NJDEP - NJBEACHES.ORG

This site provides information related to New Jersey's ocean beach water quality and public access locations.

TODAY'S UPDATES

Water quality monitoring and aerial surveillance at ocean and bay beaches have ended for the 2009 beach season. Some municipalities will be providing lifeguards at some beaches on weekends in September. Please check with the municipality for information regarding lifeguard availability at specific beaches.

This information can also be accessed by calling:

1-800-648-SAND

This web page is updated each weekday afternoon after flight reports are filed and water quality results are received from the labs. This page will be updated on weekends as needed to reflect changing conditions.

About the Program
The New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection administers the Cooperative Coastal Monitoring Program with the New Jersey Department of Health and Senior Services and local environmental health agencies. Recreational beach water quality monitoring is performed routinely on Mondays and throughout the week as necessary at 186 ocean monitoring stations.

View Cooperative Coastal Monitoring Program information.

Ocean Monitoring Results
Select a county below to view detailed results .

	Cape May		Ocean
	Atlantic		Monmouth

Ocean recreational beaches are subject to opening and closing procedures of the State Sanitary Code and must be resampled when bacteria concentrations exceed the primary contact standard of 104 enterococci per 100 mL of sample. Consecutive samples that exceed the standard require the closing of the beach until a sample is obtained that is within the standard.

Health or enforcement agencies may close beaches at any time at their discretion to protect the public's health and safety.

View information collected during Remote Sensing for Algal Blooms

Beach Maps
To view maps of New Jersey beach access locations please visit: www.nj.gov/dep/cmp/access/

For information about the Clean Shores Program visit: http://www.nj.gov/dep/bmw/CleanShores/CSmain.html

For information about the Adopt A Beach Program visit: http://www.state.nj.us/dep/watershedmgt/adopt_a_beach.htm

For questions regarding any information on this web site contact: NJBEACHES@dep.state.nj.us

Additional Useful Resources

	New Jersey Travel & Tourism

	County Links
		Atlantic County
		Cape May County
		Ocean County
		Monmouth County

	NOAA Water Temperatures

	Rutgers University Coastal Ocean Observation Lab
	- for water temperatures, wave heights and fishing info

	Beach Cams
		njsurf
		belmarcam