South Beach
Florida · United States
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South Beach is a W-facing sand beach on the United States shoreline, opening onto the Gulf of Mexico — it catches SW–NW swell, and offshore NE–SE 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: ~29.7°C (85.5°F) on average
Jan
24.1°C
75.4°F · 21.5–26.4°C
Feb
24°C
75.2°F · 21.6–26°C
Mar
24.7°C
76.5°F · 22.2–26.1°C
Apr
25.7°C
78.3°F · 23.8–27.9°C
May
27.4°C
81.3°F · 26.1–29°C
Jun
28.8°C
83.8°F · 27.3–30.1°C
Jul
29.5°C
85.1°F · 27.7–30.9°C
Aug
29.9°C
85.8°F · 28.2–31.3°C
Sep
29.7°C
85.5°F · 28.2–30.8°C
Oct
28.4°C
83.1°F · 25.7–30.1°C
Nov
26.6°C
79.9°F · 24.2–27.9°C
Dec
25.2°C
77.4°F · 22.8–26.5°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
SW–NW
Best wind
NE–SE
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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