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High Tides Could Prompt Smith Point's Outer Beach Closure In A.M.

Suffolk County Parks Department officials closed the beach Friday morning then reopened it at about 1 p.m.

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Smith Point's Outer Beach was closed Friday morning due to high tides, officials said.
Smith Point's Outer Beach was closed Friday morning due to high tides, officials said. (Jacob Baumgart/Patch)

SHIRLEY, NY — The outer beach at Smith Point County Park could be closed the next few days due to high tides, the Suffolk County Parks Department announced in a post to Twitter on Friday.

Parks department officials closed the beach Friday morning, but then reopened it back up when the water receded at around 1 p.m. Residents can expect similar closures in the morning hours over the next few days, according to the department.

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