After days of stormy weather and flash flooding , Friday brought sunshine back to the Jersey Shore and many beachgoers wasted no time soaking it in.

Visitors like Sarah Smith and her daughter, Avery, visiting from Baltimore, were finally able to enjoy a stroll on the sand.

"Today is amazing because we've been here since Tuesday and it's been like hurricane party weather," Smith said. "Last night we had a flash flood warning and the water was all the way up to the grass, but today is beautiful and nice," Avery added.

While Hurricane Erin stayed offshore, her impact was still felt up and down the coast . In Atlantic City, noticeable beach erosion carved deep slopes into what was once a flat shoreline.

A high surf advisory and dangerous rip currents remain in effect along the

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