Updated August 2026

Best beaches in New Jersey by 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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