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Gulf Coast Guide

Manasota
Key

Old Florida

Old Florida on a two-lane road — Englewood Beach at the north, undeveloped Gulf shore stretching south, fossil sharks teeth at Blind Pass and zero chain restaurants.

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

Englewood Beach & Manasota lots

Sunset

Englewood Beach · quiet Gulf sunset

Dining

Local bars & old Florida fish camps

Things to Do

Stump Pass fishing & eco kayaking

Events

What's on this week

Beach Rules

Dogs, drinks, fires, drones

Pick Your Sand

north to south

Englewood Beach

The north end with parking, restaurants and facilities

Charlotte Co. park

Blind Pass Beach

Shark tooth hunting between Englewood & Manasota Key

Walk from Englewood

Manasota Beach

County park mid-island with a boat ramp

County park · free

Middle Beach

Walk-in only — the most undisturbed Gulf sand

No facilities

Stump Pass State Park

South tip — pristine beach, kayak launch, gopher tortoises

State park · fee

Venice Beach (north)

Shark Tooth Capital just north, Venice Pier

20 min north

Dolphin Cruises

Open →

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

Beyond the Beach

day trips

Englewood

5 min east

The mainland town — restaurants, grocery and the Englewood community

Venice Beach

20 min north

Venice Pier, Caspersen shark teeth and Sharky's on the Pier

Boca Grande

20 min south

Tarpon fishing capital — Gasparilla Island and the lighthouse

Sarasota

40 min north

Siesta Key, St. Armands Circle and the Ringling Museum

see you on the sand

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

Beach with care. The National Weather Service has a Small Craft Advisory out for Manasota Key until 8 AM Thursday. Rough water for small boats, kayaks and paddleboards. Right now at Manasota Key, the water is 78°F, surf is running 2–3 ft and the air is 74°F but feels like 77°F. Wind is 12 mph from the NE and the UV index peaks at 5 (moderate) today. Whether dogs are allowed here depends on which part of the beach you are on.