A wide urban beach along the famous wave wall promenade.
Fort Lauderdale Beach is in Broward County, Florida, on the Atlantic coast.
Fort Lauderdale earned the nickname Venice of America for the canals that lace the city blocks behind this stretch of Broward County sand. Metered parking lines the beachfront, and lifeguards work seasonally. Hollywood Beach sits about eight miles south and Pompano Beach a similar distance north, both covered on Coasti.
Today's flag, water temperature, surf, wind, UV and tide times for Fort Lauderdale 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Amenity details are Coasti's own notes and can go out of date.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 Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood Intl (KFLL).
Red tide readings come from the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission monitoring map.
Broward County's Atlantic coast rarely sees the Karenia brevis blooms that define red tide season on Florida's Gulf side. Fort Lauderdale Beach still appears on FWC's statewide monitoring map, which samples the whole state and not the Gulf alone. 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 Fort Lauderdale Beach loads at the top of this page.
Fort Lauderdale 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 Fort Lauderdale Beach is paid. Metered. Fees and lot hours change, so check locally before you go.
Dogs are not allowed on the beach at Fort Lauderdale Beach. Nearby rules vary, so check locally before you go.
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