Updated August 2026

Best beaches in New York by water quality

New York has 403 public beaches in the EPA monitoring dataset, 257 of them with enough bacteria samples to grade. 72 earn an A for consistently clean water, while 25 grade an F for frequently exceeding the safe-swimming limit. Full ranking below.

A 72

B 62

C 44

D 54

F 25

Grade	Beach	County	% over limit	Samples	Advisory
A	East Atlantic Beach	Nassau	0%	123	Excellent
A	Camp Quinipet	Suffolk	0%	81	Excellent
A	Southold Beach	Suffolk	0%	76	Excellent
A	McCabe's Beach	Suffolk	0%	74	Excellent
A	Norman Klipp Park	Suffolk	0%	74	Excellent
A	Kenney's Beach	Suffolk	0%	73	Excellent
A	New Suffolk Beach	Suffolk	0%	73	Excellent
A	Nickerson Beach - East Terrace	Nassau	0%	63	Excellent
A	Nickerson Beach - Central Terrace	Nassau	0%	62	Excellent
A	Long Beach City	Nassau	0%	62	Excellent
A	Silver Point Beach Club	Nassau	0%	59	Excellent
A	Jones Beach State Park - Central - Field 2	Nassau	0%	57	Excellent
A	Meschutt Beach	Suffolk	0%	52	Excellent
A	Saltaire Beach - Bay	Suffolk	0%	51	Excellent
A	Atlantique Beach - Bay	Suffolk	0%	50	Excellent
A	Dunewood Poa Beach - Bay	Suffolk	0%	50	Excellent
A	Point O'woods Association - Bay	Suffolk	0%	47	Excellent
A	Foster Memorial	Suffolk	0%	46	Excellent
A	Pebble Cove Homeowners' Association	Nassau	0%	46	Excellent
A	Town Park - Camp Anchor	Nassau	0%	45	Excellent
A	Southampton Peconic Beach And Tennis Club	Suffolk	0%	44	Excellent
A	Town Park - Point Lookout	Nassau	0%	43	Excellent
A	Dutchess Boulevard Beach	Nassau	0%	42	Excellent
A	Jefferson Boulevard Beach	Nassau	0%	42	Excellent
A	Mecox Beach	Suffolk	0%	41	Excellent
A	Point Lookout Park District	Nassau	0%	38	Excellent
A	Inwood Beach Club	Nassau	0%	37	Excellent
A	Cedar Beach	Suffolk	0%	33	Excellent
A	Overlook Beach	Suffolk	0%	32	Excellent
A	Gilgo Beach	Suffolk	0%	31	Excellent
A	Indian Wells Beach	Suffolk	0%	29	Excellent
A	Coney Island - W. 8th St. To Pier	Kings	0%	28	Excellent
A	Town Park - Area D Sands/Lido/Anchor	Nassau	0%	28	Excellent
A	Lido Beach Park District	Nassau	0%	27	Excellent
A	Plaza Beach	Nassau	0%	24	Excellent
A	Putnam Beach	Nassau	0%	24	Excellent
A	Town House Apartments At Lido	Nassau	0%	23	Excellent
A	Catalina Beach	Nassau	0%	23	Excellent
A	The Shores At Atlantic Beach	Nassau	0%	22	Excellent
A	Eldorado Beach	Nassau	0%	22	Excellent
A	Fair Harbor - Ocean	Suffolk	0%	21	Excellent
A	Montgomery Boulevard Beach	Nassau	0%	21	Excellent
A	Ponquogue Beach	Suffolk	0%	20	Excellent
A	Sunny Atlantic Beach	Nassau	0%	20	Excellent
A	Tobay Beach - Bay	Nassau	1%	202	Excellent
