Woodlawn Beach water temperature by month

Swimmable from July through September.

Month by month

Month Typical Feels
January 36° brisk
February 35° brisk
March 39° brisk
April 47° brisk
May 57° brisk
June 67° refreshing
July 77° perfect
August 75° perfect
September 72° perfect
October 64° brisk
November 51° brisk
December 42° brisk

The year at a glance

swimmable 20° 30° 40° 50° 60° 70° 80° 90° 77° 35° JFMAMJJASOND January: typically 36° — brisk February: typically 35° — brisk March: typically 39° — brisk April: typically 47° — brisk May: typically 57° — brisk June: typically 67° — refreshing July: typically 77° — perfect August: typically 75° — perfect September: typically 72° — perfect October: typically 64° — brisk November: typically 51° — brisk December: typically 42° — brisk

The water right now

Typically about 64° in October — brisk.

from the Buffalo Harbor station, about 6 miles away

brisk

bath-warm 80° and up perfect 72–79° refreshing 65–71° brisk below 65° 64° typical for October

Woodlawn sits at the eastern end of Lake Erie, and this end runs warm — through July the Buffalo gauge averages about three degrees above Cleveland's, which you can read straight off the two month tables on this site. The sensor is six miles north, in Buffalo Harbor at the head of the Niagara.

About this reading

The Buffalo Harbor station sits in the harbor; open-water surf can read a few degrees different.

Reading from the Buffalo Harbor station, about 6 miles away.

Warm water says nothing about surf, rip currents, or bacteria — check local lifeguard flags and advisories.