21st Street (Avalon)

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This beach is located in the seashore resort of Avalon, where the slogan "Cooler by a Mile" represents the borough's location on the Atlantic Ocean. With its calm water, natural dunes, and spacious beach area, Avalon's beach has been described as, "the best beach in New Jersey". Beach badges are required for all visitors over the age of 12. They can be purchased on the beach or from Community Hall. Restrooms can be found at various access points along the beach as can parking. Lifeguards are on duty during the swim season.

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COVID-19

Keep your distance from other people.

Practicing social distancing is still essential. Only go to the beach if you are able to keep 6 feet or 2 meters away from others. Follow the instructions provided by your local health authorities. If your community has asked that you remain indoors and away from others, do so. Spending a day in any crowded place is the worst thing we can do for our most vulnerable right now and will counter our efforts to curb the virus’s spread.

Water Quality

Meets water quality standards
Current Status
This status is based on the latest sample, taken on June 27th, 2022. Swim Guide - Main updates the status of this beach as soon as test results become available. These results were posted to Swim Guide on June 30th, 2022 at 1:10 PM.

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Current Weather

26°C

Clear and sunny

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Monitoring Frequency

Source Information

The Department of Environmental Protection monitors water quality at beaches in this region from mid-May to mid-September. Water samples are collected weekly on Mondays and posted Tuesday afternoon to the Cooperative Coastal Monitoring Program website or on the beach hotline: 1-800-648-SAND.

Swim Guide checks for the latest information daily, Monday through Friday throughout the monitoring season.

A beach is marked Green when water samples show enterococci counts below 104 units/ 100 ml of water.

A beach is marked Red when two consecutive samples have enterococci counts above 104 units/ 100 ml of water or when the state issues an advisory due to other environmental concerns such as debris, algae blooms and sewage problems.

A beach is marked Grey when reliable or up-to-date information is not available.

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