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Lower Keys Guide

Little Torch &
Cudjoe Keys

Little Palm Island

Everything for a day in the quietest stretch of the Florida Keys - conditions, Little Palm Island, Square Grouper and the pristine backcountry.

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

Area marina & county lots

Lower Keys Shore

Bay scene & live cam

Dining

Square Grouper & Keys spots

Things to Do

Backcountry, reef & offshore

Events

What's on this week

Beach Rules

Dogs, drinks, fires, drones

Pick Your Sand

north to south

Little Palm Island

Ultra-private resort, boat access only

Resort guests

Little Torch Beach

Limited bay access near the marina

Marina access

Summerland Key access

Canal-front community, bay access

Limited

Cudjoe Beach

Limited residential bay access

Free county

Bahia Honda SP

25 min north, Florida's best beach

State park fee

Sugarloaf Key Beach

10 min south, county access

Free county

Dolphin Cruises

Open →

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

Beyond the Beach

day trips

Little Palm Island

Boat from dock

The most exclusive resort in the Keys - day visits for non-guests by prior arrangement

Square Grouper

Cudjoe Key

The Lower Keys' most celebrated restaurant with fresh catch and a real local vibe

Big Pine Key

10 min north

Key deer refuge, No Name Pub and Looe Key reef access

Sugarloaf Key

10 min south

Bat tower, campsite and the approach to Key West

see you on the sand

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

Right now at Lower Keys, the water is 81°F, surf is running 2–3 ft and the air is 77°F but feels like 83°F. Wind is 9 mph from the NNE and the UV index peaks at 7 (high) today. Today’s tides: Low 6:43 AM, High 1:39 PM, Low 5:43 PM. Dogs are allowed right now, on a leash.