Steps from the shops and docks of John's Pass Village.
Madeira Beach is in Pinellas County, Florida, on the Gulf coast.
Charter boats loading up at John's Pass give Madeira Beach its rhythm most mornings. Parking runs on meters in Pinellas County here, and lifeguards cover the main access seasonally, with restrooms on site. St. Pete Beach is about five and a half miles south, Indian Rocks Beach around eight miles north.
Today's flag, water temperature, surf, wind, UV and tide times for Madeira 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Amenity details are Coasti's own notes and can go out of date.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 St. Petersburg (8726520).
Weather and marine forecasts come from the National Weather Service at Albert Whitted Airport (KSPG).
Red tide readings come from the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission monitoring map.
Readings come from FWC's monitoring map, which draws on Gulf water samples collected across a rolling eight-day window. Madeira Beach sits in Pinellas County, part of the stretch of southwest Florida, roughly Pinellas down through Collier, where Gulf blooms have historically concentrated most. A bloom can sit heavy here while St. Pete Beach, five and a half miles south, reads clear. 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 Madeira Beach loads at the top of this page.
Madeira 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 Madeira Beach is paid. Metered, John's Pass area. Fees and lot hours change, so check locally before you go.
Dogs are not allowed on the beach at Madeira 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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