Ocean Beach is a village in the southern part of the Town of Islip, on Fire Island, within Suffolk County, New York, United States.

[3] The Incorporated Village of Ocean Beach is a popular tourist destination, due to its beachfront location accompanied by a commercial district featuring nightlife, hotels, waterfront restaurants, and a variety of stores.

[4] It formed with the merger between the tract of land owned by John A. Wilbur and Stay-A-While Estates.

[4] The community was once a favorite of celebrities including Fanny Brice, Carl Reiner, and Mel Brooks.

[6] This caused tensions between the gay (often famous) tourists and locals, which peaked when Antoine de Paris built on his land an outdoor toilet with revealing saloon door right across the street from a Catholic church.

[3] Fire Island Union Free School District, which covers the village,.

[12] Students who graduate from Woodhull can choose to go to either the Bay Shore Union Free School District or the Islip Union Free School District for secondary levels.

[12] Ocean Beach is located within the boundaries of Fire Island's library district.