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Belmar

Monmouth County, New Jersey · United States

What have people found?

Chestnut clam, fossor coquina and threeline mudsnail turn up here more than at our other tide pools. Atlantic sand crab, blue mussel and west atlantic surfclam are the usual finds. ~44 distinct species have been recorded here. More has been recorded at Barnegat Lighthouse State Park, 29.2 miles away.

What is the best time to visit today?

Download the app to see the 7-day schedule.

Predicted tide from Red Bank, Navesink River, 12.4 miles away.

See low tide times at Belmar for the next three days
  1. Sun, Nov 157:19 AM0.8 ftin the dark8:11 PM0.5 ft
  2. Mon, Nov 168:14 AM0.9 ftin the dark9:00 PM0.5 ft
  3. Tue, Nov 179:12 AM0.9 ftin the dark9:49 PM0.5 ft

Every low tide each day, in local time at the shore.

Plan the week in Intertidal
  • A tide chart for every day, with the best window marked
  • Identify what you find from a photo
  • An alert when a good daylight low is coming

When do people visit?

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Most observations come from May and June.

What should you know before visiting?

Parking is about 1000 feet away.
Arrive 45 minutes to an hour before low tide and leave as it turns. The water comes back faster than it left.
Grippy shoes beat sandals. Wet rock and algae are more slippery than they look. Tide pool safety
A tide pool is a fragile place. Look and photograph, take nothing. The tidepooling code

What lives at Belmar?

Species records from iNaturalist

Atlantic Sand CrabEmerita talpoida
Blue MusselMytilus edulis
West Atlantic SurfclamSpisula solidissima
Common Atlantic SlippersnailCrepidula fornicata
Asian Shore CrabHemigrapsus sanguineus
Ocellate Lady CrabOvalipes ocellatus
Chestnut ClamIsocrassina castanea
Fossor CoquinaDonax fossor
Common JingleAnomia simplex
Threeline MudsnailIlyanassa trivittata
Atlantic Rock CrabCancer irroratus
Shark EyeNeverita duplicata
False AngelwingPetricolaria pholadiformis
Atlantic JackknifeEnsis leei
Forbes's Sea StarAsterias forbesi
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