Updated 2026-07-13

New Jersey beach water quality

New Jersey has 1,398 public beaches in the EPA monitoring dataset, 288 of them with enough bacteria samples to grade. 250 earn an A for consistently clean water, while 6 grade an F for frequently exceeding the safe-swimming limit. Full ranking below.

A 250

B 21

C 9

D 2

F 6

Grade	Beach	County	% over limit	Samples	Advisory
A	Berkeley Township At South 23rd Ave III	Ocean	0%	240	Excellent
A	Berkeley Township At North Ibsp 1 III	Ocean	0%	120	Excellent
A	Atlantic City At Maine Ave	Atlantic	0%	119	Excellent
A	Avalon Borough At 39th St	Cape May	0%	96	Excellent
A	Seaside Park Borough At South 12th Ave II	Ocean	0%	96	Excellent
A	Ship Bottom Borough At North 14th St I	Ocean	0%	95	Excellent
A	Mantoloking Borough At Princeton North I	Ocean	0%	89	Excellent
A	Mantoloking Borough At North Lyman I	Ocean	0%	87	Excellent
A	Ocean City At 10th St	Cape May	0%	81	Excellent
A	Berkeley Township At South Ibsp 2 III	Ocean	0%	81	Excellent
A	Ventnor City At Avolyn Ave	Atlantic	0%	79	Excellent
A	Atlantic City At Iowa Ave	Atlantic	0%	79	Excellent
A	Long Beach Township At Forsythe 1	Ocean	0%	79	Excellent
A	Atlantic City At Annapolis Ave	Atlantic	0%	77	Excellent
A	Ventnor City At Surrey Ave	Atlantic	0%	77	Excellent
A	Ocean City At 58th St	Cape May	0%	76	Excellent
A	Ocean City At 34th St	Cape May	0%	76	Excellent
A	Neptune Township At Ocean Pathway	Monmouth	0%	76	Excellent
A	Wildwood City At Baker Ave	Cape May	0%	75	Excellent
A	Upper Township At Vincent Ave	Cape May	0%	72	Excellent
A	Surf City Borough At North 11th St II	Ocean	0%	72	Excellent
A	Cape May City At 2nd	Cape May	0%	72	Excellent
A	Wildwood City At Pine Ave	Cape May	0%	71	Excellent
A	Upper Township At Whitter Ave	Cape May	0%	71	Excellent
A	North Wildwood City At 24th St	Cape May	0%	70	Excellent
A	Wildwood City At Lincoln Ave	Cape May	0%	69	Excellent
A	Sea Isle City At John F. Kennedy Blvd	Cape May	0%	67	Excellent
A	Brick Township At 7th Ave North	Ocean	0%	67	Excellent
A	North Wildwood City At 17th Ave	Cape May	0%	65	Excellent
A	Seaside Park Borough At North O St I	Ocean	0%	65	Excellent
A	Ocean City At 17th St	Cape May	0%	65	Excellent
A	Ocean City At Pinnacle	Cape May	0%	64	Excellent
A	Middletown Township At Army Rec. Beach North	Monmouth	0%	64	Excellent
A	Avon-By-The-Sea Borough At Evergreen South South	Monmouth	0%	63	Excellent
A	Asbury Park City At 7th Ave North	Monmouth	0%	63	Excellent
A	Atlantic City At Texas	Atlantic	0%	63	Excellent
A	Atlantic City At Mississippi Ave	Atlantic	0%	63	Excellent
A	Cape May City At Queen North	Cape May	0%	63	Excellent
A	Ocean City At 29th St	Cape May	0%	62	Excellent
A	Cape May City At Philadelphia	Cape May	0%	61	Excellent
A	Wildwood Crest Borough At Fern Rd	Cape May	0%	59	Excellent
A	Stone Harbor Borough At 108th St	Cape May	0%	59	Excellent
A	Ocean City At 24th St	Cape May	0%	58	Excellent
A	Lower Township At Rochester Ave	Cape May	0%	57	Excellent
