Smathers Beach
Florida · United States
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Smathers Beach is a E-facing sand beach on the United States shoreline, opening onto the Gulf of Mexico — it catches NE–SE swell, and offshore SW–NW winds tidy the banks 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: ~29.8°C (85.6°F) on average
Jan
22.8°C
73°F · 20–25°C
Feb
22.7°C
72.9°F · 20.2–24.4°C
Mar
23.6°C
74.5°F · 19.6–25.5°C
Apr
25.1°C
77.2°F · 22.8–27.4°C
May
27.1°C
80.8°F · 25.1–28.8°C
Jun
28.7°C
83.7°F · 27.5–30.2°C
Jul
29.7°C
85.5°F · 28.2–31°C
Aug
30.1°C
86.2°F · 28.6–31.6°C
Sep
29.8°C
85.6°F · 28.5–30.8°C
Oct
28.3°C
82.9°F · 25.3–30.1°C
Nov
26°C
78.8°F · 23.6–27.7°C
Dec
24.1°C
75.4°F · 22.2–26°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
NE–SE
Best wind
SW–NW
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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