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Gulf Coast Guide

Naples Beach

The Pier

The 1888 Naples Pier, 5th Ave South dining, Lowdermilk Park and one of the most celebrated Gulf sunsets in Florida — sophisticated Southwest Florida at its most refined.

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

Pick Your Sand

north to south

Naples Beach at the Pier

The iconic pier beach — facilities, wide sand

Free city access

Lowdermilk Park

City park beach with picnic pavilions, volleyball

Free · restrooms

Clam Pass Beach

Collier County park — tram from parking to the beach

County park · fee

Delnor-Wiggins Pass SP

State park north of Naples — pristine Gulf sand

State park · fee

Vanderbilt Beach

North Naples resort beach area

County park lot

South Naples Beach

Quieter stretch south toward Marco Island

Street access

Dolphin Cruises

Open →

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

Beyond the Beach

day trips

5th Ave South

5 min east

Naples' main dining and boutique street — the Riverwalk, Osteria Tulia and the dining corridor

Third Street South

5 min south

Naples' boutique shopping and farmers market street

Marco Island

30 min south

Tigertail Beach, CJ's on the Bay and Ten Thousand Islands access

Everglades City

45 min south

Ten Thousand Islands kayaking and Everglades National Park west entrance

see you on the sand

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

Right now at Naples, the water is 89°F, surf is running 0–1 ft and the air is 84°F but feels like 94°F. Wind is 11 mph from the SW and the UV index peaks at 8 (very high) today. Unprotected fair skin burns in about 23 minutes right now, and the strongest stretch runs 12 PM to 5 PM. Today’s tides: High 1:40 AM, Low 8:21 AM, High 2:38 PM, Low 8:37 PM. Dogs are not allowed on this beach.