A	Spring Lake Borough At North Blvd	Monmouth	0%	57	Excellent
A	Ocean City At Brighton Pl	Cape May	0%	57	Excellent
A	Point Pleasant Beach Borough At North Broadway	Ocean	0%	56	Excellent
A	Seaside Heights Borough At North Lincoln Ave I	Ocean	0%	55	Excellent
A	Ocean City At Saint James Pl	Cape May	0%	54	Excellent
A	Toms River Township At Shelter Cove South	Ocean	0%	54	Excellent
A	Long Branch City At Atlantic Ave	Monmouth	0%	54	Excellent
A	Lower Township At Memphis Ave	Cape May	0%	53	Excellent
A	Avalon Borough At 19th St	Cape May	0%	52	Excellent
A	Allenhurst Borough At Cedar North	Monmouth	0%	52	Excellent
A	Lower Township At South US Coast Guard Reserv	Cape May	0%	52	Excellent
A	Avalon Borough At 9th St	Cape May	0%	52	Excellent
A	Point Pleasant Beach Borough At North Maryland	Ocean	0%	50	Excellent
A	Ocean City At 49th St	Cape May	0%	50	Excellent
A	Atlantic City At Chelsea	Atlantic	0%	50	Excellent
A	Atlantic City At Boston	Atlantic	0%	49	Excellent
A	Avalon Borough At 60th St	Cape May	0%	49	Excellent
A	Atlantic City At Albany Ave Ocean Front	Atlantic	0%	49	Excellent
A	Cape May Point Borough At Whildin	Cape May	0%	49	Excellent
A	Avalon Borough At 10th St	Cape May	0%	48	Excellent
A	Upper Township At Winthrop Ave	Cape May	0%	48	Excellent
A	Mantoloking Borough At Ocean Ave.	Ocean	0%	48	Excellent
A	Seaside Park Borough At 1st Ave	Ocean	0%	48	Excellent
A	Long Beach Township At California Ave	Ocean	0%	48	Excellent
A	Ocean City At 39th St	Cape May	0%	48	Excellent
A	Sea Bright Borough At South Mountainview	Monmouth	0%	48	Excellent
A	Cape May City At Grant	Cape May	0%	48	Excellent
A	Cape May Point Borough At Brainard	Cape May	0%	48	Excellent
A	Sea Isle City At 59th St	Cape May	0%	48	Excellent
A	Long Branch City At Imperial House	Monmouth	0%	48	Excellent
A	Cape May Point Borough At Surf St	Cape May	0%	47	Excellent
A	Monmouth Beach Borough At 30 Ocean Ave	Monmouth	0%	47	Excellent
A	Cape May City At Broadway	Cape May	0%	47	Excellent
A	Cape May City At Windsor Ave	Cape May	0%	47	Excellent
A	Barnegat Light Borough At 6th St	Ocean	0%	47	Excellent
A	Berkeley Township At Southend Ibsp	Ocean	0%	47	Excellent
A	Sea Isle City At 86th St	Cape May	0%	46	Excellent
A	Avalon Borough At 30th St	Cape May	0%	46	Excellent
A	Sea Isle City At 79th St	Cape May	0%	45	Excellent
A	Ocean City At 55th St	Cape May	0%	45	Excellent
A	Brigantine City At 11th St North	Atlantic	0%	44	Excellent
A	Avalon Borough At 51st St	Cape May	0%	44	Excellent
A	Lavallette Borough At North Jersey City Ave I	Ocean	0%	44	Excellent
A	Avalon Borough At 20th St	Cape May	0%	44	Excellent
A	Avalon Borough At 16th St	Cape May	0%	43	Excellent
A	Avalon Borough At 58th St	Cape May	0%	43	Excellent
A	Avalon Borough At 66th St	Cape May	0%	43	Excellent
A	Sea Isle City At 66th St	Cape May	0%	43	Excellent
A	Point Pleasant Beach Borough At South Central	Ocean	0%	43	Excellent
A	Long Branch City At South Sternberger Ave	Monmouth	0%	42	Excellent
