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Palm Beach County Guide

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Everything for a day on Singer Island and the Palm Beach County coast - conditions, ocean beach access, Peanut Island 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

Singer Island & inlet lots

Singer Island

Ocean beach & live cam

Dining

Waterfront dining & island spots

Things to Do

Peanut Island, snorkel & offshore

Events

What's on this week

Beach Rules

Dogs, drinks, fires, drones

Pick Your Sand

north to south

Singer Island Beach

Main ocean beach, wide and clean

County lots

Riviera Beach Municipal

City beach with boardwalk and pier

City lot

Phil Foster Park

Peanut Island access & snorkeling

County lot

Ocean Reef Park

Natural limestone reef snorkeling

County lot

Blue Heron Beach

North Singer Island, wider lots

County lot

Palm Beach Shores

Residential community on the inlet

Limited street

Dolphin Cruises

Open →

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

Beyond the Beach

day trips

Peanut Island

By boat

Kennedy's Cold War bunker, snorkeling reef and campsite in the middle of the inlet

Palm Beach

10 min south

Worth Avenue, The Breakers and the island's exclusive beach scene

Clematis Street

Downtown WPB

West Palm's live music strip - bars, restaurants and weekend events

Norton Museum of Art

15 min west

One of Florida's finest art museums with an impressive permanent collection

see you on the sand

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

Rough water today. No weather alert for West Palm Beach, but the forecast has waves to 7 ft. Fine for a walk, not for a swim. Right now at West Palm, the water is 83°F, surf is running 7–8 ft and the air is 76°F but feels like 79°F. Wind is 13 mph from the ENE and the UV index peaks at 6 (high) today. Today’s tides: Low 4:40 AM, High 11:20 AM, Low 5:31 PM, High 11:29 PM. Whether dogs are allowed here depends on which part of the beach you are on.