Here's how to get your 2024 South Jersey beach tags now

Already tired of the winter weather and looking forward to summer?

You can start the summer fun now by snagging a 2024 beach tag for your favorite Jersey Shore strand.

Many of the South Jersey shore towns that require beach tags (some still don't, like Atlantic City and the Wildwoods) offer pre-season discounts.

Here’s where and when you can pick up your favorite beach tag … well, a tag for your favorite beach town, because no one really enjoys needing to have a beach tag.

How much do beach tags cost in New Jersey?

Avalon: Season tags are available for $30 if purchased by the end of May.

After May 31, season tags are $35, weekly tags are $17 and daily tags are $8.

Avalon tags are also good for Stone Harbor beaches.

Brigantine: The pre-season rates are $20 for a season tag, $8 for seniors 60 to 64, and free for seniors over 65 and veterans.

After May 31, the rates go to $25 for season $15 for weekly, and $10 for daily.

The designs include a beach-goer saluting a passing military jet for the military tag; a turtle making its way toward the waves and a pair of surfboards is on the season tag.

Brigantine also offers a serene sunset for the seniors tag, and a truck loaded with surfboards for the 4x4 beach tag.

Cape May: Season tags bought between before April 30 are $30.

After that, tags are $40 for season, $25 for weekly, $20 for three-day tags, and $10 for daily.

Longport: Beach tags purchased before June 7 are $20 for season and $5 for seniors.

Holiday-themed beach tags are $23 for season — $8 for seniors. The standard holiday tag features a drawing of a reindeer with a bright red nose; the senior version has a drawing of a cup of hot cocoa.

When the season starts, the prices go up to $35 for a seasonal tag ($10 for seniors); $15 for a weekly tag; and $5 for a daily tag.

Margate: Pre-season sales — when a season tag is only $10, or $3.50 for seniors 65 and up — continue until Memorial Day weekend.

Tags can be purchased at the Martin Bloom Pavilion between 9 a.m. and 3 p.m. most days.

The season tag features a hand-drawn image of a surfer riding high atop a wave.

After May 31, the rates go up to $20 for all tags, but veterans and active military are eligible for free tags.

Margate beach tags are also accepted in Ventnor.

Ocean City: Season tags are $30 if purchased before May 31.

From June 1 on, tags will cost $35 for season, $20 for weekly and $10 for a daily tag. There are no pre-season discounts for daily and weekly tags.

Sea Isle City: Sales are now open, with season tags for $25 before May 15.

The 2024 tags feature a drawing of the Promenade gazebo on the regular season tag with Sea Isle City in script above it. The holiday tag has a festive hand-drawn turtle sporting a Santa hat below a string of holiday lights.

A Valentine tag says "I really dig Sea Isle City" next to a beach shovel. And the St. Patrick's tag features a cartoon leprechaun greeting beach-goers.

After May 15, season tags will cost $30, while weekly and daily tags are $15 and $10, respectively.

Tags can be bought at the Tax Office during weekdays and the Welcome Center on Saturdays. There's also a tag vending machine the lobby at 233 JFK Boulevard where tags can be purchased at any time.

You can also purchase tags at https://www.jerseycapetags.com/

Stone Harbor: Holiday and regular season beach tag are available for $32. Holiday tags are only available through March or until supplies run out.

The tags feature an image of the ocean lapping at the shoreline and a wooden beach chair set in the sand near dune grass. The holiday version includes gold type and a Santa hat parked atop a fence near the dune grass.

After May 31, season tags are $40, weekly tags are $17 and daily tags are $8.

Early purchases can be made at the Beach Tag Office at 95th and the Beach on weekends from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. or at Borough Hall weekdays from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. or online at www.jerseycapetags.com.

Ventnor: Holiday beach tags are now available for $12. Sales will continue until the limited supply is exhausted.

Early sales are now open, with season tags only $10, or $3.50 for seniors 65 and up, until the end of May.

After May 31, the rates go up to $20 for all tags.

Ventnor tags are also accepted in Margate, and veterans are eligible for free tags.

The holiday tag features a snowman made of sand (a sandman?) topped off with a Santa hat and holding a beach bucket and surfboard.

This article originally appeared on Cherry Hill Courier-Post: Preview of 2024 South Jersey beach tags and where to buy them