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NYC and Long Island Beaches Reopen After Erin as Rip Current Danger Persists

Officials urge swimming only where lifeguards are on duty due to a persistent high rip current risk.

Sebastian Kettner fishes on Jennette's Pier as waves from Hurricane Erin crash ashore in Nags Head, N.C., Thursday, Aug. 21, 2025. (AP Photo/Allen G. Breed)
People walk on Coquina Beach near Oregon Inlet, N.C., which cremains closed because of damage from Hurricane Erin on Friday, Aug. 22, 2025. (AP Photo/Allen G. Breed)
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Overview

  • Most New York City beaches reopened Saturday, with the Parks Department warning that hazardous rip currents remain despite sunny weather and advising swimmers to enter the water only during lifeguard hours of 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
  • State-run Long Island beaches eased restrictions: swimming resumed at Jones Beach State Park and knee-level wading is permitted at Robert Moses State Park, while Suffolk County reopened Smith Point and Cupsogue to swimmers and kept some outer beaches restricted.
  • New Jersey remains under a state of emergency as officials caution that life‑threatening rip currents continue along the Shore and some communities evaluate or maintain swimming bans.
  • Erin weakened to a post‑tropical cyclone well offshore, yet its large wind field continues to drive long‑period swells; forecasters expect surf to gradually subside from roughly 4–8 feet Saturday to 3–7 feet Sunday.
  • Coastal impacts included a berm breach and flooding of facilities at Jones Beach, while North Carolina’s Outer Banks reopened N.C. Highway 12 to limited access Saturday ahead of a full reopening Sunday, with no major structural damage reported.