Check the Beach

Huntington Beach

Newport News, Virginia, United States

Huntington Beach 2 photos

  • Female Mallard with Light Colors

    Female Mallard with Light Colors. Tony Alter from Newport News, USA, CC BY 2.0. Source

  • Bald Eagle

    Bald Eagle. Tony Alter from Newport News, USA, CC BY 2.0. Source

Today at a glance

Best: 8 am to 6 pm, sunset 6:18 pm
8 am
7.7
12 km/h7 mph wind, Great
9 am
7.6
13 km/h8 mph wind, Great
10 am
7.7
15 km/h9 mph wind, Great
11 am
8.0
15 km/h9 mph wind, Great
12 pm
8.0
17 km/h10 mph wind, Great
1 pm
8.0
16 km/h10 mph wind, Great
2 pm
7.6
17 km/h11 mph wind, Great
3 pm
7.3
18 km/h11 mph wind, Great
4 pm
7.2
20 km/h12 mph wind, Great
5 pm
7.4
18 km/h11 mph wind, Great
6 pm
6.0
17 km/h11 mph wind, Good

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

Best time to swim

Best: 8 am to 6 pm. Beach score for daylight hours, with wind in km/hmph underneath.

Air
9°C48°F
Water
19°C65°F
Wind
138 km/hmph NNW
Gusts
2918 km/hmph
Waves
0.1 m<1 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
falling
Rain
0%
Sunset
6:18 pm
Today
7.7Great8 am127
7.6Great9 am138
7.7Great10 am159
8.0Great11 am159
8.0Great12 pm1710
8.0Great1 pm1610
7.6Great2 pm1711
7.3Great3 pm1811
7.2Great4 pm2012
7.4Great5 pm1811
6.0Good6 pm1711
Sat
7.2Great8 am138
7.0Great9 am1610
6.2Good10 am2113
5.5Good11 am2113
5.1Fair12 pm2012
4.9Fair1 pm2113
5.1Fair2 pm2113
5.0Fair3 pm2012
5.0Fair4 pm2012
6.1Good5 pm1811
5.8Good6 pm159
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Best stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide falling now. Low at 2 pm, -0.4 m. High at 6 pm, 0.2 m. Low at 12 am, -0.6 mLow 2 pm, -0.4 m1 ftHigh 6 pm, 0.2 m<1 ftLow 12 am, -0.6 m2 ftNow12 pm6 pm12 am6 am
  • Low 2 pm, -0.4 m1 ft
  • High 6 pm, 0.2 m<1 ft
  • Low 12 am, -0.6 m2 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

  • LifeguardStation listedOpenStreetMap lists a lifeguard station.
  • Restrooms120 m380 ft away
  • Parking25 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 40 m140 ft. Fee not listed
  • Food and drink3 within 1 km0.6 mi
  • SurfaceSand

Getting there

Nearest town
4.8 km3 miNewport News (city)
Nearest airport
13 km8 miNewport News/Williamsburg Airport (PHF)

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 Huntington Beach.

Partner links

Beachfront rooms go first on warm weekends.

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The days ahead

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

  • Sat7.2 GreatBest 8 am to 11 amWind up to 21 km/h13 mph, rain 0%
  • Sun7.3 GreatBest 11 am to 7 pmWind up to 26 km/h16 mph, rain 3%
  • Mon8.0 GreatBest 8 am to 7 pmWind up to 16 km/h10 mph, rain 0%
  • Tue7.9 GreatBest 8 am to 7 pmWind up to 18 km/h11 mph, rain 0%
  • Wed5.1 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 19 km/h12 mph, rain 1%
  • Thu7.9 GreatBest 8 am to 7 pmWind up to 17 km/h11 mph, rain 2%