A	Manasquan Borough At Brielle Rd	Monmouth	0%	42	Excellent
A	Margate City At Clermont Ave	Atlantic	0%	42	Excellent
A	Stone Harbor Borough At 91st St	Cape May	0%	41	Excellent
A	Middletown Township At Area E Visitor Centor South	Monmouth	0%	41	Excellent
A	Atlantic City At Tallahassee Ave	Atlantic	0%	41	Excellent
A	Margate City At Gladstone Ave	Atlantic	0%	41	Excellent
A	Stone Harbor Borough At 99th St	Cape May	0%	40	Excellent
A	Longport Borough At 34th Ave	Atlantic	0%	39	Excellent
A	Sea Isle City At 30th St	Cape May	0%	39	Excellent
A	Sea Isle City At 35th St	Cape May	0%	39	Excellent
A	Atlantic City At Montgomery Ave	Atlantic	0%	38	Excellent
A	Sea Girt Borough At North Trenton Ave	Monmouth	0%	38	Excellent
A	Atlantic City At Metropolitan Ave	Atlantic	0%	37	Excellent
A	Spring Lake Borough At Washington	Monmouth	0%	37	Excellent
A	Sea Girt Borough At The Terrace	Monmouth	0%	37	Excellent
A	Avalon Borough At 77th St	Cape May	0%	36	Excellent
A	Avon-By-The-Sea Borough At Sylvania	Monmouth	0%	36	Excellent
A	Long Branch City At Joline	Monmouth	0%	35	Excellent
A	Spring Lake Borough At Worthington	Monmouth	0%	35	Excellent
A	Harvey Cedars Borough At 75th South	Ocean	0%	34	Excellent
A	Deal Borough At Ocean Ln	Monmouth	0%	34	Excellent
A	Ventnor City At Cambridge Ave	Atlantic	0%	34	Excellent
A	Neptune Township At Heck Ave	Monmouth	0%	34	Excellent
A	Long Beach Township At Forsythe 2	Ocean	0%	33	Excellent
A	Long Branch City At Cooper Ave	Monmouth	0%	33	Excellent
A	Sea Bright Borough At Donovans Reef	Monmouth	0%	32	Excellent
A	Deal Borough At Deal Casino South	Monmouth	0%	32	Excellent
A	Monmouth Beach Borough At Sunset Lane	Monmouth	0%	32	Excellent
A	Long Branch City At Broadway	Monmouth	0%	32	Excellent
A	Deal Borough At Marine Pl	Monmouth	0%	32	Excellent
A	Stone Harbor Borough At 119th St	Cape May	0%	32	Excellent
A	Sea Girt Borough At Chicago Blvd	Monmouth	0%	32	Excellent
A	Avon-By-The-Sea Borough At Garfield Ave	Monmouth	0%	32	Excellent
A	Brigantine City At Bramble Drive	Atlantic	0%	31	Excellent
A	Sea Bright Borough At Public Beach	Monmouth	0%	31	Excellent
A	Spring Lake Borough At Essex Ave	Monmouth	0%	31	Excellent
A	Deal Borough At Hathaway Avenue Beach	Monmouth	0%	31	Excellent
A	Brigantine City At South 26th St	Atlantic	0%	30	Excellent
A	Sea Bright Borough At Sea Bright Bch Club	Monmouth	0%	30	Excellent
A	Belmar Borough At 6th Ave	Monmouth	0%	30	Excellent
A	Sea Isle City At 5th St	Cape May	0%	30	Excellent
A	Manasquan Borough At Pompano	Monmouth	0%	30	Excellent
A	Belmar Borough At 12th Ave	Monmouth	0%	30	Excellent
A	Bradley Beach Borough At McCabe Ave	Monmouth	0%	29	Excellent
A	Stone Harbor Borough At 84th St	Cape May	0%	28	Excellent
A	Stone Harbor Borough At 104th St	Cape May	0%	28	Excellent
A	Harvey Cedars Borough At South 75th St I	Ocean	0%	27	Excellent
A	Seaside Heights Borough At North Sheridan Ave I	Ocean	0%	27	Excellent
A	Long Beach Township At South Stockton Ave III	Ocean	0%	27	Excellent
