Fort Lauderdale Beach live beach cam & water temperature
Updated 4 Nov, 12:00 UTC
Live cam by Elbo Room (Home of ElboTV) via YouTube
Current conditions
Right now at Fort Lauderdale Beach: 11 kts E, gusts 11, 1.1 m waves, water 28 °C.
7-day forecast
| Tue 3 | Wed 4 | Thu 5 | Fri 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| 21 | 00 | 03 | 06 | 09 | 12 | 15 | 18 | 21 | 00 | 03 | 06 | 09 | 12 | 15 | 18 | 21 | 00 | 03 | 06 | 09 | 12 | 15 | 18 | |
| Wind | 10 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 |
| Gusts | 14 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 11 | 15 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
| Direction | ↑ | ↑ | ↑ | ↑ | ↑ | ↑ | ↑ | ↑ | ↑ | ↑ | ↑ | ↑ | ↑ | ↑ | ↑ | ↑ | ↑ | ↑ | ↑ | ↑ | ↑ | ↑ | ↑ | ↑ |
| Waves | 1.2 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.6 |
| Temperature | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 |
| Rain (mm) | 0.8 | 0.8 | 2.1 | 4 | 2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 0.3 | ||||||||||||||
Times shown in local time · Wind, waves and water temperature: ECMWF open data (CC BY 4.0) · Tides: EOT20, DGFI-TUM (CC BY 4.0)
🔒 Days 4–7 are Pro — The free plan shows the first 3 forecast days. Go Pro to see the whole week.
Surf forecast
| Wed 4 | Thu 5 | Fri 6 | ||||||||||||||||||
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| 07 | 10 | 13 | 16 | 19 | 22 | 01 | 04 | 07 | 10 | 13 | 16 | 19 | 22 | 01 | 04 | 07 | 10 | 13 | 16 | |
| Surf (est.) | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.3 | 1.2 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.5 |
| Primary swell | 0.28s↑ | 0.27s↑ | 0.27s↑ | 0.27s↑ | 0.27s↑ | 0.28s↑ | 0.28s↑ | 0.27s↑ | 0.29s↑ | 0.28s↑ | 0.310s↑ | 0.310s↑ | 0.54s↑ | 0.310s↑ | 0.210s↑ | |||||
| Secondary swell | 0.27s↑ | 0.27s↑ | 0.27s↑ | 0.27s↑ | 0.27s↑ | 0.110s↑ | 0.16s↑ | 0.110s↑ | 0.17s↑ | 0.17s↑ | 0.310s↑ | 0.18s↑ | 0.17s↑ | |||||||
| Wind waves | 1.25s↑ | 1.25s↑ | 1.25s↑ | 1.15s↑ | 1.05s↑ | 0.95s↑ | 0.94s↑ | 0.84s↑ | 0.74s↑ | 0.64s↑ | 0.64s↑ | 0.53s↑ | 0.74s↑ | 0.74s↑ | 0.74s↑ | 0.64s↑ | 0.54s↑ | 0.54s↑ | 0.44s↑ | 0.44s↑ |
| Waves | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.6 |
| Period | 7s | 6s | 7s | 7s | 7s | 7s | 7s | 7s | 6s | 5s | 5s | 5s | 5s | 5s | 5s | 5s | 6s | 6s | 7s | 7s |
| Power | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Groundswell | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
Surf height is estimated from the primary swell for a beach facing it; reefs, sandbanks and the tide change it. Power in kW per metre of coast. Groundswell: waves of 12 s and longer. Swell: NOAA WAVEWATCH III · ECMWF
Tides (next 48 h)
Spot info
- Town: Fort Lauderdale, Broward County
- Water: Sea
- Sports: SUP
Fort Lauderdale Beach runs along A1A on the barrier island east of the city, a long, straight beach backed by a low white wave wall, palm trees and a promenade busy with joggers, cyclists and skaters. Las Olas Boulevard meets the sea at its centre, and the corner of Las Olas and A1A is home to the Elbo Room, the beach bar that opened in 1938 and became famous when the 1960 film Where the Boys Are made Fort Lauderdale the spring-break capital of America. The live beach cam on this page is the Elbo Room's own stream, with its weather readout, looking out over the road and the sand. The beach faces east to the open Atlantic but sits in the lee of the Bahamas, so the sea is usually calm, clear and good for swimming, with lifeguard towers spaced along the sand; winter cold fronts and the occasional autumn swell bring chop and small surf, and east winds can push sargassum seaweed ashore in summer. Port Everglades, with its cruise ships, lies just to the south. Expect water around 23 °C in February and about 30 °C in August.
Fort Lauderdale Beach FAQ
- Is there a beach cam at Fort Lauderdale Beach?
- Yes. The live beach cam for Fort Lauderdale Beach is at the top of this page, next to the wind and wave forecast.
