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Casey Key

Sarasota County, Florida, United States

Today at a glance

Best: 12 pm to sunset, sunset 6:53 pm
8 am
8.2
11 km/h7 mph wind, Great
9 am
8.5
15 km/h9 mph wind, Excellent
10 am
8.9
15 km/h9 mph wind, Excellent
11 am
7.2
15 km/h10 mph wind, Great
12 pm
9.4
16 km/h10 mph wind, Excellent
1 pm
9.6
17 km/h10 mph wind, Excellent
2 pm
9.3
14 km/h9 mph wind, Excellent
3 pm
9.7
13 km/h8 mph wind, Excellent
4 pm
9.7
14 km/h9 mph wind, Excellent
5 pm
9.5
15 km/h9 mph wind, Excellent
6 pm
9.9
12 km/h8 mph wind, Excellent

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

Best time to swim

Best: 12 pm to sunset. Beach score for daylight hours, with wind in km/hmph underneath.

Air
16°C61°F
Water
26°C79°F
Wind
106 km/hmph NNE
Gusts
3119 km/hmph
Waves
0.3 m<1 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
rising
Rain
0%
Sunset
6:53 pm
Today
8.2Great8 am117
8.5Excellent9 am159
8.9Excellent10 am159
7.2Great11 am1510
9.4Excellent12 pm1610
9.6Excellent1 pm1710
9.3Excellent2 pm149
9.7Excellent3 pm138
9.7Excellent4 pm149
9.5Excellent5 pm159
9.9Excellent6 pm128
Sat
8.3Great8 am128
8.6Excellent9 am1510
7.5Great10 am1811
8.7Excellent11 am1711
9.3Excellent12 pm2113
9.3Excellent1 pm2113
9.2Excellent2 pm2214
9.2Excellent3 pm2013
9.2Excellent4 pm2012
9.5Excellent5 pm1711
8.7Excellent6 pm1711
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Best stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide rising now. High at 9 am, 0.2 m. Low at 4 pm, -0.1 m. High at 9 pm, 0.2 mHigh 9 am, 0.2 m<1 ftLow 4 pm, -0.1 m<1 ftHigh 9 pm, 0.2 m<1 ftNow9 am3 pm9 pm3 am
  • High 9 am, 0.2 m<1 ft
  • Low 4 pm, -0.1 m<1 ft
  • High 9 pm, 0.2 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.

About Casey Key

Casey Key is an island in Sarasota County, Florida, United States. It is located 0.72 miles from Nokomis Public Beach. The nearest town is Laurel, a village 2.2 miles away.

From Wikipedia

Casey Key is a barrier island off the coast of Southwest Florida, located south of Siesta Key. Casey Key is part of the North Port—Sarasota—Bradenton Metropolitan Statistical Area. Casey Key was severely damaged by 2024 hurricanes Helene and Milton.

Source: Casey Key, Florida on Wikipedia (authors). Text available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Retrieved Oct 18, 2026. Data sources

Facilities

We do not have facility details for this beach yet.

Getting there

Nearest town
3.5 km2.2 miLaurel (village)
Nearest airport
10 km6 miVenice Municipal Airport (VNC)

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

Nearby beaches

Where to stay near the beach

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The days ahead

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

  • Sat9.5 ExcellentBest 11 am to 7 pmWind up to 22 km/h14 mph, rain 2%
  • Sun8.2 GreatBest 8 am to 2 pmWind up to 35 km/h22 mph, rain 4%
  • Mon8.6 ExcellentBest 8 am to 4 pmWind up to 32 km/h20 mph, rain 3%
  • Tue8.8 ExcellentBest 9 am to 2 pmWind up to 28 km/h17 mph, rain 3%
  • Wed9.2 ExcellentBest 8 am to 3 pmWind up to 25 km/h15 mph, rain 8%
  • Thu7.9 GreatBest 10 am to 3 pmWind up to 30 km/h18 mph, rain 16%