Point Pleasant Beach with kids today

Point Pleasant Beach, New Jersey

Updated 4:00 AM EDT

62/ 100
Fine with close supervision Water temperature at 65°F is what holds this back.
Partial data — Air quality unavailable, so this score is less certain.

What decides a families with kids score

Weather & UV · Open-Meteo Water & waves · Open-Meteo Marine Tides · NOAA CO-OPS ⚠ Air quality · AirNow (unavailable)

Before you swim

Swim near a staffed lifeguard tower, and check the National Weather Service surf-zone forecast for the official rip-current outlook — we report conditions, we don't forecast rip currents.

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About Point Pleasant Beach

Point Pleasant Beach sits on the New Jersey coast, where the water runs from about 42°F in February to 72°F in August.

The water averages above 70°F in July, August and September — 3 months of the year — peaking around 72°F in August and dropping to about 42°F in February.

Today it is 65°F. That is 1° below the October average of 66°F here.

Tide predictions come from NOAA station Manasquan Inlet, USCG Station about 1.9 km away inside a bay.

Frequently asked questions

Is Point Pleasant Beach good for families today?

Fine with close supervision — we score it 62 out of 100 today. The limiting factor is water temperature at 65°F.

What makes a good families with kids day?

We weight surf calmness (35%), water temperature (25%), uv exposure (22%) and combine them into one score. Conditions we cannot read are left out rather than guessed.

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