A	Maidstone Beach	Suffolk	1%	98	Excellent
A	Lido Beach West	Nassau	1.1%	87	Excellent
A	Crescent Beach - Shelter Island	Suffolk	1.2%	81	Excellent
A	Founder's Landing	Suffolk	1.3%	78	Excellent
A	Fifth Street Park Beach	Suffolk	1.3%	77	Excellent
A	Shelter Island Heights Beach Club	Suffolk	1.3%	76	Excellent
A	Port Jefferson Beach - West	Suffolk	1.4%	147	Excellent
A	Pequash Beach (Fleets Neck Beach)	Suffolk	1.4%	74	Excellent
A	Nassau Point Causeway	Suffolk	1.4%	74	Excellent
A	Silver Sands Motel	Suffolk	1.4%	73	Excellent
A	South Jamesport Beach	Suffolk	1.5%	67	Excellent
A	Reeves Beach	Suffolk	1.5%	65	Excellent
A	Fair Haven Beach State Park - Channel	Cayuga	1.7%	58	Excellent
A	Sandy Island Beach State Park	Oswego	1.7%	58	Excellent
A	Stehli Beach	Nassau	1.8%	325	Excellent
A	Pridwin Hotel	Suffolk	1.9%	161	Excellent
A	Lloyd Neck Bath Club	Suffolk	1.9%	157	Excellent
A	Coney Island Beach - Brighton 6th - Ocean Parkway	Kings	2%	49	Excellent
A	Locust Point Yacht Club	Bronx	2.3%	88	Excellent
A	Orient Beach State Park	Suffolk	2.4%	42	Excellent
A	Hobart Beach - Bay	Suffolk	2.5%	161	Excellent
A	Corey Beach	Suffolk	2.5%	161	Excellent
A	Hobart Beach - Inlet	Suffolk	2.5%	160	Excellent
A	Cornell Co-Operative Extension Marine Center	Suffolk	2.6%	77	Excellent
A	Goose Creek	Suffolk	2.6%	76	Excellent
A	Peconic Dunes Camp - Sound	Suffolk	2.9%	69	Excellent
A	Holiday Beach	Suffolk	2.9%	35	Excellent
B	The Creek Beach	Nassau	3.1%	196	Good
B	West Neck Beach	Suffolk	3.2%	155	Good
B	Iron Pier Beach	Suffolk	3.2%	62	Good
B	Sodus Point - Lake Side	Wayne	3.3%	30	Good
B	Shoreham Beach	Suffolk	3.4%	149	Good
B	Bayview Beach	Suffolk	3.5%	57	Good
B	Centre Island - Bay Beach	Nassau	3.6%	280	Good
B	Gold Star Battalion Beach	Suffolk	3.6%	167	Good
B	Centerport Beach	Suffolk	3.7%	164	Good
B	Crescent Beach - Suffolk	Suffolk	3.7%	162	Good
B	Port Jefferson Beach - East	Suffolk	3.7%	134	Good
B	Sun And Surf Beach	Nassau	3.7%	27	Good
B	Valley Grove Beach	Suffolk	3.8%	156	Good
B	Fair Harbor Community Association - Bay	Suffolk	3.8%	52	Good
B	Ocean Beach - Bay	Suffolk	3.8%	52	Good
B	Fiddlers Green Association	Suffolk	3.9%	154	Good
B	Lloyd Harbor Estates	Suffolk	3.9%	152	Good
B	Seaview Beach Association - Bay	Suffolk	3.9%	51	Good
B	Willows On The Lake Beach	Jefferson	4%	25	Good
B	Belle Terre Beach	Suffolk	4.1%	148	Good
B	Cedar Beach - West	Suffolk	4.1%	147	Good
B	West Harbor Memorial Beach	Nassau	4.2%	143	Good
B	Lloyd Harbor Village Park	Suffolk	4.3%	163	Good
B	Veteran's Memorial Park	Suffolk	4.3%	69	Good
