Cedar Beach
Suffolk County, New York, United States
Today at a glance
Calmest: 4 pm to sunset, sunset 6:01 pm5.3
34 km/h21 mph wind, Fair
5.6
32 km/h20 mph wind, Good
5.7
30 km/h19 mph wind, Good
6.0
26 km/h16 mph wind, Good
6.3
23 km/h14 mph wind, Good
6.6
20 km/h12 mph wind, Good
6.6
19 km/h12 mph wind, Good
6.9
16 km/h10 mph wind, Good
6.9
17 km/h10 mph wind, Good
6.9
16 km/h10 mph wind, Good
7.1
14 km/h9 mph wind, Great
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Forecast, hour by hour
Beach score for daylight hours, today and tomorrow. Wind in km/hmph underneath.
- Air
- 14°C57°F
- Water
- 16°C61°F
- Wind
- 3522 km/hmph N
- Gusts
- 5132 km/hmph
- Waves
- 0.8 m2 ft
- UV
- 0 low
- Tide
- rising
- Rain
- 0%
- Sunset
- 6:01 pm
Tide, next 24 hours
- High 5 am, 0.3 m<1 ft
- Low 11 am, -1.0 m3 ft
- High 5 pm, 0.2 m<1 ft
- Low 11 pm, -1.2 m4 ft
Tide is modeled, not measured. Rip current and water quality data are not available for this beach yet.
The days ahead
Best score each day, with the stretch to aim for.
- Sun7.3 GreatBest 8 am to 6 pmWind up to 18 km/h11 mph, rain 0%
- Mon7.5 GreatBest 8 am to 6 pmWind up to 19 km/h12 mph, rain 0%
- Tue7.0 GreatBest 10 am to 6 pmWind up to 27 km/h17 mph, rain 0%
- Wed4.8 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 19 km/h12 mph, rain 0%
- Thu7.3 GreatBest 8 am to 6 pmWind up to 16 km/h10 mph, rain 3%
Beach info
Facilities and the beaches next door.
About Cedar Beach
Cedar Beach is a beach in Babylon, Suffolk County, New York, United States. OpenStreetMap lists a nearby beach called Cedar Overlook Beach, which is 0.37 miles away. OpenStreetMap also lists one food facility within 0.62 miles.
Cedar Beach is a public recreational beach of the Town of Babylon, in Suffolk County, New York. It is located on Jones Beach Island, a barrier island off of Long Island, between the populated places of Gilgo and Oak Beach. There are no residents.
The beach is open to town residents and the general public during the summer season. During this time, lifeguards are on duty on weekdays, weekends, and holidays. There are also limited preseason hours beginning Memorial Day weekend. Access to the beach is via Ocean Parkway. Free parking is available for town residents with recreation permits. Non-residents and residents without permits may pay a daily fee to park ($20 Monday through Thursday; $40 Friday through Sunday and holidays).
Source: Cedar Beach (Babylon, New York) on Wikipedia (authors). Text available under CC BY-SA 4.0; text may have been shortened. Retrieved Oct 18, 2026. Data sources
Facilities
- Parking1 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 360 m0.2 mi. Fee not listed
- Food and drink1 within 1 km0.6 miNearest 320 m0.2 mi
Getting there
- Nearest town
- 6.9 km4.3 miLindenhurst (town)
- Nearest airport
- 13 km8 miRepublic Airport (FRG)
Nearby places
- Salt Shack Seaside GrillSeafood320 m0.2 mi
Facilities from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Check posted signs; details change. Data sources
Nearby beaches
- Cedar Overlook Beach0.6 km0.4 mi east away6.8 Good later
- Venetian Shores Beach4.4 km2.7 mi north away6.8 Good later
- Oak Beach4.8 km3.0 mi east away6.6 Good later
- Copiague Beach5.5 km3.4 mi north-west away6.8 Good later
- Gilgo Beach5.8 km3.6 mi west away6.9 Good later