At the mouth of the Hudson. Playland sits north on Long Island Sound; Jones Beach and Robert Moses line the ocean shore east on Long Island.
Sandy Hook (Gateway NRA)18 mi · ~26 min · Monmouth County, NJStriped bass
61° water · 25 mph wind · outgoing tide
29Sit it out
Playland Beach24 mi · ~35 min · Westchester CountyStriped bassSmall Craft Advisory 60° water · 16 mph wind · incoming tide
67Marginal
Jones Beach State Park28 mi · ~40 min · Nassau CountyStriped bass
61° water · 20 mph wind · outgoing tide
49Sit it out
Belmar37 mi · ~53 min · Monmouth County, NJStriped bass
61° water · 15 mph wind · outgoing tide
80Worth the trip
Robert Moses State Park39 mi · ~56 min · Suffolk CountyStriped bassSmall Craft Advisory 61° water · 18 mph wind · outgoing tide
27Sit it out
Calf Pasture Beach41 mi · ~59 min · Fairfield County, CTStriped bass
61° water · 17 mph wind · incoming tide
92Go
Manasquan42 mi · ~1 hr · Monmouth County, NJStriped bass
61° water · 15 mph wind · outgoing tide
80Worth the trip
Point Pleasant Beach43 mi · ~1 hr 2 min · Ocean County, NJStriped bass
61° water · 15 mph wind · outgoing tide
80Worth the trip
Sherwood Island State Park45 mi · ~1 hr 5 min · Fairfield County, CTStriped bassSmall Craft Advisory 61° water · 15 mph wind · incoming tide
75Worth the trip
Fire Island National Seashore — Watch Hill53 mi · ~1 hr 17 min · Suffolk CountyStriped bassSmall Craft Advisory 61° water · 16 mph wind · high slack tide
47Sit it out
Smith Point County Park59 mi · ~1 hr 26 min · Suffolk CountyStriped bass
61° water · 12 mph wind · outgoing tide
72Worth the trip
Island Beach State Park61 mi · ~1 hr 28 min · Ocean County, NJStriped bassSmall Craft Advisory 61° water · 20 mph wind · outgoing tide
24Sit it out
Distances are straight-line from the middle of New York. Drive times are rough and don’t know about traffic.