Overview

Cross Bay Blvd is a spot located on Jamaica Bay, in Queens, New York. This bay spot offers flat and shallow waters along the boulevard crossing the bay. Jamaica Bay is a vast sheltered water body ideal for flat water kitesurfing. Easy access from Queens and Brooklyn.

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Spot forecast for Cross Bay Blvd

Sunrise 07:12 · Sunset 18:08

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

Next tides

High tide Tue 20 · 02:57 · 1.4 m
Low tide Tue 20 · 09:21 · 0.7 m
High tide Tue 20 · 15:17 · 1.5 m
Low tide Tue 20 · 21:56 · 0.5 m

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Cross Bay Blvd: 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

263h

in August · 31 rideable days

The spot works year-round: 28 rideable days a month on average, at 17 °C. It peaks in August, with 263 hours of usable wind.

Rideable days per month

Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 79%13-20 knots · 21%21-30 knots · under 1%31+ knots · under 1%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 79% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is January, at 3 °C. The wettest month is March, with 145 mm.

Monthly averages: Cross Bay Blvd

Monthly averages — Cross Bay Blvd — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month	Rideable days	Usable wind	Temperature	Rain
January	27.0	240 h	3 °C	68 mm
February	25.0	226 h	5 °C	64 mm
March	29.0	311 h	12 °C	145 mm
April	28.5	307 h	15 °C	72 mm
May	29.5	292 h	21 °C	62 mm
June	28.0	289 h	27 °C	29 mm
July	29.0	260 h	29 °C	90 mm
August	31.0	263 h	27 °C	108 mm
September	26.0	205 h	24 °C	59 mm
October	27.0	245 h	19 °C	44 mm
November	27.5	241 h	13 °C	58 mm
December	27.0	225 h	5 °C	92 mm

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Technical details of Cross Bay Blvd 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

Flat Jamaica Bay waters. Little chop. Shallow depth. Moderate tidal currents. Sandy and muddy bottom. Possible aquatic grass.

Hazards

Proximity to JFK Airport. Muddy bottom. Tidal currents. Boat traffic. National Park Service area. Bridge pillars and structures to avoid.

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New York, Kennedy International Airport5.8 kmsource noaa

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KJFK5.8 km

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GW2248 OZONE PARK4 km

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