Barnegat Light, United States

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2020-10-18 17 07 06 Sea shell fragments on the beach near East 9th Street in Barnegat Light, Ocean County, New Jersey — Sholes. Photo: Famartin, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

About Barnegat Light

Barnegat Light is a town in New Jersey, United States. From Barnegat Light you can reach 18 surf spots and 1 dive site. The nearest is Sholes, a surf spot 0.4 km from the centre. Overture lists 5 places to stay within 2 km of the centre. The nearest airport is ACY, 52 km away.

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Staying in Barnegat Light

5 places to stay within 2 km of the centre (Overture places)
Nearest airports: ACY, 52 km, TTN, 84 km, PHL, 98 km

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Where it is

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Surf within 20 km

The next 7 days. Each day's wave height, green on a good day for the level each spot suits. Pick your level for the days that suit you. The best of the spots that stay in Barnegat Light each day wears a ★ Best badge, only on a Good day. 14 spots stay in another town: within your drive, they count for Barnegat Light too.

Wave height in feet, the wave energy in kJ under it.GoodUnder each day, the wind in knots: the arrow points where it blows to.A tag under a spot's name is the level its colours are for: Expert

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58th Street16.4 kmabout 30 min by carStays in Ship Bottom, 4 km

4 ft112 kJ

5 ft184 kJ

5 ft329 kJ

6 ft361 kJ

5 ft202 kJ

2 ft43 kJ

3 ft30 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at 58th Street, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	28, poor	4 ft6 s	112kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 14 knots	13°C
Mon 19Oct	23, poor	5 ft6 s	184kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 16 knots	15°C
Tue 20Oct	16, poor	5 ft8 s	329kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 21 knots	17°C
Wed 21Oct	0, too big	6 ft8 s	361kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 23 knots	13°C
Thu 22Oct	39, fair	5 ft7 s	202kJ	wind from the north-west, 8 knots, offshore	17°C
Fri 23Oct	24, too small	2 ft6 s	43kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 14 knots, offshore	12°C
Sat 24Oct	24, too small	3 ft5 s	30kJ	wind from the north-east, 6 knots	12°C

L.B.I - 82st18.1 kmabout 35 min by carStays in Beach Haven, 6 km

4 ft112 kJ

5 ft184 kJ

5 ft329 kJ

6 ft361 kJ

5 ft202 kJ

2 ft43 kJ

3 ft30 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at L.B.I - 82st, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	28, poor	4 ft6 s	112kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 14 knots	13°C
Mon 19Oct	23, poor	5 ft6 s	184kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 16 knots	15°C
Tue 20Oct	16, poor	5 ft8 s	329kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 21 knots	17°C
Wed 21Oct	0, too big	6 ft8 s	361kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 23 knots	13°C
Thu 22Oct	39, fair	5 ft7 s	202kJ	wind from the north-west, 8 knots, offshore	17°C
Fri 23Oct	24, too small	2 ft6 s	43kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 14 knots, offshore	12°C
Sat 24Oct	24, too small	3 ft5 s	30kJ	wind from the north-east, 6 knots	12°C

Sholes0.4 kmabout 5 min by car

4 ft84 kJ

5 ft202 kJ

6 ft332 kJ

6 ft374 kJ

5 ft229 kJ

2 ft65 kJ

3 ft32 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Sholes, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	32, poor	4 ft6 s	84kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 12 knots	13°C
Mon 19Oct	25, poor	5 ft7 s	202kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 15 knots	15°C
Tue 20Oct	11, poor	6 ft8 s	332kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 18 knots	17°C
Wed 21Oct	0, too big	6 ft8 s	374kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 21 knots	13°C
Thu 22Oct	27, poor	5 ft7 s	229kJ	wind from the north-west, 7 knots, offshore	17°C
Fri 23Oct	26, too small	2 ft8 s	65kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 12 knots, offshore	12°C
Sat 24Oct	26, too small	3 ft5 s	32kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 7 knots	11°C

Barneget Light Shoals1.4 kmabout 5 min by car

4 ft113 kJ

6 ft253 kJ

6 ft463 kJ

6 ft420 kJ

5 ft261 kJ

3 ft74 kJ

3 ft39 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Barneget Light Shoals, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	32, poor	4 ft6 s	113kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 12 knots	13°C
Mon 19Oct	19, poor	6 ft7 s	253kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 15 knots	15°C
Tue 20Oct	0, too big	6 ft8 s	463kJ	wind from the north, 17 knots	17°C
Wed 21Oct	0, too big	6 ft8 s	420kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 21 knots	13°C
Thu 22Oct	13, poor	5 ft7 s	261kJ	wind from the north-west, 7 knots, offshore	17°C
Fri 23Oct	31, too small	3 ft8 s	74kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 12 knots, offshore	12°C
Sat 24Oct	31, too small	3 ft5 s	39kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 7 knots	11°C

