Gibney Beach
Saint Thomas - Saint John District, United States Virgin Islands
No photo of Gibney Beach yet.The forecast, tide and cam below are live.
Today at a glance
Best: 7 am to 2 pm, sunset 5:51 pm7.7
19 km/h12 mph wind, Great
7.5
22 km/h13 mph wind, Great
7.3
25 km/h15 mph wind, Great
7.4
27 km/h17 mph wind, Great
7.1
26 km/h16 mph wind, Great
7.7
24 km/h15 mph wind, Great
7.3
25 km/h16 mph wind, Great
5.6
25 km/h16 mph wind, Good
5.6
26 km/h16 mph wind, Good
5.5
26 km/h16 mph wind, Good
5.6
27 km/h17 mph wind, Good
This page puts what matters first for today's conditions.
Best time to swim
Best: 7 am to 2 pm. Beach score for daylight hours, with wind in km/hmph underneath.
- Air
- 29°C85°F
- Water
- 30°C86°F
- Wind
- 2012 km/hmph ESE
- Gusts
- 2616 km/hmph
- Waves
- 0.7 m2 ft
- UV
- 0 low
- Tide
- rising
- Rain
- 14%
- Sunset
- 5:51 pm
Tide, next 24 hours
- High 5 am, 0.5 m2 ft
- Low 11 am, 0.4 m1 ft
- High 5 pm, 0.4 m1 ft
- Low 12 am, 0.3 m1 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.
About Gibney Beach
Gibney Beach is a sandy beach in the Saint Thomas - Saint John District of the United States Virgin Islands. OpenStreetMap lists Oppenheimer Beach nearby, about 58 meters away. OpenStreetMap also lists one food establishment within 1 kilometer of Gibney Beach.
Gibney Beach, or Oppenheimer Beach, is a beach on Hawksnest Bay on northern Saint John in the United States Virgin Islands. The beach's names originate from Nancy Flagg Gibney and J. Robert Oppenheimer and their families, the owners of the beach in the mid-20th century. The beach has been mostly accessible to the public since its acquisition, and a community center has been created on the property, where Oppenheimer’s house used to be.
Source: Gibney Beach on Wikipedia (authors). Text available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Retrieved Oct 19, 2026. Data sources
Facilities
- Parking1 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 190 m630 ft. Fee not listed
- Food and drink1 within 1 km0.6 miNearest 930 m0.6 mi
Getting there
- Nearest town
- 3.1 km1.9 miCruz Bay (town)
- Nearest airport
- 17 km11 miCharlotte Amalie Harbor Seaplane Base (SPB)
Facilities from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Check posted signs; details change. Data sources
Nearby beaches
- Oppenheimer Beach0.1 km0.0 mi north away7.4 Great later
- Gibney's Hawksnest Beach0.6 km0.4 mi south away7.4 Great later
- Hawknest Beach0.6 km0.4 mi south away7.4 Great later
- Trunk Beach0.7 km0.4 mi east away7.4 Great later
- Public Hawknest Beach0.8 km0.5 mi south-west away7.4 Great later
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The days ahead
Best score each day, with the stretch to aim for.
- Sat6.3 GoodBest 2 pm to 5 pmWind up to 29 km/h18 mph, rain 42%
- Sun6.6 GoodBest 7 am to 11 amWind up to 29 km/h18 mph, rain 39%
- Mon7.6 GreatBest 7 am to 6 pmWind up to 28 km/h17 mph, rain 25%
- Tue7.6 GreatBest 7 am to 6 pmWind up to 25 km/h16 mph, rain 25%
- Wed7.9 GreatBest 7 am to 1 pmWind up to 21 km/h13 mph, rain 25%