East Hampton Main Beach
— — the beach the lifeguards keep, end of Ocean Avenue.
Not only on a wall.
“Main Beach sits at the foot of Ocean Avenue in East Hampton Village, a clean strand of pale Atlantic sand below a low dune line. The shingled 1932 pavilion holds the snack bar, the lifeguard office, and a long covered porch that catches the south wind. Dr. Beach has named it the best beach in America more than once. Parking is residents-only on summer weekdays, open after Labor Day. The water is colder than people expect into June. The light off the ocean carries late into the evening. — from the studio
East Hampton Main Beach, on ceramic.
Each tile is finished by hand in our Knoxville studio. Artwork is slowly infused into the ceramic surface under high heat and pressure, and rests beneath a thin glossy finish. The colour lives in the surface, not on top of it.
Pick any four 4-inch tiles — National Parks you've been to, a Smokies set, the four seasons of one place. $ for a set of , cork-backed, ready to live on the table.
The place, in three passes.
Main Beach is the principal ocean beach of East Hampton Village, on the South Fork of Long Island. The strand runs east-west along the Atlantic at the foot of Ocean Avenue, about a mile south of the village green. The shingled pavilion was built in 1932 and remains the central building, housing the snack bar, lifeguard station, restrooms, and outdoor showers. The beach is regularly ranked by Dr. Stephen Leatherman — the Florida International University coastal scientist who publishes the annual Top 10 Beaches list as Dr. Beach — and has held the number one position in the United States more than once, including 2013.
The water off Main Beach is open Atlantic, with a moderate longshore current and a sandbar break that builds clean shoulder-high sets on a south swell. Lifeguards work the beach in season, generally Memorial Day through Labor Day, from a chair line in front of the pavilion. The summer water temperature climbs into the high 60s and low 70s Fahrenheit by mid-July and drops back through September. Rip currents are real and surfers stay east of the swimming flags by village ordinance.
The Main Beach parking lot operates by Village of East Hampton beach permit from late June through Labor Day, with weekday lots restricted to residents and seasonal renters; non-residents may buy a daily pass at the pavilion outside peak hours. Walking and biking access is unrestricted year-round. The pavilion is open seasonally; restrooms and showers run through the swimming season. Off-season, the beach is quiet, the dune fences hold the sand, and the parking lot fills only on the warmest October weekends.