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North Bimini Guide

Bimini
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Only 50 miles from Miami but a world apart — Bimini is the sport fishing capital of the Atlantic, Hemingway's island, and home to Radio Beach: a long, palm-lined stretch of calm Bahamian water where the pace drops to zero.

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

Garages, lots & meters

Sunset

Sunset countdown & live cam

Dining

Where to eat after the sand

Things to Do

Cruises, sails & tours

Events

What's on this week

Beach Rules

Dogs, drinks, fires, drones

Pick Your Sand

north to south

Radio Beach

Long public beach · calm water · palms

Main beach

South Bimini Beach

Wild, empty South Bimini — ferry across

South Bimini

Resorts World Beach

Resort strip · full service · water sports

North End

Bimini Bay Beach

Calm bay-side · good for families

Bay side

Dolphin Cruises

Open →

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

Beyond the Beach

day trips

Bimini Road

Short boat ride

Underwater rock formation — some say Atlantis, all agree it's surreal

Compleat Angler

Alice Town

The bar where Hemingway wrote parts of Islands in the Stream

South Bimini

5 min by ferry

Tiny wild island with dolphin research station and empty beaches

Miami, Florida

50 miles west

The closest major US city — fast boat or short flight

see you on the sand

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

Rough water today. No weather alert for Bimini Radio Beach, but the forecast has waves to 3 ft and wind to 25 mph. Fine for a walk, not for a swim. Right now at Bimini, the water is 83°F, surf is running 3–4 ft and the air is 81°F but feels like 86°F. Wind is 13 mph from the E and the UV index peaks at 6 (high) today.