Lemon Bay & Charlotte Harbor
Boca Grande Beach Cam
Live camera at Gasparilla Island State Park on Boca Grande.
Gasparilla Island State Park · Boca Beacon · Boca Grande
Right now at Boca Grande
- Air temp
- 79°F
- Wind
- NNE 14 mph
- Sky
- overcast
- Next tide
- High 6:37 AM tomorrow
Today runs 77–86°F with a 64% chance of rain. Sunset is at 8:13 PM.
Conditions from Open-Meteo and NOAA, refreshed through the day. The camera itself is a live feed from its operator.
About Boca Grande
Boca Grande occupies the south end of Gasparilla Island, and the state park at its tip wraps the Boca Grande Lighthouse and the mouth of the pass. Boca Grande Pass is the deepest natural inlet on this coast and the most famous tarpon fishery in the world — from roughly April into July the pass fills with boats and fish. The beach either side of it is quiet, shell-heavy and largely undeveloped, and the water moves hard through the cut on a big tide.
What this camera is good for
- How hard the pass is running before a tarpon trip
- Surf and swell at the island's tip
- Beach and park crowd levels
- Sunset at the lighthouse
Full conditions for Boca Grande
Common questions
- Is the Boca Grande camera live?
- Yes, it is a live stream running 24 hours a day. If it looks dark, it is night at the camera.
- Does it cost anything to watch?
- No. Salty Forecast is completely free — no ads, no account, no paid tier, and nothing on this page is behind a sign-up.
- What are the tides at Boca Grande today?
- Today's high and low tide times for Boca Grande are on the tide chart page, drawn from the NOAA station at Port Boca Grande, Charlotte Harbor. Tide state changes what the beach looks like on camera — at low water the beach is at its widest.
- Why does the camera look hazy or dark?
- Live cameras sit outdoors: rain on the lens, salt spray, fog and low light all affect the picture. Night views are lit only by whatever is nearby. If the feed is down entirely, that is the operator's camera rather than this page — the conditions above still update.