SE Surf

Browns Beach

New Brunswick · Canada

IntermediateBeach break45.318, -65.550

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Browns Beach is a SE-facing sand beach on the Canada shoreline, opening onto the James Bay — it catches E–S swell, and offshore W–N winds tidy the banks through april–october.

10-day forecast

Local time · updates hourly

Wave height & period

HeightPeriod

Wind

SpeedGusts
TimeRatingWavesSwellWindAir

Water temperature by month

This month: ~13.9°C (57°F) on average

Jan

4.1°C

39.4°F · 0.7–6.6°C

Feb

2°C

35.6°F · 0–4.7°C

Mar

1.5°C

34.7°F · -1.1–4.3°C

Apr

2.6°C

36.7°F · 0–6.1°C

May

5°C

41°F · 0.2–8.5°C

Jun

9.1°C

48.4°F · 6.5–11.3°C

Jul

12.4°C

54.3°F · 9.4–15.9°C

Aug

13.9°C

57°F · 12.1–15.8°C

Sep

13.9°C

57°F · 12.2–15.7°C

Oct

12.8°C

55°F · 10.5–14.4°C

Nov

10.7°C

51.3°F · 8.7–13.4°C

Dec

7.2°C

45°F · 0.6–10°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–S

Best wind

W–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.

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