Coastal Travel · Beach Destinations
Current coastal reporting: water quality advisories and swimming bans, ferry and bridge disruption, storm damage and dune repair works, erosion projects, wildlife closures and parking rule changes. Each item names the beach or town and the expected duration. For readers with a coastal trip inside the next fortnight.
Beach advisories, water quality alerts, ferry cancellations, storm damage, erosion works and access restrictions along the coast, with locations and dates.
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.
Sand placement in Avon wrapped June 25, and on July 7 the county approved a $95,000 contract to plant dune grass across the Avon and Buxton nourishment footprints by mid-December.
Preliminary FWC counts show 2,152 leatherback nests in 2026, a new state record, as the statewide season topped 33,000 nests by mid-June.
The summer schedule took effect May 18, and a new South Brooklyn weekend pilot extends ferry service to Bay Ridge and Sunset Park — including the 69th Street pier country.
North Carolina's passenger-only ferry started its 2026 season in early May, with round-trip fares at $15 and a walk-on ride straight into Ocracoke village.