Which beach, today?
Every public beach from Cupsogue to Montauk Point, sorted by what you want from the day. Waves or still water. A dog-friendly stretch. A sunset. Or nobody else.
Start with what you need
Each guide ends at specific beaches with the lifeguard, dog and facility facts that decide the pick.
- Calm water for small childrenBay beaches and the gentlest ocean days, with the lifeguard facts that matter.
- A beach for the dogSeasonal dog rules by town and village, and the months the restrictions lift.
- Sunset over the waterWhy most south-shore sunsets set behind the dunes, and where the sun does meet the water.
- Somewhere quietUnguarded, unhurried and a long walk from the nearest umbrella.
- Food on the sandSnack bars, food trucks and the beaches where lunch is already there.
- The best beaches, rankedTen beaches that earn the reputation, each for a different reason.
The coast, west to east
55 public beaches across 14 towns. Pick a town to see who runs its beaches and which one fits your day.
Scroll sideways to follow the coast.
Schematic, not to scale; west is on the left. One tick is one beach on this site. Atlantic beaches sit on the lower line, bay and Sound beaches on the upper line, above their town.
Before you go
Plan a whole day
- A beach day in MontaukSurf at Ditch Plains, calm water on the bay side, the Point at the end.
- A beach day in AmagansettOcean in the morning, Napeague Bay for the sun going down.
- A bay-beach day around Sag HarborHavens, Long Beach and the Shelter Island ferry.
- All itinerariesSix beach days, hour by hour.
Renting near the water?
Hamptons Key lists monthly, summer-season and year-round rentals from the brokers who hold them, in every town on these pages.