Beach advisories, water quality alerts, ferry cancellations, storm damage.
These seven coastal towns keep restaurants, tours, and beach access running through fall — shoulder-season pricing and warm-enough water make September and October their quiet best months.
The current that pulls swimmers offshore can form on the calmest, sunniest days — here is what the official forecasts, flag colors, and escape drill actually say.
The guarded hours end before the warm water does. Here's what the National Park Service, NOAA, and the National Weather Service say travelers should check before heading to this Jersey Shore beach.
NOAA's national model posts rip current probability up to six days ahead, and the beach flag answers a different question entirely. Here is what each risk level and each color officially means, and who issues them.
A federal disclosure rule now requires hotels and short-term rentals to show the real total price up front, including resort fees — here's what that means for booking a coastal stay.
The 2026 loggerhead count passed the previous record pace in early August, and the hatchlings those nests produce will share the beach with visitors through October.