Continent |
North America |
Country |
New Jersey (USA) |
Next Big City |
New York |
Next Town |
Waretown |
|
Type: |
Island |
Rider Ability: |
Beginner, Intermediate, Expert |
Features: |
School |
Water
Type: |
Shallow, Flat, Chop |
Hazards: |
Ships |
Quality: |
Clean |
Best Tide: |
Tide independent |
Big open space with knee to chest deep water. Small chop to super flat (depending on wind direction and tide). Sandy bottom, no shoes needed. Look out for the boating channels and the boats.
Beach
Type: |
Sand |
Size: |
Tidal |
Hazards: |
None |
Beach Users: |
None |
Small island with enough space on low tide, but not much room on high tide. The island has no facilities or people around.
Weather
Spring:
|
Normal |
Summer:
|
Shorts, Shorty |
Fall:
|
Normal |
Winter:
|
Thick |
Nice and warm during summer. Fall and spring needs a long wetsuit, during winter a thick wetsuit. Water temperature in the kiting season ranges between 45-70°F.
Wind
Best Months: |
May, June, July |
Wind Type: |
Thermal, Frontal |
Best Direction: |
NE, S, SSW, SW |
Main Direction: |
NE, SSW |
During summer the SSW thermal wind blows, which is the best direction here. Fall to spring mainly NE winds with cold fronts. After 2-3 days with SW winds, the wind switches to West winds, which don't work well here.
How to get there
Transport |
Boat |
Access
|
No walk |
The island is located in the middle of the sound, therefore it can only be accessed by boat. Closest harbor is in Waretown.
Extra information
Don't ride too far east in the bird sanctuary reserve and stay out of the boating channels (about half a mile south and north of the island).
Nightlife
20 min drive to LBI from Waretown (or no drive if came by boat from LBI), plenty of nighlife in the summer.