Hot weather photos

Kim Hammond, left, of Westbury and Victoria Wagner of East Meadow, enjoy the rough surf at Jones Beach.

A sign warns patrons that there is no swimming and that the beach is closed at Smith Point Park in Shirley.

Lifeguards lock arms and brace for a large wave at Smith Point Park in Shirley, NY, Saturday Aug. 22, 2009.

Lifeguards are the only swimmers in the large waves at Smith Point Park in Shirley, NY, Saturday Aug. 22, 2009.

A sign warns swimmers not to swim at Smith Point Park in Shirley, NY, Saturday Aug. 22, 2009.

Visitors watch the surf from behind the dunes at Smith Point Park in Shirley. (Aug. 22, 2009)

Yellow police tape blocks off the beach as lifeguards walk past at Smith Point Park in Shirley, NY, Saturday Aug. 22, 2009.

Lifeguards lock arms and brace for a large wave at Smith Point Park in Shirley, NY, Saturday Aug. 22, 2009.

Lifeguards lock arms and brace for a large wave at Smith Point Park in Shirley, NY, Saturday Aug. 22, 2009.

Lifeguards lock arms and brace for a large wave at Smith Point Park in Shirley, NY, Saturday Aug. 22, 2009.

A sign on the Robert Moses Causeway warns drivers that Robert Moses Park is closed near Babylon, NY, Saturday Aug. 22, 2009.

East Meadow: Kristopher Berti, 3 of Levittown, runs through the sprinkler at Eisenhower Park as he tries to stay cool on Tuesday, August 18, 2009 in East Meadow, New York.

August 18, 2009; Islip, NY: Sarah Lennon, far right, of West Islip, plays in the sand with Jayson McKiernan, center, and her brother, Sean Lennon, far left, at Islip Beach.

August 18, 2009; Islip, NY: Sarah Lennon, lower right, plays in sand with her brother Sean Lennon, lower left, and Jayson McKiernan, top right, and his brother, Derek McKiernan, at Islip Beach.

August 18, 2009; Islip, NY: Derek McKiernan, of East Islip. pours water into sand as Sean Lennon, of West Islip. and his sister, Sarah Lennon, join him for a day in the sand at Islip Beach.

August 18, 2009; Islip, NY: Jenna Faron, 24, relaxes on Islip Beach as she reads a book and enjoys the sun.

PATCHOGUE, NY. WEDNESDAY AUGUST 19, 2009. 3 year-old Nicole Fox takes some fishing lessons from her grandpa Joe Scaffa as they enjoyed a sunny and hot summer day on the South Bay.

August 18, 2009; Islip, NY: Victoria Laikowski, 42, of Islip, throws her son, Anthony, 9, into the water at Islip Beach as they cool off from hot weather Tuesday.

Kyle Maisel cools off in the Wantagh Pool in Wantagh. (Aug. 17, 2009)

Kyle Maisel finds one way to beat the heat at the Wantagh Pool in Wantagh. (Aug. 17, 2009)

Marisa Wanatick, left, her daughter Falyn, husband Eric, and son, Brandon, cool off in the Wantagh Pool in Wantagh. (Aug. 17, 2009)

Kyle Maisel keeps his cool in the Wantagh Pool in Wantagh. (Aug. 17, 2009)

Jeanine Waxman, left, with her son, Lucas, and her husband, Larry, cool off in the Wantagh Pool in Wantagh. (Aug. 17, 2009)

August 17, 2009; Shirley, NY: Two days before her 40th birthday, Tracey Balaker, enjoys the hot weather at Smithpoint County Beach in Shirley as she listens to her i-pod and reads a magazine Monday.

August 17, 2009; Shirley, NY: Two days before her 40th birthday, Tracey Balaker, enjoys the hot weather at Smithpoint County Beach in Shirley as she listens to her i-pod and reads a magazine Monday, as another woman, right, relaxes in her beachchair.

Beachgoers at Smithpoint County Beach in Shirley. (Aug. 17, 2009)

Alberto Delgado, center, of Coram, with his son, Deniel, 8, left, and daughter, Melany, 10, at Smithpoint County Beach in Shirley where they beat the heat as water submerged them. (Aug. 17, 2009)

August 17, 2009; Shirley, NY: Alberto Delgado, center, of Coram, with his son Deniel, 8, left, and daughter Melany, 10, at Smithpoint County Beach in Shirley Monday where they beat the heat as water submerged them.