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Sarasota Beach

Sarasota County, Florida, United States

Sarasota Beach 5 photos

  • Siesta Key Beach. Sarasota - panoramio - 4net (4)

    Siesta Key Beach. Sarasota - panoramio - 4net (4). 4net, CC BY 3.0. Source

  • Siesta Key Beach. Sarasota - panoramio

    Siesta Key Beach. Sarasota - panoramio. 4net, CC BY 3.0. Source

  • SIESTA BEACH. SARASOTA - panoramio - JOHN SIMPSON

    SIESTA BEACH. SARASOTA - panoramio - JOHN SIMPSON. JOHN SIMPSON, CC BY 3.0. Source

  • Siesta Key Beach. Sarasota - panoramio - 4net (3)

    Siesta Key Beach. Sarasota - panoramio - 4net (3). 4net, CC BY 3.0. Source

  • SARASOTA SUNSET. SIESTA KEY - panoramio - JOHN SIMPSON (2)

    SARASOTA SUNSET. SIESTA KEY - panoramio - JOHN SIMPSON (2). JOHN SIMPSON, CC BY 3.0. Source

Today at a glance

Best: 12 pm to sunset, sunset 6:53 pm
8 am
8.1
13 km/h8 mph wind, Great
9 am
8.2
15 km/h9 mph wind, Great
10 am
8.8
15 km/h9 mph wind, Excellent
11 am
8.9
16 km/h10 mph wind, Excellent
12 pm
9.7
16 km/h10 mph wind, Excellent
1 pm
9.4
17 km/h11 mph wind, Excellent
2 pm
9.5
15 km/h9 mph wind, Excellent
3 pm
10.0
12 km/h7 mph wind, Excellent
4 pm
9.8
12 km/h8 mph wind, Excellent
5 pm
9.8
13 km/h8 mph wind, Excellent
6 pm
10.0
12 km/h8 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
16°C62°F
Water
26°C78°F
Wind
159 km/hmph NNE
Gusts
3522 km/hmph
Waves
0.4 m1 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
rising
Rain
0%
Sunset
6:53 pm
Today
8.1Great8 am138
8.2Great9 am159
8.8Excellent10 am159
8.9Excellent11 am1610
9.7Excellent12 pm1610
9.4Excellent1 pm1711
9.5Excellent2 pm159
10.0Excellent3 pm127
9.8Excellent4 pm128
9.8Excellent5 pm138
10.0Excellent6 pm128
Sat
8.4Great8 am149
7.0Great9 am1610
8.5Excellent10 am1811
9.5Excellent11 am1610
9.4Excellent12 pm2012
9.2Excellent1 pm2213
9.3Excellent2 pm2213
9.0Excellent3 pm2013
9.1Excellent4 pm1912
9.2Excellent5 pm1711
9.2Excellent6 pm1710
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Best stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide rising now. High at 10 am, 0.2 m. Low at 4 pm, -0.1 m. High at 9 pm, 0.2 mHigh 10 am, 0.2 m<1 ftLow 4 pm, -0.1 m<1 ftHigh 9 pm, 0.2 m<1 ftNow9 am3 pm9 pm3 am
  • High 10 am, 0.2 m<1 ft
  • Low 4 pm, -0.1 m<1 ft
  • High 9 pm, 0.2 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

  • Parking12 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 110 m370 ft. Listed as free
  • Food and drink9 within 1 km0.6 miNearest 470 m0.3 mi

Getting there

Nearest town
660 m0.4 miSiesta Key (town)
Nearest airport
14 km9 miSarasota-Bradenton International Airport (SRQ)

Nearby places

  • Gilligans Island Bar & GrillFood and drink
    470 m0.3 mi
  • Daiquiri DeckSeafood
    490 m0.3 mi
  • Siesta Key Oyster BarSeafood
    530 m0.3 mi
  • Big Olaf CreameryFood and drink
    620 m0.4 mi
  • The Hub Baja GrillFood and drink
    690 m0.4 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 Sarasota Beach.

Partner links

Beachfront rooms go first on warm weekends.

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The days ahead

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

  • Sat9.5 ExcellentBest 10 am to 7 pmWind up to 22 km/h13 mph, rain 5%
  • Sun7.9 GreatBest 8 am to 12 pmWind up to 41 km/h25 mph, rain 5%
  • Mon8.4 GreatBest 8 am to 7 pmWind up to 36 km/h22 mph, rain 2%
  • Tue8.8 ExcellentBest 8 am to 4 pmWind up to 36 km/h22 mph, rain 3%
  • Wed8.8 ExcellentBest 8 am to 7 pmWind up to 27 km/h17 mph, rain 6%
  • Thu9.0 ExcellentBest 8 am to 3 pmWind up to 26 km/h16 mph, rain 15%