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Gulf Coast Guide

Pensacola
Beach

Sugar-White Sand

Everything for a day on the sugar-white sand, conditions, parking, the Gulf Pier sunset 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

Free lots, boardwalk & trolley

Pier & Sunset

Gulf Pier sunset & live cam

Dining

Oysters, royal reds & grouper

Things to Do

Dolphin cruises & sunset sails

Events

What's on this week

Pick Your Sand

north to south

Casino Beach

Main hub by the Gulf Pier & water tower

Free lot · lifeguards

Quietwater Beach

Calm Sound side · boardwalk & shops

Family · shallow

Fort Pickens

Wild dunes · national seashore

Park entry fee

Park East

Quiet uncrowded sand · east end

Free lot · no shade

Park West

Calm low-key Gulf front · west end

Free lot

Opal Beach

Pristine dunes between the parks

Seashore · remote

Dolphin Cruises

Open →

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

Beyond the Beach

day trips

Gulf Breeze

10 min north

Bridge town, the zoo & the Naval Live Oaks

Navarre Beach

25 min east

Quieter sand & the longest pier in Florida

Perdido Key

40 min west

Flora-Bama, dunes & state park

Orange Beach

45 min west

Alabama Gulf coast, Wharf & marinas

see you on the sand

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

Right now at Pensacola Beach, the water is 86°F, surf is running 1–2 ft and the air is 83°F but feels like 94°F. Wind is 6 mph from the NNW and the UV index peaks at 7 (high) today. Unprotected fair skin burns in about 35 minutes right now, and the strongest stretch runs 11 AM to 3 PM. Today’s tides: High 12:55 AM, Low 10:18 AM. Whether dogs are allowed here depends on which part of the beach you are on.