Editing Cocoa Beach, Florida (section)

==Geography==
[[File:Cocoa Beach pier FLAUSA.jpg|thumb|right|Cocoa Beach Pier, built in 1962, extends into the Atlantic Ocean]]

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city has a total area of {{convert|15.0|sqmi|km2}}. {{convert|4.9|sqmi|km2}} of it is land and {{convert|10.1|sqmi|km2}} of it (67.49%) is water. Bordering the city on the north is [[Cape Canaveral, Florida|Cape Canaveral]]; on the south is [[Crescent Beach, Brevard County, Florida|Crescent Beach]]; on the east is the [[Atlantic Ocean]] ({{convert|5.6|mi|km|disp=or|abbr=on}} of oceanfront); on the west is the [[Banana River]].

Propelled by a powerful hurricane, the ocean pushed its way through the barrier islands centuries ago and formed the [[Thousand Islands (Cocoa Beach)|Thousand Islands]] in the [[Banana River]].<ref>{{cite book |author=Kridler, Chris |title=Paddle a watery wilderness |publisher=Florida Today |date=April 20, 2007}}</ref>

There are a number of boating channels dredged in the area: the 0–99 Channel, the 100 Channel, the 200 Channel for houseboats, the 300 Channel, the 400 Channel near housing for private boats, the 500 Channel and the 600 Channel. Dredged material is placed on one of the Thousand Islands, but is now controlled.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cityofcocoabeach.com/1000IslandsManagementPlan2013/NTIMP%20approved%2004-2013%20web.pdf |title=Archived copy |access-date=November 26, 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131202224502/http://www.cityofcocoabeach.com/1000IslandsManagementPlan2013/NTIMP%20approved%2004-2013%20web.pdf |archive-date=December 2, 2013 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://cocoabeach.granicus.com/MediaPlayer.php?view_id=&clip_id=1946&meta_id=85895|title=Waterways and Wildlife Advisory Board - Jun 13th, 2013|website=cocoabeach.granicus.com|access-date=May 1, 2019}}</ref>

Many of the homes in Cocoa Beach are built on dredged mud and sand from the Banana River.

===Surrounding areas===
* [[Merritt Island, Florida|Merritt Island]] [[Image:West.svg]]
* [[Atlantic Ocean]] [[Image:Boxed East arrow.svg]]
* [[Cape Canaveral, Florida|Cape Canaveral]] [[Image:North.svg]]
* [[Crescent Beach, Brevard County, Florida|Crescent Beach]] [[Image:South.svg]]

===Climate===
Cocoa Beach's has a [[humid subtropical climate]] [[Köppen climate classification]] of Cfa. This climate features hot and humid summers with frequent tropical downpours and daily thundershowers, and warm, dry, and sunny winters. The average high temperature in the warmest month (July) in Cocoa Beach is {{convert|91|F}} and the average high in the coolest month (January) is {{convert|72|F}}.<ref name=":0">{{cite web|url=http://www.srh.noaa.gov/mlb/?n=wetdryseason |title=The Onset of the Wet and Dry Seasons in East Central Florida- A Subtropical Wet-Dry Climate? |author=Randy Lascody  |date=March 2002 |work=National Weather Service Weather Forecast Office Melbourne, FL |publisher=NOAA}}</ref>

{{Weather box
| location = Cocoa Beach
| single line = Y
| collapsed = 
| Jan record high F = 89
| Feb record high F = 92
| Mar record high F = 93
| Apr record high F = 97
| May record high F = 99
| Jun record high F = 101
| Jul record high F = 102
| Aug record high F = 101
| Sep record high F = 98
| Oct record high F = 96
| Nov record high F = 91
| Dec record high F = 90
| year record high F = 102
| Jan high F = 71
| Feb high F = 74
| Mar high F = 77
| Apr high F = 81
| May high F = 86
| Jun high F = 89
| Jul high F = 91
| Aug high F = 91
| Sep high F = 88
| Oct high F = 84
| Nov high F = 79
| Dec high F = 73
| Jan low F = 49
| Feb low F = 52
| Mar low F = 55
| Apr low F = 60
| May low F = 67
| Jun low F = 72
| Jul low F = 73
| Aug low F = 73
| Sep low F = 73
| Oct low F = 68
| Nov low F = 60
| Dec low F = 53
| Jan record low F = 17
| Feb record low F = 27
| Mar record low F = 25
| Apr record low F = 35
| May record low F = 47
| Jun record low F = 55
| Jul record low F = 60
| Aug record low F = 60
| Sep record low F = 57
| Oct record low F = 41
| Nov record low F = 30
| Dec record low F = 21
| Jan precipitation inch = 2.27
| Feb precipitation inch = 2.63
| Mar precipitation inch = 3.28
| Apr precipitation inch = 2.13
| May precipitation inch = 3.29
| Jun precipitation inch = 6.71
| Jul precipitation inch = 5.96
| Aug precipitation inch = 7.68
| Sep precipitation inch = 7.64
| Oct precipitation inch = 5.06
| Nov precipitation inch = 2.88
| Dec precipitation inch = 2.57
| source 1 = Weather.com<ref>{{cite web |url=https://weather.com/weather/monthly/l/USFL0089:1:US|title=Cocoa Beach, FL Monthly Weather&nbsp;– Temperature and Precipitation |access-date=February 7, 2019 |work=Weather.com}}</ref>
| Jul mean F = 82
| Nov mean F = 70
| Oct mean F = 76
| Sep mean F = 81
| Aug mean F = 82
| Apr mean F = 71
| Jun mean F = 81
| May mean F = 77
| Mar mean F = 66
| Feb mean F = 63
| Jan mean F = 60
| Dec mean F = 63
}}