Jacob Riis Park
Queens County, New York, United States
- Free parking
Today at a glance
Best: 8 am to sunset, sunset 6:03 pm7.0
16 km/h10 mph wind, Great
6.7
21 km/h13 mph wind, Good
6.5
22 km/h14 mph wind, Good
6.7
21 km/h13 mph wind, Good
6.9
18 km/h11 mph wind, Good
7.0
16 km/h10 mph wind, Great
7.1
16 km/h10 mph wind, Great
7.3
13 km/h8 mph wind, Great
7.4
11 km/h7 mph wind, Great
7.4
11 km/h7 mph wind, Great
7.4
9 km/h6 mph wind, Great
This page puts what matters first for today's conditions.
Best time to swim
Best: 8 am to sunset. Beach score for daylight hours, with wind in km/hmph underneath.
- Air
- 11°C53°F
- Water
- 16°C61°F
- Wind
- 1912 km/hmph N
- Gusts
- 4830 km/hmph
- Waves
- 0.5 m2 ft
- UV
- 0 low
- Tide
- rising
- Rain
- 0%
- Sunset
- 6:03 pm
Tide, next 24 hours
- High 5 am, 0.3 m1 ft
- Low 11 am, -1.0 m3 ft
- High 5 pm, 0.2 m<1 ft
- Low 11 pm, -1.2 m4 ft
Tide is modeled, not measured. Rip current and water quality data are not available for this beach yet.
Beach info
Lifeguards, parking and facilities before you head down.
About Jacob Riis Park
Jacob Riis Park is a beachfront park in New York City, covering 3.3 acres. The park has a sandy beach that is 710 feet long and is located near a bus stop 0.28 miles away. OpenStreetMap lists a lifeguard station and free parking nearby, with the nearest parking location 0.3 miles away.
Jacob Riis Park, also called Jacob A. Riis Park and Riis Park, is a seaside park on the southwestern portion of the Rockaway Peninsula in the New York City borough of Queens. It lies at the foot of the Marine Parkway–Gil Hodges Memorial Bridge, east of Fort Tilden, and west of Neponsit and Rockaway Beach. Originally run by the New York City Department of Parks and Recreation, it later became part of the Jamaica Bay Unit of the Gateway National Recreation Area, and is managed by the National Park Service (NPS). It features an extensive sand beach along the Atlantic Ocean coastline and several historic Art Deco structures.
Source: Jacob Riis Park on Wikipedia (authors). Text available under CC BY-SA 4.0; text may have been shortened. Retrieved Oct 18, 2026. Data sources
Facilities
- LifeguardStation 490 m0.3 mi awayOpenStreetMap lists a lifeguard station.
- Restrooms220 m720 ft away
- Drinking water140 m450 ft away
- Parking1 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 480 m0.3 mi. Listed as free
- Food and drink3 within 1 km0.6 miNearest 170 m560 ft
- Playground210 m690 ft away
- SurfaceSand
Getting there
- Nearest bus stop
- 460 m0.3 miJacob Riis Park Road & Pedestrian Overpass
- Nearest airport
- 12 km7 miJohn F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK)
Nearby places
- La Cevicheria RiisCeviche170 m570 ft
- Breezy Dogs Food TruckFood and drink920 m0.6 mi
Facilities from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Check posted signs; details change. Data sources
Nearby beaches
- Jacob Riis Park Beach 80.1 km0.0 mi south-west away7.0 Great later
- Jacob Riis Park Beach 60.1 km0.1 mi east away7.0 Great later
- Jacob Riis Park Beach 90.1 km0.1 mi west away7.0 Great later
- Jacob Riis Park Beach 100.2 km0.1 mi west away7.0 Great later
- Jacob Riis Park Beach 50.2 km0.2 mi east away7.0 Great later
Where to stay near the beach
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The days ahead
Best score each day, with the stretch to aim for.
- Sat5.3 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 13 km/h8 mph, rain 0%
- Sun7.5 GreatBest 8 am to 7 pmWind up to 16 km/h10 mph, rain 0%
- Mon8.0 GreatBest 10 am to 6 pmWind up to 18 km/h11 mph, rain 0%
- Tue7.2 GreatBest 11 am to 6 pmWind up to 29 km/h18 mph, rain 0%
- Wed4.7 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 23 km/h14 mph, rain 1%
- Thu7.2 GreatBest 8 am to 6 pmWind up to 18 km/h11 mph, rain 3%