B	Bay Hills Poa	Suffolk	4.5%	157	Good
B	Fleets Cove Beach	Suffolk	4.6%	174	Good
B	Dorothy P. Flint Camp	Suffolk	4.7%	64	Good
B	Camp Dewolfe	Suffolk	4.8%	63	Good
B	Coney Island Beach - Ocean Parkway - W. 8th	Kings	4.8%	42	Good
B	Henderson Harbor Yacht Club Beach	Jefferson	5%	20	Good
B	Breezy Point - 219th Street	Queens	5%	20	Good
B	West Islip Beach	Suffolk	5.2%	155	Good
B	Nathan Hale Beach Club	Suffolk	5.2%	154	Good
B	American Yacht Club	Westchester	5.2%	116	Good
B	Schubert Beach	Suffolk	5.3%	152	Good
B	Brightwaters Beach	Suffolk	5.3%	152	Good
B	Little Bay Beach	Suffolk	5.3%	57	Good
B	Scotts Beach	Suffolk	5.4%	148	Good
B	Cedar Beach - East (Mt. Sinai)	Suffolk	5.4%	147	Good
B	Baycrest Association Beach	Suffolk	5.5%	163	Good
B	Head Of The Bay Club	Suffolk	5.8%	156	Good
B	Wincoma Beach	Suffolk	5.8%	154	Good
B	Stony Brook Beach	Suffolk	5.8%	154	Good
B	Tiana Shores Association	Suffolk	5.8%	52	Good
B	Haven's Beach	Suffolk	5.8%	52	Good
B	Callahan's Beach	Suffolk	5.9%	102	Good
B	Mattituck Breakwater Beach	Suffolk	6%	67	Good
B	Sayville Marina Park	Suffolk	6.1%	163	Good
B	Smith Point County Park	Suffolk	6.1%	33	Good
B	Huntington Beach Community Assoc.	Suffolk	6.3%	174	Good
B	Woodcliff Park Poa	Suffolk	6.3%	64	Good
B	Wading River Beach	Suffolk	6.3%	64	Good
B	Hempstead Harbor Beach Park	Nassau	6.4%	295	Good
B	Asharoken Beach	Suffolk	6.4%	172	Good
B	Seagate Beach - 38th Street	Kings	6.5%	309	Good
B	Long Beach	Suffolk	6.5%	155	Good
B	Pryibil Beach	Nassau	6.7%	179	Good
B	Centerport Yacht Club	Suffolk	6.7%	104	Good
B	Sea Cliff Beach	Nassau	6.8%	146	Good
B	West Oaks Recreation Club	Suffolk	6.8%	117	Good
B	Knollwood Beach	Suffolk	6.9%	174	Good
B	Woodhull Landing	Suffolk	6.9%	145	Good
C	West Meadow Beach	Suffolk	7.1%	211	Fair
C	Indian Field Beach	Suffolk	7.1%	85	Fair
C	Shoreham Village Beach	Suffolk	7.2%	152	Fair
C	Prices Bend Beach	Suffolk	7.3%	165	Fair
C	Manursing Island Club	Westchester	7.3%	55	Fair
C	Bayberry Cove Beach	Suffolk	7.7%	78	Fair
C	Inc. Village Of Laurel Hollow	Nassau	7.8%	193	Fair
C	Cold Spring Harbor Beach Club	Suffolk	7.9%	164	Fair
C	Amityville Beach	Suffolk	8.1%	161	Fair
C	Piping Rock Beach	Nassau	8.2%	196	Fair
C	Steers Beach	Suffolk	8.2%	171	Fair
C	Miller Place Park Beach	Suffolk	8.2%	147	Fair
C	Ontario Shores (Rainbow Shores)	Oswego	8.3%	48	Fair
C	Mexico Point State Park (Town)	Oswego	8.5%	59	Fair
C	Nissequogue Point Beach	Suffolk	8.6%	174	Fair
C	Sound Beach Poa - West	Suffolk	8.6%	162	Fair
C	Blue Water Beach	Chautauqua	8.6%	58	Fair
C	Shoreham Shore Club	Suffolk	8.9%	157	Fair
