Public Beach
Florida · United States
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Public Beach is a NW-facing sand beach on the United States shoreline, opening onto the Gulf of Mexico — it catches W–N swell, and offshore E–S winds tidy the banks through april–october.
10-day forecast
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Wave height & period
Wind
| Time | Rating | Waves | Swell | Wind | Air |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Water temperature by month
This month: ~26.2°C (79.2°F) on average
Jan
18.3°C
64.9°F · 15.8–21.6°C
Feb
17.1°C
62.8°F · 14.7–21.8°C
Mar
18.9°C
66°F · 16.1–21.8°C
Apr
20.8°C
69.4°F · 19–23.8°C
May
24.7°C
76.5°F · 21.4–27.6°C
Jun
27.7°C
81.9°F · 24.8–29°C
Jul
29.1°C
84.4°F · 27.1–30.7°C
Aug
29.8°C
85.6°F · 27.9–30.9°C
Sep
29.1°C
84.4°F · 27.4–31.1°C
Oct
26.2°C
79.2°F · 23.3–29°C
Nov
22.4°C
72.3°F · 19.8–25.4°C
Dec
20.1°C
68.2°F · 18–22.3°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
W–N
Best wind
E–S
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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