Beacon

Sea Girt, New Jersey
Managed by NY / NJ Baykeeper

This Atlantic Ocean beach is located at the end of Beacon Boulevard in the borough of Sea Girt Visitors to Sea Girt's beaches must display a beach badge at all times (children under 12 are free). You can purchase the badge at the Bathing Pavilion Office or at various points along the beach. The beaches are patrolled by the Sea Girt Beach Patrol from June until Labor Day. Picnics are not allowed on the beach. For your safety, mats, body boards without skegs or any other flotation device, are only permitted at certain beaches. You may use these items at Beacon beach, but no surfing is allowed here. Bath houses can be found at the Bathing Pavilion; there are also lockers located here. No dogs allowed except before March 15th and after September 30th.

Please note: Beacon Blvd beach in Sea Girt – closes for 24 hours after 0.1 inch of rainfall in 24 hours; closes for 48 hours after 2.8 inches of rainfall in 24 hours. This posting may not be included on the monitoring site or in Swim Guide

WATER QUALITY
  • Passed water quality tests 60-95% of the time
  • Historical Status
  • This status is based on the latest sample, taken on . NY / NJ Baykeeper updates the status of this beach as soon as test results become available. These results were posted to Swim Guide on at
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CURRENT WEATHER
2°C
Clear
  • Report Pollution
MONITORING FREQUENCY

Beacon is sampled weekly from May 18th to September 7th

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 and posted 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 samples have enterococci counts above 104 units/ 100 ml of water or when the state issues an advisory due to other environmental concerns.

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

WATER QUALITY GRAPH

Beacon

Sea Girt, New Jersey
Managed by NY / NJ Baykeeper
WATER QUALITY
  • Passed water quality tests 60-95% of the time
  • Historical Status
  • This status is based on the latest sample, taken on . NY / NJ Baykeeper updates the status of this beach as soon as test results become available. These results were posted to Swim Guide on at
For water quality icon legend, click:   
CURRENT WEATHER
2°C
Clear

This Atlantic Ocean beach is located at the end of Beacon Boulevard in the borough of Sea Girt Visitors to Sea Girt's beaches must display a beach badge at all times (children under 12 are free). You can purchase the badge at the Bathing Pavilion Office or at various points along the beach. The beaches are patrolled by the Sea Girt Beach Patrol from June until Labor Day. Picnics are not allowed on the beach. For your safety, mats, body boards without skegs or any other flotation device, are only permitted at certain beaches. You may use these items at Beacon beach, but no surfing is allowed here. Bath houses can be found at the Bathing Pavilion; there are also lockers located here. No dogs allowed except before March 15th and after September 30th.

Please note: Beacon Blvd beach in Sea Girt – closes for 24 hours after 0.1 inch of rainfall in 24 hours; closes for 48 hours after 2.8 inches of rainfall in 24 hours. This posting may not be included on the monitoring site or in Swim Guide

  • Report Pollution
MONITORING FREQUENCY

Beacon is sampled weekly from May 18th to September 7th

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 and posted 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 samples have enterococci counts above 104 units/ 100 ml of water or when the state issues an advisory due to other environmental concerns.

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

WATER QUALITY GRAPH



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