A lively village beach at the end of Atlantic Avenue.
Delray Beach is in Palm Beach County, Florida, on the Atlantic coast.
Delray Beach falls between two other stops on Coasti, Boca Raton Beach about eight miles south and Lake Worth Beach roughly eleven miles north, right in the middle of this run of Palm Beach County sand. Street parking runs on meters rather than a flat lot fee. Lifeguards are on duty in season, backed by restrooms at the main access points.
Today's flag, water temperature, surf, wind, UV and tide times for Delray Beach load on this page automatically. Conditions change through the day, so nothing on this page is a substitute for the flag flying when you arrive.
Amenity details are Coasti's own notes and can go out of date. Fees, lifeguard seasons and dog rules are set locally.
Flags run from green for low hazard to double red for water closed — see what each flag color means.
Weather and marine forecasts come from the National Weather Service at Boca Raton Airport (KBCT).
Red tide readings come from the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission monitoring map.
Red tide is chiefly a Gulf coast phenomenon in Florida, and events reaching Delray Beach's Atlantic sand are uncommon, occurring only when a bloom gets carried around the peninsula. FWC's statewide map keeps Palm Beach County in view regardless. See today's statewide red tide status.
That depends on the flag and the surf, and both change through the day. Coasti shows the posted lifeguard flag when a current one exists, and estimates from surf, wind and rip-current risk when it does not. Today's answer for Delray Beach loads at the top of this page.
Delray Beach has lifeguards in season. Outside those months no flag is posted, and no flag flying does not mean the water is safe.
Parking at Delray Beach is paid. Metered. Fees and lot hours change, so check locally before you go.
Dogs are not allowed on the beach at Delray Beach. Nearby rules vary, so check locally before you go.
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