C	Robert Moses State Park - Long Island - Field 3	Suffolk	8.9%	56	Fair
C	Davenport Club	Westchester	9%	67	Fair
C	Midland Beach	Richmond	9.1%	208	Fair
C	Bayberry Beach And Tennis Club	Suffolk	9.2%	283	Fair
C	Venetian Shores	Suffolk	9.4%	180	Fair
C	Soundside Beach	Nassau	9.4%	170	Fair
C	Old Field Club	Suffolk	9.4%	160	Fair
C	Friendship Drive Beach	Suffolk	9.5%	148	Fair
C	Eagle Dock Community Beach	Suffolk	9.6%	177	Fair
C	Westcott Beach State Park - Main	Jefferson	9.8%	61	Fair
C	Terraces On The Sound	Suffolk	9.9%	161	Fair
C	Greentree Club	Westchester	9.9%	81	Fair
C	Orchard Beach	Bronx	10.2%	166	Fair
C	Jones Beach State Park - Central - Central Mall	Nassau	10.3%	233	Fair
C	Sound Beach Poa - East	Suffolk	10.3%	156	Fair
C	Wildwood State Park Beach	Suffolk	10.4%	48	Fair
C	East Islip Beach	Suffolk	10.8%	157	Fair
C	Bayport Beach	Suffolk	10.9%	175	Fair
C	Tappen Beach	Nassau	10.9%	174	Fair
C	Tides Property Owners Association	Suffolk	10.9%	165	Fair
C	Sunken Meadow State Park	Suffolk	11%	100	Fair
C	Camp Baiting Hollow	Suffolk	11.1%	45	Fair
C	Robert Moses State Park - Long Island - Field 4	Suffolk	11.1%	45	Fair
C	Beech Road Beach	Suffolk	11.3%	168	Fair
C	Westcott Beach State Park - Camps	Jefferson	11.3%	53	Fair
C	Shenorock Shore Club	Westchester	11.6%	86	Fair
D	West Fordham Street Association	Bronx	12%	158	Poor
D	Crab Meadow Beach	Suffolk	12.2%	188	Poor
D	Coney Island Beach - W. 28th - W. 37th	Kings	12.2%	49	Poor
D	Bennett Beach	Erie	12.3%	162	Poor
D	Morris Yacht And Beach Club	Bronx	12.3%	155	Poor
D	Morgan Memorial Beach	Nassau	12.4%	202	Poor
D	Short Beach	Suffolk	12.4%	193	Poor
D	Brennan's Beach	Oswego	12.5%	64	Poor
D	Chedmardo	Oswego	12.5%	56	Poor
D	Crescent Beach	Nassau	12.6%	597	Poor
D	Orienta Beach Club	Westchester	13%	162	Poor
D	Camp Kenan	Niagara	13%	46	Poor
D	Broadway Beach	Suffolk	13.3%	158	Poor
D	Heckscher State Park - West Beach	Suffolk	13.3%	98	Poor
D	Philip Healey	Nassau	13.6%	206	Poor
D	Manor Haven Beach	Nassau	13.8%	138	Poor
D	Sunset Bay Beach Club	Chautauqua	14%	171	Poor
D	Beckwithe Pointe	Westchester	14%	107	Poor
D	Sheridan Bay Park	Chautauqua	14.3%	21	Poor
D	Hither Hills State Park Beach	Suffolk	14.3%	21	Poor
D	Wright Park - West	Chautauqua	14.4%	118	Poor
D	Theodore Roosevelt Beach	Nassau	14.6%	213	Poor
D	Biltmore Beach	Nassau	14.6%	205	Poor
D	Manhattan Beach	Kings	14.9%	174	Poor
D	Harbor Isle Beach	Nassau	15.3%	163	Poor
D	Hamlin Beach State Park - Area 3	Monroe	15.4%	149	Poor
D	Grantland Beach	Suffolk	15.4%	65	Poor
D	Durand Beach	Monroe	15.5%	401	Poor
D	Town Of Hanover Beach	Chautauqua	15.6%	77	Poor
