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Siesta Key

Sarasota County, Florida, United States

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  • Red Lifeguard Stand at Siesta Key Beach

    Red Lifeguard Stand at Siesta Key Beach. Mickey Luigi Logitmark, CC0. Source

  • 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

  • SUNSET, SIESTA BEACH, SARASOTA - panoramio

    SUNSET, SIESTA BEACH, SARASOTA - panoramio. 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

  • Sun-up at Siesta Key Beach

    Sun-up at Siesta Key Beach. Don Miller from Venice, United States, CC BY 2.0. Source

  • Sunset Sarasota Florida CIMG2337

    Sunset Sarasota Florida CIMG2337. Motmel, CC BY-SA 3.0. Source

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Today at a glance

Best: 11 am to sunset, sunset 6:53 pm
8 am
8.1
14 km/h9 mph wind, Great
9 am
8.4
15 km/h9 mph wind, Great
10 am
8.8
16 km/h10 mph wind, Excellent
11 am
9.2
15 km/h9 mph wind, Excellent
12 pm
9.5
16 km/h10 mph wind, Excellent
1 pm
9.5
17 km/h10 mph wind, Excellent
2 pm
9.6
14 km/h9 mph wind, Excellent
3 pm
9.6
14 km/h9 mph wind, Excellent
4 pm
9.7
15 km/h9 mph wind, Excellent
5 pm
9.9
13 km/h8 mph wind, Excellent
6 pm
10.0
13 km/h8 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
16°C62°F
Water
26°C78°F
Wind
138 km/hmph NNE
Gusts
3421 km/hmph
Waves
0.4 m1 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
rising
Rain
0%
Sunset
6:53 pm
Today
8.1Great8 am149
8.4Great9 am159
8.8Excellent10 am1610
9.2Excellent11 am159
9.5Excellent12 pm1610
9.5Excellent1 pm1710
9.6Excellent2 pm149
9.6Excellent3 pm149
9.7Excellent4 pm159
9.9Excellent5 pm138
10.0Excellent6 pm138
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 pm1711
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.

About Siesta Key

Siesta Key is a census-designated place and barrier island in Sarasota County, Florida, United States. Public Beach Access 3 is located 0.24 miles away from Siesta Key. There are 9 food businesses within 0.62 miles of Siesta Key.

From Wikipedia

Siesta Key is a barrier island off the southwest coast of the U.S. state of Florida, located between Roberts Bay and the Gulf of Mexico. A portion of it lies within the city boundary of Sarasota, but the majority of the key is a census-designated place (CDP) in Sarasota County. Siesta Key is part of the North Port–Bradenton–Sarasota, Florida Metropolitan Statistical Area.

As of the 2020 census, Siesta Key had a population of 5,454.

Source: Siesta Key, Florida on Wikipedia (authors). Text available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Retrieved Oct 18, 2026. Data sources

Facilities

  • Parking34 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 30 m100 ft. Listed as paid
  • Food and drink9 within 1 km0.6 mi

Getting there

Nearest town
10 m10 ftSiesta Key (town)
Nearest airport
13 km8 miSarasota-Bradenton International Airport (SRQ)

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.

  • Sat9.5 ExcellentBest 10 am to 7 pmWind up to 22 km/h13 mph, rain 5%
  • Sun8.1 GreatBest 8 am to 12 pmWind up to 37 km/h23 mph, rain 5%
  • Mon8.7 ExcellentBest 8 am to 2 pmWind up to 33 km/h21 mph, rain 2%
  • Tue8.7 ExcellentBest 8 am to 5 pmWind up to 30 km/h19 mph, rain 3%
  • Wed9.0 ExcellentBest 8 am to 7 pmWind up to 26 km/h16 mph, rain 6%
  • Thu8.4 GreatBest 8 am to 3 pmWind up to 32 km/h20 mph, rain 15%