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Miami Beaches Guide

Crandon Park

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Everything for a day on Key Biscayne's calm, shallow Atlantic sand: conditions, parking, the Cape Florida sunset 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

Pick Your Sand

north to south

Crandon Park Beach

3 miles of calm shallow sand · cabanas

Flat vehicle fee

Bill Baggs Cape Florida

State park · 1825 lighthouse & No Name Harbor

State park · fee

Biscayne Nature Center

North end · seagrass flats & hammock trails

Free lot

Crandon Park Marina

Ramp to the sandbar & Stiltsville

Boat launch

Hobie Island Beach

Causeway · windsurf & kite spot

Free · roadside

Virginia Key Beach

Historic county beach north of the causeway

County park

Dolphin Cruises

Open →

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

Beyond the Beach

day trips

Key Biscayne

5 min south

Village shops, dining & the lighthouse

Coconut Grove

15 min west

CocoWalk, sailing & bayfront dining

Brickell

20 min west

Downtown Miami skyline & rooftop bars

South Beach

25 min north

Ocean Drive, Art Deco & the sand

see you on the sand

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

Right now at Crandon Park, the water is 88°F, surf is running 2–3 ft and the air is 81°F but feels like 88°F. Wind is 7 mph from the N and the UV index peaks at 8 (very high) today. Unprotected fair skin burns in about 43 minutes right now, and the strongest stretch runs 12 PM to 4 PM. Today’s tides: High 1:45 AM, Low 8:40 AM, High 2:30 PM, Low 9:10 PM. Dogs are not allowed on this beach.