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Gulf Coast Guide

Longboat
Key

The Key

Eleven miles of upscale Gulf barrier island — Euphemia Haye, the Longboat Key Club, Mar Vista and some of the most uncrowded white-sand beaches on Florida's west coast.

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

Public access lots & street parking

Sunset

Gulf beach sunset · quiet evenings

Dining

Euphemia Haye, Mar Vista & local spots

Things to Do

Dolphin tours & sunset sails

Events

What's on this week

Beach Rules

Dogs, drinks, fires, drones

Pick Your Sand

north to south

Longboat Key Beach

11 miles of Gulf sand — low-rise, uncrowded

Public accesses

Greer Island (Beer Can)

Sandbar at the south end, walk or boat in

Walk from Lido Key

Bayfront Park

Bay-side park with launch for kayaking

Bayside · free

Anne's Beach (north end)

Small public beach with parking near the AMI bridge

Free lot

Coquina Beach (north)

Bradenton Beach county park at island's north edge

Free · Manatee Co

Lido Key (south)

St. Armands Circle and Lido Beach access

15 min south

Dolphin Cruises

Open →

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

Beyond the Beach

day trips

Sarasota

20 min south

St. Armands Circle, Ringling Museum and the Sarasota Bay arts scene

Bradenton Beach

15 min north

Bridge Street, the Thursday market and Anna Maria Island

Siesta Key

30 min south

Siesta Village and the quartz-white sand rated #1 by Dr. Beach

St. Armands Circle

15 min south

The outdoor shopping and dining circle on Lido Key

see you on the sand

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

Right now at Longboat Key, the water is 75°F, surf is running 1–2 ft and the air is 73°F. Wind is 15 mph from the NE and the UV index peaks at 5 (moderate) today. Unprotected fair skin burns in about 223 minutes right now. Today’s tides: High 12:41 AM, Low 8:06 AM. Dogs are not allowed on this beach.