Check the Beach

Highland Beach

Monroe County, Florida, United States

Today at a glance

Best: 5 pm to 6 pm, sunset 6:50 pm
8 am
6.5
17 km/h11 mph wind, Good
9 am
8.0
18 km/h11 mph wind, Great
10 am
6.6
14 km/h9 mph wind, Good
11 am
6.8
14 km/h9 mph wind, Good
12 pm
8.1
13 km/h8 mph wind, Great
1 pm
7.0
12 km/h7 mph wind, Great
2 pm
7.1
11 km/h7 mph wind, Great
3 pm
7.5
11 km/h7 mph wind, Great
4 pm
6.6
16 km/h10 mph wind, Good
5 pm
8.9
17 km/h10 mph wind, Excellent
6 pm
7.3
16 km/h10 mph wind, Great

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

Best time to swim

Best: 5 pm to 6 pm. Beach score for daylight hours, with wind in km/hmph underneath.

Air
23°C73°F
Water
27°C81°F
Wind
1811 km/hmph N
Gusts
3924 km/hmph
Waves
0.3 m<1 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
falling
Rain
1%
Sunset
6:50 pm
Today
6.5Good8 am1711
8.0Great9 am1811
6.6Good10 am149
6.8Good11 am149
8.1Great12 pm138
7.0Great1 pm127
7.1Great2 pm117
7.5Great3 pm117
6.6Good4 pm1610
8.9Excellent5 pm1710
7.3Great6 pm1610
Sat
6.3Good8 am1711
7.1Great9 am2214
6.5Good10 am2013
6.4Good11 am2214
6.4Good12 pm2214
7.3Great1 pm2113
6.6Good2 pm1912
5.9Good3 pm2012
6.7Good4 pm2113
7.8Great5 pm2213
7.4Great6 pm2214
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Best stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide falling now. Low at 5 am, -0.5 m. High at 12 pm, 0.7 m. Low at 6 pm, -0.4 m. High at 12 am, 0.5 mLow 5 am, -0.5 m2 ftHigh 12 pm, 0.7 m2 ftLow 6 pm, -0.4 m1 ftHigh 12 am, 0.5 m2 ftNow8 am2 pm8 pm2 am
  • Low 5 am, -0.5 m2 ft
  • High 12 pm, 0.7 m2 ft
  • Low 6 pm, -0.4 m1 ft
  • High 12 am, 0.5 m2 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

We do not have facility details for this beach yet.

Getting there

Nearest airport
51 km32 miDade-Collier Training and Transition Airport (TNT)

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

Where to stay near the beach

Compare hotels and apartments near Highland Beach.

Partner links

Beachfront rooms go first on warm weekends.

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The days ahead

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

  • Sat7.8 GreatBest 5 pm to 7 pmWind up to 22 km/h14 mph, rain 23%
  • Sun8.8 ExcellentBest 8 am to 12 pmWind up to 36 km/h22 mph, rain 36%
  • Mon8.2 GreatBest 8 am to 10 amWind up to 35 km/h22 mph, rain 23%
  • Tue8.6 ExcellentBest 1 pm to 2 pmWind up to 33 km/h20 mph, rain 13%
  • Wed7.6 GreatBest 8 am to 10 amWind up to 30 km/h18 mph, rain 25%
  • Thu9.0 ExcellentBest 8 am to 1 pmWind up to 22 km/h13 mph, rain 33%