When planning your next beach days and Avalon summer vacation, you’ll need to know what’s allowed (and not allowed) at Avalon’s beaches, and where to go for different water and beach activities this summer season.
In this guide, you can find out about:
Lifeguard-Protected Beaches
For your safety and protection, bathing and swimming are permitted only at protected beaches where lifeguards are on duty from 10 am – 5 pm, Memorial Day through Labor Day weekend.
Those who choose to swim outside these hours when lifeguards are on duty, or at a beach that’s not protected, do so at their own risk.
The Avalon Beach Patrol and Borough of Avalon reserve the right to reduce the number of guarded beaches or number of lifeguards assigned to designated beaches at any point during the summer, depending on available personnel – this occurs more often from the middle of August through Labor Day weekend.
Beachgoers are asked to enter the ocean only in the presence of a lifeguard (directly in front of or near lifeguard stands).
The following beaches are lifeguard-protected by members of the Avalon Beach Patrol:
• 9th, 12th, 15th, 18th, 21st, 24th, 26th, 28th, 30th (surfing-only beach), 32nd, 35th, 38th, 40th, 43rd, 50th, 57th, 61st, 65th, 69th, 73rd, 76th, and 79th Street beaches
Use of rafts, surfboards and other activities, where allowed, are permitted only at designated beaches (see below).
Surfing
Surfing is permitted only in designated areas (not near bathers) at the following locations:
• from 10th to 11th Streets
• from 13th to 14th Streets
• from 16th to 17th Streets (shared with paddleboards)
• 20th Street (shared with paddleboards)
• 30th Street
• 39th Street (shared with paddleboards)
• 63rd Street (shared with paddleboards)
• 67th Street (shared with paddleboards)
Paddleboards
Stand-up paddleboards (SUPs, including inflatable and non-inflatable) are prohibited on any beaches in the Borough of Avalon from 10 am to 5 pm.
SUPs are currently permitted at the following beaches, all shared with surfers:
• from 16th to 17th Streets
• 20th Street
• 39th Street
• 63rd Street
• 67th Street
Rafts & Other Objects
Rafting and the use of inflated objects are currently allowed at the following beaches:
• 9th, 12th, 18th, 24th, 28th, 35th, 40th, 43rd, 50th, 61st, 69th, 73rd, and 79th
Bodyboard and/ or bellyboards with skegs are prohibited on any beaches in the Borough of Avalon from 10 am to 5 pm, unless otherwise noted.
Kayaks/ Catamarans
Kayaks (including inflatable and non-inflatable) are prohibited on any beaches in the Borough of Avalon from 10 am to 5 pm.
Catamarans are not permitted.
Surf Fishing
Surf fishing in the summer season is permitted in designated areas at the following beaches:
• between 40th and 60th Streets, away from lifeguard stands
Volleyball & Frisbees
The playing of volleyball and Frisbee is permitted on the beach at the following locations:
• between 38th Street and 76th Street (exact locations to be designated by and under the control of the Avalon Beach Patrol Captain)
• at 31st Street (behind Avalon Community Hall)
Picnicking
Picnicking on the beach is permitted; however, other related activities and items are prohibited (see below).
Please place refuse in trash and recycling containers.
Prohibited Activities on the Beach
Smoking is prohibited on public beaches due to New Jersey state law.
Other prohibited activities include fires and open flames, alcoholic beverages, bottles, glass, sharp objects, loud noise, indecent language or actions, the deliberate release of balloons, sky lanterns, and any store-purchased fireworks or related items. No sleeping on the beach or boardwalk from sunset to sunrise.
Beachgoers are asked to use beach paths. Trespassing on dunes and in areas posted for endangered beach-nesting birds is strictly prohibited.
The beach is closed to the public daily from 9 pm to 4 am.
Dogs on the Beach
Dogs and cats must be licensed, and are subject to inspection by an animal-control warden employed by the Borough.
DOGS ARE PROHIBITED FROM BEING ON THE DUNES AT ANY TIME.
Dogs are also prohibited from being on the beach and the boardwalk from March 1 through September 30.
Digging Holes on the Beach
Parents and individuals are asked to be mindful about unattended holes left on the beach strand – as these can cause injury to others, especially as night falls.
Please be sure you fill in any holes before you leave them unattended. Never climb into a hole that has been dug on the beach, as the sand may become unstable and cause an unintended entrapment.
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Have a fun, safe and enjoyable time on the beach in Avalon!
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