Bathing Suspended At 21 Beaches Along Brookhaven's North Shore: Officials

STONY BROOK, NY — A bathing advisory has been issued at 64 beaches, including 21 along the north shore or Brookhaven Town, due to heavy rainfall, the Suffolk County Department of Health Services said Monday.

The advisory is based on the potential that bacteria levels at these beaches exceed state standards. The beaches covered by the advisory are in areas heavily influenced by stormwater runoff from the surrounding watersheds or adjacent tributaries. Because of their location in an enclosed embayment, they experience limited tidal flushing.

Health officials recommend bathing and other water contact be suspended in affected areas until the waters have been flushed by two successive tidal cycle — at least a 24-hour period — after the rain has ended.

The advisory is expected to be lifted on Tuesday at 7 p.m.

The beaches include:

• Sound Beach POA East, Sound Beach
• Sound Beach POA West, Sound Beach
• Tides Beach Brookhaven Sound Beach
• Beech Road Beach, Rocky Point
• Broadway Beach, Rocky Point
• Friendship Drive Beach, Rocky Point
• Shoreham Village Beach, Shoreham
• Shoreham Beach, East Shoreham
• Corey Beach, Blue Point
• Stony Brook Beach, Stony Brook
• Shoreham Shore Club Beach, East Shoreham
• Miller Place Park Beach, Miller Place
• Scotts Beach, Sound Beach
• Woodhull Landing POA, Miller Place
• Bayberry Cove Beach, Setauket-East Setauket
• Bayview Beach, Setauket-East Setauket
• Grantland Beach, Setauket-East Setauket
• Indian Field Beach, Setauket-East Setauket
• Little Bay Beach, Setauket-East Setauket
• Soundview Beach Association Beach, Old Field
• Terraces on the Sound, Rocky Point