Bathing Advisory Issued At 63 Suffolk Beaches

SUFFOLK COUNTY, NY - The Department of Health announced that due to the heavy rainfall, an advisory has been issued against bathing at 63 Suffolk beaches.

The advisory is based on the presence of bacteria in these areas at levels that are above New York State standards.

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.

The department recommends that residents avoid bathing and contact with the water in affected areas for at least a 24-hour period.

This advisory will be lifted Saturday morning unless sampling conducted by the department reveals elevated levels of bacteria persisting beyond the 24-hour period.

The Centerport Yacht Club and Valley Grove Beach in the Town of Huntington, though included in this advisory, were closed on May 29, 2019, and will remain closed until further testing reveals that the bacteria have subsided to acceptable levels.

The following beaches were closed to bathing:

• Amityville Village Beach
• Venetian Shores Beach
• Sound Beach POA East
• Sound Beach POA West
• Tides Beach
• Beech Road Beach (NSBA)
• Broadway Beach (NSBA)
• Friendship Drive Beach (NSBA)
• Shoreham Village Beach
• Shoreham Beach
• Corey Beach
• Shirley Beach
• Stony Brook Beach
• Shoreham Shore Club Beach
• Miller Place Park Beach
• Scotts Beach
• Woodhull Landing POA Beach
• Bayberry Cove Beach
• Bayview Beach
• Grantland Beach
• Indian Field Beach
• Little Bay Beach
• Soundview Beach Association Beach
• Terraces on the Sound
• Havens Beach
• Eagle Dock Community Beach
• Cold Spring Harbor Beach Club Beach
• West Neck Beach
• Lloyd Neck Bath Club Beach
• Lloyd Harbor Village Park Beach
• Gold Star Battalion Park Beach
• Head of the Bay Club Beach
• Nathan Hale Beach Club Beach
• Baycrest Association Beach
• Bay Hills Beach Association
• Crescent Beach
• Knollwood Beach Association Beach
• Fleets Cove Beach
• Centerport Beach
• Huntington Beach Community Association Beach
• Centerport Yacht Club Beach
• Steers Beach
• Asharoken Beach
• Hobart Beach – LI Sound
• Hobart Beach – Cove
• Crab Meadow Beach
• Wincoma Association Beach
• Valley Grove Beach
• Prices Bend Beach
• West Islip Beach
• Benjamins Beach
• Islip Beach
• East Islip Beach
• West Oaks Recreation Club Beach
• Brightwaters Village Beach
• Bayport Beach
• Sayville Marina Park Beach
• Bayberry Beach & Tennis Club Beach
• Callahans Beach
• Short Beach
• Nissequogue Point Beach
• Long Beach
• Schubert Beach

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