Beach without jellyfish ?

[Anonymous]

I’ve been going to the Outer Banks for about 20 years and only remember jellyfish from one year. And they were the kind that just floated around/no stinging. Unpleasant to touch for sure but fine to swim. I think it lasted maybe a day or two and they drifted on. I can’t remember any from the past 5-10 years. It’s not something we ever worry about there.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Most warm water has jellyfish. The colder the water the less jellyfish.

This simply isn’t true. We’ve visited alot of beaches, especially during the height of summer and earth fall, and rarely had jellies be an issue. Stop fear mongering.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

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Anonymous wrote:At the Jersey shore, jellyfish in abundance….so tired of this. The jellyfish are worse every year

Where can our family vacation in the future where our chance of getting jellyfish stung is like 2% rather than 95%? Would fly almost anywhere in the world for a beach without these f*ckers

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)

Hmmm jellyfish are well-known to be in Hilton head in late July/all of Aug.

Hmmmm never been an issue for our vacations. We’ve always had a great time enjoying the ocean there. Love it. You should just stay home if you’re that paranoid about them.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Jellyfish are present in both hot & cold water as they just float along with the current. Some jellyfish stings can be deadly.

ChatGPT to the rescue!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote: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.

OP complains about seeing jellies every year in NJ, posters respond with southern beaches where we’ve never encountered issues. Yet you keep harping on the warm water bit. Give it a rest, your theory just isn’t translating well to reality.

Truth is there are TONS of gorgeous warm water beaches in the south, Caribbean and Mediterranean where stinging jellyfish just aren’t a problem.

[Anonymous]

I go to beaches a little south of NJ (Ocean City, MD and Chincoteague) every year in June or early-mid Sept, and have never seen jellyfish or even heard anyone mention them in those areas. They are, however, present in the Chesapeake Bay.

[Anonymous]

Most years, the jellyfish are not a problem un VA Beach until late July. August and September they usually are numerous.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The panhandle of Florida. Gorgeous beaches and no jellyfish.

But deadly deadly riptides. And under reported

[Anonymous]

Can confirm there are jelly fish in Hilton head in July and August. But never is it many days in a row. Just depends on current.