South Beach Surf Forecast and Surf Reports (CAL (2024)

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(Del Norte County, USA)

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South Beach Surf Guide

South Beach in Del Norte County is a sheltered beach break that does not work very often. Winter and spring are the best times of year to visit. Works best in offshore winds from the northeast. Clean groundswells prevail and the best swell direction is from the west southwest. The beach break provides left and right handers. Best around low tide. Even when there are waves, it's not likley to be crowded. Watch out for sharks and rocks.

South Beach Spot Info

Type:	Rating:
Sandbar	3.3
Reliability:	Todays Sea Temp*:
inconsistent	13.8°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing South Beach:

The best conditions reported for surf at South Beach occur when a West-southwest swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the Northeast.

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What's the best time of year to surf South Beach (for consistent clean waves)?

januaryBest Season: winter

The best time of year for surfing South Beach with consistent clean waves (rideable swell with light / offshore winds) is during Winterand most often the month of January. Clean surfable waves are typically found 30% of the time in January while 53% of the time it tends to be blown out. For the remaining 17% of the time it is considered too small by mostsurfers but may still be OK for beginners and groms at times.

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Explore South Beach Location Map

Interactive South Beach surf break location map. View information about nearby surf breaks, their wave consistency and rating compared to other spots in the region. Current swell conditions from local buoys are shown along with live wind speed and direction from nearby weather stations. Click icons on the map for more detail. The nearest passenger airport to South Beach is Chico Muni Airport (CIC) in USA, which is 291 km (181 miles) away (directly). The second closest airport to South Beach is Beale Afb (Marysville) Airport (BAB), also in USA, 371 km (230 miles) away.

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Please note that some surf spot locations are approximate to protect their exact location while others are not shown at close zoom level.

South Beach Surf Forecasts:

Hourly Forecast

12 Day Forecast

Todays Surf SummaryWednesday, 14 August 2024, 06:44 Local Time m, °C Wednesday 14ft, °F 8AM11AM2PM5PM Wave (m) 0.6SW 0.6SW 0.6SW 0.6SW Period (s) 14 14 14 14 Wind (km/h) 5 5 10 5 Wind State glass cross-on cross-on cross

What does South Beach look like?Latest photos from South Beach. Upload your own or view all photos on the gallery page.

Credit: Isaak LinkousCredit: Isaak Linkous

Tides at South Beach Current tide and informaton For Crescent City, California, 1 km from South Beach.Next High Water: 09:14am | 1.32mNext Low Water: 12:51pm | 1.17mNEXTIS AT (local time)remaininghigh tidelow tide

South Beach Sea Temperature

The water temperature (13.8 °C) at South Beach is quite cool. If the sun shines as we have forecast, it should feel warm enough to surf in a good spring wetsuit. Effective windchill factor of (17.0 °C) will make the air and water feel about the same temperature.Today, many surfers would wear a spring wetsuit.Current Temp*: 13.8°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellitewater-tempView Sea Temp Map