Check the Beach

Shell Point Beach

Wakulla County, Florida, United States

Today at a glance

Best: 11 am to sunset, sunset 6:57 pm
8 am
8.2
11 km/h7 mph wind, Great
9 am
8.2
9 km/h6 mph wind, Great
10 am
8.6
12 km/h8 mph wind, Excellent
11 am
9.1
12 km/h8 mph wind, Excellent
12 pm
9.4
14 km/h9 mph wind, Excellent
1 pm
9.7
14 km/h9 mph wind, Excellent
2 pm
9.9
14 km/h9 mph wind, Excellent
3 pm
9.8
14 km/h8 mph wind, Excellent
4 pm
9.8
15 km/h9 mph wind, Excellent
5 pm
9.9
14 km/h9 mph wind, Excellent
6 pm
9.8
14 km/h9 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
14°C57°F
Water
22°C72°F
Wind
96 km/hmph NNE
Gusts
1811 km/hmph
Waves
0.1 m<1 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
falling
Rain
0%
Sunset
6:57 pm
Today
8.2Great8 am117
8.2Great9 am96
8.6Excellent10 am128
9.1Excellent11 am128
9.4Excellent12 pm149
9.7Excellent1 pm149
9.9Excellent2 pm149
9.8Excellent3 pm148
9.8Excellent4 pm159
9.9Excellent5 pm149
9.8Excellent6 pm149
Sat
7.7Great8 am1811
7.8Great9 am1811
7.6Great10 am2213
7.8Great11 am2012
8.9Excellent12 pm1912
9.2Excellent1 pm2013
9.3Excellent2 pm2013
9.4Excellent3 pm2012
9.4Excellent4 pm2012
9.3Excellent5 pm2012
9.2Excellent6 pm1912
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Best stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide falling now. Low at 7 am, -0.4 m. High at 1 pm, 0.3 m. Low at 7 pm, -0.4 m. High at 1 am, 0.3 mLow 7 am, -0.4 m1 ftHigh 1 pm, 0.3 m1 ftLow 7 pm, -0.4 m1 ftHigh 1 am, 0.3 m<1 ftNow8 am2 pm8 pm2 am
  • Low 7 am, -0.4 m1 ft
  • High 1 pm, 0.3 m1 ft
  • Low 7 pm, -0.4 m1 ft
  • High 1 am, 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.

Facilities

  • LifeguardNone listed
  • Restrooms160 m530 ft away
  • Showers170 m540 ft away
  • Parking3 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 140 m470 ft. Listed as paid
  • Playground100 m340 ft away
  • Boat ramp150 m510 ft away
  • SurfaceSand

Getting there

Nearest town
9.6 km6 miPanacea (village)
Nearest airport
69 km43 miPerry-Foley Airport (FPY)

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

Nearby beaches

Where to stay near the beach

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The days ahead

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

  • Sat9.4 ExcellentBest 12 pm to 7 pmWind up to 22 km/h13 mph, rain 0%
  • Sun9.4 ExcellentBest 1 pm to 7 pmWind up to 27 km/h17 mph, rain 0%
  • Mon9.4 ExcellentBest 12 pm to 4 pmWind up to 26 km/h16 mph, rain 0%
  • Tue10.0 ExcellentBest 12 pm to 7 pmWind up to 19 km/h12 mph, rain 1%
  • Wed10.0 ExcellentBest 12 pm to 7 pmWind up to 20 km/h12 mph, rain 0%
  • Thu9.2 ExcellentBest 10 am to 7 pmWind up to 22 km/h14 mph, rain 3%