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Beer Can Island (Greer Island)

Longboat Key

North Longboat spit with driftwood, strong currents and heavy shell drift.

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86/100
ExcellentHigh confidence

2.5 ft of tide swing with the low in daylight, 6 mph S wind, 1.1 ft seas.

Best window 9:34 AM – 12:04 PM

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Shelling at Beer Can Island (Greer Island)

Best tide
Low 9:58 PM
Parking
Small free lot, long walk.
Restrooms
No
Fee
—

Worth looking for here: Shells, Sand dollars.

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Conditions

Weather
Clear
Air
74°F
Water
78°F
Wind
NW 8 mph
Waves
0.8 ft
Rain (24h)
0.00 in

Live weather and marine data from Open-Meteo; tide predictions from NOAA CO-OPS station Cortez, Sarasota Bay.

Where it is

Longboat Key

Tides

  • Low

    9:58 PM

    1.381 ft

  • High

    3:17 AM

    2.515 ft

  • Low

    11:41 AM

    -0.068 ft

  • High

    6:22 PM

    1.614 ft

  • Low

    10:12 PM

    1.47 ft

  • High

    3:41 AM

    2.565 ft

  • Low

    12:18 PM

    -0.103 ft

  • High

    7:21 PM

    1.562 ft

What people find here

  • ShellsExcellent
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  • Shark teethUnknown
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  • FossilsPoor
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  • Sea glassPoor
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  • Sand dollarsVery good
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  • Tidepool lifePoor
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Practical info

Parking
Small free lot, long walk.
Restrooms
No
Dogs
Allowed
Fee
—

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