17th Avenue South Beach
Florida · United States
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17th Avenue South Beach is a SE-facing sand beach on the United States shoreline, opening onto the Gulf of Mexico — it catches E–SW swell, and offshore NW–N winds tidy the banks through april–october.
10-day forecast
Local time · updates hourly
Wave height & period
Wind
| Time | Rating | Waves | Swell | Wind | Air |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Water temperature by month
This month: ~29.8°C (85.6°F) on average
Jan
20°C
68°F · 15.7–22.6°C
Feb
20°C
68°F · 16.7–23°C
Mar
22°C
71.6°F · 16–25°C
Apr
24.4°C
75.9°F · 21.6–27°C
May
27°C
80.6°F · 24.4–28.9°C
Jun
29.1°C
84.4°F · 27.6–30.6°C
Jul
29.9°C
85.8°F · 28.4–31.5°C
Aug
30.3°C
86.5°F · 28.8–31.7°C
Sep
29.8°C
85.6°F · 28.8–31.5°C
Oct
27.6°C
81.7°F · 23.2–30.3°C
Nov
24.3°C
75.7°F · 20.3–27.2°C
Dec
21.7°C
71.1°F · 19.2–24.1°C
25-year monthly averages from the NOAA OISST satellite record — typical range min–max, not a live reading.
Know before you go
Best swell
E–SW
Best wind
NW–N
Break type
Beach break
Best season
April–October
Safety: Friendly by surf standards, but rip currents and drop-in etiquette still apply. Shifting sandbars create moving rip currents — learn to spot them and use them to get out back. Sharks are part of the ecosystem here — avoid dawn, dusk and murky rivermouth water.
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