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Long Beach (St James)
4.6★ · 121 Google ratings · St James, New York
✓ Parking✓ Short walk✓ Good for kids✓ Restrooms
At a glance
Parking
400 yd away
Walk
240 ft · under a minute
Restrooms
Yes
Water
74°F · modelled, no buoy nearby
Tide
6 ft range today
Children
Reported good for young kids
Sand
260 ft from the water to the back
Crowds
Quietest Tue 8am
Map of Long Beach (St James)
Guide
Good to know
Outstanding for sunset walks
Reviewers consistently highlight beautiful sunsets and scenic walks along the Nissequogue River.
Reported good with little kids
Visitors often mention shallow or calm water. This is what reviewers report, not a safety assessment.Mentioned by 3 visitors · 2016–2026
Residents only for parking
St.
Best for quiet weekday visits
Weekdays stay peaceful and uncrowded, while weekends can draw large groups with loud music.
Expect rocks, not sandy swimming
This north shore beach has significant rocks and rocky areas rather than soft sand.
Conditions
How it is right now
Air
74°F · violent showers
Water
74°F · modelled, no buoy nearby
Waves
0.1 ft · 2 s apart
Wind
7 mph from the NNW
Shelter
Offshore · wind blowing off the land
UV index
7 peak today
| Time | Tide | Height |
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| 05:18 | High tide | ↑ |
| 11:23 | Low tide | ↓ |
| 17:39 | High tide | ↑ |
Last updated Sep 4, 9:29 AM.
Crowds
When it gets busy
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📍 St James, NY 11780
🅿 Parking 400 yd from the listing
🌊 Water 240 ft away, under a minute walk
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Questions
Common questions
Where do you park at Long Beach?
The nearest mapped parking area is 400 yd from the listed location. Positions come from OpenStreetMap, not from review text.
How far is the walk to the water at Long Beach?
240 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 Long Beach have restrooms?
No restrooms are mapped within 600 m on OpenStreetMap. That means nobody has mapped any, which is not the same as there being none.
When is Long Beach least busy?
Google visit patterns put the quietest hour at Tue 8am and the busiest at Fri 7pm.
Measured from OpenStreetMap, public aerial imagery and live conditions data, and counted from visitor reviews. Every source, in full.
