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Nature Coast Guide

Hernando
Beach

Old Florida

Old Florida on the Nature Coast — calm Gulf flats, manatees, charter fishing and Weeki Wachee's famous mermaids 10 minutes away.

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

Tides, temps & manatee watch

Parking Finder

Free parks & boat ramps

Sunset

Gulf flat sunset over calm water

Dining

Fresh catch & local fish camps

Things to Do

Manatee tours & inshore fishing

Events

What's on this week

Pick Your Sand

north to south

Hernando Beach

Calm, flat Gulf water — no waves by design

Free · local feel

Veterans Memorial Park

Waterfront park & boat ramp

Free · sunset views

Bayport Park

County boat ramp & picnic area

County park · launch

Pine Island Beach

Accessible county beach 15 min south

County park · open

Weeki Wachee Springs

Live mermaid shows & spring river swimming

10 min east · fee

Roger's Park

Small fishing area on the canals

Local · free

Dolphin Cruises

Open →

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

Beyond the Beach

day trips

Weeki Wachee Springs

10 min east

Live mermaid shows and Buccaneer Bay water park

Crystal River

30 min south

Manatee capital of Florida, Three Sisters Springs swim

Tampa

60 min south

Riverwalk, Ybor City and Busch Gardens

Brooksville

20 min east

Historic downtown and Chinsegut Hill nature trails

see you on the sand

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

Right now at Hernando Beach, the water is 88°F, surf is running 0–1 ft and the air is 83°F but feels like 94°F. Wind is 1 mph from the SW and the UV index peaks at 7 (high) today. Unprotected fair skin burns in about 54 minutes right now, and the strongest stretch runs 12 PM to 5 PM. Today’s tides: High 3:40 AM, Low 10:25 AM, High 4:34 PM, Low 10:25 PM. Dogs are not allowed on this beach.