The Greenhead Ocean Mile
About this race
Green Whales, Inc., along with the Brigantine Beach Patrol, bring you the Greenhead Ocean Mile. This year's events include:
- 500yd Flag Swim. 250yd out and back. Ages 7 - 16
- 1 Mile Ocean Swim. Ages 16 and over.
We will start with the flag swim and finish with the mile. All proceeds from the event support Green Whales Inc.'s swim programs and the Brigantine Beach Patrol LIT and Junior Guard programs.
This is an open water ocean swim; the current and wave conditions are unpredictable. Please use good judgment if you are uncertain about swimming in rough water. The course is set; however, the race committee reserves the right to change the direction of each event due to water conditions. The details of each event with landmarks are provided in the race map(s). Any questions about the course will be addressed at the pre-race meeting by the Race Referee.
Pick your distance
Swimming
One Mile Ocean Swim
The one mile ocean swim is for athletes aged 16 & over.
Typical race-day weather
Based on 3 years of Open-Meteo archive data for this event's race dates in Brigantine, plus the 3 days either side.
The sun rises at 5:45 AM and sets at 8:21 PM local time (EDT) in Brigantine on July 18, 2026 — 14h 36m of daylight.
Course
No course map published yet.
The organizer hasn't released a route for this event, and we don't publish guesses. If you're the organizer, send us a GPX file and we'll draw the profile.
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Where this page comes from. Race details were last updated on . We re-check listings regularly and again in the week before race day.
- Entries, prices, waves and inclusions — the event's official registration page
- Temperature and humidity — Copernicus ERA5 reanalysis via Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0)
- Elevation and terrain relief — Copernicus DEM GLO-90, ESA (CC BY 4.0)
- Comparisons and counts — Race Discovery calendar, 7 Brigantine events
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