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Cedar Beach

Suffolk County, New York, United States

Cedar Beach 1 photo

  • The main beach at Cedar Beach in Mount Sinai, New York

    The main beach at Cedar Beach in Mount Sinai, New York. Iracaz, CC BY-SA 3.0. Source

Today at a glance

Best: 11 am to sunset, sunset 5:59 pm
8 am
5.7
37 km/h23 mph wind, Good
9 am
5.8
36 km/h22 mph wind, Good
10 am
6.0
30 km/h19 mph wind, Good
11 am
6.4
25 km/h16 mph wind, Good
12 pm
6.8
21 km/h13 mph wind, Good
1 pm
7.0
18 km/h11 mph wind, Great
2 pm
7.0
18 km/h11 mph wind, Great
3 pm
7.1
17 km/h11 mph wind, Great
4 pm
7.2
16 km/h10 mph wind, Great
5 pm
7.2
15 km/h9 mph wind, Great

This page puts what matters first for today's conditions.

Best time to swim

Best: 11 am to sunset. Beach score for daylight hours, with wind in km/hmph underneath.

Air
15°C59°F
Water
17°C62°F
Wind
4326 km/hmph N
Gusts
5534 km/hmph
Waves
0.4 m1 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
falling
Rain
0%
Sunset
5:59 pm
Today
5.7Good8 am3723
5.8Good9 am3622
6.0Good10 am3019
6.4Good11 am2516
6.8Good12 pm2113
7.0Great1 pm1811
7.0Great2 pm1811
7.1Great3 pm1711
7.2Great4 pm1610
7.2Great5 pm159
Sat
5.0Fair8 am10
5.1Fair9 am21
5.1Fair10 am53
6.7Good11 am64
5.2Fair12 pm96
5.0Fair1 pm138
5.2Fair2 pm138
5.0Fair3 pm127
5.0Fair4 pm127
6.0Good5 pm117
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Best stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide falling now. Low at 2 am, -1.6 m. High at 9 am, 0.8 m. Low at 3 pm, -1.7 m. High at 9 pm, 0.8 mLow 2 am, -1.6 m5 ftHigh 9 am, 0.8 m3 ftLow 3 pm, -1.7 m6 ftHigh 9 pm, 0.8 m3 ftNow6 am12 pm6 pm12 am
  • Low 2 am, -1.6 m5 ft
  • High 9 am, 0.8 m3 ft
  • Low 3 pm, -1.7 m6 ft
  • High 9 pm, 0.8 m3 ft

Tide is modeled, not measured. Rip current and water quality data are not available for this beach yet.

Beach info

Lifeguards, parking and facilities before you head down.

About Cedar Beach

Cedar Beach is a beach in Brookhaven, Suffolk County, New York, United States. OpenStreetMap lists a lifeguard station at Cedar Beach. The nearest town is Mount Sinai, located 1.3 miles away.

From Wikipedia

Cedar Beach is a public beach on the North Shore of Long Island, located within the Town of Brookhaven in Suffolk County, New York. The beach itself spans 3,450 feet on a peninsula that divides Mount Sinai Harbor from the Long Island Sound. Cedar Beach is located in the hamlet of Mount Sinai, while the peninsula on which it sits is accessed most directly from the adjacent hamlet of Miller Place.

Source: Cedar Beach (Brookhaven, New York) on Wikipedia (authors). Text available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Retrieved Oct 18, 2026. Data sources

Facilities

  • LifeguardStation 340 m0.2 mi awayOpenStreetMap lists a lifeguard station.
  • Parking3 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 220 m710 ft. Fee not listed
  • Picnic tables190 m610 ft away
  • SurfaceSand

Getting there

Nearest town
2.1 km1.3 miMount Sinai (town)
Nearest airport
20 km12 miLong Island MacArthur Airport (ISP)

Facilities from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Check posted signs; details change. Data sources

Nearby beaches

Where to stay near the beach

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The days ahead

Best score each day, with the stretch to aim for.

  • Sat6.7 GoodBest 11 am to 12 pmWind up to 13 km/h8 mph, rain 0%
  • Sun7.5 GreatBest 8 am to 6 pmWind up to 11 km/h7 mph, rain 0%
  • Mon7.8 GreatBest 8 am to 6 pmWind up to 14 km/h8 mph, rain 0%
  • Tue7.4 GreatBest 8 am to 6 pmWind up to 20 km/h13 mph, rain 0%
  • Wed5.5 GoodBest 2 pm to 3 pmWind up to 11 km/h7 mph, rain 0%
  • Thu7.6 GreatBest 10 am to 6 pmWind up to 15 km/h9 mph, rain 2%