Beach forecast for Ocean Gate
Today, Wednesday, October 28, 2026 · local time (EDT) · New Jersey, United States Today, Wed, Oct 28 · EDT- Swimming
- Calm · 1.7 ft
- Water
- 61 °F · cold
- Max UV
- 4 · SPF 30
- Low tide
- 7:33 am and 8:21 pm
Today, Wednesday, October 28, it's not a beach day in Ocean Gate (1/10). The best day this week is Friday, October 30, at 5/10.
Beach forecast for the next 7 days
| Day | Rating | Best hours | Swimming | Water | UV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Today | 1Not a beach day | Not today | Calm · 1.7 ft | 61 °F | 4 |
| Thu 29 | 5Fair beach day | 1:00–5:00 pm | Calm · 1.1 ft | 61 °F | 3 |
| Fri 30 | 5Fair beach day | 11:00 am–4:00 pm | Calm · 1.2 ft | 61 °F | 3 |
| Sat 31 | 1Not a beach day | No good window | Calm · 1.1 ft | 61 °F | 3 |
| Sun 1 | 3Poor beach day | 11:00 am–1:00 pm | Calm · 0.7 ft | 61 °F | 3 |
| Mon 2 | 5Fair beach day | 11:00 am–4:00 pm | Calm · 0.8 ft | 61 °F | — |
| Tue 3 | 3Poor beach day | No good window | Calm · 0.8 ft | 61 °F | — |
Each rating comes from sun, temperature, rain, wind, waves, UV, water temperature and, where there is one, the tide.
Today in detail
- Mostly sunny
- Onshore breeze (10 mph)
- Calm for swimming: 1.7 ft waves
- UV 4 (moderate): SPF 30 sunscreen
- Low tide at 7:33 am: more sand
- Feels like 60 °F: chilly for the beach
Today, hour by hour
- Swimming Calm · 1.7 ft
1.7 ft waves: calm for swimming. Low rip current risk. Always follow the lifeguard's flags.
- Water 61 °F
Cold: ease in slowly.
- Sun & sunscreen UV 4 · SPF 30
Max UV 4 (moderate): SPF 30 sunscreen, reapplied every 2 hours.
- Wind 10 mph
Onshore breeze (10 mph).
- Tide & sand 8:21 pm
Low tide at 7:33 am and 8:21 pm: that's when there's the most sand. High tide at 12:55 am and 1:19 pm.
We don't have data on jellyfish, sargassum or beach closures: ask the lifeguard or check with the local beach authority.
Today, hour by hour
| Time | Rating | Sky | Feels like | Wind | Waves | UV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8:00 am | 1 | Clear sky | 42 °F | 6 mph | 1.7 ft | 0 |
| 9:00 am | 1 | Clear sky | 47 °F | 8 mph | 1.7 ft | 1 |
| 10:00 am | 1 | Clear sky | 52 °F | 6 mph | 1.7 ft | 2 |
| 11:00 am | 2 | Clear sky | 57 °F | 6 mph | 1.7 ft | 3 |
| 12:00 pm | 1 | Mainly clear | 56 °F | 10 mph | 1.6 ft | 4 |
| 1:00 pm | 0 | Partly cloudy | 58 °F | 7 mph | 1.6 ft | 4 |
| 2:00 pm | 0 | Overcast | 59 °F | 7 mph | 1.6 ft | 3 |
| 3:00 pm | 0 | Overcast | 60 °F | 5 mph | 1.6 ft | 2 |
| 4:00 pm | 0 | Overcast | 58 °F | 6 mph | 1.5 ft | 1 |
Beach hours only: from one hour after sunrise to half an hour before sunset.
Beaches near Ocean Gate
Map: OpenFreeMap · © OpenMapTiles · © OpenStreetMap contributors
- Amherst Beach 1.1 mi · SE
- Parking
- Money Island Beach 2.2 mi · NW
- 5th Avenue Park 2.8 mi · E
- Parking
- Beachwood Beach 2.9 mi · W
- Parking
- Sunset Beach 3.1 mi · NE
- Parking
- Chadwick Beach 5.9 mi · NE
Water quality: check the official beach advisories for New Jersey (Cooperative Coastal Monitoring Program).
