One popular destination for the holiday weekend is the Jersey Shore.
"It's really cold out here. The wind. The wind is insane," said North Plainfield resident Briana Louise.
In Asbury Park, New Jersey, the conditions at the beach weren't quite living up to Louise's expectations.
"We're here to celebrate Sarah's birthday," Louise said. "We came to see the sunrise, and this is not. It's not giving, beach summer."
The group of college students should by laying out on the sand and in the sun on their blankets, not using them to keep warm
"We brought these to sit on the sand. Relax, chill. But it's not happening," Louise said.
The temperature was around 30 degrees colder than earlier this week. The beach is empty, and the boardwalk is peppered with people all bundled up.
"It did say cloudy, so we weren't expecting the sunrise to be nice, but it also said 60, so we thought it was just going to be calm, but it's very windy and very cold," said one beachgoer.
Unfortunately, the classic Jersey Shore vibe is not happening this weekend.
"I left Florida for the Jersey Shore, and I was really expecting the full experience. You know, the beach, the vibes," said Soraya Perez, a tourist from Florida. "And it's not giving that, but hopefully at least one of these days while I'm here, we can really like tap into."
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