Name: Gin Beach
Address: New York, United States

conditions & access

Best wind

Unverified; use only a direction with a reliable beach return and avoid drift into the inlet/channel

Season

Condition dependent; lifeguards and beach use are seasonal, with cold-water protection outside summer

Water

Block Island Sound beach beside Lake Montauk Inlet; chop, boat wake and tidal current

Experience

Intermediate to advanced; inlet traffic/current require local judgment

Hazards

Lake Montauk Inlet navigation traffic and tidal current, boats and wakes, jetties/rocks, shallow changing margins and foil strikes, swimmers/guarded zones, cold water and no assumed rescue service.

Parking & access

Official Town listing identifies East Lake Beach/Gin Beach as requiring a Town permit, with no published paid day lot, lifeguards when on duty, comfort station and concession trailer. Verify current permit eligibility, hours, unloading and wind-sports rules before visiting.

“The supplied Hamptons.com live feed is titled 'Gin Beach & Inlet, Montauk, New York' and identifies East Lake Beach. The Town of East Hampton gives the camera facility/beach address as 555 East Lake Drive; the camera coordinates locate that east-side facility rather than the broader Google/YouTube beach place pin. The live view looks west over Gin Beach and Lake Montauk Inlet. The Town lists East Lake Beach (Gin Beach) as a bay beach. Camera evidence does not itself establish wingfoil permission, safe foil depth or a navigation-channel boundary. 2026-08-12 general audit: YouTube reported isLiveContent=true and isLiveNow=true for 6nq1fR9HhsQ, and a current anonymous frame visibly showed the labeled Gin Beach/Lake Montauk Inlet water view. The original operator and Town's 555 East Lake Drive facility location support the stored east-side beach coordinate 41.0773916,-71.9357384; no nearby foil pin was used.”

— via User-requested local spot, exact public camera and official beach listing, last verified 2026-08-12

Live wind

wx.ikitesurf.com Soundview Dr Nearest live iKiteSurf station (nearby, not confirmed at launch): Soundview Dr (0.32 mi) — https://wx.ikitesurf.com/spot/710481 wx.ikitesurf.com

Webcams

youtube.com · live cam Watch — Youtube — Gin Beach (6) Exact public Hamptons.com live view of Gin Beach and Lake Montauk Inlet: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ndyRtkaea7w Watch on YouTube

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Local guides

ehamptonny.gov Beaches Pdf — Ehamptonny Official Town of East Hampton beach access and amenities listing: https://www.ehamptonny.gov/DocumentCenter/View/1049/Beaches-PDF?bidId= ehamptonny.gov

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