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Stone Harbor Inlet kitesurf, wingfoil and windsurf spot

United States · New Jersey

Spot currently openAdvanced level 39.03 | -74.78

Overview

Stone Harbor Inlet is located at the inlet between Seven Mile Island and the south. New Jersey inlets are strong current zones where the ocean meets the back bays. This spot offers varied but demanding conditions, with powerful tidal currents. Reserved for experienced kiters familiar with local conditions.

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Spot forecast for Stone Harbor Inlet

Sunrise 07:13 · Sunset 18:13

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< 7 kn7–12 kn13–20 kn21–30 kn31–40 kn41+ kn Gusts Your minimum: 7 kn

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Wave height: < 0.5 m 0.5–1 m 1–2 m 2–3 m ≥ 3 m

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Tides

Heights above lowest astronomical tide, in the spot's local time. Computed 4.1 km from the spot.

6:0012:0018:006:0012:0018:006:0012:0018:006:0012:0018:006:0012:0018:00Tue 20Wed 21Thu 22Fri 23Sat 24 Now03:211.2 m09:140.6 m15:411.4 m22:030.5 m04:121.3 m10:110.5 m16:311.5 m22:480.5 m04:581.4 m11:040.4 m17:171.5 m23:290.4 m05:401.5 m11:530.3 m18:011.5 m00:090.3 m06:231.7 m12:400.3 m18:461.6 m
  • Tuesday 20 October High tide · 1.2 m Low tide · 0.6 m High tide · 1.4 m Low tide · 0.5 m
  • Wednesday 21 October High tide · 1.3 m Low tide · 0.5 m High tide · 1.5 m Low tide · 0.5 m
  • Thursday 22 October High tide · 1.4 m Low tide · 0.4 m High tide · 1.5 m Low tide · 0.4 m
  • Friday 23 October High tide · 1.5 m Low tide · 0.3 m High tide · 1.5 m
  • Saturday 24 October Low tide · 0.3 m High tide · 1.7 m Low tide · 0.3 m High tide · 1.6 m

Stone Harbor Inlet: when to go?

Rideable days and hours computed for a minimum wind of 7 knots · log in to set your own (foil, twin-tip…)

Season · peak

237h

in September · 24.5 rideable days

The season runs from April to September, peaking in September: 21 rideable days a month and 237 hours of usable wind, at 24 °C. The low point is November, at 8.5 days.

Rideable days per month

0 10 20 30 January: 9 rideable days J February: 13.5 rideable days F March: 15.5 rideable days M April: 19 rideable days A May: 20.5 rideable days M June: 20 rideable days J July: 22 rideable days J August: 21 rideable days A September: 24.5 rideable days24.5 d S October: 15 rideable days O November: 8.5 rideable days8.5 d N December: 10.5 rideable days D 0 10 20 30 January: 9 rideable days J February: 13.5 rideable days F March: 15.5 rideable days M April: 19 rideable days A May: 20.5 rideable days M June: 20 rideable days J July: 22 rideable days J August: 21 rideable days A September: 24.5 rideable days24.5 d S October: 15 rideable days O November: 8.5 rideable days8.5 d N December: 10.5 rideable days D

Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 81%13-20 knots · 18%21-30 knots · 1%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 81% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is January, at 4 °C. The wettest month is March, with 146 mm.

Monthly averages: Stone Harbor Inlet
Monthly averages — Stone Harbor Inlet — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month Rideable days Usable wind Temperature Rain
January 9.0 54 h 4 °C 79 mm
February 13.5 90 h 8 °C 66 mm
March 15.5 147 h 13 °C 146 mm
April 19.0 170 h 17 °C 56 mm
May 20.5 196 h 21 °C 68 mm
June 20.0 183 h 28 °C 9 mm
July 22.0 182 h 29 °C 78 mm
August 21.0 197 h 27 °C 30 mm
September 24.5 237 h 24 °C 44 mm
October 15.0 121 h 20 °C 23 mm
November 8.5 55 h 14 °C 37 mm
December 10.5 75 h 7 °C 117 mm

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Technical details of Stone Harbor Inlet spot

N: Rideable NNE: Rideable NE: Rideable ENE: Rideable E: Rideable ESE: Rideable SE: Rideable SSE: Rideable S: Rideable SSW: Rideable SW: Not rideable WSW: Not rideable W: Not rideable WNW: Not rideable NW: Not rideable NNW: Not rideable N E S W

The spot works with winds from N, NNE, NE, ENE, E, ESE, SE, SSE, S, SSW.

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On the water

Inlet waters with very strong tidal currents. Mix of ocean and bay influence. Breaking waves on sand bars. Shifting sandy bottom. Conditions changing rapidly with the tide.

Hazards

Extremely strong tidal currents in the inlet. Shifting sand bars with breaking waves. Never sail in the main channel. Spot reserved for experts. Risk of being carried out to sea.

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