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City Beach

Florida · United States

IntermediateBeach break29.137, -83.029

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City Beach is a NE-facing sand beach on the Gulf of Mexico coastline near Florida — it picks up N–E swell and turns cleanest in a S–W wind, with the most consistent surf through april–october.

10-day forecast

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Wave height & period

HeightPeriod

Wind

SpeedGusts
TimeRatingWavesSwellWindAir

Water temperature by month

This month: ~29°C (84.2°F) on average

Jan

15.8°C

60.4°F · 11.7–18.7°C

Feb

15.9°C

60.6°F · 12.5–20.9°C

Mar

19.1°C

66.4°F · 14.4–23.3°C

Apr

22°C

71.6°F · 20.1–24.5°C

May

26°C

78.8°F · 22.9–28°C

Jun

28.7°C

83.7°F · 25.7–30.2°C

Jul

29.9°C

85.8°F · 28.4–32°C

Aug

30.1°C

86.2°F · 27.7–31.7°C

Sep

29°C

84.2°F · 27.4–30.9°C

Oct

25.7°C

78.3°F · 20.7–28.8°C

Nov

21.3°C

70.3°F · 18.1–26.3°C

Dec

17.7°C

63.9°F · 15–20.8°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

N–E

Best wind

S–W

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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