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Parsons Beach

Queens County, New York, United States

Today at a glance

Best: 8 am to sunset, sunset 6:02 pm
8 am
7.2
14 km/h9 mph wind, Great
9 am
6.8
19 km/h12 mph wind, Good
10 am
6.7
20 km/h13 mph wind, Good
11 am
6.8
19 km/h12 mph wind, Good
12 pm
6.9
18 km/h11 mph wind, Good
1 pm
7.1
16 km/h10 mph wind, Great
2 pm
7.2
14 km/h9 mph wind, Great
3 pm
7.4
11 km/h7 mph wind, Great
4 pm
7.4
10 km/h6 mph wind, Great
5 pm
7.4
8 km/h5 mph wind, Great
6 pm
7.4
7 km/h4 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
12°C54°F
Water
16°C61°F
Wind
1610 km/hmph N
Gusts
4226 km/hmph
Waves
0.5 m2 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
rising
Rain
0%
Sunset
6:02 pm
Today
7.2Great8 am149
6.8Good9 am1912
6.7Good10 am2013
6.8Good11 am1912
6.9Good12 pm1811
7.1Great1 pm1610
7.2Great2 pm149
7.4Great3 pm117
7.4Great4 pm106
7.4Great5 pm85
7.4Great6 pm74
Sat
4.9Fair8 am32
4.9Fair9 am21
4.9Fair10 am53
5.0Fair11 am63
5.2Fair12 pm74
5.1Fair1 pm75
5.1Fair2 pm74
5.1Fair3 pm63
5.2Fair4 pm53
5.1Fair5 pm32
5.0Fair6 pm64
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Best stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide rising now. High at 5 am, 0.3 m. Low at 11 am, -1.0 m. High at 5 pm, 0.2 m. Low at 11 pm, -1.2 mHigh 5 am, 0.3 m1 ftLow 11 am, -1.0 m3 ftHigh 5 pm, 0.2 m<1 ftLow 11 pm, -1.2 m4 ftNow8 am2 pm8 pm2 am
  • 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.

Facilities

  • Parking1 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 490 m0.3 mi. Fee not listed
  • SurfaceSand

Getting there

Nearest bus stop
980 m0.6 miNorthern Boulevard & Alley Pond Golf Center
Nearest town
2.2 km1.4 miGreat Neck Estates (village)
Nearest airport
10 km6 miLaGuardia Airport (LGA)

Facilities from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Check posted signs; details change. Data sources

Nearby beaches

Where to stay near the beach

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Partner links

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The days ahead

Best score each day, with the stretch to aim for.

  • Sat5.2 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 7 km/h5 mph, rain 0%
  • Sun7.9 GreatBest 8 am to 6 pmWind up to 9 km/h6 mph, rain 0%
  • Mon8.1 GreatBest 8 am to 6 pmWind up to 12 km/h8 mph, rain 0%
  • Tue7.2 GreatBest 8 am to 6 pmWind up to 22 km/h14 mph, rain 0%
  • Wed4.9 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 15 km/h10 mph, rain 1%
  • Thu7.2 GreatBest 8 am to 6 pmWind up to 15 km/h10 mph, rain 3%