Advisories issued against swimming at 83 Nassau, Suffolk beaches
Swimmers were advised against entering the water at Pryibil Beach in Glen Cove on Sunday. Credit: Morgan Campbell
Long Island's summer beach season kicked off Memorial Day weekend with a warning against swimming at 83 beaches in Nassau and Suffolk counties.
This holiday weekend has been marked by rainy weather, cool temperatures and advisories to stay out of the water due to the chance that storm runoff could bring a higher concentration of bacteria.
The Nassau County Health Department issued an advisory Sunday against swimming at 20 beaches, 16 on the North Shore and four on the South Shore.
The advisory was "a precautionary measure for beaches known to be impacted by stormwater runoff caused by heavy rainfall," the health department said in its statement.
The advisory would end Monday morning unless heavy rain continued or if testing showed bacterial levels that exceed the standards for safe swimming, the statement said.
When rain falls on impermeable surfaces, it carries animal feces — especially from domestic dogs when humans don’t pick up after them — into nearby streams and bays. Leaking cesspools and septic systems also contribute to the problem, according to Save the Sound's most recent beach report, released last week.
The Nassau advisory was issued for these North Shore beaches:
- Centre Island Sound
- Creek Club
- Crescent Beach
- Lattingtown Beach
- Laurel Hollow Beach
- Morgan Sound
- North Hempstead Beach Park
- Piping Rock Beach Club
- Pryibil Beach
- Ransom Beach
- Theodore Roosevelt Beach
- Sea Cliff Village Beach
- Sea Cliff Yacht Club Beach
- Soundside Beach
- Stehli Beach
- Tappen Beach
The advisory was issued for these South Shore beaches:
- Biltmore Beach Club
- Hewlett Point Beach
- Island Park Beach
- Philip Healey Beach
The Suffolk County Department of Health Services said that swimming is ill-advised until the waterways are "flushed by two successive tidal cycles" after the rain stops. The National Weather Service forecasts a 90 percent chance of rain throughout Memorial Day, starting before 11 a.m.
Bathers were advised to avoid these Suffolk County beaches:
Amityville Village Beach
Asharoken Beach
Bayberry Cove Beach
Baycrest Association Beach
Bay Hills Beach Association
Bayport Beach
Bayview Beach
Beech Road Beach
Benjamins Beach
Brightwaters Village Beach
Broadway Beach
Callahans Beach
Crab Meadow Beach
Centerport Beach
Cold Spring Harbor Beach Club
Corey Beach
Crescent Beach
Eagle Dock Community Beach
East Islip Beach
Fleets Cove Beach
Friendship Drive Beach
Gold Star Battalion Park Beach
Grantland Beach
Havens Beach
Head of the Bay Club Beach
Hobart Beach (Cove)
Hobart Beach (Sound)
Huntington Beach Community Association Beach
Indian Field Beach
Knollwood Beach Association Beach
Little Bay Beach
Lloyd Harbor Village Park Beach
Lloyd Neck Bath Club Beach
Long Beach
Miller Place Park Beach
Nissequogue Point Beach
Prices Bend Beach
Ronkonkoma Beach
Sayville Marina Park Beach
Scotts Beach
Shoreham Village Beach
Shoreham Beach
Shoreham Shore Club Beach
Short Beach
Sound Beach POA
Soundview Beach Association Beach
Steers Beach
Stony Brook Beach
Tanner Park
Terraces on the Sound
Tides Beach
Valley Grove Beach
Venetian Shores Beach
West Islip Beach
West Oaks Recreation Club Beach
Wincoma Association Beach
Woodhull Landing POA Beach
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