A	Atlantic City At Rev Dr Mlk Jr Blvd	Atlantic	0%	27	Excellent
A	Cape May City At Gurney St	Cape May	0%	26	Excellent
A	Avalon Borough At 17th St	Cape May	0%	26	Excellent
A	Avalon Borough At 42nd St	Cape May	0%	26	Excellent
A	Sea Isle City At 76th St	Cape May	0%	26	Excellent
A	Wildwood Crest Borough At Lotus Rd	Cape May	0%	26	Excellent
A	Barnegat Light Borough At 11th St	Ocean	0%	26	Excellent
A	Bay Head Borough At South Howe St	Ocean	0%	26	Excellent
A	Cape May City At US Coast Guard Rec	Cape May	0%	26	Excellent
A	Sea Isle City At 74th St	Cape May	0%	26	Excellent
A	Asbury Park City At 3rd	Monmouth	0%	26	Excellent
A	Bradley Beach Borough At Evergreen	Monmouth	0%	26	Excellent
A	Stone Harbor Borough At South 2nd Ave	Cape May	0%	26	Excellent
A	Brigantine City At 4th St North	Atlantic	0%	25	Excellent
A	Lavallette Borough At North Guyer Ave I	Ocean	0%	25	Excellent
A	Lavallette Borough At North Brooklyn Ave I	Ocean	0%	25	Excellent
A	Barnegat Light Borough At 24th St	Ocean	0%	25	Excellent
A	Longport Borough At 32nd Ave	Atlantic	0%	24	Excellent
A	Atlantic City At Congress Ave	Atlantic	0%	24	Excellent
A	Ocean City At 1st Street	Cape May	0%	24	Excellent
A	Ocean City At 22nd St	Cape May	0%	24	Excellent
A	Ocean City At 46th St	Cape May	0%	24	Excellent
A	Ocean City At 54th St	Cape May	0%	24	Excellent
A	Brick Township At Carlton Pl	Ocean	0%	24	Excellent
A	Harvey Cedars Borough At 77th St	Ocean	0%	24	Excellent
A	Lavallette Borough At New Brunswick Ave	Ocean	0%	24	Excellent
A	Seaside Heights Borough At South Sheridan Ave I	Ocean	0%	24	Excellent
A	Toms River Township At Surf Way	Ocean	0%	24	Excellent
A	Lavallette Borough At South Bryn Mawr II	Ocean	0%	24	Excellent
A	Toms River Township At Vision Beach	Ocean	0%	24	Excellent
A	Surf City Borough At 17th St	Ocean	0%	24	Excellent
A	Long Beach Township At 44th St	Ocean	0%	24	Excellent
A	Barnegat Light Borough At 15th St	Ocean	0%	24	Excellent
A	Long Beach Township At 1049 Lb Blvd	Ocean	0%	24	Excellent
A	Ocean City At Moorlyn Ter	Cape May	0%	24	Excellent
A	Ship Bottom Borough At 25th St	Ocean	0%	24	Excellent
A	Ocean City At 23rd St	Cape May	0%	24	Excellent
A	Brigantine City At South Jetty	Atlantic	0%	24	Excellent
A	Ship Bottom Borough At South 3rd St	Ocean	0%	24	Excellent
A	Berkeley Township At Ibsp 2	Ocean	0%	24	Excellent
A	Brigantine City At 7th St South	Atlantic	0%	24	Excellent
A	Manasquan Borough At Inlet Surfing Beach Riverside Dr.	Monmouth	0%	24	Excellent
A	Seaside Park Borough At North Brighton Ave I	Ocean	0%	23	Excellent
A	Seaside Park Borough At North 12th Ave I	Ocean	0%	23	Excellent
A	Brigantine City At 33rd St South	Atlantic	0%	23	Excellent
A	Lavallette Borough At North Trenton Ave I	Ocean	0%	22	Excellent
A	Toms River Township At North 4th Ave I	Ocean	0%	22	Excellent
A	Beach Haven Borough At 12th St	Ocean	0%	22	Excellent
A	Brigantine City At 27th St South	Atlantic	0%	21	Excellent
