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Palm Beach County Guide

Boca
Raton

Spanish River

Everything for a day on South Florida's most polished beach - conditions, Spanish River Park, the Red Reef snorkel 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

Spanish River, Red Reef & South Beach

Boca Inlet

Inlet & live cam

Dining

Mizner Park dining & beachside

Things to Do

Reef snorkel, offshore & fishing

Events

What's on this week

Pick Your Sand

north to south

South Beach Park

Most popular Boca Raton city beach

City lot

Red Reef Park

Best free snorkel reef in South FL

City lot

Spanish River Park

Large county park with tunnels to beach

City lot

Mizner Park Beach

Access near downtown Mizner Park

City lot

Gumbo Limbo Nature Center

Sea turtle rehab on the beach

Free lot

Deerfield Beach

Broward County, 10 min south

City lot

Dolphin Cruises

Open →

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

Beyond the Beach

day trips

Delray Beach

10 min north

Atlantic Avenue, the most celebrated beach-town mile in Florida

Deerfield Beach

10 min south

Family-friendly Broward beach with a large pier and wide sand

Gumbo Limbo Center

Spanish River

Sea turtle rehab and coastal nature center on the beach - free admission

Mizner Park

Downtown Boca

Boca's upscale open-air shopping and dining district with a concert amphitheater

see you on the sand

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

Right now at Boca Raton, the water is 89°F, surf is running 0–1 ft and the air is 89°F but feels like 100°F. Wind is 8 mph from the ESE and the UV index peaks at 8 (very high) today. Unprotected fair skin burns in about 18 minutes right now, and the strongest stretch runs 12 PM to 4 PM. Dogs are not allowed on this beach.