Siesta Key Beach surf report
Siesta Key, Florida
Updated 4:00 AM EDT
What decides a surfing score
Scored on wave size, period and wind speed. We do not yet know which way each beach faces, so this does not account for offshore versus onshore wind.
Siesta Key Beach is also scored for
About Siesta Key Beach
Siesta Key Beach sits on the Florida coast, where the water runs from about 64°F in January to 89°F in July.
The water averages above 70°F in March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October and November — 9 months of the year — peaking around 89°F in July and dropping to about 64°F in January.
Today it is 83°F. That is 3° above the October average of 80°F here.
Tide predictions come from NOAA station Siesta Key, Big Sarasota Pass about 2.3 km away on the open coast.
Frequently asked questions
Is Siesta Key Beach good for surfing today?
Marginal — we score it 42 out of 100 today. The limiting factor is swell period at 3s.
What makes a good surfing day?
We weight wave size (45%), swell period (30%), wind (15%) and combine them into one score. Conditions we cannot read are left out rather than guessed.