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Windward Beach

Ocean County, New Jersey, United States

Windward Beach 2 photos

  • Bay Beach distance

    Bay Beach distance. Barnegatbaypartnership, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source

  • Ocean CR 630 wb, Laurelton, NJ, Dec. 2024

    Ocean CR 630 wb, Laurelton, NJ, Dec. 2024. Mr. Matté (if there is an issue with this image, contact me using this image's Commons talk page , my Commons user talk page , or my English Wikipedia user talk page ; I'll know about it a lot faster), CC BY-SA 4.0. Source

Today at a glance

Calmest: 4 pm to sunset, sunset 6:05 pm
8 am
7.0
12 km/h8 mph wind, Great
9 am
6.7
17 km/h10 mph wind, Good
10 am
6.3
21 km/h13 mph wind, Good
11 am
6.2
21 km/h13 mph wind, Good
12 pm
6.3
21 km/h13 mph wind, Good
1 pm
6.5
19 km/h12 mph wind, Good
2 pm
6.6
18 km/h11 mph wind, Good
3 pm
6.8
15 km/h10 mph wind, Good
4 pm
7.1
12 km/h7 mph wind, Great
5 pm
7.1
10 km/h6 mph wind, Great
6 pm
7.2
4 km/h2 mph wind, Great

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

Where to stay near the beach

Compare hotels and apartments near Windward Beach.

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Forecast, hour by hour

Beach score for daylight hours, today and tomorrow. Wind in km/hmph underneath.

Air
10°C50°F
Water
16°C62°F
Wind
106 km/hmph N
Gusts
4025 km/hmph
Waves
0.8 m3 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
rising
Rain
0%
Sunset
6:05 pm
Today
7.0Great8 am128
6.7Good9 am1710
6.3Good10 am2113
6.2Good11 am2113
6.3Good12 pm2113
6.5Good1 pm1912
6.6Good2 pm1811
6.8Good3 pm1510
7.1Great4 pm127
7.1Great5 pm106
7.2Great6 pm42
Sat
4.9Fair8 am64
4.9Fair9 am42
4.9Fair10 am53
5.6Good11 am53
4.9Fair12 pm32
5.5Good1 pm32
4.9Fair2 pm21
5.0Fair3 pm53
4.9Fair4 pm96
5.1Fair5 pm85
5.5Good6 pm85
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 ftNow8 am2 pm8 pm2 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.

  • Sun7.9 GreatBest 8 am to 7 pmWind up to 12 km/h7 mph, rain 0%
  • Mon8.2 GreatBest 9 am to 7 pmWind up to 15 km/h9 mph, rain 0%
  • Tue6.8 GoodBest 8 am to 6 pmWind up to 26 km/h16 mph, rain 0%
  • Wed4.7 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 19 km/h12 mph, rain 1%
  • Thu7.3 GreatBest 8 am to 6 pmWind up to 16 km/h10 mph, rain 2%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

Facilities

  • Food and drink1 within 1 km0.6 miNearest 450 m0.3 mi
  • SurfaceSand

Getting there

Nearest town
2.1 km1.3 miBrick Township (town)
Nearest airport
14 km9 miTerminal Ocean County (MJX)

Nearby places

  • Windward TavernFood and drink
    450 m0.3 mi

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

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