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Long Beach Island / James Street

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New Jersey (USA), Harvey Cedars, New Jersey (USA)
Coordinates: 39.6872, -74.1491
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Ideal wind:
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Nice flat water. Shallow area. Safe zone downwind for beginners. The most common kite beach on Long Beach Island. There's plenty of room to rig and launch. Best wind directions are SW (strong thermals), SE, S (very good), W (very choppy), NW, N and strong NE. From April/May to end of November you will see favorable conditions. Water: Shallow, Flat, Chop. Features: School, Shop, Repair, Rental, Rescue, Parking. Rider ability: Beginner, Intermediate, Expert.

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Wind

4 kn

NW · gusts 8 kn

Waves

0.6 m

7s period

Swell

0.5 m

Tide

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Updated 24/08/2026, 00:02:03

Forecast

Sun 23Mon 24Tue 25Wed 26Thu 27Fri 28Sat 29SE00:00SE06:00SW12:00SW18:00W00:00W06:00S12:00S18:00NW00:00W06:00W12:00W18:00NW00:00NW06:00W12:00S18:00S00:00S06:00S12:00S18:00SW00:00N06:00SW12:00S18:00W00:00NW06:00E12:00S18:00
Wind scale
Max 25 kn
Max 1.0 m waves
Updated 24/08/2026, 00:02:03

Data: Open-Meteo

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