This week
snorkel & freedive readBest day this week: Wednesday, 4–6 PM.
- Today8 AM–4 PMpassed
- Tueall day
- Wed4–6 PM
- Thu8 AM–1 PM
- Fri2–7 PM
- Sat8 AM–12 PMearly
- Sun9 AM–3 PMearly
Next 12 hours
High 88° · Low 78°
Partly cloudy now, clear moving in around 3 AM.
Now80°9 mphUV 02%
12 AM80°9 mphUV 02%
1 AM80°10 mphUV 02%
2 AM79°10 mphUV 02%
3 AM78°10 mphUV 04%
4 AM78°8 mphUV 02%
5 AM78°8 mphUV 02%
6 AM77°9 mphUV 02%
7 AM77°7 mphUV 02%
8 AM78°8 mphUV 02%
9 AM80°10 mphUV 12%
10 AM83°11 mphUV 31%
Conditions
On the water right now
Visibility, water, current, and wind. The in-water read.
Visibility
Clear
Offshore N wind
Water
86°
skins / none
Current
0.7 kt
gentle drift
Surge
3.85s
some surge
Wind
12 mph
offshore N
Visibility is an estimate — wind, rain, tide & water alerts.
The spot
What this place is
The things that stay true when the weather changes.
- Getting in
- Shore access, walk in off the sand
- Getting through the gate
- Lummus Park is open sunrise to midnight daily.
- Parking
- The spaces along Ocean Drive beside the park are restricted, and the surrounding streets are metered into the small hours. The 13th Street Garage nearby is $2 for the first hour up to a $20 daily cap, with a flat $15 from 8 p.m. to 5 a.m. on Friday, Saturday and Sunday nights.
- On site
- restrooms, lifeguard on duty, parking lot
- Watch for
- Rip currents; county advice is to swim near a lifeguard tower and, if caught, swim parallel to shore, Lifeguards raise a purple flag for dangerous marine life, Sargassum piles up from March through October and peaks in June and July; city crews rake the beach most mornings, Sea turtles nest here from April 1 through October 31, and city code restricts artificial light on the beach at night through the season
Where do you park at Miami Beach (South Beach), FL?
The spaces along Ocean Drive beside the park are restricted, and the surrounding streets are metered into the small hours. The 13th Street Garage nearby is $2 for the first hour up to a $20 daily cap, with a flat $15 from 8 p.m. to 5 a.m. on Friday, Saturday and Sunday nights.
Checked 2026-08-23. Sources: City of Miami Beach: Ocean Rescue, Miami-Dade County Fire Rescue: beach safety, City of Miami Beach Parks and Recreation: Lummus Park, City of Miami Beach: parking meter rates, City of Miami Beach: parking garage rates, City of Miami Beach: sargassum, City of Miami Beach Code of Ordinances: sea turtle protection.
Tides & Sky
The pull and the light
When the water moves, and how bright the night.
TidesMiami Harbor Entrance
High
10:42 AM
3.297ft
Low
4:19 AM
0.321ft
Tide is outgoing·Next low tide 4h 33m
Moon & Sun
Waxing Crescent
7%
Moonrise 10:08 AM
Moonset 8:08 PM
Sunrise 7:18 AM
Sunset 6:57 PM
Daylight: 11h 38m · UV 7 High
7-Day Outlook
Today88/78°
Tue86/77°
Wed87/76°
Thu86/82°
Fri86/82°
Sat85
Life
Who's out there right now
The reef keeps its own calendar.
High Activity14 species observed
Fish
7 speciesSchoolmaster Snapper×2
Checkered Puffer×2
Atlantic Sergeant Major×3
Mangrove snapper present year-round — peak summer through early fall
Turtles
1 speciesGopher Tortoise×3
Green sea turtle nesting season — nests May through October, peak June-August
Hatchling emergence season — nests laid in spring begin hatching from July onward
Birds
shorelinePresent6 speciesWhite Ibis · White Ibis · Double-crested Cormorant · White Ibis · Great Egret +1 more
Fall migration — shorebirds and raptors move south along the coast
via iNaturalist · Updated just now
Regulations
What's biting, what's protected
Take only what the season allows.
7 of your targets open · 19 open · South Florida
HogfishtargetOpen
Size 14 inches minimumBag 2 per person per day
Mangrove SnappertargetOpen
Size 10 inches minimumBag 10 per person per day
Mutton SnappertargetOpen
Size 16 inches minimumBag 5 per person per day
Yellowtail SnappertargetOpen
Size 12 inches minimumBag 10 per person per day
Red GroupertargetOpen
Size 20 inches minimumBag 3 per person per day
Gag GroupertargetOpen
Size 24 inches minimumBag 2 per person per day
Spiny LobstertargetOpen
Size 3 inch carapace minimumBag 6 per person per day
Snook (Atlantic coast)Open
Size 28 inches minimumBag 1 per person
Snook (Gulf coast)Open
Size 28 inches minimumBag 1 per person
Greater Amberjack (Gulf)Open
Size 34 inches minimumBag 1 per person per day
Greater Amberjack (Atlantic)Open
Size 34 inches minimumBag 1 per person per day
Redfish (Red Drum)Open
Size 18-27 inches slot limitBag 1 per person per day
Speckled TroutOpen
Size 15 inches minimumBag 5 per person per day
King MackerelOpen
Size 24 inches minimumBag 2 per person per day
Dolphin (Mahi-Mahi)Open
Size 12 inches minimumBag 10 per person per day
PermitOpen
Size 22 inches minimumBag 2 per person per day
BonefishOpen
Size —Bag 0 — no harvest allowed
TarponOpen
Size —Bag 1 per person per day with tag
CobiaOpen
Size 33 inches minimumBag 2 per person per day
Florida FWC · Always confirm current rules before you fish
Live
Look beneath the surface
Windows into the water, right now.
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