South Swim Beach
Coastal areas · United States
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South Swim 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
Local time · updates hourly
Wave height & period
Wind
| Time | Rating | Waves | Swell | Wind | Air |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Water temperature by month
This month: ~28.4°C (83.1°F) on average
Jan
23.5°C
74.3°F · 20.9–25.7°C
Feb
23.2°C
73.8°F · 20.1–25.1°C
Mar
23.8°C
74.8°F · 20.2–25.6°C
Apr
24.9°C
76.8°F · 23–26.7°C
May
26.7°C
80.1°F · 24.7–28.4°C
Jun
28.4°C
83.1°F · 26.7–29.8°C
Jul
29.3°C
84.7°F · 28.1–30.9°C
Aug
29.9°C
85.8°F · 28.9–31.2°C
Sep
29.6°C
85.3°F · 27.8–30.9°C
Oct
28.4°C
83.1°F · 26–29.9°C
Nov
26.4°C
79.5°F · 24.7–27.7°C
Dec
24.8°C
76.6°F · 23–26.7°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.
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