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Today's Beach Conditions on Marco Island, FL

Friday, October 16 · Updated 2:13 AM · Now 75°F, few clouds

Today's beach score in Marco Island is 85 out of 100 (exceptional). Best time to go: 8 AM–11 AM, rain likely from 3 PM. Water 85°F, UV peaking at 8. No red tide reported. Water quality is good at every sampled beach.

Beach score

Today's Score

Exceptional

About as good as a Marco Island beach day gets.

Best time to go: 8 AM–11 AM· rain likely from 3 PM

  • Rain likely 3 PM–4 PM
  • Hot · feels 96°F
  • UV 8 · very high
  • Calm, clear-water conditions likely

Why this score

  • Storms & rain · 22%76

    Rain likely 3 PM–4 PM (59%)

  • Wind · 18%89

    8–11 mph from the S, gusts to 15 mph

  • Surf & rip currents · 18%100

    About 0.2 ft (estimated from wind) (estimated)

  • Comfort · 16%67

    Feels like 90–96°F

  • Sunshine · 14%82

    44% cloud cover

  • Water temperature · 12%100

    85°F

Hour by hour

Score, temperature and feels-like, wind (arrow shows where it blows), rain chance, UV · best time outlined

  1. 8 AMScore 9478°feels 80°10–14 mph from the E5% rainUV 0
  2. 9 AMScore 9080°feels 87°11–15 mph from the E9% rainUV 1
  3. 10 AMScore 8883°feels 92°9 mph from the E4% rainUV 2
  4. 11 AMScore 9283°feels 93°8–12 mph from the SE4% rainUV 4
  5. 12 PMScore 8484°feels 95°9 mph from the SE21% rainUV 6
  6. 1 PMScore 8584°feels 96°11–15 mph from the S28% rainUV 8
  7. 2 PMScore 8984°feels 96°9 mph from the S10% rainUV 7
  8. 3 PMScore 8384°feels 95°8 mph from the S59% rainUV 6
  9. 4 PMScore 8882°feels 90°8–12 mph from the SW47% rainUV 4
  10. 5 PMScore 7381°feels 87°5–10 mph from the NW96% rainUV 2
  11. 6 PMScore 7079°feels 79°7–12 mph from the N100% rainUV 1

Water & safety today

Surf height
No forecast
NWS surf zone forecast
Rip current risk
No forecast

How to escape a rip ↗

Water temperature
85°F
Warm · NOAA satellite (OISST)
UV index (peak)
8 · very high
Strongest late morning to mid-afternoon

No red tide reported on Marco Island beaches · FWC samples through Sep 28.FWC statewide status ↗

Swim water quality

Florida Healthy Beaches · sampled Oct 12

Good at all 3 Marco Island sampling sites

  • Residents BeachGood
  • South Marco BeachGood
  • Tigertail BeachGood

The Department of Health samples each beach weekly for enterococcus bacteria: good is 35 or fewer per 100 mL, poor 71 or more, when it advises against swimming. Results post midweek. Florida Healthy Beaches ↗

Tides today · Marco Island

Next high tide in 0h 59m · 3:23 AM

12 AM6 AMNoon6 PM12 AMNowHigh 3:23 AM · 3.0 ftLow 11:00 AM · 0.6 ftHigh 6:16 PM · 2.3 ftLow 10:22 PM · 2.1 ft
  • High tide at 3:23 AM, 3.0 feet
  • Low tide at 11:00 AM, 0.6 feet
  • High tide at 6:16 PM, 2.3 feet
  • Low tide at 10:22 PM, 2.1 feet

Sun

Sunrise
7:25 AM
Sunset
6:59 PM
Golden hour
6:28 PM–6:59 PM
Daylight
11h 34m

Golden hour is when the sun is below 6° before sunset: soft light for photos on the sand.

7-day beach outlook

  • TodayOct 16
    85Exceptional
    84°75°
    100% rain · 11 mph

    Expect a day of partly cloudy with rain

  • TomorrowOct 17
    70Good
    79°75°
    100% rain · 22 mph

    Expect a day of partly cloudy with rain

  • SunOct 18
    72Good
    82°74°
    29% rain · 25 mph

    You can expect partly cloudy in the morning, with clearing in the afternoon

  • MonOct 19
    84Exceptional
    83°74°
    0% rain · 19 mph

    Expect a day of partly cloudy with clear spells

  • TueOct 20
    81Exceptional
    82°71°
    0% rain · 20 mph

    Expect a day of partly cloudy with clear spells

  • WedOct 21
    84Exceptional
    79°69°
    0% rain · 20 mph

    Expect a day of partly cloudy with clear spells

  • ThuOct 22
    63Fair
    80°71°
    100% rain · 22 mph

    Expect a day of partly cloudy with rain

Later days are scored from the daily forecast (no surf forecast yet), so they are rougher than today's and tomorrow's.

Where to go

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