Excitement is on the rise for the 2026 all-female Jetty Coquina Jam, which is slated for Sunday, July 19 on the 68th Street beach in Brant Beach.

Jetty Ambassador and Beach Haven native Jamie DeWitt returns to the Island this week to surf the Coquina Jam. (File Photo by Jack Reynolds)

This is the 18th annual event, which has grown from a few tents on the beach for a small weeknight gathering in 2009 to a massive Jetty Rock Foundation beach festival that draws more spectators and surfers than any other single-day amateur surf event in New Jersey.