Public Beach (New Jersey 08008)
4.7★ · 80 Google ratings, New Jersey
✓ Parking✓ Short walk✓ Restrooms
At a glance
Parking
Street parking · 500 yd away · about 8 spaces
Walk
140 ft · under a minute
Restrooms
Yes
Water
77°F · modelled, no buoy nearby
Tide
2 ft range today
Sand
200 yd from the water to the back
Map of Public Beach (New Jersey 08008)
Guide
Good to know
Ideal for first-time ocean visits
Clean beach with accessible bathrooms makes it suitable for families introducing young children to the ocean.
Visit off-season for peace
Summer weekdays draw crowds, but shoulder seasons offer a quiet, walkable beach experience.
Arrive early for free parking
Free parking fills quickly in season; one reviewer walked four blocks after the main lot was full.
Pay parking required June 15 onward
The beach requires parking tags from mid-June through summer, unlike the free access in other months.
Expect mole crabs when digging
Beach hoppers appear in the sand during summer, turning up in almost every shovel scoop.
Conditions
How it is right now
Air
78°F · overcast
Water
77°F · modelled, no buoy nearby
Waves
2.1 ft · 7 s apart
Wind
8 mph from the W
Shelter
Cross-shore · wind running along the beach
UV index
7 peak today
| Time | Tide | Height |
|---|---|---|
| 02:54 | High tide | ↑ |
| 08:55 | Low tide | ↓ |
| 15:21 | High tide | ↑ |
| 22:21 | Low tide | ↓ |
Last updated Sep 4, 4:22 AM.
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📍 New Jersey 08008
🅿 Parking 500 yd from the listing
🌊 Water 140 ft away, under a minute walk
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Questions
Common questions
Where do you park at Public Beach?
The nearest mapped parking area is 500 yd from the listed location. Positions come from OpenStreetMap, not from review text.
How far is the walk to the water at Public Beach?
140 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 Public 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.
