Check the Beach

Town Beach

Suffolk County, New York, United States

Today at a glance

Best: 11 am to sunset, sunset 6:00 pm
8 am
6.4
25 km/h15 mph wind, Good
9 am
6.3
25 km/h16 mph wind, Good
10 am
6.2
27 km/h17 mph wind, Good
11 am
6.4
24 km/h15 mph wind, Good
12 pm
6.7
21 km/h13 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
7.1
15 km/h10 mph wind, Great
4 pm
7.1
16 km/h10 mph wind, Great
5 pm
7.2
14 km/h9 mph wind, Great
6 pm
7.4
11 km/h7 mph wind, Great

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

Best time to swim

Best: 11 am to sunset. Beach score for daylight hours, with wind in km/hmph underneath.

Air
14°C57°F
Water
16°C61°F
Wind
2616 km/hmph N
Gusts
5132 km/hmph
Waves
0.5 m2 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
rising
Rain
0%
Sunset
6:00 pm
Today
6.4Good8 am2515
6.3Good9 am2516
6.2Good10 am2717
6.4Good11 am2415
6.7Good12 pm2113
6.8Good1 pm1912
6.9Good2 pm1811
7.1Great3 pm1510
7.1Great4 pm1610
7.2Great5 pm149
7.4Great6 pm117
Sat
4.9Fair8 am75
5.0Fair9 am64
5.0Fair10 am53
5.4Fair11 am32
5.6Good12 pm64
5.0Fair1 pm75
5.0Fair2 pm127
4.5Fair3 pm1912
4.4Fair4 pm2113
4.5Fair5 pm2113
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Best stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide rising now. High at 5 am, 0.3 m. Low at 11 am, -1.0 m. High at 5 pm, 0.2 m. Low at 11 pm, -1.1 mHigh 5 am, 0.3 m<1 ftLow 11 am, -1.0 m3 ftHigh 5 pm, 0.2 m<1 ftLow 11 pm, -1.1 m4 ftNow7 am1 pm7 pm1 am
  • High 5 am, 0.3 m<1 ft
  • Low 11 am, -1.0 m3 ft
  • High 5 pm, 0.2 m<1 ft
  • Low 11 pm, -1.1 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

  • Showers60 m200 ft away
  • Parking1 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 90 m300 ft. Fee not listed
  • Food and drink1 within 1 km0.6 miNearest 90 m300 ft
  • Playground120 m380 ft away

Getting there

Nearest town
2.7 km1.7 miIslip (town)
Nearest airport
14 km9 miLong Island MacArthur Airport (ISP)

Nearby places

  • Long Beach CafeFood and drink
    90 m300 ft

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 Town Beach.

Partner links

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The days ahead

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

  • Sat5.6 GoodBest 12 pm to 1 pmWind up to 21 km/h13 mph, rain 0%
  • Sun7.9 GreatBest 8 am to 6 pmWind up to 10 km/h6 mph, rain 0%
  • Mon8.2 GreatBest 8 am to 6 pmWind up to 11 km/h7 mph, rain 0%
  • Tue7.4 GreatBest 8 am to 6 pmWind up to 17 km/h11 mph, rain 0%
  • Wed5.4 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 13 km/h8 mph, rain 0%
  • Thu7.2 GreatBest 8 am to 6 pmWind up to 13 km/h8 mph, rain 2%