Great Kills Beach
Richmond County, New York, United States
No photo of Great Kills Beach yet.The forecast, tide and cam below are live.
Today at a glance
Best: 12 pm to sunset, sunset 6:04 pm6.5
23 km/h14 mph wind, Good
6.3
25 km/h16 mph wind, Good
6.2
27 km/h17 mph wind, Good
6.3
25 km/h16 mph wind, Good
6.6
22 km/h13 mph wind, Good
6.9
18 km/h11 mph wind, Good
7.0
16 km/h10 mph wind, Great
7.2
15 km/h9 mph wind, Great
7.4
10 km/h6 mph wind, Great
7.4
10 km/h6 mph wind, Great
7.4
11 km/h7 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°C52°F
- Water
- 16°C61°F
- Wind
- 2415 km/hmph N
- Gusts
- 4126 km/hmph
- Waves
- 0.5 m2 ft
- UV
- 0 low
- Tide
- falling
- Rain
- 0%
- Sunset
- 6:04 pm
Tide, next 24 hours
- 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
- Restrooms230 m740 ft away
- Showers210 m700 ft away
- Drinking water250 m820 ft away
- Parking3 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 330 m0.2 mi. Fee not listed
- Picnic tables180 m570 ft away
- SurfaceSand
Getting there
- Nearest town
- 9.6 km5.9 miCarteret (town)
- Nearest airport
- 13 km8 miLinden Airport (LDJ)
Facilities from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Check posted signs; details change. Data sources
Nearby beaches
- Oakwood Beach1.9 km1.2 mi north-east away7.1 Great later
- New Dorp Beach2.9 km1.8 mi north-east away7.1 Great later
- Annadale Beach3.4 km2.1 mi south-west away7.1 Great later
- New Dorp Beach3.5 km2.1 mi north-east away7.1 Great later
- Huguenot Beach4.9 km3.0 mi south-west away7.1 Great later
Where to stay near the beach
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The days ahead
Best score each day, with the stretch to aim for.
- Sat6.3 GoodBest 6 pm to 7 pmWind up to 11 km/h7 mph, rain 0%
- Sun7.7 GreatBest 8 am to 7 pmWind up to 12 km/h7 mph, rain 0%
- Mon7.8 GreatBest 8 am to 7 pmWind up to 15 km/h9 mph, rain 0%
- Tue7.1 GreatBest 8 am to 6 pmWind up to 24 km/h15 mph, rain 0%
- Wed5.0 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 18 km/h11 mph, rain 1%
- Thu7.2 GreatBest 8 am to 6 pmWind up to 7 km/h4 mph, rain 3%