South Edison Beach

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Description of Beach

Located at the end of South Edison Street in Montauk. This site features a lifeguard protected ocean beach, ADA accessible rest rooms, and vehicular beach access (Town of East Hampton permit required). A surf wheelchair is also available when the lifeguards are on duty. For wheelchair usage please see the lifeguards, or for further information please contact, via email, the Recreation Department, or call 631-324-2417.

Beach Hours

  • Beach open year-round   
  • Rest rooms – open mid-May through mid-October
  • Lifeguard protected bay beach – South Edison Beach is open for swimming from 9am-5pm when the lifeguards are on duty and within the designated areas only. (Most Town beaches open for swimming Memorial Day weekend, but only on the weekends until mid-June. All lifeguarded beaches are then open full time, Sunday through Saturday, mid-June through Labor Day. After Labor Day, some beaches remain open for swimming for the two weekends following Labor Day.)

Address: South Edison Street, Montauk, NY 11954 Google Maps

Beach Rules

  • Swimming permitted only when the lifeguards are on duty within the designated areas
  • Town of East Hampton Beach drive-on pass required for vehicular beach access (designated areas only)
  • No vehicles are permitted on beach between 10am-6pm from the Thursday before Memorial Day to 9/15
  • No unauthorized commercial activity
  • Beach and trail usage is “At Your Own Risk”
  • Dogs should be controlled at all times and pick up after your dog 
  • No littering
  • No camping
  • No smoking 500ft from protect swimming areas, during lifeguarded hours
  • Beach Fire Regulations
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