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Sour Thumb Beach
4.5★ · 13 Google ratings · Babylon, New Jersey
At a glance
Parking
Not mapped
Walk
150 yd · 2 min
Cost
Paid parking
Water
76°F · modelled, no buoy nearby
Tide
1 ft range today
Crowds
Quietest Wed 11am
Map of Sour Thumb Beach
Guide
Good to know
Expect a remote, quiet experience
Reviewers describe it as a peaceful escape with a private, less-crowded atmosphere than typical beaches.
Park at Cedar Beach instead
If you lack a 4x4, you can park at Cedar Beach and hike along the shoreline.
Bring a 4x4 vehicle
Beach access via Sore Thumb Road requires high-clearance four-wheel drive and a dashboard permit that law enforcement will verify.
Visit in early spring
The landscape is beautiful before vegetation greens up, though flies emerge as temperatures warm.
Conditions
How it is right now
Air
73°F · clear
Water
76°F · modelled, no buoy nearby
Waves
2.2 ft · 7 s apart
Wind
8 mph from the SW
Shelter
Onshore · wind blowing straight in off the water
UV index
7 peak today
| Time | Tide | Height |
|---|---|---|
| 04:24 | High tide | ↑ |
| 11:00 | Low tide | ↓ |
| 16:54 | High tide | ↑ |
Last updated Aug 20, 5:18 AM.
Crowds
When it gets busy
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Questions
Common questions
How far is the walk to the water at Sour Thumb Beach?
150 yd in a straight line from the listing to the mapped shoreline, about 2 min. Soft sand and dune make the real walk longer than the straight line.
Does Sour Thumb 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 Sour Thumb Beach least busy?
Google visit patterns put the quietest hour at Wed 11am and the busiest at Sat 6pm.
Measured from OpenStreetMap, public aerial imagery and live conditions data, and counted from visitor reviews. Every source, in full.