Cape May Ave.7.7 kmabout 15 min by carStays in Ship Bottom, 5 km

4 ft127 kJ

6 ft241 kJ

6 ft463 kJ

6 ft416 kJ

5 ft251 kJ

3 ft75 kJ

3 ft35 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Cape May Ave., each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	30, poor	4 ft6 s	127kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 12 knots	13°C
Mon 19Oct	19, poor	6 ft7 s	241kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 15 knots	15°C
Tue 20Oct	0, too big	6 ft8 s	463kJ	wind from the north, 17 knots	17°C
Wed 21Oct	0, too big	6 ft8 s	416kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 21 knots	13°C
Thu 22Oct	25, poor	5 ft7 s	251kJ	wind from the north-west, 7 knots, offshore	17°C
Fri 23Oct	30, too small	3 ft8 s	75kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 13 knots, offshore	12°C
Sat 24Oct	29, too small	3 ft5 s	35kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 8 knots	12°C

LBI - Hudson Ave.,7.4 kmabout 15 min by carStays in Ship Bottom, 6 km

4 ft127 kJ

6 ft241 kJ

6 ft463 kJ

6 ft416 kJ

5 ft251 kJ

3 ft75 kJ

3 ft35 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at LBI - Hudson Ave.,, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	30, poor	4 ft6 s	127kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 12 knots	13°C
Mon 19Oct	19, poor	6 ft7 s	241kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 15 knots	15°C
Tue 20Oct	0, too big	6 ft8 s	463kJ	wind from the north, 17 knots	17°C
Wed 21Oct	0, too big	6 ft8 s	416kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 21 knots	13°C
Thu 22Oct	25, poor	5 ft7 s	251kJ	wind from the north-west, 7 knots, offshore	17°C
Fri 23Oct	30, too small	3 ft8 s	75kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 13 knots, offshore	12°C
Sat 24Oct	29, too small	3 ft5 s	35kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 8 knots	12°C

Middlesex6.7 kmabout 15 min by carStays in Ship Bottom, 6 km

4 ft127 kJ

6 ft241 kJ

6 ft463 kJ

6 ft416 kJ

5 ft251 kJ

3 ft75 kJ

3 ft35 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Middlesex, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	30, poor	4 ft6 s	127kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 12 knots	13°C
Mon 19Oct	19, poor	6 ft7 s	241kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 15 knots	15°C
Tue 20Oct	0, too big	6 ft8 s	463kJ	wind from the north, 17 knots	17°C
Wed 21Oct	0, too big	6 ft8 s	416kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 21 knots	13°C
Thu 22Oct	25, poor	5 ft7 s	251kJ	wind from the north-west, 7 knots, offshore	17°C
Fri 23Oct	30, too small	3 ft8 s	75kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 13 knots, offshore	12°C
Sat 24Oct	29, too small	3 ft5 s	35kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 8 knots	12°C

LBI - Long Beach Island11.4 kmabout 20 min by carStays in Ship Bottom, 2 km

4 ft127 kJ

6 ft241 kJ

6 ft463 kJ

6 ft416 kJ

5 ft251 kJ

3 ft75 kJ

3 ft35 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at LBI - Long Beach Island, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	30, poor	4 ft6 s	127kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 12 knots	13°C
Mon 19Oct	19, poor	6 ft7 s	241kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 15 knots	15°C
Tue 20Oct	0, too big	6 ft8 s	463kJ	wind from the north, 17 knots	17°C
Wed 21Oct	0, too big	6 ft8 s	416kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 21 knots	13°C
Thu 22Oct	25, poor	5 ft7 s	251kJ	wind from the north-west, 7 knots, offshore	17°C
Fri 23Oct	30, too small	3 ft8 s	75kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 13 knots, offshore	12°C
Sat 24Oct	29, too small	3 ft5 s	35kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 8 knots	12°C

Island Beach Jetty1.7 kmabout 5 min by car

4 ft113 kJ

6 ft253 kJ

6 ft463 kJ

6 ft420 kJ

5 ft261 kJ

3 ft74 kJ

3 ft38 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Island Beach Jetty, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	28, poor	4 ft6 s	113kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 12 knots	13°C
Mon 19Oct	16, poor	6 ft7 s	253kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 15 knots	15°C
Tue 20Oct	0, too big	6 ft8 s	463kJ	wind from the north, 17 knots	17°C
Wed 21Oct	0, too big	6 ft8 s	420kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 21 knots	13°C
Thu 22Oct	13, poor	5 ft7 s	261kJ	wind from the north-west, 7 knots, offshore	17°C
Fri 23Oct	28, too small	3 ft8 s	74kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 12 knots	12°C
Sat 24Oct	30, too small	3 ft5 s	38kJ	wind from the north-east, 5 knots	11°C

