This Morning's Bulletin — 8.22.25

Good Morning!

• The National Weather Service's high surf and rip current advisories due to Hurricane Erin will continue on South Shore beaches through 8 p.m. today, while a Coastal Flood Advisory is in effect from 5 a.m. to 1 p.m. and again from 6 p.m. until 2 a.m. Saturday during times of high tide, with one-and-a-half to two feet of inundation above ground level possible.

Below are the times of high tides throughout the East End for the next two days:

August 22
Plum Gut Harbor: 9:38 a.m., 10:04 p.m.
Montauk Harbor: 8:46 a.m., 9:12 p.m.
Greenport: 10:15 a.m., 10:41 p.m.
Mattituck Inlet: 11:22 a.m., 11:41 p.m.
Sag Harbor: 10:10 a.m., 10:36 p.m.
New Suffolk: 11:37 a.m.
South Jamesport: 11:44 a.m.
Shinnecock Bay Entrance: 9:04 a.m., 9:19 p.m.
Shinnecock Inlet: 7:13 a.m., 7:28 p.m.

August 23
Plum Gut Harbor: 10:23 a.m., 10:47 p.m.
Montauk Harbor: 9:31 a.m., 9:55 p.m.
Greenport: 11 a.m., 11:24 p.m.
Mattituck Inlet: 12:07 p.m.
Sag Harbor: 10:55 a.m., 11:19 p.m.
New Suffolk: 12:03 a.m., 12:22 p.m.
South Jamesport: 12:10 a.m., 12:29 p.m.
Shinnecock Bay Entrance: 9:49 a.m., 10:01 p.m.
Shinnecock Inlet: 7:58 a.m., 8:10 p.m.

• At the direction of the Suffolk County Department of Health Services, swimming will be prohibited at all ocean beaches until Saturday morning, Aug. 23, due to hazardous conditions expected as a result of Hurricane Erin. Southampton Town closed Dune Road east of the Ponquogue Bridge in Hampton Bays late Thursday in anticipation of the overnight high tide. We will update this post with more details.

• We're expecting sunny skies today, with a high temperature near 84 degrees and a north wind 6 to 13 miles per hour. It will be mostly clear overnight, with a low around 66. Saturday will be sunny, with a high near 84, and Sunday will be mostly sunny, with a high near 82.

• This afternoon at 3 p.m., the North Fork Environmental Council will host Beyond Bees: The World of Alternative Pollinators, a lively and informative presentation led by Lilla Chicco, NFEC’s Summer intern, whose passion for environmental stewardship is matched only by her enthusiasm for the Flower Fly and other overlooked pollination powerhouses. Find Out More.

• Mike Domino of Greenport weighs in in this week's Featured Letter on the village's hesitation to extend the village sewer line to a Main Road project that involves affordable housing, despite the village's recent support for locating housing along this stretch of the Main Road. Send us letters to [email protected], LTE in the subject line!

• The North Fork Action Center, which works to protect the U.S. Constitution, work toward justice, civic engagement, evidence-based science, diversity and a free press, hosts BFFF = Bring Finger Food and a Friend this evening from 6 to 8 p.m. The group will share food and thoughts, and everyone will get a chance to make more connections within our community. Find Out More.

• This weekend is chock full of events on both forks. Get the details in our Events Calendar.

• Looking ahead to next week, the Mattituck-Laurel Civic Association hosts a presentation on “What You Need to Know About Irrigation & Conservation" at its monthly meeting at Veterans Beach on Monday at 6:30 p.m. Here's More Info.

And that’s the way things look at dawn’s light here today…

See you Monday,