| It's climate change. They love warm water. |
Lake Anna is currently experiencing an e. coli outbreak. |
Here are the beaches I’ve enjoyed and didn’t encounter stinging jellies in the water: Hilton Head Anna Maria island Lido Key Siesta Key St Andrews park beach in Panama City Beach FL Destin FL Rosemary Beach Another 30A beach but forgot the name Maho and Trunk bay beaches in St John Rainbow beach and Turtle beach in St Croix All over Great Exuma in the Bahamas Cozumel near the cruise port Castaway Cay (Disney island) |
| Crete in Greece also has nice beaches with no jellies |
| Also Clearwater Beach didn’t have jellies |
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We go to Sandbridge almost every year and I've never had any issues with jellyfish. You see little ones washed up on the beach sometimes, but they're not stinging ones.
We go in August though--is it a time of year thing? |
But you’re safe from jellyfish which is what the OP wants. |
Hmmm jellyfish are well-known to be in Hilton head in late July/all of Aug. |
A sting ray!? |
| We used to go to the NC Outer Banks every summer and we never saw jellyfish. Those beaches are beautiful. |
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I wonder how many of you visit beaches more than once a year. Of course there are jellyfish in the OBX, Hilton Head and many parts of FL, not to mention other places named on this thread, too. Just because you didn’t see jellyfish in early June in Hilton Head doesn’t mean they aren’t there in July/August.
As others have said, jellies like warmer waters. So usually you’ll see them earlier in Hilton Head, NC, and the Dae beaches than NJ beaches, but maybe OP is staying in NJ on an islet or bay with warmer waters. |
CA doesn't |
Sargassum seaweed |
| Most warm water has jellyfish. The colder the water the less jellyfish. |
| The panhandle of Florida. Gorgeous beaches and no jellyfish. |