Updated 2026-07-13

New York beach 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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