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Barnegat Light Bay Beach
4.8★ · 38 Google ratings · Barnegat Light, New Jersey
✓ Short walk✓ Good for kids
At a glance
Parking
Not mapped
Walk
30 ft · under a minute
Water
77°F · modelled, no buoy nearby
Tide
1 ft range today
Children
Reported good for young kids
Water quality
Poor · 36% of 22 over the limit · 2025
Crowds
Quietest Thu 7pm
Map of Barnegat Light Bay Beach
Guide
Good to know
Reported good with little kids
Visitors often mention shallow or calm water. This is what reviewers report, not a safety assessment.Mentioned by 11 visitors · 2019–2025
Visit for sunset viewing
Multiple visitors reported this as a beautiful and popular spot for watching the sunset.
Plan for no bathroom facilities
One reviewer noted the lack of a bathroom as the only drawback to an otherwise five-star experience.
Watch for jellyfish seasonally
One reviewer advised mindfulness of jellyfish despite the beach's general appeal for families.
Conditions
How it is right now
Air
77°F · overcast
Water
77°F · modelled, no buoy nearby
Waves
1.8 ft · 7 s apart
Wind
8 mph from the WSW
Shelter
Onshore · wind blowing straight in off the water
UV index
7 peak today
| Time | Tide | Height |
|---|---|---|
| 02:40 | High tide | ↑ |
| 09:27 | Low tide | ↓ |
| 15:07 | High tide | ↑ |
| 22:53 | Low tide | ↓ |
Last updated Sep 4, 4:23 AM.
Crowds
When it gets busy
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📍 Barnegat Light, NJ 08006
🌊 Water 30 ft away, under a minute walk
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Questions
Common questions
How far is the walk to the water at Barnegat Light Bay Beach?
30 ft in a straight line from the listing to the mapped shoreline, under a minute. Soft sand and dune make the real walk longer than the straight line.
Does Barnegat Light Bay Beach have restrooms?
No restrooms are mapped within 600 m on OpenStreetMap. That means nobody has mapped any, which is not the same as there being none.
When is Barnegat Light Bay Beach least busy?
Google visit patterns put the quietest hour at Thu 7pm and the busiest at Thu 3pm.
Measured from OpenStreetMap, public aerial imagery and live conditions data, and counted from visitor reviews. Every source, in full.
