402 Central Ave, Barnegat Light, NJ 08006

402 Central Avenue, Barnegat Light — Where the Island’s Edge Holds a Legacy. At the far northern tip of Long Beach Island, where Central Avenue meets the horizon and the Atlantic greets the Barnegat Inlet, sits 402 Central Avenue—a home that doesn’t just overlook the water… it belongs to it. Perched on a brick foundation that whispers of an earlier era, this 1986-built oceanfront has always stood on sacred ground. Before this structure rose, another home occupied this very footprint—a reminder that this location has been coveted for generations. It’s easy to understand why: few homes embrace both the Atlantic Ocean and the Inlet, giving you an ever-changing panorama of tides, colors, and life on the water. Barnegat Light itself is unlike any other corner of the Jersey Shore. A Nordic fishing village founded in the 1600s, the town still moves with the rhythm of the sea. The hum of commercial fishing boats. The flash of gulls tracing the shoreline. The lighthouse—Old Barney—standing … read more …