Weekend crowds on the downtown beaches in Ocean City, NJ.
The Ocean City Beach Patrol will be guarding the following beaches Monday (Sept. 8) through Sunday (Sept. 14):
- St. Charles Place (between First and Second streets)
- Brighton Place (between Fourth and Fifth streets)
- Eighth Street
- Ninth Street
- 10th Street
- 12th Street
- 34th Street
- 58th Street
These beaches are protected weekdays from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and weekends from 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.
The Ocean City Beach Patrol strongly urges bathers to swim only at guarded beaches. If you have any questions, please call 609-525-9200.
Ocean City Beach Patrol lifeguards typically work into the third week of September, but the number of patrolled beaches might be further decreased after Sept. 14.
The ocean water temperature was 73 degrees on Monday (Sept. 8), and there were no named tropical storms in the Atlantic basin. September is the most common month for hurricanes and the rough surf that accompanies them.
For more information on guarded beaches, refer to radio 1620 AM or Ocean City TV information channel 97.
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