Overview

Sunset Park is a bay-side spot on Long Beach Island, facing west toward the sunsets over Barnegat Bay. This park offers direct bay access with flat and shallow waters. As its name suggests, it's an ideal place for late-day sessions with spectacular sunsets.

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Spot forecast for Sunset Park / Long Beach Island

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

High tide Tue 20 · 03:23 · 1.2 m
Low tide Tue 20 · 09:30 · 0.6 m
High tide Tue 20 · 15:37 · 1.4 m
Low tide Tue 20 · 22:16 · 0.5 m

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Sunset Park / Long Beach Island: 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

322h

in March · 30 rideable days

The spot works year-round: 28 rideable days a month on average, at 17 °C. It peaks in March, with 322 hours of usable wind.

Rideable days per month

Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 75%13-20 knots · 23%21-30 knots · 1%31+ knots · under 1%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 75% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is January, at 4 °C. The wettest month is March, with 159 mm.

Monthly averages: Sunset Park / Long Beach Island

Monthly averages — Sunset Park / Long Beach Island — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month	Rideable days	Usable wind	Temperature	Rain
January	29.5	240 h	4 °C	67 mm
February	24.5	240 h	7 °C	64 mm
March	30.0	322 h	12 °C	159 mm
April	29.0	309 h	16 °C	63 mm
May	28.5	310 h	20 °C	111 mm
June	29.0	318 h	27 °C	39 mm
July	27.5	259 h	29 °C	104 mm
August	26.5	254 h	26 °C	72 mm
September	29.0	300 h	23 °C	53 mm
October	26.5	259 h	19 °C	45 mm
November	25.5	242 h	13 °C	43 mm
December	28.5	237 h	6 °C	108 mm

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Technical details of Sunset Park / Long Beach Island 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. Minimal chop. Shallow depth. Weak to moderate tidal currents. Sandy and muddy bottom.

Hazards

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

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