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Smathers Beach

Monroe County, Florida, United States

Today’s timelapse
Key West

Smathers Beach 3 photos

  • Smathers Beach , Key West , Florida, USA, in the early morning (before sunrise) as a weak thunderstorm approaches off the southeastern Gulf of Mexico.

    Smathers Beach , Key West , Florida, USA, in the early morning (before sunrise) as a weak thunderstorm approaches off the southeastern Gulf of Mexico.. Juliancolton, Public domain. Source

  • Key West Sunrise - Flickr - Max and Dee

    Key West Sunrise - Flickr - Max and Dee. Max and Dee Bernt from Boulder, CO, USA, CC BY 2.0. Source

  • I, the copyright holder of this work, hereby publish it under the following license:

    I, the copyright holder of this work, hereby publish it under the following license:. Marc Averette, CC BY 3.0. Source

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Today at a glance

Best: 5 pm to sunset, sunset 6:53 pm
8 am
8.3
25 km/h16 mph wind, Great
9 am
7.1
26 km/h16 mph wind, Great
10 am
5.9
25 km/h15 mph wind, Good
11 am
6.0
23 km/h14 mph wind, Good
12 pm
6.2
24 km/h15 mph wind, Good
1 pm
6.0
24 km/h15 mph wind, Good
2 pm
6.1
21 km/h13 mph wind, Good
3 pm
6.2
20 km/h12 mph wind, Good
4 pm
6.4
18 km/h11 mph wind, Good
5 pm
8.6
20 km/h12 mph wind, Excellent
6 pm
8.9
19 km/h12 mph wind, Excellent

This page puts what matters first for today's conditions.

Best time to swim

Best: 5 pm to sunset. Beach score for daylight hours, with wind in km/hmph underneath.

Air
25°C77°F
Water
29°C84°F
Wind
2012 km/hmph NNE
Gusts
2616 km/hmph
Waves
0.7 m2 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
rising
Rain
3%
Sunset
6:53 pm
Today
8.3Great8 am2516
7.1Great9 am2616
5.9Good10 am2515
6.0Good11 am2314
6.2Good12 pm2415
6.0Good1 pm2415
6.1Good2 pm2113
6.2Good3 pm2012
6.4Good4 pm1811
8.6Excellent5 pm2012
8.9Excellent6 pm1912
Sat
5.4Fair8 am3119
5.4Fair9 am3018
5.5Good10 am2817
5.6Good11 am2818
5.4Fair12 pm2918
5.6Good1 pm2717
7.0Great2 pm2515
7.7Great3 pm2314
7.9Great4 pm2113
7.7Great5 pm2113
7.0Great6 pm2516
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Best stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide rising now. High at 7 am, 0.3 m. Low at 1 pm, -<0.1 m. High at 7 pm, 0.3 mHigh 7 am, 0.3 m1 ftLow 1 pm, -<0.1 m<1 ftHigh 7 pm, 0.3 m1 ftNow8 am2 pm8 pm2 am
  • High 7 am, 0.3 m1 ft
  • Low 1 pm, -<0.1 m<1 ft
  • High 7 pm, 0.3 m1 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 Smathers Beach

Smathers Beach is a beach in Key West, Florida, United States. It is 0.64 miles long and covers an area of 6.7 acres. The nearest toilets are 0.24 miles away.

From Wikipedia

Smathers Beach is the largest public beach in Key West, Florida, United States. It is approximately a half mile long.

The beach is located on the south side of the island, along the Atlantic Ocean and State Road A1A, and begins at mile marker zero, the beginning of A1A. The beach is lined with coconut trees and is often crowded with tourists and locals alike.

Source: Smathers Beach on Wikipedia (authors). Text available under CC BY-SA 4.0; text may have been shortened. Retrieved Oct 18, 2026. Data sources

Facilities

  • Restrooms380 m0.2 mi away
  • Parking14 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 70 m230 ft. Listed as paid
  • Food and drink4 within 1 km0.6 miNearest 900 m0.6 mi
  • Picnic tables390 m0.2 mi away
  • SurfaceSand

Getting there

Nearest town
3.2 km2 miKey West (city)
Nearest airport
75 km47 miFlorida Keys Marathon International Airport (MTH)

Nearby places

  • Corner GroceryFood and drink
    900 m0.6 mi
  • Flavors Key WestFood and drink
    930 m0.6 mi
  • Shanna Key Irish Pub & GrillFood and drink
    950 m0.6 mi
  • El Molcajete MexicanMexican
    950 m0.6 mi

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.

  • Sat7.9 GreatBest 2 pm to 7 pmWind up to 31 km/h19 mph, rain 9%
  • Sun8.3 GreatBest 8 am to 3 pmWind up to 37 km/h23 mph, rain 36%
  • Mon7.3 GreatBest 8 am to 7 pmWind up to 39 km/h24 mph, rain 26%
  • Tue7.3 GreatBest 2 pm to 7 pmWind up to 38 km/h24 mph, rain 15%
  • Wed7.0 GreatBest 10 am to 7 pmWind up to 39 km/h24 mph, rain 19%
  • Thu8.9 ExcellentBest 8 am to 7 pmWind up to 25 km/h15 mph, rain 17%