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Great Kills Beach
4.3★ · 119 Google ratings · Staten Island, New York
✓ Parking✓ Short walk✓ Restrooms✓ Showers✓ Picnic tables
At a glance
Parking
Parking lot · 300 yd away
Walk
140 ft · under a minute
Restrooms
Yes · 300 yd away
Water
76°F
Tide
5 ft range today
Length
1.8 miles of shoreline
Crowds
Quietest Wed 11am
Map of Great Kills Beach
Guide
Good to know
Go at sunset for views
Reviewers consistently highlight beautiful, romantic sunsets as a primary reason to visit this quieter beach.
Visit for fishing, not swimming
The beach attracts many anglers for stripers and bluefish, but the water has excessive seaweed and an uneven bottom.
Expect variable cleanliness conditions
Reviews range from reports of a spotless beach to complaints about litter, syringes, and garbage scattered throughout.
Arrive prepared for biting flies
Multiple visitors reported flies as a significant problem that made staying uncomfortable or required early departure.
Conditions
How it is right now
Air
74°F · overcast
Water
76°F
Waves
0.9 ft · 6 s apart
Wind
7 mph from the NW
Shelter
Offshore · wind blowing off the land
UV index
7 peak today
| Time | Tide | Height |
|---|---|---|
| 01:31 | High tide | ↑ |
| 07:47 | Low tide | ↓ |
| 14:07 | High tide | ↑ |
| 20:56 | Low tide | ↓ |
Last updated Sep 4, 9:29 AM.
Crowds
When it gets busy
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Plan your visit
📍 211 Buffalo St #213, Staten Island, NY 10306
🅿 Parking 300 yd from the listing
🌊 Water 140 ft away, under a minute walk
🚽 Restrooms 300 yd away
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Questions
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Where do you park at Great Kills Beach?
The nearest mapped parking area is 300 yd from the listed location. Positions come from OpenStreetMap, not from review text.
How far is the walk to the water at Great Kills Beach?
140 ft in a straight line from the listing to the mapped shoreline, under a minute. Soft sand and dune make the real walk longer than the straight line.
Does Great Kills Beach have restrooms?
Restrooms are mapped 300 yd from the listing.
When is Great Kills Beach least busy?
Google visit patterns put the quietest hour at Wed 11am and the busiest at Sun 3pm.
Measured from OpenStreetMap, public aerial imagery and live conditions data, and counted from visitor reviews. Every source, in full.
