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Mercadante Beach
4.5★ · 103 Google ratings · Glen Cove, New York
✓ Parking✓ Short walk✓ Restrooms
At a glance
Parking
Street parking · 140 ft away
Walk
290 ft · 1 min
Restrooms
Yes · 475 yd away
Water
75°F
Tide
7 ft range today
Length
0.9 miles of shoreline
Crowds
Quietest Thu 8am
Map of Mercadante Beach
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1Parking140 ft from the listing
Guide
Good to know
Use the new walking paths nearby
Recently constructed promenades along Glen Cove Creek and Garvies Point offer walking and viewing opportunities beyond the small beach itself.
Visit for sunsets, not swimming
Multiple visitors praise evening views between 7:30-8pm, with reflections on hillside houses creating a particular highlight.
Visit on weekday mornings for solitude
One visitor had the entire beach to themselves on a Monday at noon in August, indicating low crowds off-peak.
Bring dogs here confidently
The beach is officially dog-friendly with responsible owners present, though watch for horseshoe crab remains dogs may try.
Expect rocks, shells, and debris
The beach is mostly rocky with scattered shells and some trash near construction areas, not a traditional sandy beach.
Conditions
How it is right now
Air
75°F · overcast
Water
75°F
Waves
0.1 ft · 2 s apart
Wind
4 mph from the SSW
Shelter
Cross-shore · wind running along the beach
UV index
7 peak today
| Time | Tide | Height |
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| 05:01 | High tide | ↑ |
| 11:13 | Low tide | ↓ |
| 17:29 | High tide | ↑ |
Last updated Sep 4, 9:29 AM.
Crowds
When it gets busy
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Plan your visit
📍 28 Garvies Point Rd, Glen Cove, NY 11542
🅿 Parking 140 ft from the listing
🌊 Water 290 ft away, about 1 min walk
🚽 Restrooms 475 yd away
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Questions
Common questions
Where do you park at Mercadante Beach?
The nearest mapped parking area is 140 ft from the listed location. Positions come from OpenStreetMap, not from review text.
How far is the walk to the water at Mercadante Beach?
290 ft in a straight line from the listing to the mapped shoreline, about 1 min. Soft sand and dune make the real walk longer than the straight line.
Does Mercadante Beach have restrooms?
Restrooms are mapped 475 yd from the listing.
When is Mercadante Beach least busy?
Google visit patterns put the quietest hour at Thu 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.
