Turquoise water near the Jupiter Inlet Lighthouse.
Jupiter Beach is in Palm Beach County, Florida, on the Atlantic coast.
Jupiter Beach offers free parking in a Palm Beach County park lot, unlike the metered spots at nearby Lake Worth Beach and Palm Beach. Lifeguards are posted seasonally, and restrooms serve the main access. Palm Beach lies about sixteen miles south, with Lake Worth Beach another six miles beyond that. The lighthouse above the inlet has been lit since 1860.
Today's flag, water temperature, surf, wind, UV and tide times for Jupiter 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Amenity details are Coasti's own notes and can go out of date.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 Palm Beach Intl (KPBI).
Red tide readings come from the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission monitoring map.
Jupiter Beach's Atlantic waters rarely see the Karenia brevis blooms that shape red tide season on the Gulf side of Florida. FWC's monitoring map is statewide, though, so Palm Beach County's coast is covered all the same. 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 Jupiter Beach loads at the top of this page.
Jupiter 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 Jupiter Beach is free. Free county park lot. Fees and lot hours change, so check locally before you go.
Dogs are not allowed on the beach at Jupiter Beach. Nearby rules vary, so check locally before you go.
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