Closest Beaches

Beaches Near New York, NY

New York City has two saltwater beaches inside its own subway map. The A train runs to Rockaway Beach and the Q, F, N, and D lines reach Coney Island, so no car is required. Drive an hour east on the Southern State and you hit Jones Beach State Park and Robert Moses State Park on the south shore of Long Island for wider sand and cleaner Atlantic swell.

Plan This Week

Veterans Day looks like the best day across this list.

Strongest single forecast: Smith Point County Park on This Afternoon (70).

Within 60 mi

Coney Island Beach & Boardwalk

9.9 mi · ~14 min drive · Kings County, NY

Skip the beach today.

61°F water 63°F air 20 to 23 mph wind Best this week: Tuesday (57)

Manhattan Beach Park

10.0 mi · ~14 min drive · Kings County, NY

Decent day for a beach walk.

61°F water 63°F air 18 to 23 mph wind Best this week: Veterans Day (57)

Brighton Beach

10 mi · ~15 min drive · Kings County, NY

Decent day for a beach walk.

61°F water 63°F air 18 to 23 mph wind Best this week: Veterans Day (57)

Rockaway Beach and Boardwalk

14 mi · ~20 min drive · Queens County, NY

Skip the beach today.

61°F water 62°F air 17 to 23 mph wind Best this week: Veterans Day (55)

Orchard Beach and Promenade

15 mi · ~22 min drive · Bronx County, NY

Great day for a beach walk.

61°F water 62°F air 17 mph wind Best this week: Tuesday (54)

Sandy Hook (Gateway NRA)

18 mi · ~26 min drive · Monmouth County, NJ

Skip the beach today.

61°F water 61°F air 15 to 25 mph wind Best this week: Veterans Day (56)

Long Beach (NY)

20 mi · ~29 min drive · Nassau County, NY

Decent day for a beach walk.

61°F water 63°F air 17 to 22 mph wind Best this week: Tuesday (56)

Playland Beach

24 mi · ~35 min drive · Westchester County, NY

Skip the beach today.

60°F water 64°F air 13 to 16 mph wind Best this week: Tuesday (54)

Jones Beach State Park

28 mi · ~40 min drive · Nassau County, NY

Great day for a beach walk.

61°F water 63°F air 18 mph wind Best this week: Veterans Day (56)

Asbury Park

33 mi · ~48 min drive · Monmouth County, NJ

Skip the beach today.

61°F water 60°F air 15 mph wind Best this week: Tuesday (60)

Belmar

37 mi · ~53 min drive · Monmouth County, NJ

Skip the beach today.

61°F water 60°F air 15 mph wind Best this week: Veterans Day (59)

Robert Moses State Park

39 mi · ~56 min drive · Suffolk County, NY

Skip the beach today.

61°F water 64°F air 18 mph wind Best this week: Veterans Day (52)

Spring Lake

39 mi · ~57 min drive · Monmouth County, NJ

Skip the beach today.

61°F water 60°F air 15 mph wind Best this week: Veterans Day (59)

Sunken Meadow State Park

41 mi · ~59 min drive · Suffolk County, NY

Great day for a beach walk.

60°F water 64°F air 14 to 17 mph wind Best this week: Veterans Day (54)

Calf Pasture Beach

41 mi · ~59 min drive · Fairfield County, CT

Great day for photography.

63°F air 17 mph wind Best this week: Tuesday (61)

Manasquan

42 mi · ~1 hr drive · Monmouth County, NJ

Skip the beach today.

61°F water 59°F air 15 mph wind Best this week: Tuesday (60)

Point Pleasant Beach

43 mi · ~1 hr 2 min drive · Ocean County, NJ

Skip the beach today.

61°F water 59°F air 15 mph wind Best this week: Veterans Day (58)

Compo Beach

44 mi · ~1 hr 3 min drive · Fairfield County, CT

Great day for photography.

64°F air 12 to 15 mph wind Best this week: This Afternoon (64)

Sherwood Island State Park

45 mi · ~1 hr 4 min drive · Fairfield County, CT

Great day for photography.

64°F air 10 to 15 mph wind Best this week: This Afternoon (63)

Fire Island National Seashore — Watch Hill

53 mi · ~1 hr 17 min drive · Suffolk County, NY

Great day for a beach walk.

61°F water 65°F air 16 mph wind Best this week: Veterans Day (54)

Seaside Heights

53 mi · ~1 hr 17 min drive · Ocean County, NJ

Skip the beach today.

61°F water 59°F air 20 mph wind Best this week: Veterans Day (56)

Seaside Park

55 mi · ~1 hr 19 min drive · Ocean County, NJ

Skip the beach today.

61°F water 59°F air 15 to 20 mph wind Best this week: Veterans Day (56)

Smith Point County Park

59 mi · ~1 hr 26 min drive · Suffolk County, NY

Great day for a beach walk.

66°F air 13 mph wind Best this week: This Afternoon (70)

Island Beach State Park

61 mi · ~1 hr 28 min drive · Ocean County, NJ

Decent day for photography.

61°F water 59°F air 20 mph wind Best this week: Veterans Day (62)

Barnegat Lighthouse State Park

67 mi · ~1 hr 37 min drive · Ocean County, NJ

Skip the beach today.

61°F water 59°F air 20 mph wind Best this week: Veterans Day (62)

Distance is straight-line, drive times are estimates

Mileage shown is straight-line distance from the center of New York. Real drive times depend on highway routing, weekend traffic, and where in the metro you start. For summer Saturdays, plan 20–40 minutes longer than the estimates here. The range slider above filters by the same straight-line distance.