Coastal Flood Watch in Suffolk County, New York
Issued by the National Weather Service and archived by Claims Pages
9/24/2026 6:03:00 PM (UTC)
Urgency: Future
Severity: Moderate
Certainty: Possible
9/24/2026 6:03:00 PM until 9/25/2026 6:15:00 AM
* WHAT...For the High Surf Advisory, large breaking waves of 8
to 11 feet in the surf zone. For the High Rip Current Risk,
dangerous rip currents. For the Coastal Flood Watch, one to
two feet of inundation above ground level possible in
vulnerable areas near the waterfront and shoreline.
* WHERE...Southeast Suffolk County.
* WHEN...For the High Surf Advisory, until 8 PM EDT Saturday.
For the High Rip Current Risk, through Saturday evening. For
the Coastal Flood Watch, from Friday afternoon through
Saturday morning.
* IMPACTS..Late Friday afternoon into early Saturday, widespread
flooding of vulnerable areas near the waterfront and shoreline,
including roads, parking lots, parks, lawns, and homes and
businesses with basements near the waterfront. Numerous road
closures are likely, and vehicles parked in vulnerable areas
near the waterfront will likely become flooded. Flooding will
also extend inland from the waterfront along tidal rivers and
bays. Through Saturday early evening, dangerous swimming and
surfing conditions and localized beach erosion. Life-threatening
rip currents are likely for all people entering the surf zone.
Anyone visiting the beaches should stay out of the surf. Rip
currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into
deeper water.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Beach flooding and erosion likely Friday
into Saturday.