NEW YORK (PIX11) — Over 50 downstate beaches are either closed entirely or highly recommend you not swim in their waters ahead of warmer days in New York.
Dozens of Nassau and Suffolk County beaches were under a bathing advisory due to heightened bacteria levels in the water stemming from heavy overnight rainfall in the area.
NY beaches closed
Two beaches in Nassau and one in Westchester were closed entirely due to the water quality.
Those beaches are:
Biltmore Beach
Hewlett Beach
Surf Club Beach
Long Island beaches under bathing advisories
The nearly 20 other Nassau beaches with bathing advisories are:
Centre Island Sound – Bayville
Creek Club – Lattingtown
Crescent Beach – Glen Cove
Lattingtown Beach – Lattingtown
Laurel Hollow Beach – Laurel Hollow
Morgan Memorial Park Beach – Glen Cove
North Hempstead Beach Park – Port Washington
Piping Rock Beach Club – Locust Valley
Pryibil Beach – Glen Cove
Ransom Beach – Bayville
Theodore Roosevelt Beach – Oyster Bay
Sea Cliff Village Beach – Sea Cliff
Sea Cliff Yacht Club Beach – Sea Cliff
Soundside Beach – Bayville
Stehli Beach – Bayville
Tappen Beach – Glenwood Landing
Island Park Beach – Island Park
Philip Healey Beach – Massapequa
Suffolk County beaches under advisory are:
Bay Hills Poa
Bayberry Beach and Tennis Club
Benjamins Beach
Callahan’s Beach
Crab Meadow Beach
Crescent Beach
Gold Star Battalion Beach
Hobart Beach
West Oaks Recreation Club
Camp Alvernia
Bayberry Cove Beach
Baycrest Association Beach
Beech Road Beach
Broadway Beech
Eagle Dock Community Beach
East Islip Beach
Fleets Field Beach
Indian Field Beach
Knollwood Beach
Amityville Beach
Bayport Beach
Brightwaters Beach
Grantland Beach
Little Bay Beach
Lloyd Harbor Village Park
Scotts Beach
Sound Beach Poa
Centerport Beach
Huntington Beach Community
Nissequogue Point Beach
Asharoken Beach
Haven’s Beach
Head of The Bay Club
Islip Beach
Tanner Park
Terraces On the Sound
Tides Property Owners Association
Valley Grove Beach
West Islip Beach
Ronkonkoma Beach
Lloyd Neck Bath Club
Long Beach
Nathan Hale Beach Club
Prices Bend Beach
Sayville Marina Park
Schubert Beach
Shoreham Beach
Shoreham Village Beach
Short Beach
Sound View Beach Association
Steers Beach
Stony Brook Beach
West Neck Beach
Wincoma Beach
Woodhull Landing
Bayview Beach
Cold Spring Harbor Beach Club
Corey Beach
Friendship Drive Beach Club
Miller Place Part Beach
Shoreham Shore Club
Venetian Shores
NYC beaches under advisory too
American Turner
Danish American Beach Club
Douglaston Manor
Morris Yacht Club
Schuyler Hill Civic Association
Sea Gate 42nd
The Strand
Trinity Danish
West Fordham Street Association
White Cross Fishing Club
Whitestone Booster Civic Association
These advisories are in effect until Thursday morning, but could be extended if conditions do not improve overnight.
Spencer Gustafson is a digital content producer from Long Island who has covered New York state and city news since 2023. See more of his work here.