Shell Beach

Suffolk County, New York, United States

Today at a glance

Best: 8 am to sunset, sunset 5:56 pm

8 am
6.9
17 km/h10 mph wind, Good

9 am
6.8
19 km/h12 mph wind, Good

10 am
6.8
19 km/h11 mph wind, Good

11 am
6.8
18 km/h11 mph wind, Good

12 pm
6.8
18 km/h11 mph wind, Good

1 pm
6.8
18 km/h11 mph wind, Good

2 pm
7.0
16 km/h10 mph wind, Great

3 pm
7.1
15 km/h9 mph wind, Great

4 pm
7.2
14 km/h8 mph wind, Great

5 pm
7.3
11 km/h7 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: 10°C51°F
Water: 16°C60°F
Wind: 1710 km/hmph NNE
Gusts: 4428 km/hmph
Waves: 0.6 m2 ft
UV: 0 low
Tide: rising
Rain: 0%
Sunset: 5:56 pm

Today

6.9Good8 am1710

6.8Good9 am1912

6.8Good10 am1911

6.8Good11 am1811

6.8Good12 pm1811

6.8Good1 pm1811

7.0Great2 pm1610

7.1Great3 pm159

7.2Great4 pm148

7.3Great5 pm117

Sat

5.2Fair8 am53

5.1Fair9 am43

5.0Fair10 am21

5.2Fair11 am42

6.2Good12 pm85

7.2Great1 pm117

7.2Great2 pm138

7.3Great3 pm127

7.3Great4 pm117

7.3Great5 pm96

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

Tide, next 24 hours

High 8 am, 0.5 m2 ft
Low 2 pm, -1.3 m4 ft
High 8 pm, 0.4 m1 ft
Low 2 am, -1.3 m4 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

We do not have facility details for this beach yet.

Getting there

Nearest town: 2.8 km1.8 miShelter Island (town)
Nearest airport: 12 km7 miEast Hampton Airport (HTO)

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

Nearby beaches

Wade's Beach1.1 km0.7 mi north-east away
7.0 Great later
Short Beach4.2 km2.6 mi south-east away
7.0 Great later
Crescent Beach4.4 km2.8 mi north away
7.0 Great later
Long Beach5.0 km3.1 mi south away
6.6 Good later
Gibsons Beach5.5 km3.4 mi east away
6.3 Good later

Where to stay near the beach

Compare hotels and apartments near Shell Beach.

Partner links

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The days ahead

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

Sat7.3 GreatBest 1 pm to 6 pmWind up to 13 km/h8 mph, rain 0%
Sun7.3 GreatBest 8 am to 6 pmWind up to 11 km/h7 mph, rain 0%
Mon7.0 GreatBest 8 am to 6 pmWind up to 18 km/h11 mph, rain 0%
Tue7.3 GreatBest 11 am to 6 pmWind up to 26 km/h16 mph, rain 0%
Wed5.4 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 16 km/h10 mph, rain 0%
Thu7.3 GreatBest 10 am to 6 pmWind up to 18 km/h11 mph, rain 1%