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Jacob Riis Park, park of the Jamaica Bay Unit of Gateway National Recreational Area and a National Historic Place. This is an image of a place or building that is listed on the National Register of HiJacob Riis Park, Queens County

Queens County beaches

Which Queens County beach is best right now? 19 beaches ranked by live weather, wind, waves and water temperature.

Updated 12:25 am local timeScores from Open-Meteo forecasts, refreshed hourlyColors follow the lifeguard flags

Top 3 right now

It is dark there now, so these are ranked by their best stretch next.

  1. Hallett's Cove Beach, Queens, New York, US17.1Greatlater

    Hallett's Cove Beach

    Queens County

    Dark there now. Best 8 am later
    Air
    12°C53°F
    Water
    16°C61°F
    Wind
    9 km/h6 mph
    Waves
    0.3 m<1 ft
    Tomorrow, hour by hourBest 6 pm, 5.4
  2. Looking east at Long Island City dock on a mostly cloudy midday. Queens-Midtown Tunnel ventilation building in background left.27.1Greatlater

    Water Taxi Beach

    Queens County

    Dark there now. Best 8 am later
    Air
    12°C53°F
    Water
    16°C61°F
    Wind
    9 km/h6 mph
    Waves
    0.3 m<1 ft
    Tomorrow, hour by hourBest 6 pm, 5.4
  3. 37.1Greatlater

    Parsons Beach

    Queens County

    Dark there now. Best 8 am later
    Air
    13°C55°F
    Water
    16°C61°F
    Wind
    12 km/h7 mph
    Waves
    0.5 m2 ft
    Tomorrow, hour by hourBest 12 pm, 5.2

Queens County today

It is dark across Queens County right now: 19 of 19 scored beaches look good later, water is 16°C61°F. Read at 12:25 am; everything below is computed from that reading.

Better right now

Northern Queens County

3 of 3 beaches scored, 0 good now

7.1GreatAverage Beach ScoreBest: Hallett's Cove Beach, 7.1
Water
16°C61°F
Wind
10 km/h6 mph
Waves
0.3 m1 ft

Southern Queens County

16 of 16 beaches scored, 0 good now

7.0GreatAverage Beach ScoreBest: Fort Tilden Beach, 7.0
Water
16°C61°F
Wind
17 km/h11 mph
Waves
0.5 m2 ft

  • Warmest water

    16°C61°F

    Parsons Beach

    Queens County. Score 7.1 Great.

  • Calmest sea

    0.3 m<1 ft waves

    Hallett's Cove Beach

    Queens County. Wind 9 km/h6 mph. Level with 1 other beach.

Best hours

The best hour left today is 4 pm (7.4); the weakest is 10 am (6.5).

The strongest stretch runs 8 am to 7 pm.

7 to 10, green flag4 to 7, yellowUnder 4, redAverage of the scored beaches, each hour

All Queens County beaches

Every Queens County beach we track, ranked by its live Beach Score. Hover a row to find it on the map.

19 beaches listed · 19 of 19 scored live

  1. Hallett's Cove Beach, Queens, New York, US

    Hallett's Cove Beach

    Queens County

    7.1Greatlater

    Flat water, light wind and 16°C61°F water.

    • Water16°C61°F
    • Air12°C53°F
    • Wind9 km/h6 mph
    • Waves0.3 m<1 ft
    TodayTomorrowBest 8 am to 7 pm later
    • No facility details on OpenStreetMap yet
  2. Looking east at Long Island City dock on a mostly cloudy midday. Queens-Midtown Tunnel ventilation building in background left.

    Water Taxi Beach

    Queens County

    7.1Greatlater

    Flat water, light wind and 16°C61°F water.

    • Water16°C61°F
    • Air12°C53°F
    • Wind9 km/h6 mph
    • Waves0.3 m<1 ft
    TodayTomorrowBest 8 am to 7 pm later
    • Paid parking

  3. Parsons Beach

    Queens County

    7.1Greatlater

    Flat water, light wind and 16°C61°F water.

    • Water16°C61°F
    • Air13°C55°F
    • Wind12 km/h7 mph
    • Waves0.5 m2 ft
    TodayTomorrowBest 8 am to 7 pm later
    • No facility details on OpenStreetMap yet

  4. Fort Tilden Beach

    Queens County

    7.0Greatlater

    Flat water, gentle breeze and 16°C61°F water.

