Check the Beach

West Harbor Beach

Nassau County, New York, United States

Today at a glance

Best: 9 am to sunset, sunset 6:01 pm
8 am
6.3
26 km/h16 mph wind, Good
9 am
6.4
25 km/h16 mph wind, Good
10 am
6.4
24 km/h15 mph wind, Good
11 am
6.7
21 km/h13 mph wind, Good
12 pm
7.0
18 km/h11 mph wind, Great
1 pm
7.3
14 km/h9 mph wind, Great
2 pm
7.4
11 km/h7 mph wind, Great
3 pm
7.4
9 km/h6 mph wind, Great
4 pm
7.4
8 km/h5 mph wind, Great
5 pm
7.4
6 km/h4 mph wind, Great
6 pm
7.4
7 km/h5 mph wind, Great

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

Best time to swim

Best: 9 am to sunset. Beach score for daylight hours, with wind in km/hmph underneath.

Air
10°C50°F
Water
16°C62°F
Wind
2516 km/hmph NNE
Gusts
4025 km/hmph
Waves
0.2 m<1 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
rising
Rain
0%
Sunset
6:01 pm
Today
6.3Good8 am2616
6.4Good9 am2516
6.4Good10 am2415
6.7Good11 am2113
7.0Great12 pm1811
7.3Great1 pm149
7.4Great2 pm117
7.4Great3 pm96
7.4Great4 pm85
7.4Great5 pm64
7.4Great6 pm75
Sat
5.0Fair8 am32
5.0Fair9 am11
5.0Fair10 am42
5.0Fair11 am42
5.0Fair12 pm64
5.5Good1 pm64
5.0Fair2 pm53
5.0Fair3 pm53
5.2Fair4 pm42
5.0Fair5 pm21
5.2Fair6 pm32
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Best stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide rising now. High at 9 am, 0.9 m. Low at 3 pm, -1.8 m. High at 9 pm, 0.8 m. Low at 3 am, -1.8 mHigh 9 am, 0.9 m3 ftLow 3 pm, -1.8 m6 ftHigh 9 pm, 0.8 m3 ftLow 3 am, -1.8 m6 ftNow12 pm6 pm12 am6 am
  • High 9 am, 0.9 m3 ft
  • Low 3 pm, -1.8 m6 ft
  • High 9 pm, 0.8 m3 ft
  • Low 3 am, -1.8 m6 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

  • Restrooms50 m150 ft away
  • Parking8 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 50 m180 ft. Fee not listed
  • Food and drink5 within 1 km0.6 miNearest 490 m0.3 mi
  • Playground100 m330 ft awayWest Harbor Beach Playground
  • Boat ramp70 m240 ft away
  • Wheelchair accessYes
  • SurfaceSand

Getting there

Nearest town
1.8 km1.1 miBayville (town)
Nearest airport
22 km14 miRepublic Airport (FRG)

Nearby places

  • Hidden Harbor RestaurantSeafood
    490 m0.3 mi
  • OceanSeafood
    550 m0.3 mi
  • Clam BarSeafood
    590 m0.4 mi
  • Wall's WharfSeafood
    590 m0.4 mi
  • Zozo's On The BayAmerican
    880 m0.5 mi

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.

  • Sat5.5 GoodBest 1 pm to 2 pmWind up to 6 km/h4 mph, rain 0%
  • Sun7.8 GreatBest 8 am to 6 pmWind up to 8 km/h5 mph, rain 0%
  • Mon8.0 GreatBest 8 am to 6 pmWind up to 12 km/h7 mph, rain 0%
  • Tue7.4 GreatBest 8 am to 6 pmWind up to 21 km/h13 mph, rain 0%
  • Wed5.0 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 16 km/h10 mph, rain 1%
  • Thu7.5 GreatBest 8 am to 6 pmWind up to 16 km/h10 mph, rain 3%