Boca Chica Beach

Big Coppitt Key, Florida · Atlantic coast

Water temperature, waves, wind and tides at Boca Chica Beach in Big Coppitt Key, Florida, with where every number comes from and how old it is.

See today's water at Boca Chica BeachGet the Android app

Right now at Boca Chica Beach

Water
83°F (28°C)
Waves
0.8 ft (0.2 m) every 2 seconds
Wind
11 mph (18 km/h) from the northwest, gusts to 14 mph
Air
80°F (27°C)

As of 9:45 AM local time, from NOAA forecast models and nearby stations. The full day, hour by hour, is on the conditions page.

Low tides in daylight at Boca Chica Beach

  • Today: 12:12 PM, 0.2 ft (lowest)
  • Saturday, Nov 14: 1:00 PM, 0.3 ft
  • Sunday, Nov 15: 1:53 PM, 0.4 ft
  • Monday, Nov 16: 2:48 PM, 0.5 ft
  • Tuesday, Nov 17: 3:41 PM, 0.6 ft

Predicted by NOAA for Rockland Key, Rockland Channel Bridge, 1.9 miles (3.0 km) away. Heights are above mean lower low water, so a minus tide is below 0 ft. Sunrise and sunset are calculated for the beach; times are local.

Highest tides ahead at Boca Chica Beach

  • Nov 14: up to 1.6 ft (Sat, Nov 14, 4:52 AM); lowest daylight low ahead 0.3 ft (Sat, Nov 14, 1:00 PM)
  • Nov 23–29: up to 1.9 ft (Thu, Nov 26, 2:51 AM); lowest daylight low ahead −0.3 ft (Wed, Nov 25, 9:58 AM)
  • Dec 23–27: up to 1.7 ft (Fri, Dec 25, 2:47 AM); lowest daylight low ahead −0.6 ft (Thu, Dec 24, 9:51 AM)

The days NOAA predicts the highest tides at Rockland Key, Rockland Channel Bridge between now and March 2, often called king tides, with the lowest low tide still ahead in daylight on those days. Heights are in feet above mean lower low water; times are local.

What Ebbward shows here

Water temperature
From NOAA models and satellite sea surface temperature, or a measured reading when a station or buoy nearby reports one.
Waves and wind
Modeled at this beach's own forecast point offshore, hour by hour for seven days. Waves breaking at the shore can be bigger or smaller.
Tides
NOAA tide predictions from Rockland Key, Rockland Channel Bridge, 1.9 miles (3.0 km) away.
Nearest NOAA buoy
Satan Shoal, FL (244), 21 miles (35 km) away.
Facing
Southeast (141°), which decides whether the wind is onshore or offshore here.
Underwater visibility
Unreported until someone who was in the water today shares a report.

Before you go in

Ebbward describes ocean conditions; it is not a safety rating and can't tell you whether to swim. Check posted flags, ask a lifeguard, and read the National Weather Service forecast.

Beaches near Boca Chica Beach

All Florida beaches