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Wildwood Beach
4.4★ · 84 Google ratings · Wildwood, Delaware
✓ Parking✓ Restrooms✓ Showers✓ Good for kids
At a glance
Parking
350 yd away
Accessibility
Step-free entrance
Walk
125 yd · 2 min
Restrooms
Yes · 400 yd away
Water
79°F
Tide
4 ft range today
Children
Reported good for young kids
Length
5.3 miles of shoreline
Water quality
Good · all 18 samples clean · 2025
Crowds
Quietest Mon 4pm
Map of Wildwood 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 4 visitors · 2022–2026
Visit before summer weekends
The beach gets very crowded on weekends and summer peak season, though it remains uncrowded at other times.
Expect strict swimming restrictions
Lifeguards enforce a waist-deep water limit and discourage swimming despite being trained and present.
Plan for bathroom challenges
Facilities are limited to small plastic structures that are often dirty, overcrowded, and lack basic supplies.
Conditions
How it is right now
Air
77°F · overcast
Water
79°F
Waves
1.8 ft · 7 s apart
Wind
7 mph from the SW
Shelter
Cross-shore · wind running along the beach
UV index
7 peak today
| Time | Tide | Height |
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| 01:08 | High tide | ↑ |
| 07:15 | Low tide | ↓ |
| 13:49 | High tide | ↑ |
| 20:29 | Low tide | ↓ |
Last updated Sep 4, 6:44 AM.
Crowds
When it gets busy
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Plan your visit
📍 1ST E Glenwood Ave, Wildwood, NJ 08260, United States
🅿 Parking 350 yd from the listing
🌊 Water 125 yd away, about 2 min walk
🚽 Restrooms 400 yd away
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Where do you park at Wildwood Beach?
The nearest mapped parking area is 350 yd from the listed location. Positions come from OpenStreetMap, not from review text.
How far is the walk to the water at Wildwood Beach?
125 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 Wildwood Beach have restrooms?
Restrooms are mapped 400 yd from the listing.
When is Wildwood Beach least busy?
Google visit patterns put the quietest hour at Mon 4pm and the busiest at Tue 12pm.
Measured from OpenStreetMap, public aerial imagery and live conditions data, and counted from visitor reviews. Every source, in full.
