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About Plumb Beach:

Plumb Beach is part of Jamaica Bay Unit of Gateway National Recreation Area of National Parks of NY Harbor. It is the place to kitesurf and windsurf in NYC! On a windy day many kiteboarders and windsurfers show up from all five boroughs (Brooklyn, Bronx, Queens, Manhattan, and Staten Island), as well as from New Jersey, Westchester and western Long Island. This website compiles information that might be useful to those who windsurf and/or kitesurf Rockaway Inlet. For information about forecasts for other launch sites in New York metro area visit New York Kitesurfing Forecasts or New York Windsurfing Forecasts.

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Weather Forecasts:

Rockaway Inlet GFS model

Fr 03. Fr 03. Fr 03. Sa 04. Sa 04. Sa 04. Sa 04. Sa 04. Su 05. Su 05. Su 05. Su 05. Su 05. Mo 06. Mo 06. Mo 06. Mo 06. 14h 17h 20h 08h 11h 14h 17h 20h 08h 11h 14h 17h 20h 08h 11h 14h 17h Wind speed (knots) 8 11 12 13 17 17 19 12 11 11 11 11 9 2 6 9 11 Wind direction Temperature (°F) 79 78 77 67 72 74 70 65 57 65 70 71 66 63 71 76 75 Cloud cover (%) - 100 100                             Rain (mm/3h) -

Coastal Waters Forecast for New York Harbor

Source: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) National Weather Service (NWS).

KINGS (BROOKLYN)-QUEENS-
INCLUDING THE BEACHES OF...CONEY ISLAND BEACH...MANHATTAN BEACH...
JACOB RIIS PARK...ROCKAWAY BEACH
443 AM EDT WED SEP 1 2010
.TODAY...
RIP CURRENT RISK....MODERATE. IMPLIES THAT WIND AND/OR WAVE
                    CONDITIONS SUPPORT THE DEVELOPMENT OF STRONGER
                    AND/OR MORE FREQUENT RIP CURRENTS. PLEASE SWIM
                    ONLY IN LIFE GUARDED AREAS.
LIGHTNING RISK......LOW. IMPLIES THAT THERE IS LITTLE OR NO CHANCE
                    OF THUNDERSTORMS.
SURF HEIGHT.........2 TO 3 FEET.
ULTRAVIOLET INDEX...7...WHICH IS CATEGORIZED AS HIGH EXPOSURE.
SURF TEMPERATURE....MID 70S.
WEATHER.............SUNNY.
HIGH TEMPERATURE....AROUND 90.
WINDS...............WEST AROUND 5 MPH...BECOMING SOUTHWEST
                    THIS AFTERNOON.
TIDE INFORMATION...
AT EAST ROCKAWAY INLET...
HIGH TIDE IS AT 1:21 PM.
LOW TIDE IS AT 6:39 AM AND AT 8:11 PM.
$$
NYZ077-080-012015-
NASSAU-SOUTHWESTERN SUFFOLK-
INCLUDING THE BEACHES OF...ATLANTIC BEACH...LONG BEACH...LIDO BEACH...
JONES BEACH...GILGO STATE PARK...ROBERT MOSES STATE PARK
443 AM EDT WED SEP 1 2010
.TODAY...
RIP CURRENT RISK....MODERATE. IMPLIES THAT WIND AND/OR WAVE
                    CONDITIONS SUPPORT THE DEVELOPMENT OF STRONGER
                    AND/OR MORE FREQUENT RIP CURRENTS. PLEASE SWIM
                    ONLY IN LIFE GUARDED AREAS.
LIGHTNING RISK......LOW. IMPLIES THAT THERE IS LITTLE OR NO CHANCE
                    OF THUNDERSTORMS.
SURF HEIGHT.........2 TO 3 FEET.
ULTRAVIOLET INDEX...7...WHICH IS CATEGORIZED AS HIGH EXPOSURE.
SURF TEMPERATURE....LOWER 70S.
WEATHER.............SUNNY.
HIGH TEMPERATURE....AROUND 87.
WINDS...............NORTHWEST AROUND 5 MPH...BECOMING SOUTHWEST
                    THIS AFTERNOON.
TIDE INFORMATION...
AT FIRE ISLAND INLET...
HIGH TIDE IS AT 12:49 PM.
LOW TIDE IS AT 6:26 AM AND AT 7:58 PM.
AT JONES INLET...
HIGH TIDE IS AT 1:08 PM.
LOW TIDE IS AT 6:28 AM AND AT 8:00 PM.
$$
NYZ081-012015-
SOUTHEASTERN SUFFOLK-
INCLUDING THE BEACHES OF...SMITH POINT...CUPSOGUE BEACH...
HITHER HILLS STATE PARK
443 AM EDT WED SEP 1 2010
.TODAY...
RIP CURRENT RISK....HIGH. IMPLIES THAT WIND AND/OR WAVE CONDITIONS
                    SUPPORT THE DEVELOPMENT OF VERY STRONG RIP
                    CURRENTS. THESE RIP CURRENTS WILL BE LIFE
                    THREATENING TO ANYONE WHO ENTERS THE SURF.
LIGHTNING RISK......LOW. IMPLIES THAT THERE IS LITTLE OR NO CHANCE
                    OF THUNDERSTORMS.
SURF HEIGHT.........3 TO 4 FEET.
ULTRAVIOLET INDEX...7...WHICH IS CATEGORIZED AS HIGH EXPOSURE.
SURF TEMPERATURE....LOWER 70S.
WEATHER.............SUNNY.
HIGH TEMPERATURE....AROUND 86.
WINDS...............NORTHWEST AROUND 5 MPH...BECOMING SOUTHWEST
                    THIS AFTERNOON.
TIDE INFORMATION...
AT SHINNECOCK INLET...
HIGH TIDE IS AT 12:49 PM.
LOW TIDE IS AT 5:49 AM AND AT 7:21 PM.
$$
GOODMAN