A	Toms River Township At 8th Ave	Ocean	0%	21	Excellent
A	Point Pleasant Beach Borough At Elizabeth Ave	Ocean	0%	21	Excellent
A	Avon-By-The-Sea Borough At Roosevelt Ave	Monmouth	0%	21	Excellent
A	Lavallette Borough At North Bryn Mawr	Ocean	0%	21	Excellent
A	Bay Head Borough At North Mount	Ocean	0%	21	Excellent
A	Brigantine City At 13th St North	Atlantic	0%	21	Excellent
A	Surf City Borough At 16th St North	Ocean	0%	20	Excellent
A	Long Beach Township At North Loveladies Ln I	Ocean	0%	20	Excellent
A	Berkeley Township At North 23rd Ave I	Ocean	0%	20	Excellent
A	Toms River Township At South Harding Ave	Ocean	0%	20	Excellent
A	Bay Head Borough At North Johnson St I	Ocean	0%	20	Excellent
A	Spring Lake Borough At Sussex Ave	Monmouth	0%	20	Excellent
A	Brigantine City At 16th St South	Atlantic	0%	20	Excellent
A	Long Beach Township At New Jersey South	Ocean	0.8%	128	Excellent
A	Cape May City At Brooklyn	Cape May	1.1%	93	Excellent
A	North Wildwood City At 15th Ave	Cape May	1.2%	86	Excellent
A	Berkeley Township At Amhirst Dr.	Ocean	1.2%	86	Excellent
A	Atlantic City At North Carolina	Atlantic	1.2%	84	Excellent
A	Highlands Boro At Veterans	Monmouth	1.2%	83	Excellent
A	North Wildwood City At 2nd And Ocean	Cape May	1.3%	79	Excellent
A	Wildwood City At Hildreth Ave	Cape May	1.4%	73	Excellent
A	Wildwood Crest Borough At Heather Rd	Cape May	1.4%	70	Excellent
A	Upper Township At Beesley's Point Beach	Cape May	1.5%	66	Excellent
A	Cape May City At Decatur St	Cape May	1.6%	62	Excellent
A	Wildwood Crest Borough At Newark Ave	Cape May	1.7%	60	Excellent
A	Longport Borough At 11th St	Atlantic	1.7%	59	Excellent
A	Somers Point City At Higbee Ave	Atlantic	1.7%	59	Excellent
A	Wildwood Crest Borough At Topeka Ave	Cape May	1.7%	59	Excellent
A	Atlantic City At South Carolina	Atlantic	1.7%	59	Excellent
A	Atlantic City At Pennsylvania	Atlantic	1.8%	110	Excellent
A	Atlantic City At Roosevelt Pl	Atlantic	1.8%	57	Excellent
A	Longport Borough At 18th Ave	Atlantic	1.8%	57	Excellent
A	Atlantic City At Michigan	Atlantic	1.8%	57	Excellent
A	Atlantic City At Adriatic	Atlantic	1.8%	55	Excellent
A	Atlantic City At Maryland Ave	Atlantic	2%	51	Excellent
A	Middletown Township At C Beach	Monmouth	2.1%	48	Excellent
A	Wildwood Crest Borough At Stanton Rd	Cape May	2.2%	90	Excellent
A	Long Branch City At Elberon Bch Clb South	Monmouth	2.2%	90	Excellent
A	Atlantic City At Missouri	Atlantic	2.2%	90	Excellent
A	Sea Isle City At 50th St	Cape May	2.2%	46	Excellent
A	Atlantic City At Connecticut Ave	Atlantic	2.2%	45	Excellent
A	Spring Lake Borough At Lorraine Ave	Monmouth	2.4%	42	Excellent
A	Belmar Borough At 11th Ave	Monmouth	2.4%	42	Excellent
A	Spring Lake Borough At Atlantic Ave	Monmouth	2.4%	42	Excellent
A	Sea Girt Borough At Philadelphia	Monmouth	2.4%	42	Excellent
A	Atlantic City At New Hampshire	Atlantic	2.4%	42	Excellent
A	Long Branch City At Elberon Bch Clb	Monmouth	2.4%	42	Excellent
A	Sea Girt Borough At Baltimore	Monmouth	2.4%	41	Excellent
