Happy Labor Day Weekend This Last Day Of August!

Mornin'!  Blog's a bit late this morning as errands came first due to the holiday weekend now upon us.  The island's filling up quickly and I needed milk, eggs and a watermelon (to name a few things).  Well, this is it August...a hottie that you were...thanks for a steamy, fun summer! Until next year!  It's 79° in Wildwood NJ.  It's cloudy and overcast with Ms Sun trying to shine through the early morning rain clouds.  We had a mild thunderstorm with rain showers on the overnight/early morn and everything's damp and watered.  It's still very humid (95% humidity / 72° dewpoint).  Not much in breezes (Southerly 3-5mph).  Expect scattered rain showers and/or thunderstorms throughout the day today (20-60% chance).  It'll be mostly cloudy with peeks of sunshine along with humidity.  Temps will get into the mid-upper 80s.  Breezes will be a little stiff out of the East at 15-20mph.  Tonight...partly cloudy with temps in the mid-upper 70s and breezes out of the SE at 8-10mph.  Tomorrow begins with clouds and chances of rain and/or thunderstorms but should develop into a partly sunny day.  For now, it appears that Sunday will begin with the same as tomorrow and turn into a mostly sunny day.
High tide:11:46a.m.
Low tide:5:48p.m.
Ocean temp:77°
Sunset:7:34p.m.
UV Index:5-6 (low side)
Rip Currents: Moderate (this means you should enter the surf where the lifeguards are stationed to swim in sight of them; never swim alone or at night)
Happy Labor Day Weekend!
And, this is the LAST Friday Beach Tips and Etiquette post...
Friday Beach Tips and Beach Etiquette~
~Remember to pack water, hat, footwear, towel, sunblock, insect repellent, and shade (umbrella or sand chair with a canopy). If packing an umbrella be aware of wind speed as you may have to take extra steps to secure it such as sand (screw) grabber or bungee cord.  It's pretty amazing how not secure some umbrellas can be as the wind launches them directly toward you.
~Never leave trash on the beach and even better yet...pick up any that you see whether it's yours or not.   Note trash and recycle containers are situated everywhere.
~Don't forget those cigarette butts...collect and trash them.  Or just don't smoke and pollute the lovely sea air. Never stick them in the sand and leave them...that'll be tomorrow's find for the little kid digging in the sand.  Plus, cigarette filters take years to decompose and could be taken to the ocean by the tides giving sea life harmful/toxic cigarette filter tidbits to swallow. Smoking is banned on the Boardwalk in all the towns by the way.
~Remember to pack headphones for your music device or at least keep the volume down to a minimum (believe it or not no one wants to hear your music not to mention your beach neighbor might be quietly trying to listen to their own music).  
~Kindly give your beach neighbors space when selecting your beach campsite. Courtesy is key. Careful not to plop only inches from others' blankets/umbrellas.
~Teach children some beach etiquette. Running (basically "kicking") and dispensing sand nearby others as well as throwing sand is a no-brainer but sometimes you'd never know it.  
~Feeding the seagulls is a big no-no. Eat and snack smartly. Using hands to express emotion when holding your sandwich up or out is a magnet for swooping gulls. Dropping one potato chip thoughtlessly will create seagull havoc. Eat under your umbrella or hooded sand chair as the seagulls are much like vultures and are endlessly eyeing beachgoers eating habits.  They're relentless trying to find the right opportune moment to swoop down and pluck your lunch right out of your hand or mouth (seen it happen many times).  If successful, seagull havoc begins as 40 other gulls come in for a food fight of your scattered lunch.  By the way, seagulls know "chip bags" and if they see one sticking out of your unsupervised beach bag, they will think nothing of helping themselves and remove the bag of chips from your bag as well as share their newly acquired snacks with their gull friends while you're taking a walk or a dip (seen it happen many times).
~Playing ball, frisbee, horseshoes, corn hole, or kite-flying etc is a no-no at the beach.  I mean on the back side of the beach (dune side) or other designated areas are more appropriate for active beach games.  Stay away from those camped out that are simply trying to enjoy their quiet, relaxing beach day.  The beach patrol will probably stop you if playing in the wrong area anyway.  
~Shake towels and blankets away from others noting the wind direction.
~Observe and follow posted beach warnings (closed beaches, no alcohol, strong rip currents, surfboard/boogie board area etc) and always pay attention to lifeguards.  If in doubt...ask the lifeguard.
~Here's a new one...how about use of profanity?  This week a family with a teenage son shouted the "f" bomb repeatedly throughout the entire day while his mother repeatedly said, "Watch your mouth."  He simply responded to her as though she wasn't even there.  But all those beach-goers camped around them surely were!  I just don't get it.