North Sea Bright is a short drive south from Sandy Hook. This tiny town is the most eastern point of New Jersey and is located on a very narrow strip of a barrier island. The mouth of the Navesink River empties into the bayside of the island and contributes to frequent flooding.

The city owes its very existence to a low seawall that protects it from high tides and small storms. Many groins are found here. Sand dunes have been created by fences. Grass plantings on the dunes have helped to retain beach sand.

In the northern New Jersey coast, littoral drift flows from south to north. Protective measures taken south of this location has resulted in starving North Sea Bright beaches of sand.

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