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Miami and the Florida Keys · Monday 5 October 2026

Go, with care.

Higgs Beach tomorrow: calm, quiet

Flat or nearly flat water. Calm water, waves under 0.3 m on this beach (our estimate), quiet. 1.7 km from Key West.

Sargassum seaweed: likely on this stretch of coast (NOAA satellite risk).

MorningCalmAfternoonCalmCrowdQuietWaves hereunder 0.3 mSeaweedLikely

📍 1.7 km from Key West · faces south · map

Tours near Higgs Beach

Dolphin Watching and Snorkeling Eco Cruise Tour

★ 4.6 (869) · 3 hours
meets in Key West (≈9 min by taxi) · Free cancellation
from €65 per person
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Old Town Trolley 13-Stop Hop-On Hop-Off Tour

★ 4.6 (484) ·
meets in Key West (≈9 min by taxi) · Free cancellation
from €49 per person
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Sunset Dinner Cruise with Open Bar & Live Music

★ 4.5 (294) · 2 hours
meets in Key West (≈9 min by taxi) · Free cancellation · Meal included
from $93 per person
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Sunset Sail with Live Band, Drinks, and Appetizers

★ 4.8 (200) · 2 hours
meets in Key West (≈9 min by taxi) · Free cancellation
from $73 per person
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Key West Parasailing at Smathers Beach

★ 5 (15) · 1 hour
meets in Key West (≈7 min by taxi) · Free cancellation
from $85 per person
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All-Day Watersports Beach Pass With Parasailing

★ 3.4 (6) ·
meets in Key West (≈9 min by taxi) · Free cancellation
from $110 per person
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Hotels near Higgs Beach

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SEALAND

13 km/h from the east-southeast this afternoon; offshore waves 0.3 m every 4 s from the east-southeast (tomorrow). Higgs Beach faces south, and gets little of the wind and waves tomorrow.

Higgs Beach, day by day

DaySeaWaves · windCrowd
TomorrowCalmunder 0.3 m · 13 km/h ESEQuiet
Tue 6 OctCalmunder 0.3 m · 10 km/h SSWQuiet
Wed 7 OctCalmunder 0.3 m · 15 km/h WSWQuiet
Thu 8 OctCalmunder 0.3 m · 7 km/h SSWQuiet
Fri 9 OctLight chopunder 0.3 m · 18 km/h SSEQuiet
Sat 10 OctLight chopunder 0.3 m · 24 km/h SENormal
Sun 11 OctLight chop≈0.5 m · 17 km/h ESENormal

Sea: morning → afternoon when it changes. Waves are our estimate for this beach from the offshore forecast; wind is the afternoon average. Crowd is our estimate. This week: calm water on 4 of 7 days, a good day (calm and not crowded) on 1. Best day: Monday 5 October 2026.

About Higgs Beach

Higgs Beach is a sandy beach about 270 m long, 1.7 km from Key West (Florida Keys). It faces south: wind from the north blows off the land here and flattens the water, while wind and swell from the south roll straight in. OpenStreetMap shows 2 places to eat or drink within 400 m, 10 hotels or apartments within 600 m, toilets, showers, parking and a beach club nearby.

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