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06-20-2009, 10:41 AM
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Best time to go to the LI beach
South shore beaches.
I have found in the past that in early July, the water is still pretty cold, sometimes hard to even tolerate like putting your hand in the cooler to dig for a frosty beverage. Then in august when it has 'warmed' up a bit to be tolerable there are so many jellyfishes that you don't want to go in.
Is there a magic time to go. Like last week of july or something, where the conditions would be most favorable????
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06-20-2009, 11:15 AM
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First thing in the morning. I've always tried to get there as early as possible and enjoy the quiet while it lasts. Just bring a blanket and maybe a sweat shirt as it can be a little chilly in the early AM.
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06-20-2009, 11:25 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by djdairyp
South shore beaches.
I have found in the past that in early July, the water is still pretty cold, sometimes hard to even tolerate like putting your hand in the cooler to dig for a frosty beverage. Then in august when it has 'warmed' up a bit to be tolerable there are so many jellyfishes that you don't want to go in.
Is there a magic time to go. Like last week of july or something, where the conditions would be most favorable????
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Is this a serious question  This is simple July 31 between 200-400pm. Everyone know this! |
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06-20-2009, 11:41 AM
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...tryin to reason with hurricane season...
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The water temps don't reach 70 until late July/Early Aug...and peak at about 75 in Sept. We have found the best swimming is after labor day. Even better...all the summer folk have left :-)
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06-20-2009, 02:02 PM
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Go Giants!
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September - the crowds are gone and the water is warmest.
I've lived on LI my whole life and believe it or not I've never seen a jellyfish on the south shore beaches.
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06-20-2009, 05:10 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by djdairyp
South shore beaches.
I have found in the past that in early July, the water is still pretty cold, sometimes hard to even tolerate like putting your hand in the cooler to dig for a frosty beverage. Then in august when it has 'warmed' up a bit to be tolerable there are so many jellyfishes that you don't want to go in.
Is there a magic time to go. Like last week of july or something, where the conditions would be most favorable????
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lol...being that it'll probably rain everyday for the next 3 months, I'm going to say never. |
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06-20-2009, 06:54 PM
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The beaches are usually great on the South Shore except when jellyfish come. Also, if there is heavy rain or a thunderstorm, you should not go into the water for a couple of days as raw sewage and other waste pollutes the waters. 3 or 4 days after the rain it usually gets to a safe level, bacteria-speaking.
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06-20-2009, 10:32 PM
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The best time to go is when its 85 deg. out. Simply park at field 5 and walk east for a couple hundred yards. And bring your binoculars!!!! : 0
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06-21-2009, 09:44 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by twingles
September - the crowds are gone and the water is warmest.
I've lived on LI my whole life and believe it or not I've never seen a jellyfish on the south shore beaches.
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I've seen them quite often...it seems like once a year or so there is a jellyfish kill and you'll see thousands of the little white ones dead on the beach.
I saw the nasty stinging pink ones on the sound last year...dozens of them. Yuck. |
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06-21-2009, 09:51 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Peter B
The beaches are usually great on the South Shore except when jellyfish come. Also, if there is heavy rain or a thunderstorm, you should not go into the water for a couple of days as raw sewage and other waste pollutes the waters. 3 or 4 days after the rain it usually gets to a safe level, bacteria-speaking.
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Looks like no beach this summer.  |
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