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Palm Beach County Guide

Delray
Beach

Village by the Sea

Everything for a day on the Gold Coast's most celebrated beach - conditions, Atlantic Avenue, the pier 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

Anchor Park & Atlantic Ave lots

Delray Beach

Village beach & live cam

Dining

Atlantic Avenue dining & bars

Things to Do

Offshore, snorkel & reef tours

Events

What's on this week

Beach Rules

Dogs, drinks, fires, drones

Pick Your Sand

north to south

Anchor Park Beach

Main city beach access, snorkel reef

City lot

Atlantic Dunes Park

County beach north of the pier

County lot

Sandoway Discovery Center

Nature center on the beach strip

Street parking

Ingraham Park Beach

Quieter city beach south of downtown

City lot

Boynton Beach

5 min north, Oceanfront Park

County lot

Boca Raton Beach

10 min south, wider county beach

County lot

Dolphin Cruises

Open →

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

Beyond the Beach

day trips

Atlantic Avenue

Downtown Delray

The most celebrated beach-to-downtown street in Florida - 1 mile of restaurants, galleries and bars

Morikami Museum

20 min west

Stunning Japanese gardens and museum - the most unique cultural attraction in Palm Beach County

Boynton Beach

5 min north

Best reef diving on the Gold Coast at the natural Boynton Beach ledges

Boca Raton

10 min south

Spanish River Park, Red Reef snorkel and the Boca resort scene

see you on the sand

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

Beach with care. The National Weather Service has a Coastal Flood Advisory and a Rip Current Statement out for Delray Beach until 8 PM. Minor flooding near high tide on the beach and low roads. Right now at Delray Beach, the water is 83°F, surf is running 6–7 ft and the air is 76°F but feels like 81°F. Wind is 9 mph from the ENE and the UV index peaks at 6 (high) today. Today’s tides: Low 4:40 AM, High 11:20 AM, Low 5:31 PM, High 11:29 PM. Whether dogs are allowed here depends on which part of the beach you are on.