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Indian Rocks
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Local Pinellas

The local Pinellas secret — same Gulf water as Clearwater, quieter streets, better restaurants and no high-rise shadow on the sand.

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, flags & Gulf water temp

Parking Finder

Paid lots & free Indian Shores

Sunset

Gulf Blvd beach sunset

Dining

Local restaurants & gulf fish

Things to Do

Dolphin tours & sunset cruises

Events

What's on this week

Beach Rules

Dogs, drinks, fires, drones

Pick Your Sand

north to south

Indian Rocks Beach

1.3 miles of Gulf sand · local vibe

Paid lot · Gulf Blvd

Indian Shores Beach

0.5 miles south · slightly quieter

Free lot · Indian Shores

Hamlin's Landing area

Bay side boat ramp & park

Bay side

Belleair Beach (south)

Small private-feel county beach

Belleair lot

Sand Key (north)

County park with the most open space

Paid lot · 10 min north

Clearwater Beach (north)

The Pinellas beach showpiece

15 min north

Dolphin Cruises

Open →

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

Beyond the Beach

day trips

Clearwater Beach

15 min north

Pier 60, Frenchy's and the famous sunset festival

St. Pete Beach

20 min south

The Don CeSar, Pass-a-Grille and the Corey Ave market

Dunedin

25 min north

Craft breweries, downtown and the Honeymoon Island ferry

St. Petersburg

30 min east

Salvador Dalí Museum, murals and the St. Pete Pier

see you on the sand

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

Right now at Indian Rocks, the water is 74°F, surf is running 2–3 ft and the air is 74°F. Wind is 11 mph from the NE and the UV index peaks at 6 (high) today. Today’s tides: High 1:36 AM, Low 9:30 AM, High 4:11 PM, Low 8:31 PM. Dogs are not allowed on this beach.