    • Water16°C61°F
    • Air14°C56°F
    • Wind17 km/h11 mph
    • Waves0.5 m2 ft
    TodayTomorrowBest 8 am to 7 pm later
    • No facility details on OpenStreetMap yet
  5. Jacob Riis Park, park of the Jamaica Bay Unit of Gateway National Recreational Area and a National Historic Place. This is an image of a place or building that is listed on the National Register of Hi

    Jacob Riis Park

    Queens County

    7.0Greatlater

    Flat water, gentle breeze and 16°C61°F water.

    • Water16°C61°F
    • Air14°C56°F
    • Wind17 km/h11 mph
    • Waves0.5 m2 ft
    TodayTomorrowBest 8 am to 7 pm later
    • Free parking
  6. Looking west down Rockaway Beach Boulevard at the east end of Jacob Riis Park in front of Neponsit Beach Hospital, near Beach 149th Street in Rockaway, Queens.

    Jacob Riis Park Beach 1

    Queens County

    7.0Greatlater

    Flat water, gentle breeze and 16°C61°F water.

    • Water16°C61°F
    • Air14°C56°F
    • Wind17 km/h11 mph
    • Waves0.5 m2 ft
    TodayTomorrowBest 8 am to 7 pm later
    • No facility details on OpenStreetMap yet
  7. A Parks Department-style water fountain next to western set of handball courts adjacent to the golf course at the west end of Jacob Riis Park, east of Beach 169th Street in Rockaway, Queens. Note the

    Jacob Riis Park Beach 10

    Queens County

    7.0Greatlater

    Flat water, gentle breeze and 16°C61°F water.

    • Water16°C61°F
    • Air14°C56°F
    • Wind17 km/h11 mph
    • Waves0.5 m2 ft
    TodayTomorrowBest 8 am to 7 pm later
    • No facility details on OpenStreetMap yet
  8. The west end of the main beach of Jacob Riis Park, east of Beach 169th Street in Rockaway, Queens.

    Jacob Riis Park Beach 11

    Queens County

    7.0Greatlater

    Flat water, gentle breeze and 16°C61°F water.

    • Water16°C61°F
    • Air14°C56°F
    • Wind17 km/h11 mph
    • Waves0.5 m2 ft
    TodayTomorrowBest 8 am to 7 pm later
    • No facility details on OpenStreetMap yet
  9. The west end of the main beach of Jacob Riis Park, east of Beach 169th Street in Rockaway, Queens.

    Jacob Riis Park Beach 12

    Queens County

    7.0Greatlater

    Flat water, gentle breeze and 16°C61°F water.

    • Water16°C61°F
    • Air14°C56°F
    • Wind17 km/h11 mph
    • Waves0.5 m2 ft
    TodayTomorrowBest 8 am to 7 pm later
    • No facility details on OpenStreetMap yet
  10. The west end of the main beach of Jacob Riis Park, east of Beach 169th Street in Rockaway, Queens.

    Jacob Riis Park Beach 13

    Queens County

    7.0Greatlater

    Flat water, gentle breeze and 16°C61°F water.

    • Water16°C61°F
    • Air14°C56°F
    • Wind17 km/h11 mph
    • Waves0.5 m2 ft
    TodayTomorrowBest 8 am to 7 pm later
    • No facility details on OpenStreetMap yet
  11. The west end of the main beach of Jacob Riis Park, east of Beach 169th Street in Rockaway, Queens.

    Jacob Riis Park Beach 14

    Queens County

    7.0Greatlater

    Flat water, gentle breeze and 16°C61°F water.

    • Water16°C61°F
    • Air14°C56°F
    • Wind17 km/h11 mph
    • Waves0.5 m2 ft
    TodayTomorrowBest 8 am to 7 pm later
    • No facility details on OpenStreetMap yet
  12. The two baseball diamonds adjacent to Neponsit Beach Hospital at the east end of Jacob Riis Park, on Rockaway Beach Boulevard at the roundabout in Rockaway, Queens. The land was originally part of the

    Jacob Riis Park Beach 2

    Queens County

    7.0Greatlater

    Flat water, gentle breeze and 16°C61°F water.

    • Water16°C61°F
    • Air14°C56°F
    • Wind17 km/h11 mph
    • Waves0.5 m2 ft
    TodayTomorrowBest 8 am to 7 pm later
    • No facility details on OpenStreetMap yet
  13. Jacob Riis Park td (2018-08-03) 017

    Jacob Riis Park Beach 3

    Queens County

    7.0Greatlater

    Flat water, gentle breeze and 16°C61°F water.

