Rockaway Beach with kids today

Queens, New York

Updated 4:00 AM EDT

75/ 100
Fine with close supervision Surf calmness is 2 ft — but water temperature at 65°F is what holds it back.
Partial data — Air quality unavailable, so this score is less certain.

What decides a families with kids score

Weather & UV · Open-Meteo Water & waves · Open-Meteo Marine Tides · NOAA CO-OPS ⚠ Air quality · AirNow (unavailable)

Before you swim

Swim near a staffed lifeguard tower, and check the National Weather Service surf-zone forecast for the official rip-current outlook — we report conditions, we don't forecast rip currents.

Rockaway Beach is also scored for

72 Walking & shelling low-tide window 4:43 PM 69 Swimming water temperature 65°F

About Rockaway Beach

Rockaway Beach sits on the New York coast, where the water runs from about 40°F in February to 74°F in July.

The water averages above 70°F in July, August and September — 3 months of the year — peaking around 74°F in July and dropping to about 40°F in February.

Today it is 65°F. That is 1° above the October average of 64°F here.

Tide predictions come from NOAA station Beach Channel (bridge) about 0.6 km away on the Intracoastal Waterway.

Frequently asked questions

Is Rockaway Beach good for families today?

Fine with close supervision — we score it 75 out of 100 today. The limiting factor is water temperature at 65°F.

What makes a good families with kids day?

We weight surf calmness (35%), water temperature (25%), uv exposure (22%) and combine them into one score. Conditions we cannot read are left out rather than guessed.

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