Virginia Key Beach
Miami-Dade County, Florida, United States
Today at a glance
Best: 5 pm to sunset, sunset 6:45 pm5.5
21 km/h13 mph wind, Good
5.5
20 km/h13 mph wind, Good
5.4
18 km/h11 mph wind, Fair
5.6
19 km/h11 mph wind, Good
5.4
24 km/h15 mph wind, Fair
5.6
22 km/h14 mph wind, Good
5.5
29 km/h18 mph wind, Good
3.2
16 km/h10 mph wind, Poor
3.3
7 km/h4 mph wind, Poor
7.7
17 km/h11 mph wind, Great
7.2
16 km/h10 mph wind, Great
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
- 26°C79°F
- Water
- 28°C83°F
- Wind
- 2113 km/hmph NNE
- Gusts
- 3119 km/hmph
- Waves
- 0.9 m3 ft
- UV
- 0 low
- Tide
- rising
- Rain
- 18%
- Sunset
- 6:45 pm
Tide, next 24 hours
- High 6 am, 0.5 m2 ft
- Low 12 pm, -0.2 m<1 ft
- High 6 pm, 0.5 m2 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
- Drinking water360 m0.2 mi away
- Parking1 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 240 m790 ft. Fee not listed
- Playground420 m0.3 mi away
Getting there
- Nearest town
- 4.8 km3 miKey Biscayne (village)
- Nearest airport
- 6 km4 miMiami Seaplane Base (MPB)
Facilities from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Check posted signs; details change. Data sources
Nearby beaches
- Virginia Beach0.8 km0.5 mi south-west away7.5 Great later
- Historic Virginia Key Beach Park0.9 km0.6 mi south-west away7.5 Great later
- Hobie Island Beach Park2.7 km1.7 mi west away7.5 Great later
- Crandon Park2.9 km1.8 mi south away7.5 Great later
- Crandon Beach3.5 km2.2 mi south away7.5 Great later
Where to stay near the beach
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The days ahead
Best score each day, with the stretch to aim for.
- Sat8.1 GreatBest 8 am to 9 amWind up to 36 km/h22 mph, rain 35%
- Sun6.6 GoodBest 8 am to 10 amWind up to 44 km/h28 mph, rain 70%
- Mon4.4 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 41 km/h25 mph, rain 68%
- Tue5.1 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 42 km/h26 mph, rain 41%
- Wed5.6 GoodBest 2 pm to 6 pmWind up to 35 km/h22 mph, rain 30%
- Thu7.9 GreatBest 8 am to 9 amWind up to 26 km/h16 mph, rain 39%