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BOROUGH OF SURF CITY – BEACH BADGE INFORMATION – 2016
Starting in May, the beach badge booth will be open 7 days a week from 9:00 a.m – 4:30 p.m.
Full-season badges will be priced as follows:
$25.00 Pre-Season (if purchased or reserved on or before May 31st)
$35.00 Season (if purchased after May 31st)
A valid Surf City beach badge is required to be worn on the Surf City beaches from June 18th through
September 5th, 2016. Surf City beach badges are valid only in Surf City, not all of Long Beach Island.
Anyone who is 12 years of age through 64 years of age is required to wear a beach badge while on the beach in
bathing attire. Children 11 years of age and under, and seniors 65 years of age and over, are not required to
wear a beach badge. Once the season begins on June 18th, the following badges will be on sale at the
corresponding prices and will continue through Labor Day:
Daily–$7.00 each     Weekly–$18.00 each       Seasonal–$35.00 each 

If you find you will be unable to visit the beach badge booth on or before May 31st to purchase beach badges at
the reduced pre-season price, you may reserve seasonal badges by mail which may be picked up after May 31st
Mail your request to:

Borough of Surf City, 813 Long Beach Blvd., Surf City, NJ 08008, attention:Beach Badges.

Direct any
questions concerning your beach badge reservation to the Finance Office at (609) 494-2400.

The ACOE  Beach replenishment mobilization should begin soon on Long Beach Island. Work will begin soon in Holgate . Surf City’s starting date to be determined after real estate acquisition is finalized.

For full info click here for the ACOE website update.

…and click here for the Sandpaper article for more info.

Please be aware that there is still moderate erosion present at a few of the beach access points on the north end of Surf City. Specifically 18th, 19th, and 21st streets. This erosion is still present due to winter storm Jonas on 1/27/16.

If you’ve been lucky enough to be on our beautiful Island this past week you got to enjoy the unseasonably warm temperatures. If not, here are some pictures from this amazing week.

Click HERE for an interesting article in the SandPaper about the issue of dredging Barnegat Bay to help alleviate the flooding we experience here in Surf City.

Link HERE for a wonderful article in The Sandpaper about Cathleen Engelsen. Cathleen is an amazing woman with a wealth of knowledge and kindness. This article highlights her focus on her work on the historical sites here in Ocean County. She is  receiving a Lifetime Achievement in the Arts award from the Ocean County Cultural and Heritage Commission. The award will be given to her on April 7. BRAVO!!

Great pictures of her work in this article. Quite a few too.

Looking for something fun to do with the kids or grand kids this Valentine’s Day weekend? Bring your favorite little “date” to the Surf City Fire Dept. on February 12th (this Friday) from 6pm-9pm for the Family Sweetheart Dance! Music, dancing, crafting, light refreshments and more. $15 per couple, and $5 per additional child. All proceeds benefit the Surf City Vol. Fire Company.

By now the winter storm known as “Jonas” we experienced here in new Jersey is just a memory. But is has left it’s mark here in Surf City. Take caution if trying to access the beach from many of the public and private access points. The erosion is quite severe at many of these points. Holgate also had similar erosion and dump truck loads of fill were trucked in to alleviate the problem. At this point in time the access points are still taped off with yellow caution tape here in Surf City so again, use extreme caution if trying to get down to the beach.

Excellent pictures here in the SandPaper displaying much of the flooding and heavy snows.

Click here for a Flickr album of pictures after the terrible winter storm LBI endured. Combination of Surf City beach erosion pictures, large surf after the storm, and some pictures of the erosion and damage to Holgate beaches. Also some shots of rusted out car frames, bumpers, and tires which began showing in Holgate after the erosion.

And click here for a video from a chopper over the Jersey shore after the storm.

I’m sure most are aware of the impending winter storm we are about to experience in most of New Jersey and the rest of the Mid Atlantic. Here’s the latest update from the NWS.

National Weather Service, Mt Holly, 1/22 Morning Update

>>>Today – Increasing clouds, with a high near 34. North wind 10 to 17 mph.
>>>Tonight – Snow, mainly after 8pm. Low around 30. Windy, with a northeast wind 13 to 23 mph increasing to 23 to 33 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 47 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New snow accumulation of less than one inch possible.
>>>Saturday – Rain before 1pm, then snow and sleet. High near 37. Very windy, with a northeast wind around 40 mph, with gusts as high as 55 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New snow and sleet accumulation of 1 to 3 inches possible.
>>>Saturday Night – Rain, snow, and sleet, becoming all snow after 1am. Low around 27. Windy, with a north wind 32 to 39 mph, with gusts as high as 55 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New snow and sleet accumulation of 3 to 5 inches possible.
>>>Sunday – Snow likely, mainly before 7am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 37. Windy, with a north wind 23 to 28 mph decreasing to 14 to 19 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 39 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Click here for a 9AM Weather Channel update. This is a serious blizzard we are about to experience.