Overview

Mike's Beach is a bay-side spot on Long Beach Island, in the Ship Bottom area. This spot offers access to Barnegat Bay with the flat water conditions characteristic of LBI bay spots. Popular with local kiters for its flat conditions and easy access.

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Spot forecast for Mike's Beach

Sunrise 07:12 · Sunset 18:10

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

Next tides

Low tide Tue 20 · 09:27 · 0.6 m
High tide Tue 20 · 15:37 · 1.4 m
Low tide Tue 20 · 22:15 · 0.5 m
High tide Wed 21 · 04:15 · 1.3 m

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Mike's Beach: 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

308h

in January · 31 rideable days

The spot works year-round: 30 rideable days a month on average, at 14 °C. It peaks in January, with 308 hours of usable wind.

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Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 51%13-20 knots · 40%21-30 knots · 9%31+ knots · under 1%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 51% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is January, at 3 °C. The wettest month is June, with 122 mm.

Monthly averages: Mike's Beach

Monthly averages — Mike's Beach — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month	Rideable days	Usable wind	Temperature	Rain
January	31.0	308 h	3 °C	57 mm
February	28.0	301 h	4 °C	57 mm
March	30.5	372 h	8 °C	108 mm
April	30.0	375 h	11 °C	72 mm
May	30.0	381 h	15 °C	88 mm
June	30.0	399 h	21 °C	122 mm
July	29.5	349 h	23 °C	89 mm
August	30.5	355 h	23 °C	26 mm
September	29.5	374 h	21 °C	26 mm
October	31.0	353 h	18 °C	47 mm
November	29.5	307 h	12 °C	42 mm
December	30.5	308 h	5 °C	97 mm

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Technical details of Mike's Beach spot

The spot works with winds from N, NNE, NE, ENE, E, ESE, SE, SSE, S, SSW, SW, WSW, W, WNW, NW, NNW.

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Spot opening date · Required level

Spot opening date: Open all year round
Required level: Intermediate

On the water

Flat Barnegat Bay waters. Little chop. Shallow depth. Weak tidal currents. Sandy and muddy bottom.

Hazards

Muddy bottom in some areas. Shallow areas at low tide. Possible aquatic grass. Boat traffic in summer.

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