the beach today
Gold Coast Guide

Fort
Lauderdale

Venice of America

Everything for a day on the strip - conditions, parking, the illuminated wave wall and where to eat after along Las Olas.

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 & A1A meters

Wave Wall

Illuminated promenade & live cam

Dining

Stone crab, ceviche & Las Olas

Things to Do

Water taxi, canals & sandbar

Events

What's on this week

Pick Your Sand

north to south

Las Olas Beach

The wave wall strip - heart of it all

Metered lots

Fort Lauderdale Beach

Wide central sand · lifeguards

A1A parking

Hugh Taylor Birch

State park lagoon & beach trail

State park entry

South Beach Park

Quieter south end · family calm

City lot

Sunrise Beach

North strip · wide & breezy

Metered

Lauderdale-by-the-Sea

Snorkel reef close to shore

Town meters

Dolphin Cruises

Open →

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

Beyond the Beach

day trips

Las Olas

5 min west

Boutiques, sidewalk cafes & the canals

Pompano Beach

20 min north

Pier, fishing village & quieter sand

Hollywood

20 min south

The Broadwalk, beach bars & boardwalk

Port Everglades

10 min south

Cruise port & the inlet jetties

see you on the sand

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

Right now at Fort Lauderdale, the water is 88°F, surf is running 1–2 ft and the air is 85°F but feels like 98°F. Wind is 2 mph from the SE and the UV index peaks at 7 (high) today. Unprotected fair skin burns in about 41 minutes right now, and the strongest stretch runs 1 PM to 4 PM. Today’s tides: Low 4:09 AM, High 10:36 AM, Low 4:35 PM, High 10:46 PM. Whether dogs are allowed here depends on which part of the beach you are on.