Check the Beach

Picnic Island Beach

Hillsborough County, Florida, United States

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

Today at a glance

Best: 12 pm to sunset, sunset 6:53 pm
8 am
7.9
24 km/h15 mph wind, Great
9 am
7.8
27 km/h17 mph wind, Great
10 am
8.1
26 km/h16 mph wind, Great
11 am
8.5
22 km/h14 mph wind, Excellent
12 pm
8.9
23 km/h14 mph wind, Excellent
1 pm
9.3
20 km/h13 mph wind, Excellent
2 pm
9.5
17 km/h11 mph wind, Excellent
3 pm
9.7
15 km/h9 mph wind, Excellent
4 pm
9.6
16 km/h10 mph wind, Excellent
5 pm
9.5
16 km/h10 mph wind, Excellent
6 pm
9.1
24 km/h15 mph wind, Excellent

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

Best time to swim

Best: 12 pm to sunset. Beach score for daylight hours, with wind in km/hmph underneath.

Air
20°C67°F
Water
25°C77°F
Wind
2113 km/hmph NNE
Gusts
2717 km/hmph
Waves
0.1 m<1 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
falling
Rain
0%
Sunset
6:53 pm
Today
7.9Great8 am2415
7.8Great9 am2717
8.1Great10 am2616
8.5Excellent11 am2214
8.9Excellent12 pm2314
9.3Excellent1 pm2013
9.5Excellent2 pm1711
9.7Excellent3 pm159
9.6Excellent4 pm1610
9.5Excellent5 pm1610
9.1Excellent6 pm2415
Sat
8.1Great8 am2415
8.1Great9 am2314
8.7Excellent10 am2214
9.1Excellent11 am2113
9.0Excellent12 pm2516
9.0Excellent1 pm2515
9.2Excellent2 pm2214
9.0Excellent3 pm2314
8.9Excellent4 pm2415
6.4Good5 pm2616
8.6Excellent6 pm2817
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Best stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide falling now. Low at 9 am, -0.2 m. High at 3 pm, 0.1 m. Low at 9 pm, -0.1 m. High at 1 am, -<0.1 mLow 9 am, -0.2 m<1 ftHigh 3 pm, 0.1 m<1 ftLow 9 pm, -0.1 m<1 ftHigh 1 am, -<0.1 m<1 ftNow9 am3 pm9 pm3 am
  • Low 9 am, -0.2 m<1 ft
  • High 3 pm, 0.1 m<1 ft
  • Low 9 pm, -0.1 m<1 ft
  • High 1 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

  • Restrooms150 m510 ft away
  • Drinking water160 m520 ft away
  • Parking4 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 90 m300 ft. Listed as free
  • Picnic tables170 m570 ft away
  • Playground130 m410 ft awayPicnic Island Playground
  • Boat ramp360 m0.2 mi away
  • SurfaceSand

Getting there

Nearest airport
5 km3 miMacDill Air Force Base (MCF)

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 Picnic Island Beach.

Partner links

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The days ahead

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

  • Sat9.2 ExcellentBest 10 am to 5 pmWind up to 28 km/h17 mph, rain 2%
  • Sun8.3 GreatBest 8 am to 1 pmWind up to 39 km/h24 mph, rain 4%
  • Mon8.5 ExcellentBest 8 am to 2 pmWind up to 34 km/h21 mph, rain 3%
  • Tue8.9 ExcellentBest 10 am to 3 pmWind up to 32 km/h20 mph, rain 2%
  • Wed9.5 ExcellentBest 11 am to 5 pmWind up to 31 km/h19 mph, rain 4%
  • Thu8.4 GreatBest 8 am to 4 pmWind up to 30 km/h18 mph, rain 15%