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Type:	Flat, Chop
Hazards:	Currents, Ships/Boats, Rocks, Stones, Stakes
Quality:	Cloudy
Best Tide:	Low Tide

Decent spot for West winds. Usually choppy conditions. Watch for tidal currents in the channel that can separate you from your board forever.

Type:	Sand, Pebbles
Size:	Depending on Tide
Hazards:	Rocks, Stones, Shells, Bystanders
Beach Users:	June, July, August

Sandy beach. Ok sized on low tide, almost no beach on high tides. Then the beach becomes dangerous for kitesurfers, since you will launch kites next to rocks.

Best Months:	March, April, May, September, October, November, December
Wind Type:	Thermal Winds, Frontal Winds
Best Direction:	W, WNW
Main Direction:	W, WNW

Best wind is from West and West Northwest.

Transport:	Car
Access:	Short Walk

Get directions from

From New York City, take New Jersey Turnpike south to Garden State Parkway (exit 11). Take GS Parkway south to exit 117. Take Route 36 east for ten miles. Cross bridge and stay on right lane for Sandy Hook. Ferry service from Manhattan to Highlands, NJ, is another option, then take cab to Sandy Hook. Car trip is 1 hr and ten minutes from Holland Tunnel, Jersey side. Summer charge of $10 per vehicle. Small parking lot. Also, there is a ferry that comes from NYC in the summer (www.seastreak.com ), then a free shuttle can take you to the beach. Just make sure you know when the last ferry leaves.

Rules:

Fees

From memorial day until labor day there is a $10 vehicle parking fee (until 4pm EST). $50 for full season

SeaBright, NJ is packed with bars and clubs. Or near by Red Bank, NJ. Approx one hour drive to New York City.