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NYC Beaches Reopen After Erin With Rip Current Risk Still High

Officials urge swimming only where lifeguards are present due to lingering rip currents.

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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A surfer tries to get in the water, past big waves bolstered by Hurricane Erin, at Rockaway Beach in the Queens borough of New York, Thursday, Aug. 21, 2025. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)

Overview

  • New York City Parks said ocean beaches are reopening Saturday morning, with lifeguards on duty from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
  • Suffolk County kept Atlantic beaches closed through Saturday morning pending reassessment, while Long Beach in Nassau County anticipated allowing swimming to resume Saturday.
  • Governor Kathy Hochul on Friday banned swimming at state-run Long Island beaches, citing flooding and rough surf.
  • Forecasters expected coastal flood warnings to be lifted Saturday and projected the rip current threat to ease to moderate by Sunday.
  • New Jersey officials had not detailed weekend beach operations as of Saturday, and Governor Phil Murphy warned of life‑threatening rip currents for the next few days.