Suffolk County Issues Advisory Against Bathing At 63 Beaches

SUFFOLK COUNTY, NY - Suffolk County Health Officials issued an advisory against bathing at 63 beaches that were directly impacted by nearby storm water discharges due to the heavy rainfall on Tuesday.

The list includes beaches within and adjacent to various north shore embayments (Cold Spring Harbor, Huntington Harbor and Bay, Centerport Harbor, Northport Harbor and Bay, Port Jefferson Harbor Complex, and Stony Brook Harbor), along the northern shoreline of the Great South Bay, Sag Harbor and those Long Island Sound beaches that are directly impacted by nearby storm water discharges.

The advisory is based on the potential that bacterial numbers in excess of New York State standards will impact these areas.

The beaches covered by the advisory are located in areas that are heavily influenced by stormwater runoff from the surrounding watersheds and/or adjacent tributaries, and, because of their location in an enclosed embayment, experience limited tidal flushing.

Check out the full list below:

1. Amityville Village Beach
2. Venetian Shores Beach
3. Sound Beach POA East
4. Sound Beach POA West
5. Tides Beach
6. Beech Road Beach (NSBA)
7. Broadway Beach (NSBA)
8. Friendship Drive Beach (NSBA)
9. Shoreham Village Beach
10. Shoreham Beach
11. Corey Beach
12. Shirley Beach
13. Stony Brook Beach
14. Shoreham Shore Club Beach
15. Miller Place Park Beach
16. Scotts Beach
17. Woodhull Landing POA Beach
18. Bayberry Cove Beach
19. Bayview Beach
20. Grantland Beach
21. Indian Field Beach
22. Little Bay Beach
23. Soundview Beach Association Beach
24. Terraces on the Sound
25. Havens Beach
26. Eagle Dock Community Beach
27. Cold Spring Harbor Beach Club Beach
28. West Neck Beach
29. Lloyd Neck Bath Club Beach
30. Lloyd Harbor Village Park Beach
31. Gold Star Battalion Park Beach
32. Head of the Bay Club Beach
33. Nathan Hale Beach Club Beach
34. Baycrest Association Beach
35. Bay Hills Beach Association
36. Crescent Beach
37. Knollwood Beach Association Beach
38. Fleets Cove Beach
39. Centerport Beach
40. Huntington Beach Community Association Beach
41. Centerport Yacht Club Beach
42. Steers Beach
43. Asharoken Beach
44. Hobart Beach (Northport)
45. Hobart Beach (Eatons Neck)
46. Crab Meadow Beach
47. Wincoma Association Beach
48. Valley Grove Beach
49. Prices Bend Beach
50. West Islip Beach
51. Benjamins Beach
52. Islip Beach
53. East Islip Beach
54. West Oaks Recreation Club Beach
55. Brightwaters Village Beach
56. Bayport Beach
57. Sayville Marina Park Beach
58. Bayberry Beach and Tennis Club Beach
59. Callahans Beach
60. Short Beach
61. Nissequogue Point Beach
62. Long Beach
63. Schubert Beach

In addition, Lake Ronkonkoma and Tanner Park Beach remain closed.

The Department recommends that bathing and other water contact be suspended in affected areas until the waters have been flushed by two successive tidal cycles (at least a 24 hour period) after the rain has ended.

Unless heavy rains persist beyond today or sampling done by the Department finds elevated bacterial numbers persisting beyond the 24-hr period, this advisory will be lifted Wednesday at 6 p.m.

In addition, the department has warned residents to be cautious when bathing at ocean beaches following the two possible shark attacks reported on Wednesday.

For the latest information on affected beaches, call the Bathing Beach HOTLINE at 631- 852-5822, contact the Department's Office of Ecology at 631-852-5760 during normal business hours, or visit the Suffolk County Department of Health Services’ beach monitoring webpage.

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