Beach

Rockaway Beach

Queens, United States · sea 23.1 °C at its warmest, in August

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Sea temperature month by month

6Jan

4.3Feb

4.8Mar

7.9Apr

12.6May

18.1Jun

22.2Jul

23.1Aug

21.4Sep

17.3Oct

12.7Nov

9Dec

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.

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 map on this site flies straight to it.