Patriot Polar Plunge! - To Benefit the Lift Fund for Veterans at Monmouth Habitat for Humanity - In Memory of State Trooper and National Guardsman Juan Fajardo
About this race
Join us for the 6th Annual Patriot Polar Plunge! To benefit the LIFT Fund for Veterans at Monmouth County Habitat for Humanity. Take the plunge on Sea Girt beach and then head over to Rod's Tavern for an amazing after-party with breakfast buffet. Registration includes a cool hoodie sweatshirt and entry to the after-party. All proceeds will help local veterans with home repairs and improvements to help them stay in their homes safely and affordably. More information here: LIFT Fund
The plunge is held in honor of NJ State Trooper and National Guardsman, Juan Fajardo. The NJ State Police and NJ National Guard have historically provided amazing support of this event!
Hoodie Pickup and In-Person Registration starts at 9AM. Ceremony at 10AM. Plunge at 10:30AM, followed immediately by the after-party at Rod's.
This event is rain, snow or shine, but in the event of extreme weather or ocean conditions deemed to be unsafe by local authorities, we will not enter the ocean, conduct the ceremony, and proceed to Rod's for the after-party.
No refunds or exchanges, must be present to collect hoodie or other giveaways.
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Patriot Polar Plunge! To Benefit the LIFT Fund for Veterans at Monmouth Habitat for Humanity
Rain, Snow, or Shine - If determined unsafe to enter the ocean by Sea Girt lifeguards we will not plunge (no reschedule date). Eligible registrants will still get their hoodie and after-party at Rod's Tavern. No refunds will be issued.
Typical race-day weather
Based on 5 years of Open-Meteo archive data for this event's race dates in Sea Girt, plus the 3 days either side.
The sun rises at 7:06 AM and sets at 5:12 PM local time (EST) in Sea Girt on January 30, 2027 — 10h 05m of daylight.
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Where this page comes from. Race details were last updated on . We re-check listings regularly and again in the week before race day.
- Entries, prices, waves and inclusions — the event's official registration page
- Temperature and humidity — Copernicus ERA5 reanalysis via Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0)
- Elevation and terrain relief — Copernicus DEM GLO-90, ESA (CC BY 4.0)
- Comparisons and counts — Race Discovery calendar, 4 Sea Girt events
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