Picnic Island Beach
Florida · United States
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Picnic Island Beach is a N-facing sand beach on the Gulf of Mexico coastline near Florida — it picks up NW–NE swell and turns cleanest in a SE–SW wind, with the most consistent surf through april–october.
10-day forecast
Local time · updates hourly
Wave height & period
Wind
| Time | Rating | Waves | Swell | Wind | Air |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Water temperature by month
This month: ~29.5°C (85.1°F) on average
Jan
17.7°C
63.9°F · 13.9–20.5°C
Feb
17.5°C
63.5°F · 14.8–21.8°C
Mar
20.1°C
68.2°F · 14.3–23.4°C
Apr
22.8°C
73°F · 20.6–24.9°C
May
26°C
78.8°F · 23–28.3°C
Jun
28.4°C
83.1°F · 26–30.2°C
Jul
29.9°C
85.8°F · 28.7–31.9°C
Aug
30.2°C
86.4°F · 28.7–31.4°C
Sep
29.5°C
85.1°F · 28.4–30.9°C
Oct
26.7°C
80.1°F · 22.2–29.3°C
Nov
22.8°C
73°F · 19.4–26.6°C
Dec
19.7°C
67.5°F · 17–22.3°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. Sharks are part of the ecosystem here — avoid dawn, dusk and murky rivermouth water.
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