Check the Beach

Sand Dollar Spit Beach and Landing

Collier County, Florida, United States

Today at a glance

Best: 8 am to 4 pm, sunset 6:51 pm
8 am
8.5
17 km/h11 mph wind, Excellent
9 am
8.8
19 km/h12 mph wind, Excellent
10 am
9.3
18 km/h11 mph wind, Excellent
11 am
9.5
17 km/h10 mph wind, Excellent
12 pm
9.5
17 km/h11 mph wind, Excellent
1 pm
8.7
18 km/h11 mph wind, Excellent
2 pm
8.8
16 km/h10 mph wind, Excellent
3 pm
8.7
15 km/h10 mph wind, Excellent
4 pm
7.0
14 km/h9 mph wind, Great
5 pm
7.8
14 km/h9 mph wind, Great
6 pm
6.8
14 km/h9 mph wind, Good

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

Best time to swim

Best: 8 am to 4 pm. Beach score for daylight hours, with wind in km/hmph underneath.

Air
19°C66°F
Water
26°C80°F
Wind
1711 km/hmph NNE
Gusts
4326 km/hmph
Waves
0.5 m2 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
rising
Rain
0%
Sunset
6:51 pm
Today
8.5Excellent8 am1711
8.8Excellent9 am1912
9.3Excellent10 am1811
9.5Excellent11 am1710
9.5Excellent12 pm1711
8.7Excellent1 pm1811
8.8Excellent2 pm1610
8.7Excellent3 pm1510
7.0Great4 pm149
7.8Great5 pm149
6.8Good6 pm149
Sat
8.5Excellent8 am1610
9.0Excellent9 am1811
9.2Excellent10 am2113
9.2Excellent11 am1912
9.0Excellent12 pm2214
9.0Excellent1 pm2213
9.2Excellent2 pm2013
8.2Great3 pm2113
8.5Excellent4 pm2013
8.9Excellent5 pm2013
9.2Excellent6 pm1711
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Best stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide rising now. High at 11 am, 0.4 m. Low at 5 pm, -0.2 m. High at 11 pm, 0.3 m. Low at 5 am, -0.5 mHigh 11 am, 0.4 m1 ftLow 5 pm, -0.2 m<1 ftHigh 11 pm, 0.3 m1 ftLow 5 am, -0.5 m2 ftNow12 pm6 pm12 am6 am
  • High 11 am, 0.4 m1 ft
  • Low 5 pm, -0.2 m<1 ft
  • High 11 pm, 0.3 m1 ft
  • Low 5 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

  • Restrooms430 m0.3 mi away
  • Showers350 m0.2 mi away
  • Drinking water430 m0.3 mi away
  • Parking1 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 500 m0.3 mi. Listed as paid
  • Picnic tables380 m0.2 mi away
  • Playground390 m0.2 mi away
  • SurfaceSand

Getting there

Nearest town
3.3 km2 miMarco Island (town)
Nearest airport
9 km6 miMarco Island Executive Airport (MRK)

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

Nearby beaches

Where to stay near the beach

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Partner links

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The days ahead

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

  • Sat9.2 ExcellentBest 8 am to 7 pmWind up to 22 km/h14 mph, rain 7%
  • Sun8.6 ExcellentBest 8 am to 3 pmWind up to 40 km/h25 mph, rain 12%
  • Mon8.2 GreatBest 8 am to 3 pmWind up to 36 km/h22 mph, rain 8%
  • Tue8.5 ExcellentBest 10 am to 12 pmWind up to 35 km/h22 mph, rain 5%
  • Wed7.5 GreatBest 9 am to 3 pmWind up to 30 km/h19 mph, rain 12%
  • Thu7.2 GreatBest 8 am to 4 pmWind up to 26 km/h16 mph, rain 18%