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Weather Conditions:

Source: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) National Weather Service (NWS).

Water Conditions:

Source: National Oceanographic Data Center (NODC) Water Temperature Observations from Atlantic Coast.

Average Water Temperatures

January	37 F	(3 C)
February	36 F	(2 C)
March	40 F	(4 C)
April	46 F	(8 C)
May	55 F	(13 C)
June	62 F	(16 C)
July	69 F	(21 C)
August	72 F	(22 C)
September	68 F	(20 C)
October	59 F	(15 C)
November	51 F	(11 C)
December	43 F	(6 C)

Source: Based on the historical data from National Oceanographic Data Center (NODC)'s Coastal Water Temperature Table.

Daily Tide Prediction in Feet for Rockaway Inlet, NY

Disclaimer: These data are based upon the latest information available as of the date of your request, and may differ from the published tide tables.
Source: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) National Ocean Service (NOS) Center for Operational Oceanographic Products and Services (CO-OPS).

Maps and Resources:

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Nautical Chart: Atlantic Coast #12350 "Jamaica Bay & Rockaway Inlet"

Rockaway Inlet is a strait connecting Jamaica Bay with the Atlantic Ocean. It separates Rockaway Peninsula in Queens from Manhattan Beach, Plumb Beach, and Barren Island (Floyd Bennett Field) in Brooklyn. The inlet is obstructed by a shifting sandbar. A jetty, marked near the outer end by a light, extends south from Rockaway Point. The entrance channel extends westward of the jetty and is marked by lighted and unlighted buoys. The channel has depths of about 15 feet or more at mid-channel. A shoal with depths of less than 1 foot and marked by breakers is west of the entrance channel.

National Park Service (NPS) Gateway National Recreation Area Map

Gateway National Recreation Area provides abundant recreational and learning opportunities, from swimming, boating and fishing to team sports, bicycling and nature study. The nation's oldest operating lighthouse, forts that defended America, and sites that trace aviation’s early days tell significant stories. The living world can be explored in a wildlife refuge, holly forest, ocean dunes and coastal uplands.

Plumb Beach on the Move

A study conducted by New York City Audubon of the ecological changes at Plumb Beach.

GPS Coordinates: Latitude N 40.58288, Longitude W -73.92236

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