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Hurricane Erin continues its northerly track and is set to deliver impacts to the beaches in New Jersey and Delaware.
Hurricane Erin continues to churn in the Atlantic waters hundreds of miles off the coast, but New Jersey and Delaware beaches will still be feeling impacts from the storm through the week.
Hurricane Erin continues to create dangerous beach conditions in New Jersey and Delaware, with the worst of the waves and rip currents not expected until Thursday. From Point Pleasant to Rehoboth Beach,
Hurricane Erin strengthened on Wednesday as it headed north in the Atlantic. Here's the latest update, path, warnings and more for the Jersey Shore.
Beaches along the New Jersey coast and in Delaware were closed Tuesday as the powerful storm churned in the Atlantic. New York City announced its beaches would close on Wednesday and Thursday.
While Hurricane Erin is not expected to make landfall in New Jersey, the storm is generating large waves and powerful rip currents.
With summer drawing quickly to a close, beach lovers have been warned away from the waters as Hurricane Erin churns through the Atlantic, bringing with it the threat of coastal flooding for parts
It shall be unlawful for any person to remove or cause to be removed, sand deposited by natural causes from any property within the Borough, whether public or private, and transport or move the same, or cause the same to be transported or moved, to any location other than the Surf City beachfront.
Explore New Jersey’s state park beaches this summer, including Island Beach State Park, Cape May Point State Park, Barnegat Lighthouse State Park, and Corson’s Inlet State Park.
Is it safe to swim at these Jersey Shore beaches? Health authorities placed six beaches in Monmouth and Ocean county under water quality alerts.
According to the Shark Research Institute, blue sharks are "one of the most beautiful sharks," and the most heavily fished shark in the world. "Blue sharks cruise slowly at the surface with the tips of their dorsal and tail fins out of the water, and long pectoral fins extended," the Institute says.