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Gulf Coast Guide

St. Pete
Beach

Pink Palace

Everything for a day on the award-winning Gulf sand: conditions, parking, the Pass-a-Grille 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

Metered lots, garages & trolley

Pier & Sunset

Pass-a-Grille sunset & live cam

Dining

Grouper, grog & key lime pie

Things to Do

Dolphin tours & sunset sails

Events

What's on this week

Pick Your Sand

north to south

St. Pete Beach

Wide Gulf sugar sand · the main strand

Metered lots

Pass-a-Grille

Historic south tip · quiet & local

Meters · Merry Pier

Upham Beach

North end · groins & calmer water

County lot

Treasure Island

Long flat sand over the bridge

Free & paid lots

Fort De Soto

North Beach · top-ranked in the U.S.

County park

TradeWinds

Resort strand · cabanas & watersports

Guest parking

Dolphin Cruises

Open →

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

Beyond the Beach

day trips

Treasure Island

5 min north

John's Pass village, boardwalk & dolphin tours

Fort De Soto

20 min south

Park beaches, fishing piers & fort ruins

St. Petersburg

20 min east

Dali Museum, pier & downtown waterfront

Tampa

45 min east

Riverwalk, Ybor City & the aquarium

see you on the sand

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

Right now at St. Pete Beach, the water is 88°F, surf is running 0–1 ft and the air is 85°F but feels like 98°F. Wind is 3 mph from the W and the UV index peaks at 8 (very high) today. Unprotected fair skin burns in about 30 minutes right now, and the strongest stretch runs 12 PM to 3 PM. Today’s tides: High 3:25 AM, Low 10:08 AM, High 4:32 PM, Low 10:04 PM. Dogs are not allowed on this beach.