Sand Key
Pinellas County, Florida, United States
Today at a glance
Best: 11 am to sunset, sunset 6:54 pm7.7
20 km/h13 mph wind, Great
8.0
22 km/h14 mph wind, Great
8.3
22 km/h14 mph wind, Great
9.1
19 km/h12 mph wind, Excellent
9.5
18 km/h11 mph wind, Excellent
9.5
16 km/h10 mph wind, Excellent
9.8
14 km/h8 mph wind, Excellent
9.4
12 km/h7 mph wind, Excellent
9.0
23 km/h14 mph wind, Excellent
8.9
18 km/h11 mph wind, Excellent
9.2
21 km/h13 mph wind, Excellent
This page puts what matters first for today's conditions.
Best time to swim
Best: 11 am to sunset. Beach score for daylight hours, with wind in km/hmph underneath.
- Air
- 18°C64°F
- Water
- 25°C76°F
- Wind
- 1610 km/hmph NE
- Gusts
- 3622 km/hmph
- Waves
- 0.4 m1 ft
- UV
- 0 low
- Tide
- falling
- Rain
- 0%
- Sunset
- 6:54 pm
Tide, next 24 hours
- Low 4 am, -0.3 m1 ft
- High 10 am, 0.3 m<1 ft
- Low 4 pm, -0.2 m<1 ft
- High 10 pm, 0.3 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.
About Sand Key
Sand Key is a barrier island in Pinellas County, Florida, United States. It is located near Belleair Beach, approximately 1.2 miles away. A bus stop is available within 0.39 miles of the beach.
Sand Key is a barrier island on Florida's Gulf Coast that stretches from Madeira Beach through Redington Beach, North Redington Beach, Redington Shores, Indian Shores, Indian Rocks Beach, Belleair Shore, and Belleair Beach into Clearwater.
The Clearwater portion of the island includes Sand Key Park (a Pinellas County park south of Clearwater Beach). It closes at dark, has picnic and fishing accommodations, a nature trail, beach concession stands, and very spacious parking lots. By contrast, the main part of Clearwater Beach is so densely developed that it can be difficult to navigate by car. In 2012, the parking meters in Sand Key Park, under the jurisdiction of the county government, were removed in favor of a flat daily rate system ($5). These two islands as well as the island containing the Island Estates neighborhood belong to the city of Clearwater, whose downtown core a.k.a. "Cleveland Street District" lies a couple of miles to the east over the Clearwater Memorial Causeway.
Source: Sand Key (barrier island) on Wikipedia (authors). Text available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Retrieved Oct 18, 2026. Data sources
Facilities
- Parking2 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 250 m830 ft. Fee not listed
Getting there
- Nearest bus stop
- 630 m0.4 miGulf Boulevard & 28th Avenue North
- Nearest town
- 870 m0.5 miBelleair Beach (village)
- Nearest airport
- 11 km7 miClearwater Executive Airport (CLW)
Facilities from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Check posted signs; details change. Data sources
Nearby beaches
- Belleair Beach1.9 km1.2 mi north away9.3 Excellent later
- Clearwater Beach7.9 km4.9 mi north away9.3 Excellent later
- Hubbard's Beach16 km9.8 mi south away9.7 Excellent later
- Dunedin Beach16 km10 mi north away9.5 Excellent later
- Crystal Beach21 km13 mi north away9.6 Excellent later
Where to stay near the beach
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The days ahead
Best score each day, with the stretch to aim for.
- Sat9.3 ExcellentBest 10 am to 4 pmWind up to 30 km/h18 mph, rain 2%
- Sun7.9 GreatBest 8 am to 7 pmWind up to 39 km/h24 mph, rain 4%
- Mon8.2 GreatBest 8 am to 2 pmWind up to 36 km/h22 mph, rain 2%
- Tue8.9 ExcellentBest 10 am to 7 pmWind up to 31 km/h19 mph, rain 3%
- Wed8.9 ExcellentBest 10 am to 4 pmWind up to 37 km/h23 mph, rain 4%
- Thu9.1 ExcellentBest 10 am to 3 pmWind up to 29 km/h18 mph, rain 12%