Summer is right around the corner, which means it’s time to cast a vote for the best beaches in the state. New Jersey Sea Grant Consortium’s 2021 Favorite Beaches Poll lets residents and visitors choose their preferred coastal communities from throughout the four Jersey Shore counties: Ocean, Monmouth, Cape May and Atlantic.

The consortium – an affiliation of colleges, universities and other groups dedicated to advancing knowledge and stewardship of the state’s marine and coastal environment –…