Mercadante Beach

Nassau County, New York, United States

Today at a glance

Best: 10 am to sunset, sunset 6:02 pm

8 am
6.9
25 km/h15 mph wind, Good

9 am
6.9
24 km/h15 mph wind, Good

10 am
7.0
24 km/h15 mph wind, Great

11 am
7.2
21 km/h13 mph wind, Great

12 pm
7.5
18 km/h11 mph wind, Great

1 pm
7.9
14 km/h8 mph wind, Great

2 pm
8.0
11 km/h7 mph wind, Great

3 pm
8.0
9 km/h6 mph wind, Great

4 pm
8.0
8 km/h5 mph wind, Great

5 pm
8.0
8 km/h5 mph wind, Great

6 pm
8.0
8 km/h5 mph wind, Great

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

Best time to swim

Best: 10 am to sunset. Beach score for daylight hours, with wind in km/hmph underneath.

Air: 14°C57°F
Water: —
Wind: 2817 km/hmph N
Gusts: 4528 km/hmph
Waves: 0.2 m<1 ft
UV: 0 low
Tide: —
Rain: 0%
Sunset: 6:02 pm

Today

6.9Good8 am2515

6.9Good9 am2415

7.0Great10 am2415

7.2Great11 am2113

7.5Great12 pm1811

7.9Great1 pm148

8.0Great2 pm117

8.0Great3 pm96

8.0Great4 pm85

8.0Great5 pm85

8.0Great6 pm85

Sat

5.3Fair8 am74

5.3Fair9 am53

5.3Fair10 am42

5.6Good11 am53

5.3Fair12 pm64

5.3Fair1 pm64

5.4Fair2 pm64

5.4Fair3 pm63

5.4Fair4 pm53

5.6Good5 pm32

5.8Good6 pm21

Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Best stretch

Tide data is not available for this beach. Rip current and water quality data are not available either.

Beach info

Lifeguards, parking and facilities before you head down.

Facilities

Restrooms440 m0.3 mi away
Parking9 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 60 m180 ft. Fee not listed
Food and drink5 within 1 km0.6 miNearest 720 m0.4 mi
Playground440 m0.3 mi awayMuscetta Cove Yacht Club Playground
Boat ramp20 m60 ft away
SurfaceSand

Getting there

Nearest town: 830 m0.5 miSea Cliff (town)
Nearest airport: 21 km13 miLaGuardia Airport (LGA)

Nearby places

The CoveSeafood
760 m0.5 mi
Sea Cliff BistroCoffee shop
930 m0.6 mi
Tavern 227American
960 m0.6 mi
Still PartnersAmerican
1 km0.6 mi

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

Nearby beaches

Sea Cliff Beach0.4 km0.3 mi south away
7.7 Great later
Sands Point Village Beach2.0 km1.3 mi west away
7.7 Great later
Beacon Hill Residences Beach2.1 km1.3 mi south-west away
7.7 Great later
Tappen Beach2.2 km1.4 mi south away
7.7 Great later
Bar Beach2.8 km1.8 mi south away
7.7 Great later

Where to stay near the beach

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The days ahead

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

Sat5.8 GoodBest 5 pm to 7 pmWind up to 7 km/h4 mph, rain 0%
Sun8.5 ExcellentBest 8 am to 6 pmWind up to 7 km/h4 mph, rain 0%
Mon8.8 ExcellentBest 8 am to 6 pmWind up to 11 km/h7 mph, rain 0%
Tue7.9 GreatBest 10 am to 6 pmWind up to 24 km/h15 mph, rain 0%
Wed5.3 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 19 km/h12 mph, rain 1%
Thu7.8 GreatBest 9 am to 6 pmWind up to 18 km/h11 mph, rain 3%