Golden Beach Entrance

Sarasota County, Florida, United States

Today at a glance

Best: 10 am to sunset, sunset 6:53 pm

8 am
8.1
14 km/h9 mph wind, Great

9 am
8.5
15 km/h9 mph wind, Excellent

10 am
9.1
15 km/h9 mph wind, Excellent

11 am
9.2
16 km/h10 mph wind, Excellent

12 pm
9.6
15 km/h9 mph wind, Excellent

1 pm
9.7
14 km/h9 mph wind, Excellent

2 pm
9.2
13 km/h8 mph wind, Excellent

3 pm
9.6
13 km/h8 mph wind, Excellent

4 pm
9.6
13 km/h8 mph wind, Excellent

5 pm
9.5
15 km/h9 mph wind, Excellent

6 pm
9.9
13 km/h8 mph wind, Excellent

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

Best time to swim

Best: 10 am to sunset. Beach score for daylight hours, with wind in km/hmph underneath.

Air: 18°C65°F
Water: 27°C80°F
Wind: 149 km/hmph NE
Gusts: 4025 km/hmph
Waves: 0.4 m1 ft
UV: 0 low
Tide: falling
Rain: 0%
Sunset: 6:53 pm

Today

8.1Great8 am149

8.5Excellent9 am159

9.1Excellent10 am159

9.2Excellent11 am1610

9.6Excellent12 pm159

9.7Excellent1 pm149

9.2Excellent2 pm138

9.6Excellent3 pm138

9.6Excellent4 pm138

9.5Excellent5 pm159

9.9Excellent6 pm138

Sat

8.5Excellent8 am159

8.7Excellent9 am1711

7.9Great10 am1811

9.3Excellent11 am1711

9.3Excellent12 pm2012

9.4Excellent1 pm1912

9.3Excellent2 pm2113

9.0Excellent3 pm2012

9.0Excellent4 pm2012

9.1Excellent5 pm1811

8.7Excellent6 pm1610

Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Best stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Low 3 am, -0.3 m<1 ft
High 10 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.

Facilities

Parking1 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 460 m0.3 mi. Fee not listed
SurfaceSand

Getting there

Nearest town: 1.8 km1.1 miVenice (city)
Nearest airport: 2 km1 miVenice Municipal Airport (VNC)

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

Nearby beaches

Caspersen Beach3.7 km2.3 mi south away
9.5 Excellent later
Venice Beach4.5 km2.8 mi south-east away
9.5 Excellent later
South Venice Beach6.1 km3.8 mi south-east away
9.5 Excellent later
Nokomis Public Beach6.4 km4.0 mi north away
9.6 Excellent later
Casey Key7.5 km4.7 mi north away
9.6 Excellent later

Where to stay near the beach

Compare hotels and apartments near Golden Beach Entrance.

Partner links

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The days ahead

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

Sat9.4 ExcellentBest 11 am to 7 pmWind up to 21 km/h13 mph, rain 6%
Sun7.9 GreatBest 8 am to 2 pmWind up to 40 km/h25 mph, rain 5%
Mon8.3 GreatBest 8 am to 4 pmWind up to 40 km/h25 mph, rain 3%
Tue8.9 ExcellentBest 10 am to 2 pmWind up to 32 km/h20 mph, rain 3%
Wed9.1 ExcellentBest 12 pm to 3 pmWind up to 31 km/h19 mph, rain 9%
Thu7.7 GreatBest 10 am to 3 pmWind up to 32 km/h20 mph, rain 16%