A tidal lagoon loved by shorebirds and shell hunters.
Tigertail Beach is in Collier County, Florida, on the Gulf coast.
Tigertail Beach charges a county park entry fee at the gate, unlike the free street parking at some nearby beaches. There's no lifeguard, though restrooms are on site for the day. South Marco Beach is about three miles south for a quieter, fee-free stretch, and Naples Pier is the longer haul north at roughly twelve and a half miles.
Today's flag, water temperature, surf, wind, UV and tide times for Tigertail 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Amenity details are Coasti's own notes and can go out of date.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 Naples (Gulf of Mexico) (8725110).
Weather and marine forecasts come from the National Weather Service at Marco Island Airport (KMKY).
Red tide readings come from the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission monitoring map.
FWC samples Gulf waters on a rolling eight-day basis and plots the results on its statewide monitoring map, covering Tigertail Beach the same as every other Collier County shoreline. Karenia brevis, the alga it tracks, is a natural part of the Gulf that only becomes a problem once it blooms. Blooms spread unevenly enough that conditions here can differ from South Marco Beach a bit over three miles south. 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 Tigertail Beach loads at the top of this page.
Tigertail Beach has no lifeguard station, so no official flag is posted here. Coasti estimates the flag from conditions instead.
Parking at Tigertail Beach is paid. County park entry fee. Fees and lot hours change, so check locally before you go.
Dogs are not allowed on the beach at Tigertail Beach. Nearby rules vary, so check locally before you go.
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