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Fort Island Gulf Beach

Citrus County, Florida, United States

Fort Island Gulf Beach 4 photos

  • Scenes around Fort Island Gulf Beach, Crystal River, Florida 04

    Scenes around Fort Island Gulf Beach, Crystal River, Florida 04. The Eloquent Peasant, CC0. Source

  • Kite in the power lines at Fort Island Gulf Beach, Crystal River, Florida 03

    Kite in the power lines at Fort Island Gulf Beach, Crystal River, Florida 03. The Eloquent Peasant, CC0. Source

  • Kite in the power lines at Fort Island Gulf Beach, Crystal River, Florida 01

    Kite in the power lines at Fort Island Gulf Beach, Crystal River, Florida 01. The Eloquent Peasant, CC0. Source

  • Scenes around Fort Island Gulf Beach, Crystal River, Florida 06

    Scenes around Fort Island Gulf Beach, Crystal River, Florida 06. The Eloquent Peasant, CC0. Source

Today at a glance

Best: 11 am to sunset, sunset 6:52 pm
8 am
7.8
22 km/h13 mph wind, Great
9 am
7.7
23 km/h14 mph wind, Great
10 am
7.9
23 km/h14 mph wind, Great
11 am
8.5
22 km/h13 mph wind, Excellent
12 pm
8.9
20 km/h13 mph wind, Excellent
1 pm
9.2
20 km/h12 mph wind, Excellent
2 pm
9.4
19 km/h12 mph wind, Excellent
3 pm
9.4
18 km/h11 mph wind, Excellent
4 pm
9.5
18 km/h11 mph wind, Excellent
5 pm
9.5
19 km/h12 mph wind, Excellent
6 pm
9.5
19 km/h12 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
17°C63°F
Water
24°C74°F
Wind
1610 km/hmph NE
Gusts
2918 km/hmph
Waves
0.2 m<1 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
falling
Rain
0%
Sunset
6:52 pm
Today
7.8Great8 am2213
7.7Great9 am2314
7.9Great10 am2314
8.5Excellent11 am2213
8.9Excellent12 pm2013
9.2Excellent1 pm2012
9.4Excellent2 pm1912
9.4Excellent3 pm1811
9.5Excellent4 pm1811
9.5Excellent5 pm1912
9.5Excellent6 pm1912
Sat
7.6Great8 am2516
7.3Great9 am2616
8.2Great10 am2516
8.6Excellent11 am2415
8.9Excellent12 pm2314
9.1Excellent1 pm2415
8.9Excellent2 pm2515
8.8Excellent3 pm2717
8.8Excellent4 pm2616
8.3Great5 pm2616
8.4Great6 pm2817
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Best stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide falling now. Low at 6 am, -0.5 m. High at 12 pm, 0.3 m. Low at 6 pm, -0.4 m. High at 12 am, 0.2 mLow 6 am, -0.5 m2 ftHigh 12 pm, 0.3 m1 ftLow 6 pm, -0.4 m1 ftHigh 12 am, 0.2 m<1 ftNow8 am2 pm8 pm2 am
  • Low 6 am, -0.5 m2 ft
  • High 12 pm, 0.3 m1 ft
  • Low 6 pm, -0.4 m1 ft
  • High 12 am, 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 Fort Island Gulf Beach

Fort Island Gulf Beach is a beach in Citrus, Florida, located near Fort Island Beach, which is 75 feet away. It is 6 miles from the village of Crystal River and has 2 parking areas within 0.31 miles.

From Wikipedia

The following is list of beaches in the U.S. states, the District of Columbia, and the U.S. territories.

Beaches occur both on the ocean shoreline and inland on lakes, rivers, etc. This list is organized by major coastline. States with large numbers of beaches are listed on linked subarticles.

Source: List of beaches in the United States on Wikipedia (authors). Text available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Retrieved Oct 18, 2026. Data sources

Facilities

  • Restrooms20 m80 ft away
  • Parking2 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 50 m150 ft. Fee not listed
  • Boat ramp360 m0.2 mi away

Getting there

Nearest town
9.6 km6 miCrystal River (village)
Nearest airport
43 km27 miGeorge T. Lewis Airport (CDK)

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.

  • Sat9.1 ExcellentBest 10 am to 7 pmWind up to 28 km/h17 mph, rain 1%
  • Sun8.1 GreatBest 8 am to 7 pmWind up to 41 km/h26 mph, rain 2%
  • Mon8.2 GreatBest 8 am to 12 pmWind up to 36 km/h22 mph, rain 1%
  • Tue8.8 ExcellentBest 11 am to 3 pmWind up to 34 km/h21 mph, rain 3%
  • Wed8.7 ExcellentBest 1 pm to 4 pmWind up to 31 km/h19 mph, rain 4%
  • Thu8.8 ExcellentBest 10 am to 7 pmWind up to 29 km/h18 mph, rain 9%