Overview

Orchard Beach is the only public beach in the Bronx, located in Pelham Bay Park on Long Island Sound. This crescent-shaped beach offers semi-sheltered waters. Kitesurfing can be practiced outside the summer season when the beach is less crowded. Easy access from the Bronx and northern Manhattan.

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Spot forecast for Orchard Beach

Sunrise 07:12 · Sunset 18:07

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< 7 kn7–12 kn13–20 kn21–30 kn31–40 kn41+ kn Gusts Your minimum: 7 kn

Next tides

Low tide Tue 20 · 00:54 · 1.1 m
High tide Tue 20 · 07:16 · 3.1 m
Low tide Tue 20 · 13:17 · 1.1 m
High tide Tue 20 · 19:38 · 3.2 m

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Orchard Beach: when to go?

Rideable days and hours computed for a minimum wind of 7 knots · log in to set your own (foil, twin-tip…)

Season · peak

285h

in May · 30 rideable days

Wind is uneven from month to month: the best months are May, March and July, at 30 rideable days and 21 °C. The low point is September, at 22 days.

Rideable days per month

Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 77%13-20 knots · 22%21-30 knots · under 1%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 77% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is January, at 3 °C. The wettest month is March, with 170 mm.

Monthly averages: Orchard Beach

Monthly averages — Orchard Beach — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month	Rideable days	Usable wind	Temperature	Rain
January	27.5	225 h	3 °C	83 mm
February	25.5	225 h	5 °C	62 mm
March	29.5	295 h	12 °C	170 mm
April	29.0	314 h	16 °C	57 mm
May	30.0	285 h	21 °C	116 mm
June	26.5	252 h	28 °C	130 mm
July	29.5	218 h	30 °C	95 mm
August	26.5	207 h	28 °C	106 mm
September	22.0	183 h	24 °C	55 mm
October	26.0	230 h	19 °C	23 mm
November	27.5	230 h	13 °C	63 mm
December	26.0	214 h	4 °C	107 mm

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Technical details of Orchard Beach spot

The spot works with winds from N, NNE, NE, ENE, E, ESE, SE, SSE, S, SSW, SW, WSW, W, WNW, NW, NNW.

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Spot opening date · Required level

Spot opening date: Open all year round
Required level: Intermediate

On the water

Long Island Sound waters. Moderate chop. Tidal currents present. Moderate depth. Sandy bottom. Fetch limited by surrounding islands.

Hazards

Heavy summer crowds. Water sports restrictions in summer. Tidal currents. Boat traffic. NYC Parks regulations.

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