NEW YORK (1010 WINS) -- Nassau and Suffolk counties' health departments both issued advisories Friday against bathing at 51 beaches, because of the elevated bacteria levels in stormwater runoff.
In Nassau County, the advisory will last until 8 a.m. on Saturday, while Suffolk beachgoers will have to wait till 9 a.m. to go back in the water, provided there's no more rainfall. This will allow two tidal cycles to flush out the high-bacteria water.
Below is a list of the beaches affected by the warnings.
Nassau County (North Shore):
Bayville - Central Island Sound, Ransom, Stehli, Soundside
Glen Cove - Morgan Sound, Pryibil
Glenwood Landing - Tappen
Lattingtown - Creek Club, Lattingtown Beach
Laurel Hollow - Laurel Hollow Beach
Locust Valley - Piping Rock Beach Club
Oyster Bay - Theodore Roosevelt
Port Washington - North Hempstead Beach Park
Sea Cliff - Sea Cliff Village Beach
Suffolk County
Brookhaven - Shoreham Village, Shoreham, Stony Brook, Shoreham Shore Club, Miller Place Park, Scotts, Woodhull Landing POA, Bayberry Cove, Bayview, Grantland, Indian Field, Little Bay, Soundview Beach Association Beach
Huntington - Eagle Dock Community Beach, Cold Spring Harbor Beach Club, West Neck, Lloyd Neck Bath Club, Lloyd Harbor Village Club, Gold Star Battalion Park, Head of the Bay Club, Nathan Hale Beach Club, Baycrest Association Beach, Bay Hills, Crescent, Centerport, Steers, Asharoken, Hobart Beach (Sound & Cove), Crab Meadow, Wincoma Association Beach, Valley Grove, Prices Bend
Smithtown - Short, Nissequogue Point, Long, Schubert
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