LBI - Ship Bottom13.7 kmabout 25 min by carStays in Ship Bottom

4 ft127 kJ

5 ft206 kJ

6 ft463 kJ

6 ft416 kJ

5 ft251 kJ

3 ft75 kJ

3 ft35 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at LBI - Ship Bottom, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	28, poor	4 ft6 s	127kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 14 knots	13°C
Mon 19Oct	17, poor	5 ft7 s	206kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 16 knots	15°C
Tue 20Oct	0, too big	6 ft8 s	463kJ	wind from the north, 18 knots	17°C
Wed 21Oct	0, too big	6 ft8 s	416kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 23 knots	13°C
Thu 22Oct	25, poor	5 ft7 s	251kJ	wind from the north-west, 8 knots, offshore	17°C
Fri 23Oct	29, too small	3 ft8 s	75kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 14 knots, offshore	12°C
Sat 24Oct	28, too small	3 ft5 s	35kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 8 knots	12°C

LBI - Ship Bottom, 31th., 30th14.7 kmabout 30 min by carStays in Ship Bottom, 2 km

4 ft127 kJ

5 ft206 kJ

6 ft463 kJ

6 ft416 kJ

5 ft251 kJ

3 ft75 kJ

3 ft35 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at LBI - Ship Bottom, 31th., 30th, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	28, poor	4 ft6 s	127kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 14 knots	13°C
Mon 19Oct	17, poor	5 ft7 s	206kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 16 knots	15°C
Tue 20Oct	0, too big	6 ft8 s	463kJ	wind from the north, 18 knots	17°C
Wed 21Oct	0, too big	6 ft8 s	416kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 23 knots	13°C
Thu 22Oct	25, poor	5 ft7 s	251kJ	wind from the north-west, 8 knots, offshore	17°C
Fri 23Oct	29, too small	3 ft8 s	75kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 14 knots, offshore	12°C
Sat 24Oct	28, too small	3 ft5 s	35kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 8 knots	12°C

31sth Street14.4 kmabout 25 min by carStays in Ship Bottom, 2 km

4 ft127 kJ

5 ft206 kJ

6 ft463 kJ

6 ft416 kJ

5 ft251 kJ

3 ft75 kJ

3 ft35 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at 31sth Street, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	27, poor	4 ft6 s	127kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 14 knots	13°C
Mon 19Oct	17, poor	5 ft7 s	206kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 16 knots	15°C
Tue 20Oct	0, too big	6 ft8 s	463kJ	wind from the north, 18 knots	17°C
Wed 21Oct	0, too big	6 ft8 s	416kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 23 knots	13°C
Thu 22Oct	25, poor	5 ft7 s	251kJ	wind from the north-west, 8 knots, offshore	17°C
Fri 23Oct	29, too small	3 ft8 s	75kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 14 knots, offshore	12°C
Sat 24Oct	28, too small	3 ft5 s	35kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 8 knots	12°C

5th street in ship bottom12.6 kmabout 25 min by carStays in Ship Bottom

4 ft127 kJ

5 ft206 kJ

6 ft463 kJ

6 ft416 kJ

5 ft251 kJ

3 ft75 kJ

3 ft35 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at 5th street in ship bottom, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	27, poor	4 ft6 s	127kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 14 knots	13°C
Mon 19Oct	17, poor	5 ft7 s	206kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 16 knots	15°C
Tue 20Oct	0, too big	6 ft8 s	463kJ	wind from the north, 18 knots	17°C
Wed 21Oct	0, too big	6 ft8 s	416kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 23 knots	13°C
Thu 22Oct	25, poor	5 ft7 s	251kJ	wind from the north-west, 8 knots, offshore	17°C
Fri 23Oct	29, too small	3 ft8 s	75kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 14 knots, offshore	12°C
Sat 24Oct	28, too small	3 ft5 s	35kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 8 knots	12°C

LBI - Sands12.4 kmabout 25 min by carStays in Ship Bottom

4 ft127 kJ

5 ft206 kJ

6 ft463 kJ

6 ft416 kJ

5 ft251 kJ

3 ft75 kJ

3 ft35 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at LBI - Sands, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	27, poor	4 ft6 s	127kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 14 knots	13°C
Mon 19Oct	17, poor	5 ft7 s	206kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 16 knots	15°C
Tue 20Oct	0, too big	6 ft8 s	463kJ	wind from the north, 18 knots	17°C
Wed 21Oct	0, too big	6 ft8 s	416kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 23 knots	13°C
Thu 22Oct	25, poor	5 ft7 s	251kJ	wind from the north-west, 8 knots, offshore	17°C
Fri 23Oct	29, too small	3 ft8 s	75kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 14 knots, offshore	12°C
Sat 24Oct	28, too small	3 ft5 s	35kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 8 knots	12°C

