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Nanny Goat Beach

Georgia · United States

IntermediateBeach break31.410, -81.259

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Nanny Goat Beach is a N-facing sand beach on the United States shoreline, opening onto the Gulf of Mexico — it catches NW–NE swell, and offshore SE–SW 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: ~28.2°C (82.8°F) on average

Jan

13.5°C

56.3°F · 9.7–17.3°C

Feb

12.9°C

55.2°F · 10.1–15.5°C

Mar

15.6°C

60.1°F · 11.9–20.1°C

Apr

19.5°C

67.1°F · 17.1–22.9°C

May

23.8°C

74.8°F · 20.2–26.2°C

Jun

27.1°C

80.8°F · 22.9–28.8°C

Jul

28.5°C

83.3°F · 25.3–30.2°C

Aug

28.6°C

83.5°F · 25.8–30.5°C

Sep

28.2°C

82.8°F · 25.5–29.6°C

Oct

24.8°C

76.6°F · 22–28.1°C

Nov

20°C

68°F · 16.6–23.6°C

Dec

15.8°C

60.4°F · 12.1–18.9°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

NW–NE

Best wind

SE–SW

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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