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Sunset Beach

Pinellas County, Florida, United States

Sunset Beach 1 photo

  • Sunset Beach, Tarpon Springs, United States (Unsplash)

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Today at a glance

Best: 12 pm to sunset, sunset 6:53 pm
8 am
8.1
21 km/h13 mph wind, Great
9 am
8.0
22 km/h14 mph wind, Great
10 am
8.3
22 km/h14 mph wind, Great
11 am
8.8
19 km/h12 mph wind, Excellent
12 pm
9.2
17 km/h11 mph wind, Excellent
1 pm
9.5
17 km/h10 mph wind, Excellent
2 pm
9.9
14 km/h8 mph wind, Excellent
3 pm
9.6
17 km/h10 mph wind, Excellent
4 pm
8.9
24 km/h15 mph wind, Excellent
5 pm
9.4
19 km/h12 mph wind, Excellent
6 pm
9.4
19 km/h12 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°C64°F
Water
24°C76°F
Wind
1710 km/hmph NE
Gusts
3522 km/hmph
Waves
0.4 m1 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
falling
Rain
0%
Sunset
6:53 pm
Today
8.1Great8 am2113
8.0Great9 am2214
8.3Great10 am2214
8.8Excellent11 am1912
9.2Excellent12 pm1711
9.5Excellent1 pm1710
9.9Excellent2 pm148
9.6Excellent3 pm1710
8.9Excellent4 pm2415
9.4Excellent5 pm1912
9.4Excellent6 pm1912
Sat
7.7Great8 am2012
8.2Great9 am2012
8.6Excellent10 am1811
9.0Excellent11 am1711
9.0Excellent12 pm2012
9.0Excellent1 pm2214
9.1Excellent2 pm2012
8.7Excellent3 pm2012
8.9Excellent4 pm1912
7.9Great5 pm2314
6.5Good6 pm2818
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Best stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide falling now. Low at 4 am, -0.4 m. High at 10 am, 0.3 m. Low at 4 pm, -0.3 m. High at 10 pm, 0.3 mLow 4 am, -0.4 m1 ftHigh 10 am, 0.3 m1 ftLow 4 pm, -0.3 m<1 ftHigh 10 pm, 0.3 m1 ftNow8 am2 pm8 pm2 am
  • Low 4 am, -0.4 m1 ft
  • High 10 am, 0.3 m1 ft
  • Low 4 pm, -0.3 m<1 ft
  • High 10 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.

Facilities

  • Restrooms80 m260 ft away
  • Parking1 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 70 m210 ft. Listed as free
  • Playground140 m450 ft away
  • Boat ramp80 m270 ft away
  • SurfaceSand

Getting there

Nearest town
3.4 km2.1 miTarpon Springs (town)
Nearest airport
19 km12 miClearwater Executive Airport (CLW)

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 Sunset Beach.

Partner links

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The days ahead

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

  • Sat9.1 ExcellentBest 9 am to 5 pmWind up to 28 km/h18 mph, rain 2%
  • Sun8.0 GreatBest 8 am to 7 pmWind up to 38 km/h24 mph, rain 6%
  • Mon8.3 GreatBest 8 am to 2 pmWind up to 34 km/h21 mph, rain 1%
  • Tue8.8 ExcellentBest 10 am to 7 pmWind up to 29 km/h18 mph, rain 2%
  • Wed8.7 ExcellentBest 1 pm to 4 pmWind up to 30 km/h19 mph, rain 4%
  • Thu8.9 ExcellentBest 9 am to 4 pmWind up to 28 km/h18 mph, rain 9%