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Palm Beach Guide

Palm
Beach

Worth Avenue

Everything for a day on Florida's most glamorous island - conditions, Midtown Beach access, Worth Avenue and where to eat after.

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

Midtown Beach & Worth Ave access

Palm Beach Shore

Gold Coast beach & live cam

Dining

Gold Coast seafood & fine dining

Things to Do

Offshore, reef & sunset sails

Events

What's on this week

Pick Your Sand

north to south

Midtown Beach

Main public access - free on the ocean

Free lot

Phipps Ocean Park

County park south of town, picnic area

County lot

Brakers Beach (Breakers)

Hotel private beach - guests only

Hotel parking

Worth Avenue Beach

Street access at Worth Avenue end

Street parking

Clarke Ave Beach

North Palm Beach residential access

Street parking

Singer Island

West Palm Beach ocean beach, 10 min N

County lot

Dolphin Cruises

Open →

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

Beyond the Beach

day trips

West Palm Beach

10 min north

CityPlace, Clematis Street nightlife and the Palm Beach Zoo

Worth Avenue

On the island

The Rodeo Drive of the East - haute couture, galleries and afternoon tea

The Breakers

On the island

The 1896 ocean resort - afternoon tea, golf and the storied oceanfront

Lake Worth Beach

15 min south

Eclectic downtown, live music pier scene and artsy beach culture

see you on the sand

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

Right now at Palm Beach, the water is 87°F, surf is running 1–2 ft and the air is 76°F but feels like 84°F. Wind is 2 mph from the W and the UV index peaks at 8 (very high) today. Unprotected fair skin burns in about 240 minutes right now, and the strongest stretch runs 12 PM to 3 PM. Today’s tides: Low 4:50 AM, High 11:17 AM, Low 5:25 PM, High 11:26 PM. Dogs are not allowed on this beach.