A low-key residential stretch of Pinellas sand.
Indian Rocks Beach is in Pinellas County, Florida, on the Gulf coast.
Houses, not hotels, back the sand at Indian Rocks Beach in Pinellas County. Street parking is free but limited, and no lifeguard is stationed here. Clearwater Beach is about six miles away, and Madeira Beach sits a little under eight miles in the other direction.
Today's flag, water temperature, surf, wind, UV and tide times for Indian Rocks 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Amenity details are Coasti's own notes and can go out of date.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.
Tide predictions come from NOAA station Clearwater Beach (8726724).
Weather and marine forecasts come from the National Weather Service at St. Pete-Clearwater Intl (KPIE).
Red tide readings come from the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission monitoring map.
Pinellas County's beaches, Indian Rocks included, sit on FWC's statewide map, updated from samples taken on a rolling eight-day cycle. The alga responsible, Karenia brevis, is part of the Gulf's natural ecosystem and blooms on its own timeline. It tends to hug some shorelines and skip others nearby, with the heaviest stretches usually falling between September and November after building through late summer. 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 Indian Rocks Beach loads at the top of this page.
Indian Rocks Beach has no lifeguard station, so no official flag is posted here. Coasti estimates the flag from conditions instead.
Parking at Indian Rocks Beach is free. Limited street parking. Fees and lot hours change, so check locally before you go.
Dogs are not allowed on the beach at Indian Rocks Beach. Nearby rules vary, so check locally before you go.
It is quartz rather than crushed shell or coral. Quartz reflects more light, so it looks whiter and stays noticeably cooler underfoot on a hot afternoon.
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