A	Long Branch City At North Bath	Monmouth	2.5%	40	Excellent
A	Barnegat Township At Bay Beach North	Ocean	2.6%	114	Excellent
A	Asbury Park City At Asbury Ave South	Monmouth	2.6%	39	Excellent
A	Point Pleasant Beach Borough At North Central	Ocean	2.6%	38	Excellent
A	Margate City At Pembroke Ave	Atlantic	2.7%	37	Excellent
A	Neptune Township At Broadway South	Monmouth	2.7%	37	Excellent
A	Ventnor City At Swarthmore Ave	Atlantic	2.8%	36	Excellent
A	Stafford Township At Jennifer North	Ocean	2.9%	104	Excellent
A	Margate City At Adams Ave	Atlantic	2.9%	35	Excellent
A	Spring Lake Borough At Union Ave	Monmouth	2.9%	34	Excellent
B	Wildwood Crest Borough At Monterey Ave	Cape May	3.1%	64	Good
B	Long Branch City At Ocean Beach Club South	Monmouth	3.1%	32	Good
B	Asbury Park City At 7th Ave	Monmouth	3.1%	32	Good
B	Long Branch City At South Bath North	Monmouth	3.3%	91	Good
B	Berkeley Township At North Ibsp 1 I	Ocean	3.3%	30	Good
B	Longport Borough At 25th Ave	Atlantic	3.3%	30	Good
B	Atlantic City At Indiana Ave	Atlantic	3.4%	59	Good
B	Sea Girt Borough At Neptune Pl	Monmouth	3.4%	29	Good
B	Harvey Cedars Borough At 75th North	Ocean	3.5%	57	Good
B	Atlantic City At Arkansas	Atlantic	3.5%	57	Good
B	Atlantic City At Kentucky	Atlantic	3.6%	111	Good
B	North Wildwood City At 19th Ave	Cape May	3.8%	26	Good
B	Wildwood City At Taylor Ave	Cape May	3.8%	26	Good
B	Highlands Borough At Miller Beach North	Monmouth	4.2%	48	Good
B	Spring Lake Borough At Brown Ave S	Monmouth	4.7%	43	Good
B	Ocean Gate Borough At Anglesea East	Ocean	5%	40	Good
B	Loch Arbour Village At Village Beach Club	Monmouth	5.3%	38	Good
B	Spring Lake Borough At York Ave	Monmouth	5.7%	35	Good
B	Middle Twp At Reeds	Cape May	6.3%	48	Good
B	Ship Bottom Borough At 14th St South	Ocean	6.3%	32	Good
B	Somers Point City At Bay Ave	Atlantic	6.7%	30	Good
C	Berkeley Township At Berkeley Island West	Ocean	7%	57	Fair
C	Ocean Gate Borough At Wildwood West	Ocean	7.8%	103	Fair
C	Highlands Borough At Highlands Rec Center	Monmouth	8%	50	Fair
C	Little Egg Harbor Township At Parkertown	Ocean	8.6%	70	Fair
C	Lower Alloways Creek Twp At Shipwreck	Salem	9.1%	55	Fair
C	Lower Alloways Creek Twp At Americas	Salem	9.5%	21	Fair
C	Long Beach Township At Stockton South	Ocean	9.8%	41	Fair
C	Seaside Park Borough At 5th Ave North	Ocean	10.4%	67	Fair
C	Lavallette Borough At Brooklyn North	Ocean	11.3%	62	Fair
D	Brick Township At Windward Beach East	Ocean	14%	57	Poor
D	Keyport Boro At Beach Park	Monmouth	17.4%	69	Poor
F	Seaside Heights Borough At Hancock North	Ocean	26.9%	78	Failing
F	Barnegat Light Borough At 25th South	Ocean	28.6%	63	Failing
F	South Amboy City At Single Beach	Middlesex	29.9%	775	Failing
F	Brick Township At Windward Beach West	Ocean	37.8%	1,618	Failing
F	Union Beach Boro At Rose Lane	Monmouth	53.8%	78	Failing
F	Keyport Boro At Cedar Street	Monmouth	80.8%	26	Failing

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