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Brigantine Beach
4.7★ · 356 Google ratings · Brigantine, New Jersey
✓ Parking✓ Short walk✓ Good for kids
At a glance
Parking
Parking garage · 225 yd away · paid · fills up
Walk
170 ft · under a minute
Cost
Paid parking
Water
78°F
Tide
4 ft range today
Children
Reported good for young kids
Length
6.7 miles of shoreline
Sand
200 yd from the water to the back
Water quality
Good · all 18 samples clean · 2025
Map of Brigantine 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 8 visitors · 2017–2026
Visit for a quiet escape
This beach consistently draws families seeking a relaxed, uncrowded alternative to busier Jersey Shore destinations like Wildwood.
Arrive early for parking
Street parking fills quickly on weekends and warm days, especially if you don't arrive before mid-morning.
Expect greenhead flies mid-summer
Biting flies appear in summer months and can be severe enough to limit beach time, particularly on the northern end.
Buy beach tag in summer
A daily beach fee applies from summer through Labor Day, though reviewers report easy payment via a mobile app.
Conditions
How it is right now
Air
77°F · overcast
Water
78°F
Waves
2.2 ft · 7 s apart
Wind
5 mph from the SW
Shelter
Cross-shore · wind running along the beach
UV index
7 peak today
| Time | Tide | Height |
|---|---|---|
| 02:03 | High tide | ↑ |
| 08:04 | Low tide | ↓ |
| 14:37 | High tide | ↑ |
| 21:25 | Low tide | ↓ |
Last updated Sep 4, 4:22 AM.
Practical
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📍 Brigantine, NJ 08203
🅿 Parking 225 yd from the listing
🌊 Water 170 ft away, under a minute walk
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Questions
Common questions
Where do you park at Brigantine Beach?
The nearest mapped parking area is 225 yd from the listed location. Positions come from OpenStreetMap, not from review text.
How far is the walk to the water at Brigantine Beach?
170 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 Brigantine 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.
Measured from OpenStreetMap, public aerial imagery and live conditions data, and counted from visitor reviews. Every source, in full.
