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Crescent Beach

Suffolk County, New York, United States

Today at a glance

Best: 12 pm to sunset, sunset 6:01 pm
8 am
5.8
35 km/h22 mph wind, Good
9 am
5.9
34 km/h21 mph wind, Good
10 am
6.0
30 km/h18 mph wind, Good
11 am
6.3
26 km/h16 mph wind, Good
12 pm
6.7
21 km/h13 mph wind, Good
1 pm
7.1
16 km/h10 mph wind, Great
2 pm
7.4
13 km/h8 mph wind, Great
3 pm
7.4
10 km/h6 mph wind, Great
4 pm
7.4
10 km/h6 mph wind, Great
5 pm
7.4
10 km/h6 mph wind, Great
6 pm
7.4
9 km/h5 mph wind, Great

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

Best time to swim

Best: 12 pm to sunset. Beach score for daylight hours, with wind in km/hmph underneath.

Air
15°C58°F
Water
17°C62°F
Wind
3824 km/hmph N
Gusts
5232 km/hmph
Waves
0.2 m<1 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
falling
Rain
0%
Sunset
6:01 pm
Today
5.8Good8 am3522
5.9Good9 am3421
6.0Good10 am3018
6.3Good11 am2616
6.7Good12 pm2113
7.1Great1 pm1610
7.4Great2 pm138
7.4Great3 pm106
7.4Great4 pm106
7.4Great5 pm106
7.4Great6 pm95
Sat
5.0Fair8 am21
5.0Fair9 am21
5.1Fair10 am42
6.1Good11 am53
5.0Fair12 pm95
5.0Fair1 pm117
5.0Fair2 pm117
5.0Fair3 pm106
5.0Fair4 pm106
5.7Good5 pm95
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, 0.9 m. Low at 3 pm, -1.8 m. High at 9 pm, 0.8 mLow 2 am, -1.6 m5 ftHigh 9 am, 0.9 m3 ftLow 3 pm, -1.8 m6 ftHigh 9 pm, 0.8 m3 ftNow7 am1 pm7 pm1 am
  • Low 2 am, -1.6 m5 ft
  • High 9 am, 0.9 m3 ft
  • Low 3 pm, -1.8 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

  • Restrooms160 m520 ft away
  • Parking1 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 230 m740 ft. Fee not listed
  • Playground190 m630 ft away

Getting there

Nearest town
1.5 km0.9 miHuntington Bay (village)
Nearest airport
20 km12 miRepublic Airport (FRG)

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

Nearby beaches

Where to stay near the beach

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Partner links

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The days ahead

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

  • Sat6.1 GoodBest 11 am to 12 pmWind up to 11 km/h7 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%
  • Wed5.0 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 20 km/h13 mph, rain 1%
  • Thu7.3 GreatBest 10 am to 6 pmWind up to 19 km/h12 mph, rain 2%