Bahamas / New Providence
Nassau Beach
Nassau Beach is a 250 m-long beach facing north, 3.2 km north of Killarney (New Providence, Bahamas). The sea averages 29.5 °C in August, its warmest month, and 24.0 °C in February; it stays at 21 °C or above all year.
Average sea surface temperature by month. Current month outlined.
Reference
Cable Beach is a beach, resort destination, and populated place on the northern coast of New Providence Island in the Bahamas west of Nassau. It spans two and a half miles.
Wikidata item Q21713748 · classified as human settlement.
Month by month
October at Nassau Beach
Beach-day index 8.2/10 · Bahamas median 8.3
| Measure | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sea °C | 24.3 °C | 24.0 °C | 24.2 °C | 25.1 °C | 26.3 °C | 28.0 °C | 29.0 °C | 29.5 °C | 29.2 °C | 28.3 °C | 26.6 °C | 25.3 °C |
| High °C | 23° | 24° | 24° | 25° | 26° | 28° | 29° | 29° | 29° | 28° | 26° | 25° |
| Low °C | 22° | 22° | 22° | 24° | 25° | 27° | 28° | 29° | 28° | 27° | 25° | 23° |
| Rain mm | 37 | 33 | 40 | 60 | 122 | 150 | 125 | 143 | 158 | 115 | 67 | 39 |
| Cloud % | 53 | 45 | 45 | 42 | 49 | 62 | 54 | 53 | 59 | 56 | 52 | 50 |
| Wind m/s | 6.2 | 5.9 | 6.1 | 5.9 | 5.6 | 4.8 | 4.9 | 4.8 | 4.9 | 5.9 | 6.4 | 6.2 |
| Daylight h | 10.7 | 11.3 | 12.0 | 12.7 | 13.3 | 13.7 | 13.6 | 13.0 | 12.3 | 11.6 | 10.9 | 10.6 |
| Record high/low | 27°/16° | 26°/16° | 27°/18° | 29°/20° | 28°/22° | 30°/25° | 30°/26° | 31°/26° | 31°/26° | 30°/22° | 28°/20° | 27°/15° |
| Beach index | 8.1 | 8.3 | 8.3 | 8.7 | 8.3 | 8.0 | 8.3 | 8.2 | 8.0 | 8.2 | 8.5 | 8.6 |
Long-term monthly averages: air from NASA POWER (2001–2020), sea from NOAA OISST (1991–2020); records are the extremes of 2001–2020. How the index works.
When to go
The beach-day index peaks in July–August and October–May; April scores 8.7/10 with highs of 25 °C, sea at 25.1 °C and 60 mm of rain.
That matches the median for beaches in Bahamas in the same month.
Across the year the sea averages 26.7 °C, warmer than 80% of the coastal beaches in the atlas.
September is the wettest month (158 mm) and February the driest (33 mm); the yearly total is about 1,090 mm.
Daylight runs from 10.6 hours in December to 13.7 hours in June; in mid-April the sun rises at 06:48 and sets at 19:31 local time.
Orientation, sun and shore
The shore faces north (0°). Open water fills about 53% of the horizon close by, which makes it an exposed spot with water on most sides.
The sun sets over the sea in March–September; in mid-June it goes down at 20:00 local time on a bearing of 296°.
Sunrise is over the sea in March–September.
Straight out to the north about 800 km of open sea lies before the next coast, enough for large swells to build. The beach is on New Providence, an island of about 216 km².
About 1 km offshore the sea is roughly 3 m deep and 29 m at 3 km, a shallow, gently shelving sea floor. Behind the beach the ground is about 7 m above sea level 500 m inland and 7 m at 1.5 km, a flat coastal plain.
Within 1 km, the land is 50% built-up land, 23% mangroves and 20% tree cover (satellite land-cover map, 2021): an urban beach. Water makes up 55% of that circle.
- Built 50%
- Mangrove 23%
- Tree 20%
- Grass 6%
Land cover: ESA WorldCover 2021 (10 m). Orientation from OpenStreetMap land polygons sampled in 36 directions; depths and heights from the GEBCO 2020 grid (about 450 m cells), indicative only.
OpenStreetMap shows no lifeguard station within 1 km. Seasonal lifeguard posts are often unmapped, so check on site.
Photos
From above
Facilities within 1 km
- 23Restaurants, cafés & bars
- –Public toilets
- –Showers
- 8Car parks
- –Lifeguard stations
- 4Hotels & guesthouses
- 6Grocery shops
- 8Bus stops (1.5 km)
Food and drink mapped within 1 km: 17 restaurants, 1 café, 3 bars and 2 fast-food outlets. Accommodation: 4 hotels and guesthouses.
Counted within 1 km of the beach (bus stops 1.5 km) from OpenStreetMap features and Overture Maps places, release of 2026-10. Unmapped does not mean absent.
Around the beach
Islands in view
- Discovery Island 1.5 km N
- Cay 1.8 km S
Getting there
| Airport | Code | Distance | Direction |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lynden Pindling International Airport Nassau | NAS | 7.1 km | south-west |
| Andros Town Airport Andros Town | ASD | 57.4 km | south-west |
| Chub Cay Airport Chub Cay | CCZ | 60.5 km | north-west |
Straight-line distances from the beach; road distance is usually 20–40% longer.
Local transport: 8 bus stops within 1.5 km and 8 mapped car parks within 1 km.
2 towns and villages of 1,000+ people lie within 10 km (about 245.6K residents); within 30 km there are 2 (about 245.6K).
When people look it up
The EN Wikipedia article was read 5,589 times in the 12 months to August 2026. Interest peaks in February (745 views), 2.4× the quietest month.
Map
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Data on this page
- Air temperature, rain, cloud, wind, humidity: NASA POWER climatology 2001–2020, 0.5° grid.
- Sea temperature: NOAA OISST v2.1 monthly normals 1991–2020, nearest ocean cell 6.3 km away.
- Beach outline, surface, rules and public facilities: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), feature w368706886; restaurants, cafés, bars and lodging: Overture Maps places (CDLA-Permissive-2.0).
- Water body, status and length: Wikidata (CC0).
- Towns and time zone: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Airports: OurAirports (public domain). Sunrise and sunset: NOAA solar equations.
- Photos: Wikimedia Commons, author and licence under each image.
- Satellite view: Copernicus Sentinel-2 (ESA), scene S2B_18RTN_20230226_0_L2A.
- Orientation: OpenStreetMap land polygons (ODbL). Depth and terrain: GEBCO 2020 grid.
- Settlements: GeoNames places with 1,000+ inhabitants.
- Land cover: ESA WorldCover 2021, 10 m (CC BY 4.0).
- Search popularity: about 590 Google searches a month for the name (KeywordTool, October 2026).
Data compiled 2026-10-13. Something wrong? Report a data error.