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Mashes Sands Beach

Wakulla County, Florida, United States

Mashes Sands Beach 1 photo

  • A thunderstorm passes south of Mashes Sands County Park .

    A thunderstorm passes south of Mashes Sands County Park .. The Bushranger, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source

Today at a glance

Best: 1 pm to sunset, sunset 6:58 pm
8 am
8.7
18 km/h11 mph wind, Excellent
9 am
8.5
19 km/h12 mph wind, Excellent
10 am
8.1
23 km/h15 mph wind, Great
11 am
8.3
23 km/h14 mph wind, Great
12 pm
8.7
20 km/h13 mph wind, Excellent
1 pm
8.9
19 km/h12 mph wind, Excellent
2 pm
9.3
17 km/h11 mph wind, Excellent
3 pm
9.6
14 km/h9 mph wind, Excellent
4 pm
9.8
14 km/h8 mph wind, Excellent
5 pm
9.6
15 km/h9 mph wind, Excellent
6 pm
9.4
19 km/h12 mph wind, Excellent

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

Best time to swim

Best: 1 pm to sunset. Beach score for daylight hours, with wind in km/hmph underneath.

Air
22°C71°F
Water
23°C73°F
Wind
159 km/hmph NE
Gusts
1912 km/hmph
Waves
0.1 m<1 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
falling
Rain
0%
Sunset
6:58 pm
Today
8.7Excellent8 am1811
8.5Excellent9 am1912
8.1Great10 am2315
8.3Great11 am2314
8.7Excellent12 pm2013
8.9Excellent1 pm1912
9.3Excellent2 pm1711
9.6Excellent3 pm149
9.8Excellent4 pm148
9.6Excellent5 pm159
9.4Excellent6 pm1912
Sat
6.7Good8 am3723
6.8Good9 am3622
7.0Great10 am3522
7.4Great11 am3119
7.9Great12 pm2818
8.3Great1 pm2817
8.6Excellent2 pm2717
8.8Excellent3 pm2616
8.9Excellent4 pm2616
8.7Excellent5 pm2818
8.5Excellent6 pm2817
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Best stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide falling now. Low at 6 am, -0.4 m. High at 1 pm, 0.3 m. Low at 7 pm, -0.4 mLow 6 am, -0.4 m1 ftHigh 1 pm, 0.3 m<1 ftLow 7 pm, -0.4 m1 ftNow7 am1 pm7 pm1 am
  • Low 6 am, -0.4 m1 ft
  • High 1 pm, 0.3 m<1 ft
  • Low 7 pm, -0.4 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

  • LifeguardNone listed
  • Restrooms160 m530 ft away
  • Parking1 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 160 m510 ft. Listed as free
  • Boat ramp490 m0.3 mi away
  • SurfaceSand

Getting there

Nearest town
8.2 km5.1 miPanacea (village)
Nearest airport
72 km45 miApalachicola Regional Airport (AAF)

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.

  • Sat8.9 ExcellentBest 12 pm to 7 pmWind up to 37 km/h23 mph, rain 0%
  • Sun9.3 ExcellentBest 12 pm to 7 pmWind up to 28 km/h17 mph, rain 0%
  • Mon9.3 ExcellentBest 11 am to 3 pmWind up to 26 km/h16 mph, rain 0%
  • Tue10.0 ExcellentBest 12 pm to 7 pmWind up to 19 km/h12 mph, rain 0%
  • Wed10.0 ExcellentBest 3 pm to 7 pmWind up to 20 km/h12 mph, rain 0%
  • Thu8.9 ExcellentBest 8 am to 7 pmWind up to 23 km/h14 mph, rain 3%