Top Snorkeling and Scuba Diving in Hampton Bays

This dive needs to be timed so that you make it at slack tide only due to the strong current. High slack tide will give you the best visibility. There are lobster and lots of other marine life. Late in the season I have even found tropical fish there brought up by the gulf stream. Take Sunrise Highway to Exit 65 South. Make a left onto Montauk Highway, then a right turn onto Ponquogue Avenue. Take this to the end and make a left on Shinnecock Avenue. Turn right on Foster Avenue, when you see the new bridge you can turn left just before it for the northern side of the bridge. For the southern side drive over the new bridge to the end of the road and make a U-turn onto the service road. Ponquogue Bridge is also known as Old Ponquogue Bridge.

Shinnecock Jetty is a 5.0-star rated scuba dive and snorkel destination in New York, USA East which is accessible from shore based on 1 ratings.

This is a long jetty with very little current except at the end of the jetty where the current can be strong at times and wakes from boat traffic can make it a tough place to swim. You can not dive on the inside of the jetty due to the current and boat traffic. There is lots of marine life with a few lobster. At low tide you can snorkel this site end to end. Sunrise Hwy. east, after you cross over the canal take the first exit, North Shore Rd. At the end of the exit ramp go straight onto Canal Rd. north, right on Old North Hwy. and make your first left into Meschutt Park. Shinnecock Canal Jetty is also known as Meschutt Park Jetty.