Beach Profiling Data

Two people hold stakes connected by a rope on a sandy shoreline

Our staff and volunteer teams have been monitoring New Hampshire's sandy beaches year-round since 2018, and their data is now available to you through a new data portal, beach reports, and a four-year summary. Find the data product that best suits your needs for understanding shoreline change below.

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NH DES Beach Profiling Data Portal

Access and view data from any monitored beach in New Hampshire and build your own data comparisons.
 

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2020 Beach Profile Reports

Interested in how one of our beaches has changed over time? These reports summarize broad changes and highlight important accretion and erosion events.

a screenshot of the 2020 beach profiling summary for Hampton Beach

Hampton Beach 2020 Summary

Hampton Beach 2020 Summary

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A screenshot of the 2020 Jenness Beach Beach Profiling Summary

Jenness Beach 2020 Summary

Jenness Beach 2020 Summary

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A screenshot of the 2020 North Beach 01 Beach Profiling Report

North Beach 2020 Summary

North Beach 2020 Summary

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A screenshot of the 2020 North Hampton State Beach 01 Beach Profiling Report

North Hampton Beach 2020 Summary

North Hampton Beach 2020 Summary

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A screenshot of the 2020 Seabrook Beach Profiling Report

Seabrook Beach 2020 Summary

Seabrook Beach 2020 Summary

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A screenshot of the 2020 Wallis Sands Beach profiling report

Wallis Sands Beach 2020 Summary

Wallis Sands Beach 2020 Summary

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Can't get enough information about our beaches? Read our extensive report detailing the results of our beach profiling program from 2016 to 2020

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The cover of the four year data summary for the beach profiling program
Cover of the report from the CRV Beach profiling Program, with text that reads New Hampshire Volunteer Beach Profile Monitoring Program (VBPMP): Implementation, Field Methods, and Data Processing REPORT BY: Larry G. Ward1, Rachel C. Morrison1, Alyson L. Eberhardt2, 3, and Wellsley J. Costello2 January 1, 2023, 1Center for Coastal and Ocean Mapping/Joint Hydrographic Center (CCOM/JHC) University of New Hampshire Durham, NH 03824 2NH Sea Grant and UNH Extension, Larry.Ward@unh.edu, Alyson.Eberhardt@UNH.edu

Beach Profiling Implementation, Field Methods, and Data Processing

Looking to learn more about our process or create your own beach profiling project? Download our report diving into the details of how our program functions, how our data is processed and used, and examples of products created from our data.

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Contact

Wells Costello
Citizen Science Outreach Coordinator
wellsley.costello@unh.edu
(603) 862-6707

Alyson Eberhardt
CRV Program Manager
Coastal Ecosystems Extension Specialist
alyson.eberhardt@unh.edu
(603) 862-6709


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