Siesta Beach
Sarasota County, Florida, United States
- Lifeguards
- Restrooms
- Showers
- Free parking
- No dogs
- Wheelchair access
Today at a glance
Best: 12 pm to sunset, sunset 6:53 pm8.0
15 km/h9 mph wind, Great
8.2
16 km/h10 mph wind, Great
8.7
16 km/h10 mph wind, Excellent
7.9
15 km/h9 mph wind, Great
9.1
16 km/h10 mph wind, Excellent
9.3
17 km/h11 mph wind, Excellent
9.2
16 km/h10 mph wind, Excellent
9.3
14 km/h9 mph wind, Excellent
9.1
16 km/h10 mph wind, Excellent
9.5
17 km/h10 mph wind, Excellent
9.7
15 km/h9 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
- 18°C65°F
- Water
- 26°C79°F
- Wind
- 149 km/hmph NE
- Gusts
- 4327 km/hmph
- Waves
- 0.5 m2 ft
- UV
- 0 low
- Tide
- falling
- Rain
- 0%
- Sunset
- 6:53 pm
Tide, next 24 hours
- Low 3 am, -0.3 m<1 ft
- 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.
About Siesta Beach
Siesta Beach is a sandy beach located on Siesta Key, Florida. OpenStreetMap lists a lifeguard station at the beach, and it is 0.46 miles long. The beach is near Sarasota Beach, which is 0.64 miles away, and there is one food option within 0.62 miles.
Siesta Beach (sometimes known as Siesta Key Beach) is a beach located on Siesta Key in the U.S. state of Florida.
Unlike beaches elsewhere that are made up mostly of pulverized coral, Siesta Beach's sand is 99% quartz, most of which comes from the Appalachian Mountains. Over time the feldspar and mica have been removed from the rock, leaving almost pure quartz. Even on the hottest days, the sand is so reflective that it feels cool underfoot. According to Harvard University geologists, it's estimated that the sand on Siesta Beach and Crescent Beach on Siesta Key is millions of years old, having its origin in the Appalachians and flowing down the rivers from the mountains until it eventually was deposited on the shores of Siesta Key.
Source: Siesta Beach on Wikipedia (authors). Text available under CC BY-SA 4.0; text may have been shortened. Retrieved Oct 18, 2026. Data sources
Facilities
- LifeguardStation 130 m410 ft awayOpenStreetMap lists a lifeguard station.
- Restrooms90 m310 ft away
- Showers70 m240 ft away
- Parking5 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 210 m700 ft. Fee not listed
- Food and drink1 within 1 km0.6 miNearest 110 m360 ft
- Playground290 m940 ft away
- Wheelchair accessYes
- DogsNot allowed
- SurfaceSand
Getting there
- Nearest town
- 1.6 km1 miSiesta Key (town)
- Nearest airport
- 14 km9 miSarasota-Bradenton International Airport (SRQ)
Facilities from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Check posted signs; details change. Data sources
Nearby beaches
- Sarasota Beach1.1 km0.7 mi north-west away9.3 Excellent later
- Crescent Beach1.5 km0.9 mi south-east away9.3 Excellent later
- Siesta Key1.6 km1.0 mi north-west away9.3 Excellent later
- Public Beach Access 31.8 km1.1 mi north-west away9.3 Excellent later
- Public Beach Access 22.0 km1.2 mi north-west away9.3 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 11 am to 6 pmWind up to 23 km/h14 mph, rain 6%
- Sun7.9 GreatBest 8 am to 2 pmWind up to 40 km/h25 mph, rain 5%
- Mon8.3 GreatBest 8 am to 3 pmWind up to 36 km/h22 mph, rain 2%
- Tue8.5 ExcellentBest 8 am to 2 pmWind up to 33 km/h21 mph, rain 2%
- Wed9.0 ExcellentBest 9 am to 4 pmWind up to 31 km/h19 mph, rain 6%
- Thu7.0 GreatBest 10 am to 4 pmWind up to 33 km/h21 mph, rain 15%