D	Island Park Beach	Nassau	15.7%	185	Poor
D	Hamlin Beach State Park - H4	Monroe	15.9%	182	Poor
D	Village Club At Sands Point	Nassau	16%	144	Poor
D	Wolfe's Pond Park	Richmond	16.1%	590	Poor
D	Benjamins Beach	Suffolk	16.3%	184	Poor
D	Tanner Park	Suffolk	16.4%	195	Poor
D	Lattingtown Beach	Nassau	16.4%	171	Poor
D	Surf Club	Westchester	16.4%	73	Poor
D	Cedar Grove	Richmond	16.7%	174	Poor
D	Rye Playland Beach	Westchester	16.9%	77	Poor
D	Dowie Dale	Oswego	17.1%	41	Poor
D	Chaumont Village Beach	Jefferson	17.2%	29	Poor
D	Hamlin Beach State Park - H3a	Monroe	17.5%	154	Poor
D	Schuyler Hill Civic Association	Bronx	18%	222	Poor
D	Larchmont Shore Club	Westchester	18.1%	144	Poor
D	Wright Park - East	Chautauqua	18.1%	116	Poor
D	Beekman Beach	Nassau	18.4%	228	Poor
D	Selkirk Shores State Park Beach - South	Oswego	18.5%	146	Poor
D	Evans Town Park	Erie	20%	55	Poor
D	Point Gratiot Beach - West	Chautauqua	20.2%	208	Poor
D	Coney Island Beach - W. 16th - 27th	Kings	20.4%	49	Poor
D	Southwick Beach State Park	Jefferson	20.5%	78	Poor
D	Hewlett Beach	Nassau	20.7%	213	Poor
D	Hamburg Bathing Beach	Erie	23.7%	342	Poor
D	South Beach	Richmond	24.6%	333	Poor
F	Main Street Beach	Chautauqua	26%	208	Failing
F	Bedford Creek Marina And Campground	Jefferson	26.5%	34	Failing
F	Mamaroneck Beach And Cabana Club	Westchester	27.1%	118	Failing
F	Marinas Edge	Westchester	27.4%	212	Failing
F	Danish American Beach Club	Bronx	27.6%	366	Failing
F	Evangola State Park Beach	Erie	27.6%	76	Failing
F	Kingsborough Community College	Kings	28.3%	46	Failing
F	Ontario Beach	Monroe	28.4%	823	Failing
F	Woodlawn Beach State Park	Erie	28.7%	585	Failing
F	Lake Erie Beach	Erie	29.1%	55	Failing
F	Glen Island Park	Westchester	29.5%	132	Failing
F	Westchester Country Club Beach	Westchester	29.8%	94	Failing
F	Trinity Danish Young People's Society	Bronx	30%	180	Failing
F	Gerritsen/Kiddie Beach	Kings	30.7%	238	Failing
F	Echo Bay Yacht Club	Westchester	33.3%	66	Failing
F	Whitestone Booster Civic Association	Queens	34.3%	210	Failing
F	Shore Acres Club	Westchester	36%	236	Failing
F	White Cross Fishing Club	Bronx	37.3%	362	Failing
F	Krull Park (Olcott Beach)	Niagara	37.8%	185	Failing
F	Seagate Beach - 42nd Street	Kings	42.3%	97	Failing
F	Rye Town Park - Oakland Beach	Westchester	42.6%	141	Failing
F	Douglaston Homeowners Association	Queens	52.9%	403	Failing
F	Larchmont Manor Park	Westchester	54.3%	35	Failing
F	Harbor Island Beach	Westchester	81.9%	226	Failing
F	Hudson Park	Westchester	88%	50	Failing

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