Edgewater Beach water temperature by month

Swimmable from July through September.

Month by month

Month Typical Feels
January 41° brisk
February 41° brisk
March 44° brisk
April 50° brisk
May 56° brisk
June 65° refreshing
July 74° perfect
August 74° perfect
September 70° refreshing
October 63° brisk
November 52° brisk
December 42° brisk

The year at a glance

swimmable 30° 40° 50° 60° 70° 80° 74° 41° JFMAMJJASOND January: typically 41° — brisk February: typically 41° — brisk March: typically 44° — brisk April: typically 50° — brisk May: typically 56° — brisk June: typically 65° — refreshing July: typically 74° — perfect August: typically 74° — perfect September: typically 70° — refreshing October: typically 63° — brisk November: typically 52° — brisk December: typically 42° — brisk

The water right now

Typically about 63° in October — brisk.

from the Cleveland Harbor station, about 7 miles away

brisk

bath-warm 80° and up perfect 72–79° refreshing 65–71° brisk below 65° 63° typical for October

Cleveland's swim beach sits west of the harbor and the sensor sits inside it, about seven miles up the shoreline. Lake Erie's central basin is shallow enough that a hot week moves the whole of it, so the two rarely part company by much.

About this reading

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

Reading from the Cleveland Harbor station, about 7 miles away.

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