Higgs Beach
Monroe County, Florida, United States
- Free parking
No photo of Higgs Beach yet.The forecast, tide and cam below are live.
Today at a glance
Best: 5 pm to sunset, sunset 6:53 pm8.3
25 km/h16 mph wind, Great
7.1
26 km/h16 mph wind, Great
5.9
25 km/h15 mph wind, Good
6.0
23 km/h14 mph wind, Good
6.2
24 km/h15 mph wind, Good
6.0
24 km/h15 mph wind, Good
6.1
21 km/h13 mph wind, Good
6.2
20 km/h12 mph wind, Good
6.4
18 km/h11 mph wind, Good
8.6
20 km/h12 mph wind, Excellent
8.9
19 km/h12 mph wind, Excellent
This page puts what matters first for today's conditions.
Best time to swim
Best: 5 pm to sunset. Beach score for daylight hours, with wind in km/hmph underneath.
- Air
- 25°C77°F
- Water
- 29°C84°F
- Wind
- 2012 km/hmph NNE
- Gusts
- 2616 km/hmph
- Waves
- 0.7 m2 ft
- UV
- 0 low
- Tide
- rising
- Rain
- 3%
- Sunset
- 6:53 pm
Tide, next 24 hours
- High 7 am, 0.3 m1 ft
- Low 1 pm, -<0.1 m<1 ft
- High 7 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
- Restrooms10 m10 ft away
- Showers80 m260 ft away
- Parking9 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 50 m150 ft. Listed as free
- Food and drink15 within 1 km0.6 mi
- Picnic tables40 m110 ft away
- Playground40 m140 ft away
- SurfaceSand
Getting there
- Nearest bus stop
- 930 m0.6 mi
- Nearest town
- 1.8 km1.1 miKey West (city)
- Nearest airport
- 77 km48 miFlorida Keys Marathon International Airport (MTH)
Facilities from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Check posted signs; details change. Data sources
Nearby beaches
- Dog Beach0.7 km0.4 mi west away8.8 Excellent later
- South Beach0.9 km0.6 mi west away8.8 Excellent later
- Smathers Beach1.6 km1.0 mi east away8.8 Excellent later
- Truman Beach2.4 km1.5 mi west away8.0 Great later
- Boca Chica Nude Beach11 km6.7 mi east away8.4 Great later
Where to stay near the beach
Compare hotels and apartments near Higgs Beach.
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The days ahead
Best score each day, with the stretch to aim for.
- Sat7.9 GreatBest 2 pm to 7 pmWind up to 31 km/h19 mph, rain 9%
- Sun8.3 GreatBest 8 am to 3 pmWind up to 37 km/h23 mph, rain 36%
- Mon7.3 GreatBest 8 am to 7 pmWind up to 39 km/h24 mph, rain 26%
- Tue7.3 GreatBest 2 pm to 7 pmWind up to 38 km/h24 mph, rain 15%
- Wed7.0 GreatBest 10 am to 7 pmWind up to 39 km/h24 mph, rain 19%
- Thu8.9 ExcellentBest 8 am to 7 pmWind up to 25 km/h15 mph, rain 17%