Check the Beach

Public Beach

Walton County, Florida, United States

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

Today at a glance

Best: 10 am to sunset, sunset 6:05 pm
7 am
7.9
18 km/h11 mph wind, Great
8 am
7.8
18 km/h11 mph wind, Great
9 am
8.4
16 km/h10 mph wind, Great
10 am
8.9
16 km/h10 mph wind, Excellent
11 am
9.3
16 km/h10 mph wind, Excellent
12 pm
9.5
17 km/h10 mph wind, Excellent
1 pm
9.6
17 km/h10 mph wind, Excellent
2 pm
9.7
15 km/h10 mph wind, Excellent
3 pm
9.6
17 km/h10 mph wind, Excellent
4 pm
9.6
18 km/h11 mph wind, Excellent
5 pm
9.5
18 km/h11 mph wind, Excellent
6 pm
9.7
15 km/h10 mph wind, Excellent

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

Best time to swim

Best: 10 am to sunset. Beach score for daylight hours, with wind in km/hmph underneath.

Air
18°C64°F
Water
25°C78°F
Wind
148 km/hmph N
Gusts
2013 km/hmph
Waves
0.2 m<1 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
rising
Rain
0%
Sunset
6:05 pm
Today
7.9Great7 am1811
7.8Great8 am1811
8.4Great9 am1610
8.9Excellent10 am1610
9.3Excellent11 am1610
9.5Excellent12 pm1710
9.6Excellent1 pm1710
9.7Excellent2 pm1510
9.6Excellent3 pm1710
9.6Excellent4 pm1811
9.5Excellent5 pm1811
9.7Excellent6 pm1510
Sat
7.1Great7 am2314
7.4Great8 am2415
7.6Great9 am2415
8.1Great10 am2213
8.5Excellent11 am2013
8.7Excellent12 pm2012
8.9Excellent1 pm1912
9.1Excellent2 pm1811
9.3Excellent3 pm1912
9.3Excellent4 pm2012
9.2Excellent5 pm2012
9.2Excellent6 pm1711
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Best stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide rising now. High at 8 am, <0.1 m. Low at 1 pm, <0.1 m. High at 6 pm, <0.1 mHigh 8 am, <0.1 m<1 ftLow 1 pm, <0.1 m<1 ftHigh 6 pm, <0.1 m<1 ftNow8 am2 pm8 pm2 am
  • High 8 am, <0.1 m<1 ft
  • Low 1 pm, <0.1 m<1 ft
  • High 6 pm, <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

  • Parking1 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 70 m230 ft. Fee not listed
  • Food and drink1 within 1 km0.6 miNearest 370 m0.2 mi

Getting there

Nearest town
2 km1.3 miSanta Rosa Beach (town)
Nearest airport
31 km19 miEglin Air Force Base/Destin-Fort Walton Beach Airport (VPS)

Nearby places

  • Stinky's Fish CampFood and drink
    370 m0.2 mi

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 Public Beach.

Partner links

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The days ahead

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

  • Sat9.3 ExcellentBest 11 am to 7 pmWind up to 24 km/h15 mph, rain 0%
  • Sun8.7 ExcellentBest 10 am to 7 pmWind up to 29 km/h18 mph, rain 0%
  • Mon8.1 GreatBest 10 am to 1 pmWind up to 26 km/h16 mph, rain 0%
  • Tue9.7 ExcellentBest 2 pm to 4 pmWind up to 17 km/h11 mph, rain 0%
  • Wed10.0 ExcellentBest 3 pm to 7 pmWind up to 17 km/h11 mph, rain 0%
  • Thu9.3 ExcellentBest 10 am to 6 pmWind up to 23 km/h14 mph, rain 3%