South Beach
Maryland · United States
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South Beach is a SW-facing sand beach on the United States shoreline, opening onto the Coastal Waters — it catches S–W swell, and offshore N–E winds tidy the banks through april–october.
Today's surf at South Beach
Updated 00:24 spot time
South Beach surf report for Thursday 1 Oct: waves 0.5 ft–1 ft ankle to knee high, 0.5 ft SE swell at 2.2 s. Wind up to 12 mph SSE. Water 71°F. Best surf window around 11:00 PM — poor (1.5/5) with 11 mph S wind.
Tides today: low 3:43 AM (0.9 ft), high 8:35 AM (1.3 ft), low 3:00 PM (0.3 ft), high 10:08 PM (1.8 ft)
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10-day forecast
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Wave height & period
Wind
| Time | Rating | Waves | Swell | Wind | Air |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Water temperature by month
This month: ~18.6°C (65.5°F) on average
Jan
3.7°C
38.7°F · 0.9–7.5°C
Feb
3°C
37.4°F · 0.5–6.3°C
Mar
5.1°C
41.2°F · 1.4–11.8°C
Apr
9.8°C
49.6°F · 2.5–15.5°C
May
16°C
60.8°F · 8.6–23.1°C
Jun
21.8°C
71.2°F · 13.5–25.5°C
Jul
25.5°C
77.9°F · 19–29.7°C
Aug
26.4°C
79.5°F · 21.1–29.4°C
Sep
24.2°C
75.6°F · 18.8–27.2°C
Oct
18.6°C
65.5°F · 14–22.9°C
Nov
12.5°C
54.5°F · 8.9–16.6°C
Dec
7.2°C
45°F · 4.4–10.3°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
S–W
Best wind
N–E
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.
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