Long Branch City At South Bath North is a saltwater beach in Monmouth County, New Jersey. Across 91 bacteria samples collected between 2021 and 2025 at nearby monitoring stations, it earns a Beach Safety Grade of B — Good.
About 3% of samples at Long Branch City At South Bath North exceeded the EPA Beach Action Value of 104 CFU/100 mL for Enterococcus — the threshold at which water managers typically post a swimming advisory. In practice that means the safe-swimming limit was rarely crossed here over the monitored period. Bacteria samples rarely exceed the safe-swimming threshold.
Long Branch City At South Bath North is currently listed as inactive in the EPA beach-monitoring program, so it may no longer be routinely sampled. Its grade reflects the water-quality results collected while it was active — useful history, but confirm the beach's current status and any local advisory before you visit.