Check the Beach

Boca Chica Beach

Monroe County, Florida, United States

Today at a glance

Best: 5 pm to sunset, sunset 6:53 pm
8 am
7.1
25 km/h16 mph wind, Great
9 am
5.9
24 km/h15 mph wind, Good
10 am
6.1
21 km/h13 mph wind, Good
11 am
6.0
22 km/h14 mph wind, Good
12 pm
6.9
24 km/h15 mph wind, Good
1 pm
6.2
21 km/h13 mph wind, Good
2 pm
7.4
20 km/h12 mph wind, Great
3 pm
6.3
19 km/h12 mph wind, Good
4 pm
6.4
17 km/h11 mph wind, Good
5 pm
7.9
19 km/h12 mph wind, Great
6 pm
8.8
19 km/h12 mph wind, Excellent

This page puts what matters first for today's conditions.

Best time to swim

Best: 5 pm to sunset. Beach score for daylight hours, with wind in km/hmph underneath.

Air
25°C77°F
Water
29°C83°F
Wind
2214 km/hmph NE
Gusts
3119 km/hmph
Waves
0.7 m2 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
rising
Rain
1%
Sunset
6:53 pm
Today
7.1Great8 am2516
5.9Good9 am2415
6.1Good10 am2113
6.0Good11 am2214
6.9Good12 pm2415
6.2Good1 pm2113
7.4Great2 pm2012
6.3Good3 pm1912
6.4Good4 pm1711
7.9Great5 pm1912
8.8Excellent6 pm1912
Sat
5.6Good8 am2716
5.6Good9 am2717
5.9Good10 am2314
5.7Good11 am2717
5.7Good12 pm2616
6.1Good1 pm2515
7.5Great2 pm2214
7.9Great3 pm2113
7.8Great4 pm1811
7.4Great5 pm1711
6.9Good6 pm2113
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Best stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide rising now. High at 7 am, 0.3 m. Low at 1 pm, -<0.1 m. High at 7 pm, 0.4 m. Low at 2 am, -0.1 mHigh 7 am, 0.3 m1 ftLow 1 pm, -<0.1 m<1 ftHigh 7 pm, 0.4 m1 ftLow 2 am, -0.1 m<1 ftNow9 am3 pm9 pm3 am
  • High 7 am, 0.3 m1 ft
  • Low 1 pm, -<0.1 m<1 ft
  • High 7 pm, 0.4 m1 ft
  • Low 2 am, -0.1 m<1 ft

Tide is modeled, not measured. Rip current and water quality data are not available for this beach yet.

Beach info

Lifeguards, parking and facilities before you head down.

Facilities

  • Parking1 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 300 m970 ft. Fee not listed
  • SurfaceSand

Getting there

Nearest town
6.6 km4.1 miStock Island (town)
Nearest airport
65 km40 miFlorida Keys Marathon International Airport (MTH)

Facilities from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Check posted signs; details change. Data sources

Nearby beaches

Where to stay near the beach

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Partner links

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The days ahead

Best score each day, with the stretch to aim for.

  • Sat7.9 GreatBest 2 pm to 7 pmWind up to 27 km/h17 mph, rain 9%
  • Sun8.4 GreatBest 9 am to 3 pmWind up to 39 km/h24 mph, rain 33%
  • Mon7.4 GreatBest 8 am to 7 pmWind up to 39 km/h24 mph, rain 24%
  • Tue7.5 GreatBest 2 pm to 7 pmWind up to 38 km/h24 mph, rain 15%
  • Wed7.2 GreatBest 4 pm to 7 pmWind up to 39 km/h24 mph, rain 18%
  • Thu9.0 ExcellentBest 8 am to 7 pmWind up to 25 km/h15 mph, rain 16%