TAMPA, Fla. (NEXSTAR) – Stephen Leatherman, the coastal scientist and professor generally known as “Dr. Seashore,” has revealed his picks for the highest seashores of 2025.
This yr, a seaside on Lengthy Island in New York topped the annual checklist, which has typically been dominated by sandy spots in Hawaii or Florida in earlier years.
“Coopers Seashore is positioned on the south shore of Lengthy Island, New York, shielded from the chilly Labrador currents within the lovely village of Southampton,” reads an outline shared to Dr. Seashore’s official website. “As the primary ‘Gold Coast’ within the nation, Coopers Seashore is tons of of yards broad, fabricated from grainy white quartz sand. The seaside is backed by massive sand dunes lined by American seaside grass interspersed with extravagant mansions.”
Coopers seaside has additionally been on a gentle trajectory towards the No. 1 spot, having placed third in Dr. Seashore’s checklist in 2023 and incomes second place within the 2024 version.
As for the remainder of the 2025 checklist, two seashores in Hawaii — Wailea Seashore in Maui, and Poipu Seashore in Kauai — have been ranked second and third. Further seashores in New York and Hawaii, in addition to seashores in Florida, South Carolina and Massachusetts, rounded out the highest 10.
- Coopers Seashore — Southampton, New York
- Wailea Seashore — Maui, Hawaii
- Poipu Seashore — Kauai, Hawaii
- Delnor-Wiggins Cross State Park — Naples, Florida
- Most important Seashore — East Hampton, New York
- Beachwalker Park — Kiawah Island, South Carolina
- St. Andrews State Park — Panama Metropolis, Florida
- Kaunaoa — Huge Island, Hawaii
- Lanikai Seashore — Oahu, Hawaii
- Coast Guard Seashore — Cape Cod, Massachusetts
Leatherman, a professor and the director of the Laboratory for Coastal Analysis at Florida Worldwide College, has been publishing his annual checklist since 1991. He bases his annual rankings on evaluations of fifty different criteria, together with water temperatures, sand softness, crime ranges and the provision of seaside facilities. Being an advocate for smoke-free seashores, Leatherman additionally awards “bonus factors” for seashores that prohibit such exercise, in response to his previous information releases.
Previous winners, and extra data on every of the seashores that made this yr’s checklist, might be discovered on the Dr. Seashore web site.
