Jersey Shore Open Data

The datasets behind Jersey Shore Guide — cleaned, structured, and free to download. Built from official NJDEP and NOAA sources for journalists, researchers, anglers, and developers.

268

Water Quality Stations

654

Fishing Grounds

NOAA Tide Stations

Each dataset below is derived from public government data, restructured and enriched by Jersey Shore Guide, and regenerated when the underlying sources update. Every file includes its generation date and source attribution. Use them freely — a link back to this page is appreciated.

NJ Beach Water Quality Stations

268 monitoring stations

Every NJDEP Cooperative Coastal Monitoring Program (CCMP) station on the Jersey Shore, with coordinates, current and 5-year Enterococcus geometric means, advisory counts, closure history, and an overall rating computed against the EPA Beach Action Value (104 CFU/100mL).

Source:: NJDEP CCMP
Last generated:: July 18, 2026

Download CSV(27.9 KB)Download JSON(160.9 KB)Explore the interactive water quality map →

How to cite

Jersey Shore Guide, "NJ Beach Water Quality Stations," derived from NJDEP Cooperative Coastal Monitoring Program data, https://www.shore-guide.com/data/ (accessed July 18, 2026).

NJ Prime Fishing Grounds

654 fishing grounds

Polygon boundaries for every named offshore and inshore fishing ground in New Jersey waters — canyons, wrecks, reefs, lumps, and sloughs — with region, terrain profile, target species, depth range, and acreage for each area.

Source:: NJ DEP Environmental Features
Last generated:: July 18, 2026

Heads up: this file is 2.8 MB — full polygon geometry for all 654 grounds. It opens directly in QGIS, geojson.io, or any GIS tool.

Download GeoJSON(2.8 MB)Explore the interactive fishing grounds map →

How to cite

Jersey Shore Guide, "NJ Prime Fishing Grounds," derived from NJ DEP Environmental Features data, https://www.shore-guide.com/data/ (accessed July 18, 2026).

NJ Shore NOAA Tide Stations

9 NOAA stations

The NOAA CO-OPS tide prediction stations covering the Jersey Shore from Sandy Hook to Cape May, with official NOAA station IDs, coordinates, county, and reference-station status. Pairs with the free NOAA CO-OPS API for live predictions.

Source:: NOAA CO-OPS
Last generated:: July 18, 2026

Download CSV(0.8 KB)Download JSON(2.6 KB)View live tide charts →

How to cite

Jersey Shore Guide, "NJ Shore NOAA Tide Stations," derived from NOAA CO-OPS data, https://www.shore-guide.com/data/ (accessed July 18, 2026).

NJ Shore Events Calendar 2026

214 dated events

Every Jersey Shore event in our editorial dataset with a verified 2026 calendar date — fireworks, festivals, parades, races, and holiday celebrations — with town, county, venue, admission, and organizer. Floating events without confirmed dates are excluded rather than estimated.

Source:: Shore Guide events
Last generated:: July 18, 2026

Download JSON(85.8 KB)Download ICS(89.4 KB)Browse the events calendar →

How to cite

Jersey Shore Guide, "NJ Shore Events Calendar 2026," https://www.shore-guide.com/data/ (accessed July 18, 2026).

License & Attribution

These datasets are derived from public government data published by the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. The underlying government data is public record; Jersey Shore Guide's cleaning, structuring, and enrichment is provided free for any use — journalism, research, apps, or analysis — with attribution.

When you use a dataset, please credit both Jersey Shore Guide and the original agency (see the suggested citation on each dataset above). Questions, corrections, or requests for other formats? Contact us. You can read more about our sourcing on the about page.