    • Water16°C61°F
    • Air14°C56°F
    • Wind17 km/h11 mph
    • Waves0.5 m2 ft
    TodayTomorrowBest 8 am to 7 pm later
    • No facility details on OpenStreetMap yet
  14. Looking northeast, zoomed, at tower above smashed doors on a sunny early afternoon.

    Jacob Riis Park Beach 4

    Queens County

    7.0Greatlater

    Flat water, gentle breeze and 16°C61°F water.

    • Water16°C61°F
    • Air14°C56°F
    • Wind17 km/h11 mph
    • Waves0.5 m2 ft
    TodayTomorrowBest 8 am to 7 pm later
    • Free parking
  15. The entrance to the boardwalk and beach of Jacob Riis Park, on the west side of the bathhouse at Bays 4 and 5 in Rockaway, Queens. The curve in the boardwalk is the transition between the original sea

    Jacob Riis Park Beach 5

    Queens County

    7.0Greatlater

    Flat water, gentle breeze and 16°C61°F water.

    • Water16°C61°F
    • Air14°C56°F
    • Wind17 km/h11 mph
    • Waves0.5 m2 ft
    TodayTomorrowBest 8 am to 7 pm later
    • Free parking
  16. Looking west down the boardwalk at the Wise and Son Clock in Jacob Riis Park, north of Bay 5 between the main beach and bathhouse in Rockaway, Queens. This four-face clock was donated to the park in 1

    Jacob Riis Park Beach 6

    Queens County

    7.0Greatlater

    Flat water, gentle breeze and 16°C61°F water.

    • Water16°C61°F
    • Air14°C56°F
    • Wind17 km/h11 mph
    • Waves0.5 m2 ft
    TodayTomorrowBest 8 am to 7 pm later
    • Free parking
  17. Jacob Riis Park td (2018-08-03) 098 - Boardwalk

    Jacob Riis Park Beach 8

    Queens County

    7.0Greatlater

    Flat water, gentle breeze and 16°C61°F water.

    • Water16°C61°F
    • Air14°C56°F
    • Wind17 km/h11 mph
    • Waves0.5 m2 ft
    TodayTomorrowBest 8 am to 7 pm later
    • No facility details on OpenStreetMap yet
  18. The main beach of Jacob Riis Park, east of Beach 169th Street in Rockaway, Queens.

    Jacob Riis Park Beach 9

    Queens County

    7.0Greatlater

    Flat water, gentle breeze and 16°C61°F water.

    • Water16°C61°F
    • Air14°C56°F
    • Wind17 km/h11 mph
    • Waves0.5 m2 ft
    TodayTomorrowBest 8 am to 7 pm later
    • No facility details on OpenStreetMap yet
  19. Rockaway Beach, Queens, NYC

    Rockaway Beach

    Queens County

    7.0Greatlater

    Flat water, gentle breeze and 16°C61°F water.

    • Water16°C61°F
    • Air14°C56°F
    • Wind17 km/h11 mph
    • Waves0.5 m2 ft
    TodayTomorrowBest 8 am to 7 pm later
    • No dogs
Map of Queens County beaches with live score pins

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Queens County beach questions

Answered from today’s data. Numbers change as the forecast does.

What is the best beach in Queens County right now?

Hallett's Cove Beach has the top Beach Score later: 7.1 Great, with 9 km/h (6 mph) of wind. Scores are ranked from live forecasts, so the order changes through the day.

What is the water temperature in Queens County today?

Sea water is 16°C (61°F) across the 19 scored beaches. The warmest is Parsons Beach, at 16°C (61°F).

Where is the sea calmest in Queens County right now?

Hallett's Cove Beach has the smallest waves, at 0.3 m (<1 ft) with 9 km/h (6 mph) of wind. 1 other beach is level with it.

Which Queens County beaches have lifeguards?

None of the listed beaches carry a lifeguard tag on OpenStreetMap yet. That means we do not know, not that there are none. Follow posted flags and local advice.

What is the best time to go to the beach in Queens County today?

Averaged across the scored beaches, the best hour today is 4 pm, at 7.4 Great, and the strongest stretch runs 8 am to 7 pm. Each beach page has its own hour-by-hour forecast.

Are there live beach cams in Queens County?

No live cams are listed for Queens County yet. If you run one, you can list it free.

How many beaches does Check the Beach cover in Queens County?

All 19 beaches in our data for Queens County are scored live on this page.

Sources: Open-Meteo weather and marine forecasts; facilities from OpenStreetMap. All sources.

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