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Lower Middle Keys Guide

Bahia
Honda

Florida's Best Beach

Everything for a day at Florida's most beautiful state park beach - conditions, Sandspur Beach, the old railroad bridge and where to eat after.

Today on the Sand

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Water Temp

84°

warm · gentle surf

UV Index

9

very high · 10am–4pm

Beach Crowd

Busy

holiday weekend

Beach Toolkit

Beach Conditions

Surf, tides & water temp

Parking Finder

State park beach lots

Bahia Honda Shore

Park beach & live cam

Dining

Keys seafood & local spots

Things to Do

Looe Key reef, snorkel & fishing

Events

What's on this week

Beach Rules

Dogs, drinks, fires, drones

Pick Your Sand

north to south

Sandspur Beach

Wide Atlantic beach, Florida's most beautiful

State park fee

Calusa Beach

Bayside beach with calm water

State park fee

Loggerhead Beach

Smaller bay beach at the park entrance

State park fee

Old Bahia Honda Bridge

Walk the old Flagler bridge for views

State park fee

Looe Key NMS

6 miles offshore, best reef in the Keys

Charter boat

Big Pine Key

5 min south, No Name Pub and Key deer

Free access

Dolphin Cruises

Open →

Compare daily sails from the marina — wild dolphins on nearly every trip.

Beyond the Beach

day trips

Looe Key Reef

6 miles offshore

The most prolific and beautiful reef system in the Florida Keys - snorkel from charter boats

Big Pine Key

5 min south

Key deer refuge, No Name Pub and the Lower Keys backcountry fishing

Marathon

15 min north

Sombrero Beach, Keys Fisheries and the Seven Mile Bridge

Old Bridge Walk

Inside the park

Walk the old Flagler Railroad bridge for 360-degree views of both coasts from 30 feet up

see you on the sand

Water temp, surf and UV are live from NOAA & Open-Meteo; sunset is computed locally for Bahia Honda. Crowd level is a weekday/weekend estimate.

Right now at Bahia Honda, the water is 83°F, surf is running 2–3 ft and the air is 79°F but feels like 88°F. Wind is 12 mph from the ENE and the UV index peaks at 7 (high) today. Unprotected fair skin burns in about 22 minutes right now, and the strongest stretch runs 1 PM to 4 PM. Today’s tides: Low 6:43 AM, High 1:39 PM, Low 5:43 PM. Dogs are not allowed on this beach.