Check the Beach

Crystal Beach

Pinellas County, Florida, United States

Today at a glance

Best: 11 am to sunset, sunset 6:53 pm
8 am
8.1
13 km/h8 mph wind, Great
9 am
8.1
16 km/h10 mph wind, Great
10 am
8.6
18 km/h11 mph wind, Excellent
11 am
9.1
16 km/h10 mph wind, Excellent
12 pm
9.6
16 km/h10 mph wind, Excellent
1 pm
9.7
15 km/h9 mph wind, Excellent
2 pm
9.9
13 km/h8 mph wind, Excellent
3 pm
9.6
12 km/h7 mph wind, Excellent
4 pm
9.4
13 km/h8 mph wind, Excellent
5 pm
9.4
16 km/h10 mph wind, Excellent
6 pm
9.7
16 km/h10 mph wind, Excellent

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

Best time to swim

Best: 11 am to sunset. Beach score for daylight hours, with wind in km/hmph underneath.

Air
15°C59°F
Water
24°C76°F
Wind
127 km/hmph NE
Gusts
2817 km/hmph
Waves
0.4 m1 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
falling
Rain
0%
Sunset
6:53 pm
Today
8.1Great8 am138
8.1Great9 am1610
8.6Excellent10 am1811
9.1Excellent11 am1610
9.6Excellent12 pm1610
9.7Excellent1 pm159
9.9Excellent2 pm138
9.6Excellent3 pm127
9.4Excellent4 pm138
9.4Excellent5 pm1610
9.7Excellent6 pm1610
Sat
7.8Great8 am149
8.4Great9 am159
8.8Excellent10 am159
9.3Excellent11 am1510
9.2Excellent12 pm1811
8.9Excellent1 pm2012
9.1Excellent2 pm1811
8.2Great3 pm1811
8.6Excellent4 pm1811
7.9Great5 pm2113
6.5Good6 pm2616
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Best stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide falling now. Low at 4 am, -0.4 m. High at 10 am, 0.3 m. Low at 4 pm, -0.3 m. High at 10 pm, 0.3 mLow 4 am, -0.4 m1 ftHigh 10 am, 0.3 m1 ftLow 4 pm, -0.3 m<1 ftHigh 10 pm, 0.3 m1 ftNow8 am2 pm8 pm2 am
  • Low 4 am, -0.4 m1 ft
  • High 10 am, 0.3 m1 ft
  • Low 4 pm, -0.3 m<1 ft
  • High 10 pm, 0.3 m1 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

  • Parking2 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 50 m160 ft. Fee not listed
  • Food and drink2 within 1 km0.6 miNearest 870 m0.5 mi
  • Boat ramp30 m100 ft away

Getting there

Nearest bus stop
860 m0.5 miAlternate 19 & Avery Avenue
Nearest town
2.3 km1.4 miPalm Harbor (town)
Nearest airport
13 km8 miClearwater Executive Airport (CLW)

Nearby places

  • Fairway Pizza & Sports BarFood and drink
    870 m0.5 mi
  • China HouseChinese
    960 m0.6 mi

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

Nearby beaches

Where to stay near the beach

Compare hotels and apartments near Crystal Beach.

Partner links

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The days ahead

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

  • Sat9.3 ExcellentBest 9 am to 3 pmWind up to 26 km/h16 mph, rain 2%
  • Sun8.0 GreatBest 8 am to 7 pmWind up to 37 km/h23 mph, rain 5%
  • Mon8.2 GreatBest 8 am to 2 pmWind up to 33 km/h20 mph, rain 1%
  • Tue8.9 ExcellentBest 10 am to 7 pmWind up to 29 km/h18 mph, rain 2%
  • Wed9.0 ExcellentBest 1 pm to 4 pmWind up to 33 km/h21 mph, rain 4%
  • Thu9.0 ExcellentBest 9 am to 4 pmWind up to 27 km/h17 mph, rain 10%