Rockaway Beach
Queens, United States · sea 23.1 °C at its warmest, in August
Photo: Urielevy · CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
- Warmest sea23.1 °C in August
- Coolest sea4.3 °C in February
- At or above 20 °CJuly to September
- ShoreBeach
- Country🇺🇸 United States
- Coordinates40.5714, -73.8514
Sea temperature month by month
Monthly means in °C, NOAA OISST v2.1 climatology 1991–2020.
About
The Rockaway Beach and Boardwalk is a public park in Rockaway, Queens, New York, composed of the 170-acre (69 ha) Rockaway Beach and the adjacent 5.5-mile (8.9 km) Rockaway Boardwalk.
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Questions
How warm is the sea at Rockaway Beach?
The sea off Rockaway Beach averages 23.1 °C at its warmest, in August, and 4.3 °C at its coolest. These are monthly means from NOAA's OISST v2.1 satellite and buoy record for 1991 to 2020, sampled at the beach's own coordinates.
When can you swim at Rockaway Beach?
The sea reaches 20 °C or more from July to September. Twenty degrees is where most swimmers stop calling water cold; below it, a wetsuit helps.
Where is Rockaway Beach?
Rockaway Beach is on the coast of Queens, United States, at 40.5714, -73.8514. The globe on this site flies straight to it.