Paradise Coast
Marco Island Beach Cam
Live Gulf view from the resort beach on Marco Island.
Marco Beach · Ocean Resort · Marco Island
Right now at Marco Island
- Air temp
- 74°F
- Wind
- NNW 5 mph
- Sky
- clear
- Next tide
- High 11:01 PM
Today runs 71–86°F with a 0% chance of rain. Sunset is at 5:41 PM.
Conditions from Open-Meteo and NOAA, refreshed through the day. The camera itself is a live feed from its operator.
Which fish look best today at Marco Island
The same day scores differently for each fish: water temperature, wind, tide and seas count differently for a snook than for a sheepshead. Today’s read for Marco Island, species by species.
Best bet: Snook.
- Snook91Prime
82°F water is right in the snook range.
Tide: 3.2 ft range · 2 in daylight
- Redfish89Prime
82°F water is right in the redfish range.
Tide: 3.2 ft range · 2 in daylight
Where to look
Oyster bars, grass flats and mangrove shorelines; they push shallow on a rising tide.
Best redfish spots today → - Tarpon89Prime
82°F water is right in the tarpon range.
Tide: 3.2 ft range · 2 in daylight
- Spanish mackerel89Prime
82°F water is right in the Spanish mackerel range.
Wind: 6 mph NW, gusts 13
Where to look
Open runs along beaches and passes, on clean, moving water.
Best Spanish mackerel spots today → - Spotted seatrout82Prime
82°F water is a little warm for trout; the bite starts to ease.
Wind: 6 mph NW, gusts 13
Where to look
Grass flats and pothole edges; deeper holes and canals when it's cold.
Best trout spots today → - Sheepshead63Fair
82°F water is warm for sheepshead. Fish early, late and where current moves.
Wind: 6 mph NW, gusts 13
Where to look
Pilings, docks, oyster bars and rock — anything that grows barnacles.
Best sheepshead spots today →
Scores conditions for each fish, not where they are or when a run starts. Water temperature is today’s reading applied to the whole week, so a cold front further out won’t show here until the water follows. Temperature ranges are rules of thumb for Florida inshore water; the snook range is from published research.
About Marco Island
Marco Island is the largest of the Ten Thousand Islands and the last developed beach before the Everglades take over the coastline entirely. Its crescent beach faces southwest, which gives it a slightly different wind exposure to the rest of the Gulf coast — a north wind that flattens Sarasota can still leave a chop here. Behind the island, Marco's canals and the passes into Rookery Bay hold snook and redfish, and the backcountry runs uninterrupted from here to Flamingo.
What this camera is good for
- Surf and swell on a southwest-facing beach
- Water clarity
- Beach crowd levels
- Sunset
Full conditions for Marco Island
Common questions
- Is the Marco Island 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 Marco Island today?
- Today's high and low tide times for Marco Island are on the tide chart page, drawn from the NOAA station at Marco Island, Caxambas Pass. 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.