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Opal Beach

Escambia County, Florida, United States

No photo of Opal Beach yet.The forecast, tide and cam below are live.

Today at a glance

Best: 2 pm to sunset, sunset 6:08 pm
7 am
8.0
21 km/h13 mph wind, Great
8 am
8.0
21 km/h13 mph wind, Great
9 am
8.3
18 km/h11 mph wind, Great
10 am
9.1
12 km/h7 mph wind, Excellent
11 am
9.2
16 km/h10 mph wind, Excellent
12 pm
8.8
24 km/h15 mph wind, Excellent
1 pm
8.6
28 km/h17 mph wind, Excellent
2 pm
9.0
23 km/h15 mph wind, Excellent
3 pm
9.5
18 km/h11 mph wind, Excellent
4 pm
9.5
18 km/h11 mph wind, Excellent
5 pm
9.6
18 km/h11 mph wind, Excellent
6 pm
9.7
16 km/h10 mph wind, Excellent

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

Best time to swim

Best: 2 pm to sunset. Beach score for daylight hours, with wind in km/hmph underneath.

Air
18°C65°F
Water
25°C77°F
Wind
2113 km/hmph N
Gusts
2516 km/hmph
Waves
0.3 m<1 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
rising
Rain
0%
Sunset
6:08 pm
Today
8.0Great7 am2113
8.0Great8 am2113
8.3Great9 am1811
9.1Excellent10 am127
9.2Excellent11 am1610
8.8Excellent12 pm2415
8.6Excellent1 pm2817
9.0Excellent2 pm2315
9.5Excellent3 pm1811
9.5Excellent4 pm1811
9.6Excellent5 pm1811
9.7Excellent6 pm1610
Sat
7.3Great7 am3019
7.1Great8 am3119
7.1Great9 am3320
7.3Great10 am3220
7.8Great11 am2817
8.2Great12 pm2516
8.5Excellent1 pm2415
8.9Excellent2 pm2113
9.2Excellent3 pm2012
9.2Excellent4 pm2013
9.0Excellent5 pm2314
8.7Excellent6 pm2214
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Best stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide rising now. High at 7 am, <0.1 m. Low at 1 pm, <0.1 m. High at 6 pm, <0.1 m. Low at 2 am, -0.1 mHigh 7 am, <0.1 m<1 ftLow 1 pm, <0.1 m<1 ftHigh 6 pm, <0.1 m<1 ftLow 2 am, -0.1 m<1 ftNow9 am3 pm9 pm3 am
  • High 7 am, <0.1 m<1 ft
  • Low 1 pm, <0.1 m<1 ft
  • High 6 pm, <0.1 m<1 ft
  • Low 2 am, -0.1 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

  • Parking2 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 280 m900 ft. Fee not listed

Getting there

Nearest town
9.8 km6.1 miNavarre (town)
Nearest airport
25 km16 miPensacola International Airport (PNS)

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

Nearby beaches

Where to stay near the beach

Compare hotels and apartments near Opal Beach.

Partner links

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The days ahead

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

  • Sat9.2 ExcellentBest 12 pm to 7 pmWind up to 33 km/h20 mph, rain 0%
  • Sun9.2 ExcellentBest 11 am to 7 pmWind up to 25 km/h15 mph, rain 0%
  • Mon6.6 GoodBest 10 am to 7 pmWind up to 21 km/h13 mph, rain 0%
  • Tue8.3 GreatBest 10 am to 12 pmWind up to 15 km/h9 mph, rain 0%
  • Wed10.0 ExcellentBest 10 am to 7 pmWind up to 16 km/h10 mph, rain 0%