The north end of Avalon saw substantial beach erosion as a result of the 2009 Veteran's Day storm.  The beaches on the north end lost 125,700 cubic yards of sand and the dunes in the north end lost 34,000 cubic yards of sand.  The large volume of sand loss is evident as the sea wall under the dune crest is been completely exposed.

Long Beach Island sustained significant damage from the 2009 Veteran’s Day storm.   Harvey Cedars and Holgate suffered the most severe erosion of their beaches and dunes. Surf City fared the best with little to no damage due to the recent beach nourishment project. Large sections of dune were lost throughout the island. Several beach front properties were completely undercut by wave action in Beach Haven, while many other properties on the island had the dune completely removed seaward of their house leaving them vulnerable. The State-Wide Dune Assessment conducted by the Coastal Research Center successfully predicted the areas on the island that were more susceptible to storm damage, verifying the methodology applied to the model.

Upper Township did not see as much storm damage as other coastal communities from this storm event.   The recent beach nourishment project provided a substantial defense against the storm limiting damage and erosion of the dune system.  Large volumes of sand were lost from the beach, berm, and sand bar. This volume of sand was moved off shore and to the south