SE Surf

Jinshan City Beach

Shanghai · China

IntermediateBeach break30.712, 121.344

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A april–october beach on the East China Sea near Shanghai, Jinshan City Beach is exposed to SE swell — E–S on the forecast is when it lights up, ideally with a W–N wind.

10-day forecast

Local time · updates hourly

Wave height & period

HeightPeriod

Wind

SpeedGusts
TimeRatingWavesSwellWindAir

Water temperature by month

This month: ~26.8°C (80.2°F) on average

Jan

8.7°C

47.7°F · 6–11.8°C

Feb

7.4°C

45.3°F · 4.9–9.5°C

Mar

10.1°C

50.2°F · 6–12.9°C

Apr

14.1°C

57.4°F · 10.5–17.2°C

May

19.5°C

67.1°F · 15.5–22.6°C

Jun

23.2°C

73.8°F · 20.6–26.6°C

Jul

27.5°C

81.5°F · 24.5–30.5°C

Aug

29°C

84.2°F · 27.1–31.3°C

Sep

26.8°C

80.2°F · 23.9–30.7°C

Oct

22.7°C

72.9°F · 19.5–27°C

Nov

17.6°C

63.7°F · 14.4–20.7°C

Dec

12.4°C

54.3°F · 8.1–15.7°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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