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West Meadow Beach
4.6★ · 226 Google ratings · Stony Brook, New York
✓ Parking✓ Short walk✓ Restrooms
At a glance
Parking
On-site lot · 160 ft away · paid
Walk
200 ft · under a minute
Restrooms
Yes
Cost
Paid parking
Water
74°F · modelled, no buoy nearby
Tide
6 ft range today
Sand
200 ft from the water to the back
Crowds
Quietest Mon 8am
Map of West Meadow Beach
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1Parking160 ft from the listing2Covered shelter80 ft from the listing
Guide
Good to know
Go for sunset views
This north shore beach is repeatedly praised as one of the best spots to watch sunsets on Long Island.
Perfect for young children
Calm, waveless water combined with an on-site playground, sprinkler park, and shallow flats at low tide make.
Residents only for parking
Non-residents pay $5/hour or roughly $50/day; Brookhaven residents need a seasonal sticker costing under $25.
Bring water shoes
The beach is rocky with small pebbles rather than sand, making footwear essential for comfortable wading.
Plan around tide times
At low tide, most of the swimming area becomes only knee or waist deep, significantly changing the beach experience.
Conditions
How it is right now
Air
74°F · violent showers
Water
74°F · modelled, no buoy nearby
Waves
0.6 ft · 2 s apart
Wind
6 mph from the NW
Shelter
Onshore · wind blowing straight in off the water
UV index
7 peak today
| Time | Tide | Height |
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| 05:09 | High tide | ↑ |
| 11:16 | Low tide | ↓ |
| 17:31 | High tide | ↑ |
Last updated Sep 4, 9:26 AM.
Crowds
When it gets busy
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Plan your visit
📍 Trustees Rd, Stony Brook, NY 11790
🅿 Parking 160 ft from the listing
🌊 Water 200 ft away, under a minute walk
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Questions
Common questions
Where do you park at West Meadow Beach?
The nearest mapped parking area is 160 ft from the listed location. Positions come from OpenStreetMap, not from review text.
How far is the walk to the water at West Meadow Beach?
100 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 West Meadow 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 West Meadow Beach least busy?
Google visit patterns put the quietest hour at Mon 8am and the busiest at Sat 6pm.
Measured from OpenStreetMap, public aerial imagery and live conditions data, and counted from visitor reviews. Every source, in full.