Cedars6.5 kmabout 15 min by carStays in Ship Bottom, 7 kmNeeds 5 ft+

4 ft93 kJ

5 ft190 kJ

5 ft313 kJ

6 ft394 kJ

5 ft258 kJ

2 ft39 kJ

2 ft24 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at Cedars, each day
Day	Scorefor Expert	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	18, too small	4 ft6 s	93kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 15 knots, offshore	13°C
Mon 19Oct	30, too small	5 ft7 s	190kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 17 knots, offshore	15°C
Tue 20Oct	35, too small	5 ft8 s	313kJ	wind from the north, 17 knots, offshore	17°C
Wed 21Oct	39, fair	6 ft8 s	394kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 16 knots, offshore	13°C
Thu 22Oct	25, too small	5 ft7 s	258kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 9 knots	17°C
Fri 23Oct	8, too small	2 ft7 s	39kJ	wind from the north, 13 knots, offshore	12°C
Sat 24Oct	10, too small	2 ft5 s	24kJ	wind from the north-east, 6 knots, offshore	12°C

Clam Alley, LBI3.7 kmabout 10 min by carNeeds 5 ft+

2 ft45 kJ

4 ft106 kJ

4 ft189 kJ

4 ft172 kJ

4 ft135 kJ

1 ft17 kJ

2 ft11 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at Clam Alley, LBI, each day
Day	Scorefor Expert	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	3, too small	2 ft6 s	45kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 15 knots	13°C
Mon 19Oct	8, too small	4 ft7 s	106kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 15 knots	15°C
Tue 20Oct	4, too small	4 ft8 s	189kJ	wind from the north, 17 knots	17°C
Wed 21Oct	8, too small	4 ft7 s	172kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 15 knots	13°C
Thu 22Oct	11, too small	4 ft8 s	135kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 7 knots	17°C
Fri 23Oct	2, too small	1 ft7 s	17kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 10 knots	12°C
Sat 24Oct	5, too small	2 ft5 s	11kJ	wind from the north-east, 5 knots	11°C

Harvey Cedars - 7 E. Cape May Street6.4 kmabout 15 min by carStays in Ship Bottom, 7 kmNeeds 5 ft+

4 ft93 kJ

5 ft190 kJ

5 ft313 kJ

6 ft394 kJ

5 ft258 kJ

2 ft39 kJ

2 ft24 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at Harvey Cedars - 7 E. Cape May Street, each day
Day	Scorefor Expert	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	18, too small	4 ft6 s	93kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 15 knots, offshore	13°C
Mon 19Oct	30, too small	5 ft7 s	190kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 17 knots, offshore	15°C
Tue 20Oct	35, too small	5 ft8 s	313kJ	wind from the north, 17 knots, offshore	17°C
Wed 21Oct	39, fair	6 ft8 s	394kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 16 knots, offshore	13°C
Thu 22Oct	25, too small	5 ft7 s	258kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 9 knots	17°C
Fri 23Oct	8, too small	2 ft7 s	39kJ	wind from the north, 13 knots, offshore	12°C
Sat 24Oct	10, too small	2 ft5 s	24kJ	wind from the north-east, 6 knots, offshore	12°C

Samastian7.1 kmabout 15 min by carStays in Ship Bottom, 6 kmNeeds 5 ft+

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Distances are in a straight line from the middle of Barnegat Light, to spots that land joins: none across a bay or on another island. A drive marked "about" is our estimate: the straight line times 1.8 minutes a km, measured on the drives we have routed (half of those come within 21% of the routed time).

Dive near Barnegat Light

USS Algol (AKA-54) 54.3 km · stays here

Places to eat near Barnegat Light

18th Street Takeout KitchenSteakhouse · 0.5 km from the centre
Kubel'sBar and grill · 0.6 km from the centre
Viking Fresh Off the HookSeafood · 0.7 km from the centre
DaymarkBar and grill · 0.9 km from the centre
La RivaPizza · 0.9 km from the centre
Kelly's Old Barney RestaurantAmerican · 1.0 km from the centre

Within 2 km of the town centre, listed by how complete the listing is (website, opening hours, cuisine) and whether two sources name it. Not a judgement of the food: we have no reviews. Listings © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) and Overture Maps Foundation. Credits