{"id":8037,"date":"2022-07-15T00:39:51","date_gmt":"2022-07-15T04:39:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/shorebeat.com\/tomsriver\/?p=8037"},"modified":"2022-07-15T04:59:17","modified_gmt":"2022-07-15T08:59:17","slug":"super-sunset-hundreds-of-boats-fireworks-perfect-summer-weekend-kicks-off","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/shorebeat.com\/tomsriver\/2022\/07\/super-sunset-hundreds-of-boats-fireworks-perfect-summer-weekend-kicks-off\/","title":{"rendered":"Super Sunset, Hundreds of Boats, Fireworks: Perfect Summer Weekend Kicks Off"},"content":{"rendered":"[videopress EiXiscHg]\n<p>Some say Thursday is the new Friday these days \u2013 and we don\u2019t see anything wrong with that.<\/p>\n<p>The saying rang true last night, as (literally) hundreds of boats blanketed the Metedeconk River to take in a fireworks display from Windward Beach in Brick Township. Boaters flocked to the river in numbers rarely seen, even on the best of summer nights, in a sure sign that the Jersey Shore is back in a big way after the chaos of the past two years.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_11734\" style=\"width: 1010px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/lavallette-seaside.shorebeat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/IMG_4825-scaled.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-0\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-11734\" class=\"size-large wp-image-11734\" src=\"https:\/\/lavallette-seaside.shorebeat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/IMG_4825-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"Sunset and Summerfest, July 14, 2022. (Photo: Daniel Nee)\" width=\"1000\" height=\"563\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-11734\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sunset and Summerfest, July 14, 2022. (Photo: Daniel Nee)<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_11735\" style=\"width: 1010px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/lavallette-seaside.shorebeat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/IMG_4844-scaled.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-1\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-11735\" class=\"size-large wp-image-11735\" src=\"https:\/\/lavallette-seaside.shorebeat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/IMG_4844-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"Sunset and Summerfest, July 14, 2022. (Photo: Daniel Nee)\" width=\"1000\" height=\"563\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-11735\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sunset and Summerfest, July 14, 2022. (Photo: Daniel Nee)<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_11736\" style=\"width: 1010px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/lavallette-seaside.shorebeat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/IMG_4845-scaled.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-2\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-11736\" class=\"size-large wp-image-11736\" src=\"https:\/\/lavallette-seaside.shorebeat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/IMG_4845-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"Sunset and Summerfest, July 14, 2022. (Photo: Daniel Nee)\" width=\"1000\" height=\"563\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-11736\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sunset and Summerfest, July 14, 2022. (Photo: Daniel Nee)<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_11737\" style=\"width: 1010px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/lavallette-seaside.shorebeat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/IMG_4854-scaled.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-3\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-11737\" class=\"size-large wp-image-11737\" src=\"https:\/\/lavallette-seaside.shorebeat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/IMG_4854-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"Sunset and Summerfest, July 14, 2022. (Photo: Daniel Nee)\" width=\"1000\" height=\"563\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-11737\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sunset and Summerfest, July 14, 2022. (Photo: Daniel Nee)<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_11738\" style=\"width: 1010px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/lavallette-seaside.shorebeat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Screen-Shot-2022-07-15-at-4.44.16-AM.png\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-4\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-11738\" class=\"size-large wp-image-11738\" src=\"https:\/\/lavallette-seaside.shorebeat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Screen-Shot-2022-07-15-at-4.44.16-AM-1024x628.png\" alt=\"Sunset and Summerfest, July 14, 2022. (Photo: Daniel Nee)\" width=\"1000\" height=\"613\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-11738\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sunset and Summerfest, July 14, 2022. (Photo: Daniel Nee)<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_11739\" style=\"width: 1010px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/lavallette-seaside.shorebeat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Screen-Shot-2022-07-15-at-4.44.35-AM.png\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-5\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-11739\" class=\"size-large wp-image-11739\" src=\"https:\/\/lavallette-seaside.shorebeat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Screen-Shot-2022-07-15-at-4.44.35-AM-1024x623.png\" alt=\"Sunset and Summerfest, July 14, 2022. (Photo: Daniel Nee)\" width=\"1000\" height=\"608\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-11739\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sunset and Summerfest, July 14, 2022. (Photo: Daniel Nee)<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Before the fireworks, anyone with an eye to the west was treated to a perfect summer sunset. The \u201csailors\u2019 delight\u201d sky will usher in beautiful weather this weekend, according to the National Weather Service, which reports the following forecast:<\/p>\n<p><strong>Friday:<\/strong> Mostly sunny, with a high near 79. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph becoming southeast in the afternoon. For Friday night, partly cloudy, with a low around 69. South wind 5 to 10 mph.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Saturday:<\/strong> Mostly sunny, with a high near 79. South wind 5 to 10 mph.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Saturday Night:<\/strong> A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before 11pm, then a slight chance of showers between 11pm and 2am, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 70. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20 percent.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Sunday:<\/strong> A chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 2pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 81. South wind 5 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Sunday Night:<\/strong> A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 72. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Sunrise:<\/strong> 5:40 a.m.<br \/>\n<strong>Sunset:<\/strong> 8:24 p.m.<\/p>\n<div class=\"fcbkbttn_buttons_block\" id=\"fcbkbttn_left\"><div class=\"fb-share-button fcbkbttn_large_button \" data-href=\"https:\/\/shorebeat.com\/tomsriver\/2022\/07\/super-sunset-hundreds-of-boats-fireworks-perfect-summer-weekend-kicks-off\/\" data-type=\"button_count\" data-size=\"large\"><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[videopress EiXiscHg] Some say Thursday is the new Friday these days \u2013 and we don\u2019t see anything wrong with that. The saying rang true last night, as (literally) hundreds of boats blanketed the Metedeconk River to take in a fireworks display from Windward Beach in Brick Township. 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