South Beach
Coastal areas · Indonesia
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South Beach is a S-facing sand beach on the Indonesia shoreline, opening onto the Halmahera Sea — it catches SE–SW swell, and offshore NW–NE winds tidy the banks through year-round.
10-day forecast
Local time · updates hourly
Wave height & period
Wind
| Time | Rating | Waves | Swell | Wind | Air |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Water temperature by month
This month: ~28°C (82.4°F) on average
Jan
29.4°C
84.9°F · 28.6–30.1°C
Feb
29.2°C
84.6°F · 28.4–30°C
Mar
29.3°C
84.7°F · 27.7–30.2°C
Apr
29.6°C
85.3°F · 28.9–30.2°C
May
29.5°C
85.1°F · 28.3–30.4°C
Jun
28.8°C
83.8°F · 27.8–30.1°C
Jul
27.8°C
82°F · 26.5–29.2°C
Aug
27.5°C
81.5°F · 25.9–28.8°C
Sep
28°C
82.4°F · 25.9–29.2°C
Oct
29°C
84.2°F · 26.8–30.6°C
Nov
29.6°C
85.3°F · 28.7–30.6°C
Dec
29.7°C
85.5°F · 29.1–31°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
SE–SW
Best wind
NW–NE
Break type
Beach break
Best season
Year-round
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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