -0.9 m3 ftHigh 5 pm, 0.2 m<1 ftLow 12 am, -1.1 m3 ftNow7 am1 pm7 pm1 am
  • High 5 am, 0.3 m<1 ft
  • Low 11 am, -0.9 m3 ft
  • High 5 pm, 0.2 m<1 ft
  • Low 12 am, -1.1 m3 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 11 km/h7 mph, rain 0%
  • Mon7.9 GreatBest 8 am to 7 pmWind up to 14 km/h9 mph, rain 0%
  • Tue6.8 GoodBest 8 am to 7 pmWind up to 25 km/h15 mph, rain 0%
  • Wed4.8 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 18 km/h11 mph, rain 1%
  • Thu7.5 GreatBest 8 am to 7 pmWind up to 11 km/h7 mph, rain 2%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

Facilities

  • Food and drink1 within 1 km0.6 miNearest 740 m0.5 mi

Getting there

Nearest town
4.4 km2.8 miSea Isle City (village)
Nearest airport
29 km18 miCape May County Airport (WWD)

Nearby places

  • Sidney’s Coffee & EatsFood and drink
    740 m0.5 mi

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

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