South 3rd

This ocean beach is located in the borough of Ship Bottom. Beach Badges are required at the beach from June until Labor Day. Prices can be found online: http://www.shipbottom.org/beach.htm. Lifeguards are on duty from 10am-5pm during the swimming season. Wheelchair ramps can be found at several access points along the beach.

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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

Passed water quality tests at least 95% of the time
Historical Status
This status is based on the latest sample, taken on September 19th, 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 September 20th, 2022 at 4:50 PM.

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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 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

Beach	Location	Water Quality
14th (Bay) (Ship Bottom) Ship Bottom, New Jersey	Ship Bottom, New Jersey	Historical Status
16th (Surf City) Surf City, New Jersey	Surf City, New Jersey	Historical Status
14th (Ocean) (Ship Bottom) Ship Bottom, New Jersey	Ship Bottom, New Jersey	Historical Status
North 10th Surf City, New Jersey	Surf City, New Jersey	Historical Status

Beach

Location

Water Quality

14th (Bay) (Ship Bottom)

Ship Bottom, New Jersey

Historical Status

16th (Surf City)

Surf City, New Jersey

Historical Status

14th (Ocean) (Ship Bottom)

Ship Bottom, New Jersey

Historical Status

North 10th

Surf City, New Jersey

Historical Status

	Green means the beach’s most recent test results met relevant water quality standards.

	Red means the beach’s most recent test results failed to meet water quality standards.

	Grey means water quality information for the beach is too old (more than 7 days old) to be considered current, or that info is unavailable, or unreliable.

	Green means the beach passed water quality tests 95% of the time or more.

	Yellow means the beach passed water quality tests 60-95% of the time.

	Red means the beach failed water quality tests 40% of the time or more.

	This means that this site has been issued a Blue Flag status for the current swimming season. This status does not indicate current water quality.

	Red means the water at the site has water quality issues or there is an emergency.

	Grey means there is no current water quality information, the beach is under construction, there has been an event that has rendered water quality information unreliable or unavailable.