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Hernando Beach

Florida · United States

IntermediateBeach break28.493, -82.666

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Hernando Beach is a W-facing sand beach on the United States shoreline, opening onto the Gulf of Mexico — it catches SW–NW swell, and offshore NE–SE winds tidy the banks through april–october.

10-day forecast

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Wave height & period

HeightPeriod

Wind

SpeedGusts
TimeRatingWavesSwellWindAir

Water temperature by month

This month: ~29.3°C (84.7°F) on average

Jan

16.8°C

62.2°F · 12.9–19.7°C

Feb

16.9°C

62.4°F · 14.1–22°C

Mar

19.8°C

67.6°F · 14.3–23.6°C

Apr

22.6°C

72.7°F · 20.5–25°C

May

26.2°C

79.2°F · 23–28°C

Jun

28.6°C

83.5°F · 25.9–30.2°C

Jul

29.9°C

85.8°F · 28.8–32.3°C

Aug

30.2°C

86.4°F · 27.9–31.7°C

Sep

29.3°C

84.7°F · 28.1–31°C

Oct

26.2°C

79.2°F · 21.4–29.1°C

Nov

22°C

71.6°F · 18.7–26.5°C

Dec

18.8°C

65.8°F · 16.3–21.6°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

SW–NW

Best wind

NE–SE

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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