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Cold Spring Beach

Nassau County, New York, United States

Cold Spring Beach 2 photos

  • horseshoe crab shell by inner bay, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory

    horseshoe crab shell by inner bay, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory. Suiren2022, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source

  • horseshoe crab shell by inner bay, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory

    horseshoe crab shell by inner bay, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory. Suiren2022, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source

Today at a glance

Best: 8 am to sunset, sunset 6:01 pm
8 am
6.8
19 km/h12 mph wind, Good
9 am
6.6
21 km/h13 mph wind, Good
10 am
6.7
21 km/h13 mph wind, Good
11 am
6.8
18 km/h11 mph wind, Good
12 pm
7.0
17 km/h10 mph wind, Great
1 pm
7.2
14 km/h9 mph wind, Great
2 pm
7.3
11 km/h7 mph wind, Great
3 pm
7.3
8 km/h5 mph wind, Great
4 pm
7.3
7 km/h4 mph wind, Great
5 pm
7.3
7 km/h4 mph wind, Great
6 pm
7.3
7 km/h4 mph wind, Great

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

Best time to swim

Best: 8 am to sunset. Beach score for daylight hours, with wind in km/hmph underneath.

Air
12°C53°F
Water
16°C61°F
Wind
2113 km/hmph N
Gusts
4528 km/hmph
Waves
0.3 m<1 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
rising
Rain
0%
Sunset
6:01 pm
Today
6.8Good8 am1912
6.6Good9 am2113
6.7Good10 am2113
6.8Good11 am1811
7.0Great12 pm1710
7.2Great1 pm149
7.3Great2 pm117
7.3Great3 pm85
7.3Great4 pm74
7.3Great5 pm74
7.3Great6 pm74
Sat
4.9Fair8 am53
4.9Fair9 am53
4.9Fair10 am21
5.7Good11 am42
5.0Fair12 pm85
4.9Fair1 pm106
4.9Fair2 pm95
5.0Fair3 pm85
5.0Fair4 pm85
5.7Good5 pm64
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Best stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide rising now. High at 9 am, 0.9 m. Low at 3 pm, -1.7 m. High at 9 pm, 0.8 mHigh 9 am, 0.9 m3 ftLow 3 pm, -1.7 m6 ftHigh 9 pm, 0.8 m3 ftNow8 am2 pm8 pm2 am
  • High 9 am, 0.9 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.

Facilities

  • Parking8 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 400 m0.2 mi. Listed as free
  • Food and drink6 within 1 km0.6 miNearest 480 m0.3 mi
  • Boat ramp430 m0.3 mi away
  • SurfaceSand

Getting there

Nearest town
1 km0.6 miCold Spring Harbor (village)
Nearest airport
16 km10 miRepublic Airport (FRG)

Nearby places

  • Harbor Mist RestaurantSeafood
    480 m0.3 mi
  • Cold Spring Plaza DelicatessenSandwich
    590 m0.4 mi
  • SandbarSeafood
    790 m0.5 mi
  • The Gourmet WhalerFood and drink
    880 m0.5 mi
  • Grasso'sAmerican
    980 m0.6 mi

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

Nearby beaches

Where to stay near the beach

Compare hotels and apartments near Cold Spring Beach.

Partner links

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The days ahead

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

  • Sat5.7 GoodBest 11 am to 12 pmWind up to 10 km/h6 mph, rain 0%
  • Sun7.6 GreatBest 8 am to 6 pmWind up to 8 km/h5 mph, rain 0%
  • Mon7.8 GreatBest 8 am to 6 pmWind up to 14 km/h9 mph, rain 0%
  • Tue7.3 GreatBest 10 am to 6 pmWind up to 25 km/h15 mph, rain 0%
  • Wed4.9 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 20 km/h13 mph, rain 1%
  • Thu7.2 GreatBest 10 am to 6 pmWind up to 19 km/h12 mph, rain 2%