Named beaches within 6.2 mi, nearest first. Amenities from OpenStreetMap: some may be missing or out of date. View on OpenStreetMap · Add or fix on OpenStreetMap
Beaches and amenities: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).
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How we rate a beach day
We rate every beach hour from 0 to 10 with simple, fixed rules:
- Adds: sunshine (up to 3 points, fewer with more clouds), warmth (up to 4, from the feels-like temperature; ideal between 81 °F and 91 °F), a calm sea (1), water at 70 °F or warmer (1; from 64 °F, half) and low or mid tide (1: more sand). Anything without data is left out and the rest is scaled to 10.
- Takes away: cold (feels-like below 64 °F, 1 to 4 points), rain (half a point if likely, up to 6 if it rains; thunderstorms, 8), wind from force 4, about 12 mph (1 to 6 points; half a point more if offshore, which blows inflatables out to sea, or onshore, which churns the water), waves (1 to swim with care, 4 if dangerous, 1 more for high rip current risk), very high UV (half a point; extreme, 1), water below 59 °F (1) and spring high tides (1: little sand left).
- Swimming: calm, use care (waves from 2.6 ft, or long swell) or dangerous (from 6.6 ft, or 4.9 ft with a long period), based on how much of the wave reaches this shore given the way it faces. In the U.S., today's and tomorrow's rip current risk comes from the National Weather Service surf zone forecast when it issues one; otherwise we estimate it from the waves.
- Best windows: runs of 2 to 5 hours rated 4 or more and close to the best hour, at least one hour apart.
- Day rating: the average of the best window; a 2-hour window keeps 85% of it and a 3-hour window 95%.
Today, in the best window: sun 3 of 3, warmth 0 of 4, calm sea 1 of 1, water 0 of 1 and tide 0.3 of 1; minus cold 2.5; short window: the rating keeps 85%.
It's a guide, not a guarantee: weather changes and every beach is different. Always follow the lifeguard's flags.
Questions about the beach in Ocean Gate
Is it a beach day in Ocean Gate today?
Not a beach day: 1/10. No good beach time today.
What are the swimming conditions in Ocean Gate today?
1.7 ft waves: calm for swimming. Low rip current risk. Always follow the lifeguard's flags.
How warm is the water in Ocean Gate?
About 61 °F today: cold. That's the sea surface temperature offshore; it can differ a little at the shoreline.
How much sun protection do I need in Ocean Gate today?
UV reaches 4 (moderate): SPF 30 sunscreen, sunglasses and a hat.
When is low tide in Ocean Gate?
Today low tide is at 7:33 am and 8:21 pm: that's when there's the most sand. High tide is at 12:55 am and 1:19 pm.
What about tomorrow? Will it be a beach day in Ocean Gate?
Tomorrow, Thursday, October 29: a fair beach day (5/10), best from 1:00 pm to 5:00 pm.
What beaches are near Ocean Gate?
Amherst Beach (1.1 mi), Money Island Beach (2.2 mi), 5th Avenue Park (2.8 mi), Beachwood Beach (2.9 mi) and Sunset Beach (3.1 mi). See below for amenities and water quality.
Are there jellyfish or sargassum today?
We don't know: there's no open data on jellyfish, sargassum or closures for each beach. Ask the lifeguard, check the flags or the local beach authority's website.
How is the rating worked out?
From the hourly forecast: sun and clouds, feels-like temperature, rain, wind (and whether it blows onshore or offshore), waves and their period, UV, water temperature and, where there is one, the tide. Each factor adds or takes away a fixed number of points and the rating sums them up out of 10.
More about Ocean Gate today
Learn more
Our own calculation, using the Open-Meteo forecast (ECMWF, NOAA GFS, Météo-France, Copernicus Marine and CAMS, CC BY 4.0), the tide from Barnegat Pier (NOAA) and the sun from astronomy-engine. Slackwater database (https://github.com/openwatersio/slackwater-database)