(SUFFOLK COUNTY, N.Y.) Amid ongoing heavy rainfall across the New York metropolitan area, the Suffolk County Health Department issued an advisory Friday against bathing at 64 beaches over elevated levels of bacteria in the water.
The affected beaches are located in areas with significant stormwater runoff that don't experience as much tidal flushing due to enclosed embayments. Until the affected beaches can experience enough water turnover to flush out the bacteria, the department recommends avoiding all water contact.
The department plans to lift the advisory Saturday at 9 p.m. — enough time for two tidal cycles once the rain has stopped — unless testing still reveals elevated levels of bacteria.
The affected beaches can be seen on this interactive map and listed below.
- Amityville Village Beach
- Asharoken Beach
- Bay Hills Beach Association
- Bayberry Beach & Tennis Club Beach
- Bayberry Cove Beach
- Baycrest Association Beach
- Bayport Beach
- Bayview Beach
- Beech Road Beach (NSBA)
- Benjamins Beach
- Brightwaters Village Beach
- Broadway Beach (NSBA)
- Callahans Beach
- Centerport Beach
- Centerport Yacht Club Beach
- Cold Spring Harbor Beach Club Beach
- Corey Beach
- Crab Meadow Beach
- Crescent Beach
- Eagle Dock Community Beach
- East Islip Beach
- Fleets Cove Beach
- Friendship Drive Beach (NSBA)
- Gold Star Battalion Park Beach
- Grantland Beach
- Head of the Bay Club Beach
- Hobart Beach – Cove
- Hobart Beach – LI Sound
- Huntington Beach Community Association Beach
- Indian Field Beach
- Islip Beach
- Knollwood Beach Association Beach
- Little Bay Beach
- Lloyd Harbor Village Park Beach
- Lloyd Neck Bath Club Beach
- Long Beach
- Miller Place Park Beach
- Nathan Hale Beach Club Beach
- Nissequogue Point Beach
- Prices Bend Beach
- Ronkonkoma Beach (Town of Islip)
- Sayville Marina Park Beach
- Schubert Beach
- Scotts Beach
- Shoreham Beach
- Shoreham Shore Club Beach
- Shoreham Village Beach
- Short Beach
- Sound Beach POA East
- Sound Beach POA West
- Soundview Beach Association Beach
- Steers Beach
- Stony Brook Beach
- Tanner Park
- Terraces on the Sound
- Tides Beach
- Valley Grove Beach
- Venetian Shores Beach
- West Islip Beach
- West Neck Beach
- West Oaks Recreation Club Beach
- Wincoma Association Beach
- Woodhull Landing POA Beach
For the latest information on affected beaches, call the Bathing Beach Hotline at 631-852-5822.