South Beach

Richmond County, New York, United States

No dogs

Today at a glance

Best: 12 pm to sunset, sunset 6:04 pm

8 am
5.9
30 km/h19 mph wind, Good

9 am
5.9
31 km/h19 mph wind, Good

10 am
5.9
31 km/h19 mph wind, Good

11 am
6.1
27 km/h17 mph wind, Good

12 pm
6.5
23 km/h14 mph wind, Good

1 pm
6.8
19 km/h12 mph wind, Good

2 pm
6.9
18 km/h11 mph wind, Good

3 pm
7.2
14 km/h9 mph wind, Great

4 pm
7.4
9 km/h6 mph wind, Great

5 pm
7.4
12 km/h7 mph wind, Great

6 pm
7.3
13 km/h8 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: 16°C60°F
Water: 16°C61°F
Wind: 3119 km/hmph N
Gusts: 3924 km/hmph
Waves: 0.4 m1 ft
UV: 0 low
Tide: rising
Rain: 0%
Sunset: 6:04 pm

Today

5.9Good8 am3019

5.9Good9 am3119

5.9Good10 am3119

6.1Good11 am2717

6.5Good12 pm2314

6.8Good1 pm1912

6.9Good2 pm1811

7.2Great3 pm149

7.4Great4 pm96

7.4Great5 pm127

7.3Great6 pm138

Sat

4.9Fair8 am138

4.9Fair9 am127

4.9Fair10 am95

4.9Fair11 am63

4.9Fair12 pm53

4.9Fair1 pm96

4.8Fair2 pm149

4.7Fair3 pm1610

4.7Fair4 pm1610

4.8Fair5 pm1610

6.4Good6 pm138

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

Tide, next 24 hours

High 5 am, 0.4 m1 ft
Low 11 am, -1.1 m4 ft
High 5 pm, 0.2 m<1 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

Restrooms400 m0.2 mi away
Showers390 m0.2 mi away
Drinking water390 m0.2 mi away
Parking4 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 110 m340 ft. Fee not listed
Food and drink8 within 1 km0.6 miNearest 450 m0.3 mi
DogsNot allowed
SurfaceSand

Getting there

Nearest bus stop: 160 m520 ftFather Capodanno Boulevard & Winfield Street
Nearest airport: 14 km9 miNewark Liberty International Airport (EWR)

Nearby places

Vanderbilt at South BeachFood and drink
450 m0.3 mi

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

Nearby beaches

Midland Beach2.1 km1.3 mi south-west away
7.1 Great later
Buono Beach3.3 km2.0 mi north away
6.9 Good later
New Dorp Beach3.7 km2.3 mi south-west away
7.1 Great later
New Dorp Beach4.3 km2.6 mi south-west away
7.1 Great later
Oakwood Beach5.3 km3.3 mi south-west away
7.1 Great later

Where to stay near the beach

Compare hotels and apartments near South Beach.

Partner links

Beachfront rooms go first on warm weekends.

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The days ahead

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

Sat6.4 GoodBest 6 pm to 7 pmWind up to 16 km/h10 mph, rain 0%
Sun7.8 GreatBest 8 am to 7 pmWind up to 13 km/h8 mph, rain 0%
Mon8.2 GreatBest 11 am to 7 pmWind up to 16 km/h10 mph, rain 0%
Tue7.2 GreatBest 10 am to 6 pmWind up to 25 km/h16 mph, rain 0%
Wed4.6 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 21 km/h13 mph, rain 1%
Thu7.2 GreatBest 8 am to 5 pmWind up to 23 km/h14 mph, rain 3%