Check the Beach

Far Beach

Monroe County, Florida, United States

Far Beach 5 photos

  • Sunrise - about to peekaboo from behind the clouds

    Sunrise - about to peekaboo from behind the clouds. Serge Melki from Indianapolis, USA, CC BY 2.0. Source

  • Kelly on the bay

    Kelly on the bay. Serge Melki from Indianapolis, USA, CC BY 2.0. Source

  • Kelly on the bay marina

    Kelly on the bay marina. Serge Melki from Indianapolis, USA, CC BY 2.0. Source

  • John Pennecamp Coral Reef

    John Pennecamp Coral Reef. Dontyoufanta, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source

  • John Pennekamp Coral Reef State Park - panoramio

    John Pennekamp Coral Reef State Park - panoramio. Idawriter, CC BY-SA 3.0. Source

Today at a glance

Calmest: 2 pm to 5 pm, sunset 6:47 pm
8 am
5.5
25 km/h16 mph wind, Good
9 am
5.6
23 km/h14 mph wind, Good
10 am
5.8
19 km/h12 mph wind, Good
11 am
3.3
8 km/h5 mph wind, Poor
12 pm
6.1
13 km/h8 mph wind, Good
1 pm
2.8
27 km/h17 mph wind, Poor
2 pm
6.9
17 km/h10 mph wind, Good
3 pm
6.5
21 km/h13 mph wind, Good
4 pm
6.0
20 km/h12 mph wind, Good
5 pm
5.6
27 km/h17 mph wind, Good
6 pm
5.4
28 km/h17 mph wind, Fair

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

Where to stay near the beach

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Forecast, hour by hour

Beach score for daylight hours, today and tomorrow. Wind in km/hmph underneath.

Air
26°C78°F
Water
28°C82°F
Wind
2113 km/hmph NNE
Gusts
2817 km/hmph
Waves
0.7 m2 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
rising
Rain
34%
Sunset
6:47 pm
Today
5.5Good8 am2516
5.6Good9 am2314
5.8Good10 am1912
3.3Poor11 am85
6.1Good12 pm138
2.8Poor1 pm2717
6.9Good2 pm1710
6.5Good3 pm2113
6.0Good4 pm2012
5.6Good5 pm2717
5.4Fair6 pm2817
Sat
6.0Good8 am2314
6.1Good9 am2213
6.1Good10 am2113
6.2Good11 am1811
2.7Poor12 pm2616
5.4Fair1 pm2717
5.2Fair2 pm3119
5.1Fair3 pm2717
4.9Fair4 pm3019
7.0Great5 pm2817
7.4Great6 pm2214
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Calmest stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide rising now. High at 6 am, 0.4 m. Low at 12 pm, -<0.1 m. High at 7 pm, 0.4 mHigh 6 am, 0.4 m1 ftLow 12 pm, -<0.1 m<1 ftHigh 7 pm, 0.4 m1 ftNow7 am1 pm7 pm1 am
  • High 6 am, 0.4 m1 ft
  • Low 12 pm, -<0.1 m<1 ft
  • High 7 pm, 0.4 m1 ft

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

The days ahead

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

  • Sun8.0 GreatBest 8 am to 2 pmWind up to 37 km/h23 mph, rain 49%
  • Mon6.2 GoodBest 3 pm to 7 pmWind up to 42 km/h26 mph, rain 54%
  • Tue6.9 GoodBest 9 am to 7 pmWind up to 43 km/h27 mph, rain 20%
  • Wed7.0 GreatBest 1 pm to 7 pmWind up to 37 km/h23 mph, rain 21%
  • Thu8.8 ExcellentBest 8 am to 7 pmWind up to 25 km/h15 mph, rain 19%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

Facilities

  • Restrooms40 m130 ft away
  • Parking4 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 30 m100 ft. Fee not listed
  • Food and drink1 within 1 km0.6 miNearest 910 m0.6 mi
  • Boat ramp440 m0.3 mi awayJohn Pennekamp Coral Reef State Park
  • SurfaceSand

Getting there

Nearest town
6.1 km3.8 miKey Largo (town)
Nearest airport
25 km16 miOcean Reef Club Airport (OCA)

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

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