After numerous public service announcement, I continue to share again and again. Sure most know by now but a lot do not. If I can help just one more, I did my part.
Here’s some more details on the hazard…
Notice To Mariners
There is shoaling in the main channel near the inlet, just west of the Barnegat Lighthouse. The sandbar has grown south over the past couple months and encroached on the channel. The most hazardous shoaling is in the area of the 16 nun (red buoy). For those transiting the area, simply do not run close to the red side and all is good. There’s plenty of safe water, just don’t get close to 16.
The following photos provide helpful details. The photo below shows the sandbar in the channel west of 16 nun.
The photo below is the exact same as above with the yellow overlay to identify the shoaling along the north side of the channel near buoy 16.
The photo below shows the shoaling at 16 as well as the rip that forms on the outgoing tide.
