14th (Bay) (Ship Bottom)

Ship Bottom, New Jersey
Managed by The Swim Guide

This bayside beach is located in the borough of Ship Bottom. Beach Badges are required at the beach from June until Labor Day and prices can be found online at the Ship Bottom Beach Patrol webpage: http://www.shipbottom.org/beach-patrol.html 

Lifeguards are on duty from 10am-5pm during the swimming season. Wheelchair ramps can be found at several access points along the beach.

WATER QUALITY
  • Passed water quality tests at least 95% of the time
  • Historical Status
  • This status is based on the latest sample, taken on June 3rd, 2019. The Swim Guide 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
25°C
A mix of sun and clouds
  • Report Pollution
MONITORING FREQUENCY

14th (Bay) (Ship Bottom) is sampled weekly from May 15th to September 15th

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 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.

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

WATER QUALITY GRAPH

14th (Bay) (Ship Bottom)

Ship Bottom, New Jersey
Managed by The Swim Guide
WATER QUALITY
  • Passed water quality tests at least 95% of the time
  • Historical Status
  • This status is based on the latest sample, taken on June 3rd, 2019. The Swim Guide 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
25°C
A mix of sun and clouds

This bayside beach is located in the borough of Ship Bottom. Beach Badges are required at the beach from June until Labor Day and prices can be found online at the Ship Bottom Beach Patrol webpage: http://www.shipbottom.org/beach-patrol.html 

Lifeguards are on duty from 10am-5pm during the swimming season. Wheelchair ramps can be found at several access points along the beach.

  • Report Pollution
MONITORING FREQUENCY

14th (Bay) (Ship Bottom) is sampled weekly from May 15th to September 15th

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 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.

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

WATER QUALITY GRAPH



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